Colorado Springs (COS) to Montrose (MTJ)
Flight time
≈ 1h 09m
Bearing
264° W
Colorado Springs (COS) to Montrose (MTJ) is 173 miles (279 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies COS–MTJ
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn August 2025, United Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop COS–MTJ; the Airbus A319 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 75% full.
Departures
1
August 2025
Seats
126
both directions
Passengers
95
both directions
Load factor
75.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies COS–MTJ?
United Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop COS–MTJ in August 2025 (1 departures).
- UA
United Airlines
1 departures · 126 seats
Share of departures100.0%75.4%
Load
What plane flies COS–MTJ?
In August 2025, the Airbus A319 flew 100% of COS–MTJ departures.
- Airbus A319
1 departures · 75.4% load
100.0%
How has COS–MTJ traffic changed?
Nonstop COS–MTJ departures held steady at about 1 a month between July 2025 and August 2025.
Monthly nonstop COS–MTJ traffic, trailing 12 months through August 2025. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
August 2025
1 departures · 95 passengers
75.4%
Load
Nonstop COS–MTJ traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through August 2025; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Colorado Springs
US
City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport
Coordinates
38.81°N, 104.70°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Colorado Springs (COS) from Montrose (MTJ)?
COS to MTJ is 173 miles (279 km / 151 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from COS to MTJ?
A nonstop covers the 173-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 09m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies COS–MTJ?
In August 2025, the Airbus A319 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying COS–MTJ?
Distance-based programs credit off the 173-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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