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Montrose (MTJ) to San Francisco (SFO)

789mi
1,270 km686 nm

Flight time

≈ 2h 23m

Bearing

270° W

Montrose (MTJ) to San Francisco (SFO) is 789 miles (1,270 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.

Route map: MTJ → SFOMTJSFO

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What actually flies MTJSFO

US DOT T-100 · filed data

In April 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop MTJ–SFO; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 38% full.

Departures

4

April 2026

Seats

304

both directions

Passengers

117

both directions

Load factor

38.5%

passengers ÷ seats

Who flies MTJ–SFO?

SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop MTJ–SFO in April 2026 (4 departures).

  • OO

    SkyWest Airlines

    4 departures · 304 seats

    38.5%

    Load

What plane flies MTJ–SFO?

In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of MTJ–SFO departures.

How has MTJ–SFO traffic changed?

Nonstop MTJ–SFO departures rose from 1 in August 2025 to 4 in April 2026.

Monthly nonstop MTJSFO traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.

  • August 2025

    1 departures · 137 passengers

    95.8%

    Load

  • September 2025

    0 departures · 0 passengers

    Load

  • October 2025

    0 departures · 0 passengers

    Load

  • November 2025

    0 departures · 0 passengers

    Load

  • December 2025

    26 departures · 1,317 passengers

    66.6%

    Load

  • January 2026

    24 departures · 702 passengers

    38.7%

    Load

  • February 2026

    16 departures · 840 passengers

    70.5%

    Load

  • March 2026

    18 departures · 974 passengers

    71.2%

    Load

  • April 2026

    4 departures · 117 passengers

    38.5%

    Load

By direction

The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.

MTJSFO

44.1% full

2 departures · 67 passengers

SFOMTJ

32.9% full

2 departures · 50 passengers

Nonstop MTJ–SFO 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.

The airports

MTJ

US

Montrose Regional Airport

Coordinates

38.51°N, 107.89°W

Hemisphere

N · W

SFO

US

San Francisco International Airport

Coordinates

37.62°N, 122.37°W

Hemisphere

N · W

Frequently asked

How far is Montrose (MTJ) from San Francisco (SFO)?

MTJ to SFO is 789 miles (1,270 km / 686 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.

How long is the flight from MTJ to SFO?

A nonstop covers the 789-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 23m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.

What plane flies MTJ–SFO?

In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).

What mileage do I earn flying MTJ–SFO?

Distance-based programs credit off the 789-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.

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