Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport explained

Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport
Iata:TCS
Icao:KTCS
Faa:TCS
Type:Public
Operator:City of Truth or Consequences
Location:Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
Elevation-F:4,853
Elevation-M:1,479
R1-Number:13/31
R1-Length-F:7,200
R1-Length-M:2,195
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:11/29
R2-Length-F:7,000
R2-Length-M:2,134
R2-Surface:Dirt
R3-Number:1/19
R3-Length-F:3,250
R3-Length-M:991
R3-Surface:Dirt
R4-Number:15/33
R4-Length-F:3,200
R4-Length-M:975
R4-Surface:Dirt
R5-Number:7/25
R5-Length-F:2,900
R5-Length-M:884
R5-Surface:Dirt

Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport is a public-use airport located six miles (10 km) north of Truth or Consequences, a town in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States. This general aviation airport is publicly owned by the city of Truth or Consequences. It has five runways, one of which is paved. The paved runway (13/31) is used for most flights.

History

The airport briefly saw scheduled airline service in the early 1950s when Continental Airlines landed its DC-3s as one of several stops made along their original route from Denver to El Paso.[1] Zia Airlines flights from Albuquerque to Las Cruces in the mid-1970s would stop at the airport upon request.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Continental Airlines November 1, 1951 and July 15, 1954 timetables
  2. Zia Airlines timetables from Nov. 1, 1974, Feb. 1, 1975, and May 1, 1975