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MTJ to DEN: distance & flight time
Montrose CO (Montrose Regional Airport) → Denver (Denver International Airport)
196 mi
316 km · 170 nm
59m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
196 miles nonstop takes roughly 59m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- DEN — Denver International Airport · Denver, 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 DEN
- BFK · Buckley Air Force Base12 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport22 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport24 mi away
- WBU · Boulder Municipal Airport32 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MTJ from DEN?
The flight distance from Montrose CO (MTJ) to Denver (DEN) is 196 miles (316 km, 170 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MTJ to DEN?
A nonstop flight takes about 59m 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 DEN?
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