Montrose (MTJ) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 2h 57m
Bearing
71° E
Montrose (MTJ) to Chicago (ORD) is 1,078 miles (1,736 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MTJ–ORD
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop MTJ–ORD; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 60% full.
Departures
10
April 2026
Seats
736
both directions
Passengers
442
both directions
Load factor
60.1%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies MTJ–ORD?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop MTJ–ORD in April 2026 (10 departures).
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
10 departures · 736 seats
Share of departures100.0%60.1%
Load
What plane flies MTJ–ORD?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of MTJ–ORD departures.
- Embraer E175
10 departures · 60.1% load
100.0%
How has MTJ–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop MTJ–ORD departures rose from 6 in May 2025 to 10 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop MTJ–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
6 departures · 411 passengers
90.1%
Load
June 2025
16 departures · 1,028 passengers
85.4%
Load
July 2025
18 departures · 1,151 passengers
84.9%
Load
August 2025
18 departures · 1,137 passengers
83.1%
Load
September 2025
14 departures · 807 passengers
75.8%
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
28 departures · 1,646 passengers
77.8%
Load
January 2026
26 departures · 1,303 passengers
66.3%
Load
February 2026
40 departures · 2,442 passengers
81.6%
Load
March 2026
58 departures · 3,525 passengers
80.8%
Load
April 2026
10 departures · 442 passengers
60.1%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
MTJ → ORD
84.5% full
5 departures · 311 passengers
ORD → MTJ
35.6% full
5 departures · 131 passengers
Nonstop MTJ–ORD 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 Montrose (MTJ) from Chicago (ORD)?
MTJ to ORD is 1,078 miles (1,736 km / 937 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MTJ to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 1,078-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 57m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MTJ–ORD?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying MTJ–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,078-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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