What is the TSA wait at MTJ right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ). We will not estimate one.
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Montrose Regional Airport TSA wait times
MTJ · KMTJ · Montrose, Colorado
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ). We will not estimate one.
PreCheck
PreCheck lanes are not in our historical feed for this airport.
CLEAR
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Departure delays
Historical on-time performance. Not a live delay.
79%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of Montrose Regional Airport left on time 79% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (46%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 105 minutes. 1% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
The highest on-time month was November 2025 (95%). The lowest was February 2026 (70%).
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| late-arriving aircraft | 25,483 | 46% |
| the airline | 14,017 | 25% |
| the national airspace system | 12,790 | 23% |
| weather | 3,007 | 5% |
When to be at the airport
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Nearby airports
- Telluride Regional Airport TEX · Telluride38 mi
- Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport GUC · Gunnison52 mi
- Grand Junction Regional Airport GJT · Grand Junction55 mi
- Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) ASE · Aspen74 mi
- Cortez Municipal Airport CEZ · Cortez92 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 17/35, 10,000 ft
- Longest runway width
- 150 ft
- Longest runway surface
- ASPH
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 5,758.5 ft
- Control tower
- No
- CY2024 enplanements
- 264,973
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I B
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Airframe repair
- MAJOR
- Powerplant repair
- MAJOR
- Last inspection
- 2025/05/19
FAA facility record date 2026/10/01. Runways: BTS NTAD Runways. Facility facts: BTS NTAD Aviation Facilities. Enplanements: FAA CY2024 commercial service.
Questions
Does TSACheck have a live security wait for MTJ?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ).
How often do flights leave MTJ on time?
Flights out of Montrose Regional Airport left on time 79% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (46%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 105 minutes. 1% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to MTJ?
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Which airports are near MTJ?
The nearest airports in this list are Telluride Regional Airport (TEX), 38 straight-line miles; Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC), 52 straight-line miles; Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT), 55 straight-line miles; Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) (ASE), 74 straight-line miles; Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ), 92 straight-line miles.