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MTJ to COS: distance & flight time
Montrose CO (Montrose Regional Airport) → Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport)
173 mi
279 km · 151 nm
55m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
173 miles nonstop takes roughly 55m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- MTJ — Montrose Regional Airport · Montrose CO, United States
- COS — City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport · Colorado Springs, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near COS
- FCS · Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field9 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport73 mi away
- PUB · Pueblo Memorial Airport37 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MTJ from COS?
The flight distance from Montrose CO (MTJ) to Colorado Springs (COS) is 173 miles (279 km, 151 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MTJ to COS?
A nonstop flight takes about 55m 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 cheapest way to fly from MTJ to COS?
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