Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
BIS to MTJ: distance & flight time
Bismarck (Bismarck Municipal Airport) → Montrose CO (Montrose Regional Airport)
676 mi
1,088 km · 587 nm
1h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
See live BIS→MTJ fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
676 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 56m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BIS — Bismarck Municipal Airport · Bismarck, United States
- MTJ — Montrose Regional Airport · Montrose CO, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near BIS
- MBG · Mobridge Municipal Airport86 mi away
- DIK · Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport97 mi away
- JMS · Jamestown Regional Airport98 mi away
- MOT · Minot International Airport106 mi away
Near MTJ
- TEX · Telluride Regional Airport38 mi away
- GUC · Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport52 mi away
- GJT · Grand Junction Regional Airport54 mi away
- RIL · Garfield County Regional Airport71 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BIS from MTJ?
The flight distance from Bismarck (BIS) to Montrose CO (MTJ) is 676 miles (1,088 km, 587 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BIS to MTJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 56m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from BIS to MTJ?
Nonstop service on BIS–MTJ depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 56m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Bismarck and Montrose CO?
Montrose CO is 1 hour behind Bismarck.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BIS to MTJ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BIS–MTJ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BIS to MTJ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BIS–MTJ tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.