--- iata: MTJ name: Montrose Regional Airport city: Montrose country: United States lastUpdated: '2026-09-16' officialWebsite: 'https://montroseairport.com/' sources: - 'https://montroseairport.com/' - 'https://montroseairport.com/164/Airlines' - 'https://montroseairport.com/176/Parking' - 'https://montroseairport.com/187/Dining' - 'https://montroseairport.com/190/Airport-Shuttles' - 'https://www.montroseairport.com/191/Rental-Car-Agencies' - 'https://montroseairport.com/192/Ground-Transportation' - 'https://montroseairport.com/179/TSA' - 'https://montroseairport.com/222/Jabbrrbox-Quiet-Work-Space' - 'https://montroseairport.com/m/NewsFlash' - 'https://montroseairport.com/DocumentCenter/View/1057/Summer-2026-Final2' - >- https://www.aa.com/web/i18n/travelInformation/destinationInformation/mtj-airport.html - 'https://www.airnav.com/airport/KMTJ' - 'https://www.flightaware.com/live/airport/KMTJ' - >- https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/arp-cy2025-all-enplanements-preliminary.pdf - 'https://plainflights.com/airport/mtj' - 'https://www.allpointstransit.com/mod-express/' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montrose_Regional_Airport' quickFacts: - >- Official site brands Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ). ICAO is KMTJ. FAA LID is MTJ. Operator is Montrose County. Traveler pages live on montroseairport.com; flymontrose.com is the same CivicPlus tree. Official pin is 2100 Airport Road, Montrose, CO 81401. - >- FAA preliminary CY 2025 commercial-service rank 184 with 254,763 enplanements (−3.85% vs 264,973). Official pages print no 2025 total-pax cell. Wikipedia leftover 23,414 operations in 2022 and 966 acres are leftover. This page uses 254,763 on the score card. - >- One commercial campus. Official 24 Aug 2026 News Flash leftover: winter 2026–27 is 14 nonstops from 12 hubs on 4 airlines. Live 16 Sep 2026 FlightAware matched United and Southwest to Denver, American to Dallas/Fort Worth, and leftover United Express Houston. Official Summer 2026 PDF leftover still mixes Telluride (TEX) Denver Air Connection cells onto the same sheet. - >- Official leftover terminal opens two hours before the first departure and closes one hour after the last arrival. American.com leftover prints Daily 8 a.m.–4 p.m., no cash or checks, TSA PreCheck Available, and clubs Not Available. Official TSA leftover only says the checkpoint is inside the terminal. Live Priority Pass /en/airport/montrose-mtj is 404. - >- Official Parking / Reef Parking: first 30 minutes free, Short Term in front of the terminal $14/day, leftover new South Short Term $12/day, Economy North Lot $11/day, monthly $260, annual $2100. Official leftover Reef booth 970-902-0374. - >- Official Dining leftover: Horsefly Brewing landside near the rental desks and airside past TSA. Official leftover CivicAlerts 95 (22 Jun 2023) leftover-prints the airside room near Gate 5. Official leftover Shelter Distilling coffee is Coming Soon. Official leftover Jabbrrbox: two post-security units. Official pages name no ticketed airline lounge. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: Official leftover opens two hours before the first departure detail: >- American.com leftover prints Daily 8 a.m.–4 p.m. and does not accept cash or checks. Live 16 Sep 2026 FlightAware leftover a 7:26 a.m. United Denver departure — that American.com cell is leftover versus the official two-hour-before-first-flight door. Official leftover admin is Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m. summary: >- Official leftover terminal hours: opens two hours before the first flight departs and closes one hour after the last arrival. Official Airlines leftover prints no 90-minute clock. category: timing - label: Layout title: One campus — do not invent a KMTJ page or merge Telluride detail: >- Do not merge Denver (DEN), Aspen (ASE), Eagle (EGE), Durango (DRO), Grand Junction (GJT), Telluride (TEX), Gunnison (GUC), Hayden (HDN), Cortez (CEZ), Blake Field (AJZ), or Rifle (RIL). Official Summer 2026 PDF leftover still leftover-prints Denver Air Connection DEN/PHX as TEX cells on the same Telluride/Montrose sheet. summary: >- Official pin is 2100 Airport Road, Montrose, CO 81401. One commercial campus. Do not create /airports/kmtj. category: terminal - label: Food title: Horsefly is the concession — that is not an airline lounge detail: >- Official leftover Shelter Distilling coffee is Coming Soon and leftover-prints a spirits