Airports / New Mexico / TCS
Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport
KTCS / TCSTruth or Consequences, New MexicoELEV 4,853 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#6 / 29
New Mexico airports by Google rating
4.7★ across 18 Google ratings — ranked against 29 rated NM fields.
57 nm
To the nearest alternate
Grant County Airport (SVC).
Overview
Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport, listed as KTCS / TCS, is a mid-sized airport in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. The field lies at an elevation of 4,853 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
TCS has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Grant County Airport (SVC, 57 nm), Las Cruces International Airport (LRU, 60 nm), and Deming Municipal Airport (DMN, 63 nm).
Quotes for flights out of TCS vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from TCS, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
4/5 reviews“The on-site staff was too-notch!”
Greg Davis5★ on Google
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“I'm sure they'd get a lot more people dropping in if fuel was more competitive.”
Darrin Kent5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“It doesn’t hurt that the snack bar is stocked with reasonably priced items…and even ice cream!”
Greg Davis5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KTCS
IATA
TCS
FAA / Local
TCS
Elevation
4,853 ft
Coordinates
33.2369° N · 107.2720° W
Airspace
E · EchoClass E — EchoControlled airspace reaches the surface for instrument approaches, but there is no control tower on the field.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs NM fields
state range 3,295–8,380 ft
At 4,853 ft, TCS sits lower than 50% 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.
- 57nmSVCGrant County AirportSilver City
- 60nmLRULas Cruces International AirportLas Cruces
- 63nmDMNDeming Municipal AirportDeming
- 63nmHMNHolloman Air Force BaseAlamogordo
- 69nmALMAlamogordo White Sands Regional AirportAlamogordo
- 88nmRUISierra Blanca Regional AirportAlto
Location
Open the full mapKTCS · Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport · Truth or Consequences, NM
From the ramp
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