Airports / New Mexico / CUS
Columbus Airport
CUSColumbus, New MexicoELEV 4,024 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
27 nm
To the nearest alternate
Deming Municipal Airport (DMN) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Columbus Airport (CUS) sits in Columbus, New Mexico, where it functions as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 4,024 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
CUS has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Deming Municipal Airport (DMN, 27 nm), Las Cruces International Airport (LRU, 46 nm), and Grant County Airport (SVC, 56 nm).
Quotes for flights out of CUS vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from CUS, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Easy in & out
5/5 reviews“It's efficient without feeling overwhelming, and the size makes it far less stressful than bigger hub airports.”
ATN5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
3/5 reviews“Clean, well organized, and easy to navigate from the gate all the way to baggage claim.”
ATN5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Columbus Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
0NM0
IATA
CUS
FAA / Local
0NM0
Elevation
4,024 ft
Coordinates
31.8239° N · 107.6299° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs NM fields
state range 3,295–8,380 ft
At 4,024 ft, CUS sits lower than 81% of the 32 New Mexico fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 27nmDMNDeming Municipal AirportDeming
- 46nmLRULas Cruces International AirportLas Cruces
- 56nmSVCGrant County AirportSilver City
- 64nmBIFBiggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss)Fort Bliss/El Paso
- 64nmELPEl Paso International AirportEl Paso
- 87nmTCSTruth or Consequences Municipal AirportTruth or Consequences
Location
Open the full map0NM0 · Columbus Airport · Columbus, NM
From the ramp
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