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KMTJ · Montrose Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 16 NTSB events

ID KMTJ FAA MTJ Elev 5,759 ft Lat 38° 30.59' N Lon 107° 53.64' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 10,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.80%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 179.8° 10,000 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.40%
35 359.8° 10,000 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.40%
13 139.4° 7,510 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.80%
31 319.4° 7,510 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.80%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 135.225
  • CNTR DENVER CNTR 125.350
  • RDO DENVER RDO 122.650
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 24 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 17; REIL Rwy 31 and 35; HIRL Rwy 13–31 and 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 17; REIL Rwy 31 and 35; HIRL Rwy 13–31 and 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 17; REIL Rwy 31 and 35; HIRL Rwy 13–31 and 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 17; REIL Rwy 31 and 35; HIRL Rwy 13–31 and 17–35—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds and wildlife on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (24 sentences)
  • ·COLORADO 365 MONTROSE RGNL (MTJ)(KMTJ) 1 NW UTC–7(–6DT) N38º30.59´ W107º53.66´ 5759 B Class I, ARFF Index B NOTAM FILE MTJ RWY 17–35: H10000X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–75, D–190, 2D–265 PCR 770 F/D/X/T HIRL RWY 17: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 55´. 0.5% up.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 41´. 0.3% down.
  • ·RWY 13–31: H7510X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–65, D–90, 2D–150 PCR 290 F/D/X/T HIRL 0.8 % up SE RWY 13: VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 43´.
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 43´.
  • ·RWY 13: TORA–7510 TODA–7510 ASDA–7510 LDA–7510 RWY 17: TORA–10000 TODA–10000 ASDA–10000 LDA–10000 RWY 31: TORA–7510 TODA–7510 ASDA–7510 LDA–7510 RWY 35: TORA–10000 TODA–10000 ASDA–10000 LDA–10000
  • ·Attended Apr 1–Dec 15 1230–0400Z‡, Dec 16–Mar 31 1200–0400Z‡.
  • ·Unsked acr ops more than 30 pax seats 24 hr PPR—amgr.
  • ·Acr aces trml ramp via Twy C; oubd tfc Twy D.
  • ·Ramp cnctr adj to T hngr row clsd indef; Twy E and E6 clsd exc wingspan less than 78 ft.
  • ·Twy B ltd to sngl wheel max 80,000 lb; dbl wheel max 105,000 lb; dbl tand wheel max 170,000 lb.
  • ·Rwy 13–31 rcmdd for apch spd less than 121 kt.
  • ·Rwy 13 preferred lndg rwy.
  • ·Rwy 31 preferred tkof rwy.
  • ·Rwy 17–35 rcmdd for apch spd more than 121 kt.
  • ·Rwy 17 preferred lndg rwy.
  • ·Rwy 35 preferred tkof rwy.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 970-249-3433
  • ·ASOS 135.225 (970) 249–1534.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 RCO 122.4 (DENVER RADIO) ®DENVER CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.1 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD, ifun to ctc on Denver ARTCC app/dep ctl freq, ctc Denver ARTCC at 303-651-4257.
  • ·CLASS E svc 1300–0400Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·(VH) (H) VORW/DME 117.1 MTJ Chan 118 N38º30.39´ W107º53.96´ at fld. 5713/12E. vDME unmonitored.
  • ·DME unusable: 011º–090º byd 26 NM blo 15,000´ 190º–250º byd 25 NM blo 15,000´ VOR unusable: 001º–167º byd 40 NM 060º–090º byd 26 NM blo 16,000´ 167º–178º byd 50 NM 168º–178º byd 40 NM blo 16,300´ 179º–251º byd 40 NM 190º–250º byd 25 NM blo 15,000´ 252º–262º byd 40 NM blo 13,000´ 252º–262º byd 51 NM blo 15,500´ 252º–262º byd 72 NM 263º–295º byd 40 NM 313º–360º byd 40 NM ILS 111.3 I–MTJ Rwy 17.
  • ·MONUMENT HILL MNH N39º13.13´ W104º38.43´/7060 AWOS–3 134.375 (303) 648–3479 NORTH FORK VALLEY (See PAONIA on page 368) NORTHERN COLORADO RGNL (See FORT COLLINS/LOVELAND on page 348) DENVER H–3E, L–9E IAP, AD DENVER L–10F SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

