KMTJ — Montrose Rgnl
Montrose, CO · field elevation 5,759 ft · NON-ATCT
KMTJ current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KMTJ 111153Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM CLR 18/07 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP141 T01780072 10222 20178 51003
- Wind
- from 160° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint 7 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.23 inHg
- Density altitude
- 7,063 ft · pressure altitude 5,449 ft
- Observed
- 24 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 160° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 13 | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 31 | 3 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
| 35 | 3 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
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, 39,000–39,000 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 111141Z 1112/1212 VRB04KT P6SM SCT200 FM111800 34008KT P6SM SCT250 PROB30 1120/1124 VRB15G25KT -TSRA BKN090CB FM120000 17007KT P6SM BKN120 FM120600 14009KT P6SM SCT120
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 38.50981, -107.89425
- Elevation
- 5,759 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1222Z / 0210Z
- Magnetic variation
- 12° (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
- 6 approaches — ILS, LG, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
- 3 departures published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KAJZ Blake Fld18 nm
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- KAIB Hopkins Fld35 nm
- KGUC Gunnison-Crested Butte Rgnl45 nm
- KGJT Grand Junction Rgnl47 nm
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.