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CDS to MTJ: distance & flight time
Childress (Childress Municipal Airport) → Montrose CO (Montrose Regional Airport)
508 mi
817 km · 441 nm
1h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
508 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 34m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- CDS — Childress Municipal Airport · Childress, 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.
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Near CDS
- LTS · Altus Air Force Base60 mi away
- HBR · Hobart Regional Airport80 mi away
- CSM · Clinton Sherman Airport88 mi away
- PPA · Perry Lefors Field91 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 CDS from MTJ?
The flight distance from Childress (CDS) to Montrose CO (MTJ) is 508 miles (817 km, 441 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDS to MTJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 34m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Childress and Montrose CO?
Montrose CO is 1 hour behind Childress.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CDS to MTJ?
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