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NTSB events

16 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

17

since 1982

Fatal

5

29.4% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 35,943 ops in 2022

2024 total

22,960

10-yr total

316,601

2024 mix

AC/AT 25% · GA 74% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

6.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.86

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Loss of control 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=16

  • Stall / spin 4
  • Other 3
  • Ground collision 3
  • Loss of control 2
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2012-07-30 Cessna 182G · Other · VMC · day →
2009-04-13 Piper J3C · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1997-10-08 Cessna 208B · Stall / spin · day →
2025-06-23 Murphy Aircraft Manufacturing Limited Moose · Other · VMC · day →
2023-09-21 Cessna 150L · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2014-03-22 Socata TBM 700 · Stall / spin · day →
2006-07-03 Beech A36TC · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2004-11-28 Canadair CL-600-2A12 · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
2004-05-18 Wilford J. Tolman Kitfox 6 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2002-11-30 Cameron Balloons O-70 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2000-10-14 Cessna 310N · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2000-07-08 Cessna 150M · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1995-03-01 Beech 58P · CFIT · IMC · day →
1995-02-17 Cessna T210M · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1992-04-30 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 · Ground collision · day →
1990-04-28 Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B · Other · day →

Designees in CO

CFI Flight Instructors 2,766 A&P Mechanics 5,581 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 53 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 7 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 6 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 2 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 24 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 25 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 133 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 45 ODA Organizational Designations 6 Schools Flight Schools 55 FBO Fixed Base Operators 60 Clubs Flying Clubs 24 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 14 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Bradley John Sullivan Grand Junction CO 47 nm
Loren French Gypsum CO 80 nm
Peter Nadon Aztec NM 102 nm
Robert Lee Chavez Farmington NM 106 nm
James Denton Fleming Alamosa CO 114 nm
Craig Thighe Englewood CO 151 nm
Christina Genova Pueblo CO 155 nm
Adam Christopher Adrian Centennial CO 155 nm
David Dziura Lafayette CO 158 nm
Andrew James Malousek Broomfield CO 158 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Michael Wayne Hodges Montrose CO 3 nm
Robert Louis Hogan Montrose CO 3 nm
Todd Anthony Hubbard Montrose CO 3 nm
Gary Earl Meyers Montrose CO 3 nm
Richard Henry Reisman Montrose CO 3 nm
Michael David Snapp Montrose CO 3 nm
William Mathew Hollenbeck Montrose CO 3 nm
Christopher Edward Turner Montrose CO 3 nm
Mark Edward Nagoda Montrose CO 3 nm
Christopher John Wilson Montrose CO 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Allen James Head Montrose CO 3 nm
Lowell Arvey Manary Montrose CO 3 nm
Michael Dominic Mastrangelo Montrose CO 3 nm
Richard Henry Reisman Montrose CO 3 nm
Michael Allen Frenze Montrose CO 3 nm
Donald Clyde Mcarthur Ii Montrose CO 3 nm
Chad Ryan Dawson Montrose CO 3 nm
David Lee Archuletta Montrose CO 3 nm
John Bruce Barrick Montrose CO 3 nm
John Lansdell Boyd Montrose CO 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Western Skyways, Inc.
Montrose, CO
 0 nm
Aircraft Repair, LLC
Glenwood Springs, CO
 66 nm
Shavano Aviation, LLC
Salida, CO
 87 nm
Depot Avionics, Inc.
Alamosa, CO
 115 nm
Mountain Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Steamboat Springs, CO
 130 nm
Rampart Aviation
Colorado Springs, CO
 151 nm
Aero Prop USA
Broomfield, CO
 154 nm
Freedom Air Avionics
Broomfield, CO
 154 nm
Centennial Aero-Tech
Englewood, CO
 156 nm
Arapahoe Aero - Avionics and Maintenance
Englewood, CO
 156 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.