Cruise Into Summer

Book a direct flight to your favorite mountain towns from one of five hubs

This summer, travel to Telluride and Mountain Village is easy, with the continuation of direct flights from five major hubs nationwide to the area’s two airports. The Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) is just 10 minutes from the heart of both Telluride and Mountain Village, while Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) is a scenic 65 miles away, offering access that is among the best in the Rockies.

Denver Air is operating summertime flights between Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) and TEX. Flights take place daily alongside Denver Air’s year-round Denver International Airport (DEN)TEX route. Denver Air’s Dornier 328 jet offers a highly regarded service to TEX that is fast and comfortable, and which now connects to both the United Airlines and American Airlines worldwide networks or through Denver Air itself.

United continues its core service to Montrose this summer, with two to five daily Denver flights, as well as daily service to Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and Houston’s George H.W. Bush International Airport (IAH). Houston and Chicago run June-September, while Denver continues year-round.

Meanwhile, American offers daily Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) flights to Montrose, while Southwest flies daily between Denver and MTJ.

Returning passengers to the Montrose airport will notice that the facility’s expansion work continues. The $40 million, two-phase project, which began in December 2021, will almost double the size of the terminal, with six passenger gates on the ground level and an additional two gates on a new concourse level. There will also be a new baggage claim area, two new restaurants, a new bar and electronic charging stations.

Part two, which is expected to finish in 2023, sees work move to the south side of the existing terminal and focuses on areas in use by the airlines that serve the airport, including enhanced counter space. Outdoor areas are getting an upgrade too. The new facility will have an outdoor patio with a fireplace for passengers waiting to be picked up, along with an additional 570 parking spaces and upgraded drop-off and pick-up areas.

All in all, exciting developments that make for easy travel this summer to your favorite mountain towns.

YEAR-ROUND FLIGHTS

Denver DEN to Telluride TEX

Denver Air/daily

Denver DEN to Montrose MTJ

United Airlines/daily

Denver DEN to Montrose MTJ

Southwest/daily

Dallas DFW to Montrose MTJ

American Airlines/daily

Phoenix PHX to Telluride TEX

Denver Air/daily, summer

Denver Air/2x weekly, fall

SUMMER

2023 FLIGHTS

Chicago ORD to Montrose MTJ

United Airlines/daily (weekends June)

Houston IAH to Montrose MTJ

United Airlines/daily (weekends September)