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.
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What actually flies LAX–MTJ
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 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 49% full.
Departures
8
April 2026
Seats
560
both directions
Passengers
277
both directions
Load factor
49.5%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LAX–MTJ?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LAX–MTJ in April 2026 (8 departures).
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
8 departures · 560 seats
Share of departures100.0%49.5%
Load
What plane flies LAX–MTJ?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of LAX–MTJ departures.
- Embraer E175
8 departures · 49.5% load
100.0%
How has LAX–MTJ traffic changed?
Nonstop LAX–MTJ departures rose from 2 in August 2025 to 8 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAX–MTJ traffic, trailing 12 months through April 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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
LAX → MTJ
31.1% full
4 departures · 87 passengers
MTJ → LAX
67.9% full
4 departures · 190 passengers
Nonstop LAX–MTJ traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 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 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 April 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.
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