KMTJ — Montrose Rgnl
Montrose, CO · field elevation 5,759 ft · NON-ATCT
KMTJ current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KMTJ 100153Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM CLR 07/02 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP246 T00670022
- Wind
- from 160° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 7 °C / dewpoint 2 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.29 inHg
- Density altitude
- 5,670 ft · pressure altitude 5,389 ft
- Observed
- 48 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 160° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 8 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 13 | 7 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 31 | 7 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
| 35 | 8 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 35,000–35,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KMTJ 092325Z 1000/1024 33005KT P6SM SKC FM100200 15007KT P6SM FEW250 FM101800 33004KT P6SM FEW250
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 38.50981, -107.89425
- Elevation
- 5,759 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1348Z / 0002Z
- Magnetic variation
- 12°E (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Denver
- County
- Montrose, CO
Airport diagram
Everything else KMTJ publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 10,000 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 13/31 | 7,510 | 100 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 5 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
- 3 departures published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KMTJ airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Colorado airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.