Austin (AUS) to Montrose (MTJ)
Flight time
≈ 2h 26m
Bearing
317° NW
Austin (AUS) to Montrose (MTJ) is 818 miles (1,316 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies AUS–MTJ
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn March 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop AUS–MTJ; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 60% full.
Departures
8
March 2026
Seats
1,096
both directions
Passengers
663
both directions
Load factor
60.5%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies AUS–MTJ?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop AUS–MTJ in March 2026 (8 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
8 departures · 1,096 seats
Share of departures100.0%60.5%
Load
What plane flies AUS–MTJ?
In March 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 100% of AUS–MTJ departures.
- Boeing 737-700
8 departures · 60.5% load
100.0%
How has AUS–MTJ traffic changed?
Nonstop AUS–MTJ departures rose from 1 in August 2025 to 8 in March 2026.
Monthly nonstop AUS–MTJ traffic, trailing 12 months through March 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
1 departures · 169 passengers
98.3%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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March 2026
8 departures · 663 passengers
60.5%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
AUS → MTJ
63.5% full
4 departures · 348 passengers
MTJ → AUS
57.5% full
4 departures · 315 passengers
Nonstop AUS–MTJ traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through March 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Austin (AUS) from Montrose (MTJ)?
AUS to MTJ is 818 miles (1,316 km / 711 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from AUS to MTJ?
A nonstop covers the 818-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 26m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies AUS–MTJ?
In March 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying AUS–MTJ?
Distance-based programs credit off the 818-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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