Flights Denver → Montrose CO
DEN → MTJ
How long is the flight from Denver to Montrose CO?
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Montrose CO (MTJ) takes 33 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Denver to Montrose, Colorado, operates with a De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 78%, with an average delay of 13.6 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 379 flights, connecting Denver International Airport, which opened in 1989, to Montrose Regional Airport, serving approximately 463,140 passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Denver (DEN) → Montrose CO (MTJ) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 935 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.21%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Montrose CO the average ATFM delay is 4.9 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Montrose CO: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Montrose CO (MTJ) heads south-west for about 316 km, a flight time of roughly 33m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 39% of DEN-MTJ flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Montrose CO it is 4.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 935 tracked DEN-MTJ flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 0.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-MTJ
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Montrose CO (MTJ) takes 33 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Denver (DEN) -> Montrose CO (MTJ) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 935 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Montrose CO is 0.21% across 935 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
