Nonstop flight route between Sion, Switzerland and Montrose, Colorado, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sion Airport (SIR), Sion, Switzerland and Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ), Montrose, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,345 miles (or 8,602 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 large distance between Sion Airport and Montrose Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Sion Airport and Montrose Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SIR / LSGS |
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| Location: | Sion, Switzerland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°13'10"N by 7°19'36"E |
| Area Served: | Sion, Switzerland |
| Elevation: | 1585 feet (483 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SIR |
| More Information: | SIR 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 Sion Airport (SIR):
- The furthest airport from Sion Airport (SIR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Sion Airport (meaning Sion Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,188 miles (19,615 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Sion Airport", other names for SIR include "Aéroport de Sion" and "LSGS /LSMS".
- Sion Airport (SIR) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Sion Airport (SIR) is Aosta Valley Airport (AOT), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) S of SIR.
Facts about Montrose Regional Airport (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.
- The airport is seasonal—many flights operate from MTJ only during the winter.
- The closest airport to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) is Telluride Regional Airport (TEX), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) S of 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 (MTJ) has 2 runways.
