Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operator | City of Truth or Consequences | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Truth or Consequences, New Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 4,853 ft / 1,479 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°14′13″N 107°16′18″W / 33.23694°N 107.27167°WCoordinates: 33°14′13″N 107°16′18″W / 33.23694°N 107.27167°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport (IATA: TCS, ICAO: KTCS, FAA LID: TCS) 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 last 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]
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External links[]
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for TCS
- AirNav airport information for KTCS
- ASN accident history for TCS
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
Categories:
- Airports in New Mexico
- Transportation in Sierra County, New Mexico
- Buildings and structures in Sierra County, New Mexico
- Western United States airport stubs
- New Mexico building and structure stubs