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MTJ to STK: distance & flight time
Montrose CO (Montrose Regional Airport) → Sterling (Sterling Municipal Airport)
286 mi
461 km · 249 nm
1h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
286 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 13m 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
- STK — Sterling Municipal Airport · Sterling, 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 STK
- AKO · Colorado Plains Regional Airport30 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field37 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport91 mi away
- GXY · Greeley–Weld County Airport73 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MTJ from STK?
The flight distance from Montrose CO (MTJ) to Sterling (STK) is 286 miles (461 km, 249 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MTJ to STK?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 13m 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 STK?
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