KMTJ· MTJ· Montrose
Montrose Regional Airport
medium airport · elevation 5,759 ft (1755 m)
12:24Z 01:57Z Day
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Current METARVFR
28 min ago·20:53ZKMTJ 242053Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR 19/M12 A2980 RMK AO2 PK WND 25029/2000 WSHFT 1947 SLP042 T01941117 56029
Wind
240° 5 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
19°C / −12°C
temp / dew
QNH
1009 hPa
29.80 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KMTJ
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator peak wind of 29 knots from 250 degrees at 20:00 wind shift at 19:47 sea level pressure of 1004.2 HPa hourly temperature of 19.4°C and dew point of -11.7°C Decrease then steady; or decrease then decrease more slowly of 2.9 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (6)
- FL340B38M25 min agoTURB MOD
- FL230A21N43 min agoTURB LGT
- FL250BE2044 min agoTURB LGT
- FL220C44152 min agoTURB LGT-MOD
- FL250E14554 min agoTURB MOD
- FL300UAL77459 min agoTURB LGT
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
13/312289 mASP
17/353048 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 13/31 | TW 1 kt | XW 5 kt R |
| RWY 17/35 | HW 3 kt | XW 4 kt R |
38.5098°, -107.8940°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 17/35 (use 17) | Preferred | HW 3 | 4 R | — |
| RWY 13/31 (use 31) | Usable | HW 1 | 5 L | — |
Density altitude
7,722 ft
elevation 5,759 ft
ISA deviation
+15.4°C
large deviation
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KMTJ
- ASOS135.225
- CNTRDENVER CNTR125.350
- RDODENVER RDO122.650
- UNICCTAF/UNICOM122.800
Navaids near airportwithin 30 NM
| Ident | Type | Freq | Dist (NM) | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTJ | VOR-DME | 117.10 MHz | 0.3 | HIGH |
Runways2
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 13/317,510 ft (2,289 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 17/3510,000 ft (3,048 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Montrose Regional Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/24 18:22 UTC
24/18Z
25/00Z
25/06Z
25/12Z
25/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE24/18Z → 24/20Z2908G16KT · 6 SM · FEW100
Wind: 2908G16KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW100
TAF KMTJ 241720Z 2418/2518 29008G16KT P6SM FEW100
VFRFM24/20Z → 25/03Z25015G24KT · 6 SM · FEW150
Wind: 25015G24KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW150
FM242000 25015G24KT P6SM FEW150
VFRFM25/03Z → 25/05Z19010KT · 6 SM · SCT150 BKN250
Wind: 19010KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT150 BKN250
FM250300 19010KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250
VFRFM25/05Z → 25/15Z16010KT · 6 SM · BKN150
Wind: 16010KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN150
FM250500 16010KT P6SM BKN150
VFRFM25/15Z → 25/18Z22010G18KT · 6 SM · FEW100 SCT250
Wind: 22010G18KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW100 SCT250
FM251500 22010G18KT P6SM FEW100 SCT250
Raw TAF
TAF KMTJ 241720Z 2418/2518 29008G16KT P6SM FEW100 FM242000 25015G24KT P6SM FEW150 FM250300 19010KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM250500 16010KT P6SM BKN150 FM251500 22010G18KT P6SM FEW100 SCT250
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