Nonstop flight route between Glendale, Arizona, United States and Montrose, Colorado, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), Glendale, Arizona, United States and Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ), Montrose, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 425 miles (or 685 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field and Montrose Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUF / KLUF |
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Location: | Glendale, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°32'5"N by 112°22'59"W |
View all routes: | Routes from LUF |
More Information: | LUF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MTJ / KMTJ |
Airport Name: | Montrose Regional Airport |
Location: | Montrose, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°30'35"N by 107°53'39"W |
Operator/Owner: | Montrose County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5759 feet (1,755 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MTJ |
More Information: | MTJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF):
- The closest airport to Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of LUF.
- An integral part of Luke's F-16 fighter pilot training mission is the Barry M.
- Luke Field, Oahu, Hawaii Territory was previously named in his honor.
- The furthest airport from Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,450 miles (18,426 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field", another name for LUF is "Luke AFB".
- With the transfer to TAC, the ATC 3600th FTW was re-designated as the 4510th Combat Crew Training Wing, and flying training at Luke was changed to the F-100 Super Sabre.
- Luke AFB is a major training base of the Air Education and Training Command, training pilots in the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
- Effective 5 March, the 127th was redesignated as the 127th Pilot Training Wing.
Facts about Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ):
- Because of Montrose Regional Airport's high elevation of 5,759 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MTJ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MTJ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Montrose Regional Airport was dedicated June 25, 1988, with Chuck Yeager cutting the ribbon.
- Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) is Telluride Regional Airport (TEX), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) S of MTJ.
- The furthest airport from Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,040 miles (17,766 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.