Los Angeles (LAX) to Montrose (MTJ)
Flight time
≈ 2h 08m
Bearing
59° NE
Los Angeles (LAX) to Montrose (MTJ) is 665 miles (1,070 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
Look up a route, or build a trip
Change the airports, or add stops for a multi-leg trip.
What actually flies LAX–MTJ
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LAX–MTJ; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 38% full.
Departures
4
May 2026
Seats
280
both directions
Passengers
106
both directions
Load factor
37.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies LAX–MTJ?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LAX–MTJ in May 2026 (4 departures).
- OO
4 departures · 280 seats
Share of departures100.0%37.9%
Load
What plane flies LAX–MTJ?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of LAX–MTJ departures.
- Embraer E175
4 departures · 37.9% load
100.0%
How has LAX–MTJ traffic changed?
Nonstop LAX–MTJ departures rose from 2 in August 2025 to 4 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAX–MTJ traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
2 departures · 311 passengers
86.4%
Load
September 2025
2 departures · 278 passengers
76.0%
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
26 departures · 1,248 passengers
67.7%
Load
January 2026
46 departures · 1,599 passengers
49.7%
Load
February 2026
40 departures · 2,079 passengers
74.3%
Load
March 2026
44 departures · 2,124 passengers
68.4%
Load
April 2026
8 departures · 277 passengers
49.5%
Load
May 2026
4 departures · 106 passengers
37.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
LAX → MTJ
41.4% full
2 departures · 58 passengers
MTJ → LAX
34.3% full
2 departures · 48 passengers
Nonstop LAX–MTJ traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Frequently asked
How far is Los Angeles (LAX) from Montrose (MTJ)?
LAX to MTJ is 665 miles (1,070 km / 578 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LAX to MTJ?
A nonstop covers the 665-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 08m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LAX–MTJ?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying LAX–MTJ?
Distance-based programs credit off the 665-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
Keep exploring
Every route below is its own page.
Other routes from LAX
Popular long-haul routes