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MTJ to LZC: distance & flight time
Montrose CO (Montrose Regional Airport) → Lazard Cardenas (Lázaro Cárdenas Airport)
1,458 mi
2,346 km · 1,267 nm
3h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,458 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 38m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- LZC — Lázaro Cárdenas Airport · Lazard Cardenas, Mexico
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 LZC
- ZIH · Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International Airport57 mi away
- UPN · Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon Airport97 mi away
- CLQ · Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport125 mi away
- ZMM · Zamora Airport141 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MTJ from LZC?
The flight distance from Montrose CO (MTJ) to Lazard Cardenas (LZC) is 1,458 miles (2,346 km, 1,267 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MTJ to LZC?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 38m 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 LZC?
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