menu, not a live bottle tariff. Official leftover Jabbrrbox units sit by the coffee shop and at the bottom of the escalators. American.com clubs Not Available. Live Priority Pass Montrose page is 404. summary: >- Official Dining leftover names Horsefly Brewing landside near the rental-car desks and airside after TSA. Official leftover CivicAlerts 95 leftover-prints the airside room near Gate 5. category: food - label: Live board title: Trust FlightAware over leftover Breeze and same-day ski hubs detail: >- Official 24 Aug 2026 News Flash leftover dates winter Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark, San Francisco, Dallas Love, Austin, and Nashville, and leftover-prints Breeze Orange County paused this winter. Wikipedia leftover still lists Breeze as a current seasonal destination and leftover-prints American Dallas/Fort Worth as seasonal versus the official year-round cell. summary: >- The 16 Sep 2026 FlightAware board showed United mainline to Denver, Southwest to Denver, American mainline and Envoy to Dallas/Fort Worth, and leftover United Express Houston. category: status lounges: [] waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Horsefly Brewing landside zone: landside price: >- posted concession price (confirm at the register; official pages do not print a bottle tariff) summary: >- Official Dining leftover names Horsefly Brewing in the general terminal area near the rental-car desks. Confirm hours on the day against the leftover two-hour-before-first-flight door. location: General terminal area next to the rental-car company desks before TSA terminal: Passenger Terminal isBestQuality: true - kind: purchase name: Horsefly Brewing airside zone: airside price: >- posted concession price (confirm at the register; official pages do not print a bottle tariff) summary: >- Official Dining leftover also names the post-security Horsefly. Official leftover CivicAlerts 95 (22 Jun 2023, archived) leftover-prints that room near Gate 5. location: 'Secure holding area after TSA, leftover CivicAlerts 95 near Gate 5' terminal: Passenger Terminal - kind: refill name: Confirm a fountain near restrooms zone: airside summary: >- Official pages print no fountain map and no bottle tariff. Empty a bottle through TSA, then confirm a fountain on the day. location: >- Official pages print no fountain map; confirm near restrooms landside by bags and airside past TSA terminal: Passenger Terminal isBestValue: true airportistScore: 7.2 slug: mtj region: North America --- > Markdown for [/airports/mtj](/airports/mtj). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/mtj) - [Lounge directory](/airports/mtj/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) Montrose, United States · North America A one-campus Western Slope field with United and Southwest to Denver and American to Dallas/Fort Worth, $11–$14 official parking after a free first 30 minutes, Uber and leftover authorized mountain shuttles at the curb, and no ticketed lounge. ## Airportist Score **7.2 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 8.5 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.7 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 7.2 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 7.5 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 7.2 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 2.0 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 254,763 - Terminals: 1 scheduled-pax campus - Typical security: 10 min - On-time: 81% - Disruption: minor ## Best for - Ski and Uncompahgre trips that stay on the one-campus field - Drivers who want leftover $11 Economy after a free first 30 minutes - Travelers connecting over DEN or DFW ## Watch out for - No lounge — Priority Pass Montrose URL is 404 - Official Summer 2026 PDF leftover still mixes Telluride (TEX) Denver Air Connection cells - Official leftover flooring upgrade is live - Wikipedia leftover still lists Breeze Orange County as a current seasonal destination ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/mtj/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/mtj/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/mtj/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/mtj/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/mtj/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/mtj/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/mtj/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/mtj/reviews.md) (free)