Nonstop flight route between Pecos, Texas, United States and Montrose, Colorado, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ), Pecos, Texas, United States and Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ), Montrose, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 551 miles (or 887 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 Pecos Municipal Airport 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: | PEQ / KPEQ |
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| Location: | Pecos, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°22'57"N by 103°30'38"W |
| Area Served: | Pecos, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Pecos |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2613 feet (796 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PEQ |
| More Information: | PEQ 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 Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ):
- The United States Army Air Forces used Pecos Airport as a training airfield by the Army Air Forces Flying Training Command, West Coast Training Center.
- The airport opened as Pecos Airport on 400 acres three miles south and slightly west of Pecos.
- The airfield was placed on "temporary standby" status on May 1, 1945, and was never again an active military installation.
- In addition to being known as "Pecos Municipal Airport", another name for PEQ is "Pecos Army Airfield".
- Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) is Winkler County Airport (INK), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNE of PEQ.
- The furthest airport from Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,292 miles (18,173 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ):
- Montrose Regional Airport was dedicated June 25, 1988, with Chuck Yeager cutting the ribbon.
- The airport is seasonal—many flights operate from MTJ only during the winter.
- 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 (MTJ) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) is Telluride Regional Airport (TEX), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) S of MTJ.
