Montrose
MTJ · KMTJMontrose Regional Airport
Passengers a year
503.6K
#180 busiest in the U.S.
12
nonstop destinations
14
airlines
8
departures a day
76.2%
arrivals on time
0.9%
flights cancelled
71.4%
load factor
Airlines
United Airlines is the largest carrier at Montrose, with 54% of all passengers. 14 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
United Airlines holds 54% of the airport — the 61st most concentrated of 120 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is KSM at 55%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UA | 54.4% | 274.1K | 6 | 74.7% | +12.1% |
AA | 21.4% | 107.8K | 1 | 76.5% | -7.7% |
WN Southwest68% full | 19.7% | 99.1K | 4 | 74.3% | -7.2% |
DL Delta62% full | 3.8% | 19.4K | 1 | — | +4.5% |
MX Breeze25% full | 0.4% | 2.1K | 1 | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
12 nonstop destinations from Montrose, all domestic.
100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
United Airlines · Southwest Airlines
54.3K54,258 departing · 77% full
American Airlines
United Airlines
Delta Air Lines
United Airlines
United Airlines
Southwest Airlines
4.1K4,098 departing · 63% full
United Airlines
2K1,988 departing · 60% full
United Airlines
Breeze Airways
All nonstop destinations
12 nonstop · 5 airlines · 12 domestic / 0 intl
United Express · operated by Mesa Airlines, SkyWest Airlines
Aircraft
By share of departures at Montrose.
Body class · share of departures
- Narrowbody
740 departures · 68% full
26.9%
- Regional
697 departures · 79% full
25.3%
- Narrowbody
445 departures · 71% full
16.2%
- Narrowbody
347 departures · 76% full
12.6%
- Narrowbody
325 departures · 70% full
11.8%
- Narrowbody
130 departures · 68% full
4.7%
- Narrowbody
32 departures · 25% full
1.2%
- Regional
31 departures · 84% full
1.1%
- Narrowbody
4 departures · 96% full
0.1%
Bombardier CRJ-550
1 departures · 0% full
0.0%
When Montrose is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Departures a month · peak March 2026
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 10,605
- 1992
- 240
- 1993
- 1,768
- 1994
- 2,930
- 1995
- 40,683
- 1996
- 90,614
- 1997
- 64,401
- 1998
- 74,312
- 1999
- 118,433
- 2000
- 112,514
- 2001
- 113,493
- 2002
- 78,858
- 2003
- 139,221
- 2004
- 144,853
- 2005
- 156,298
- 2006
- 163,055
- 2007
- 183,919
- 2008
- 171,682
- 2009
- 185,181
- 2010
- 194,660
- 2011
- 175,833
- 2012
- 150,222
- 2013
- 169,010
- 2014
- 182,124
- 2015
- 206,369
- 2016
- 233,521
- 2017
- 245,625
- 2018
- 267,950
- 2019
- 317,462
- 2020
- 199,911
- 2021
- 379,575
- 2022
- 466,389
- 2023
- 495,372
- 2024
- 530,471
- 2025
- 515,839
- 2026
- 317,515 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Montrose, 76 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 23 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
17 min
average delay
23
flights cancelled
2.5K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
SkyWest Airlines 77.8%
Least reliable here
Southwest Airlines 74.3%
Among US airports
#180
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 68.2%–81.5%
The weak spot is February 2026, when 68.2% of arrivals landed on time — 8 points below the year. The strongest was January 2026 at 81.5%.
Frequently asked
How busy is Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)?
Montrose Regional Airport handled about 503.6K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #180 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 8 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)?
United Airlines is the largest carrier at Montrose (MTJ), flying about 54% of its passengers. 14 airlines serve Montrose in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)?
Montrose (MTJ) has 12 nonstop destinations, all domestic.
How often do flights arrive on time at Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)?
About 76.2% of flights arriving at Montrose (MTJ) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 0.9% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ)?
The Airbus A319 flew the largest share of departures from Montrose (MTJ), about 27% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Montrose. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).