KMTJ · Montrose Regional Airport

MONTROSE, COLORADO · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

5,759

Elevation ft

Runways

10,000

Longest ft · 17/35

38.51N

107.89W

Montrose Regional Airport serves Montrose, Colorado at 5,759 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 10,000 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
17/35	10,000 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
13/31	7,510 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 5,759 ft is about 3°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 3°C)	5,759 ft	3,561 ft	2,718 ft	4,076 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	6,959 ft	3,795 ft	2,844 ft	4,266 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	8,159 ft	4,029 ft	2,971 ft	4,456 ft
35°C afternoon	9,541 ft	4,299 ft	3,117 ft	4,675 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 10,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,675 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KMTJ is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KAJZ Blake Field	18 nm NW	5,598 ft
KTEX Telluride Regional Airport	33 nm S	7,111 ft
KAIB Hopkins Field	35 nm SW	5,212 ft
KGUC Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport	45 nm E	9,400 ft
KGJT Grand Junction Regional Airport	47 nm NW	9,339 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KMTJ

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KMTJ, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KMTJ or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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