Flights Montrose CO → Denver
MTJ → DEN
How long is the flight from Montrose CO to Denver?
The flight from Montrose CO (MTJ) to Denver (DEN) takes 37 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route operates from Montrose, Colorado to Denver and has an on-time performance rate of 82%, with an average delay of 13.6 minutes per flight. The aircraft used for this route is the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q, and it serves a destination airport that opened in 1989 and currently handles over eighty-two million 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Montrose CO (MTJ) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 933 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.54%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Montrose CO the average ATFM delay is 4.9 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Montrose CO (MTJ) to Denver (DEN) heads north-east for about 316 km, a flight time of roughly 37m.
Departures from Montrose CO on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 55% of MTJ-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Montrose CO the average ATFM delay is 4.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Denver it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 933 tracked MTJ-DEN flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 0.5% 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 MTJ-DEN
The flight from Montrose CO (MTJ) to Denver (DEN) takes 37 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Montrose CO (MTJ) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 933 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Montrose CO-Denver is 0.54% across 933 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.
