Truth Or Consequences Municipal (KTCS), New Mexico
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport (KTCS) sits in south-central New Mexico at 4,862 feet elevation, serving light business aviation traffic alongside general aviation and ultralight activity in the surrounding area. The field offers a single paved runway alongside four gravel strips, with attendance limited to daytime hours and no onsite customs processing. Nearby facilities include Spaceport America, Hatch Municipal, and Stallion Army Airfield, reflecting the airport's role as a general-purpose field in a sparsely served corridor.
Runways
Truth Or Consequences Municipal has five paved and unpaved runways. The longest, 13/31, is 7,202 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Truth Or Consequences Municipal has Jet A1+ and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 4pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Truth Or Consequences Municipal does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Dona Ana County International Jetport (KDNA), 86 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Truth Or Consequences Municipal recorded 126 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in April. Business aviation traffic at KTCS concentrates unevenly across the year, with April seeing the most operations and May and August notably quieter.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month April, 17 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Truth Or Consequences Municipal averages 25.0 days above 90°F in July and 22.0 freeze days in January. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 93.9°F, and December the coldest, at 53.7°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Truth Or Consequences Municipal has published operating constraints in three categories: access, runway notes and other notes.
Sharp drop-offs are present at the runway approach end.
Ultralight operations occur within 5 nautical miles of the airport.
Medium intensity runway lights on runway 13/31 are pilot-activated via CTAF from dusk to dawn.
A cataloged obstruction exceeds a 45-degree slope.
One-foot gravel berms run along the edges of all gravel runways.
For clearance delivery, if unable to contact on the FSS frequency, contact Albuquerque ARTCC.
Fuel after hours is available through the airport manager.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Truth Or Consequences Municipal has three airfields within 47 NM. The closest is Spaceport America, 21.12 NM southeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KTCS
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$1,200.00 catering order at KTCS.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
It does not move with the size of the order.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
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Frequently asked questions
What runway options does KTCS offer for business aviation?
Truth or Consequences Municipal (KTCS) has one paved runway, 13/31, at 7,202 by 75 feet with asphalt surface. The airport also has four gravel runways ranging from 2,933 to 6,981 feet, including the notably wide 11/29 at 190 feet. Pilots planning turbojet or larger turboprop operations should plan around the paved 13/31, as the other surfaces are unpaved gravel.
Is fuel available at KTCS outside normal hours?
KTCS stocks both 100LL and Jet A fuel, with the airport attended daily from 0800 to 1600 local. Outside those hours, fuel is available after-hours through the airport manager rather than an on-call line staffer. Dispatchers should plan for manager contact if an arrival falls outside the posted attendance schedule.
Where does KTCS handle customs for international arrivals?
Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport (KTCS) has no onsite customs service, with the nearest customs-capable airport being KDNA, located roughly 86 nautical miles away. Flights requiring customs clearance need to route through KDNA or another designated port of entry before or after stopping at KTCS. This distance should factor into fuel and routing planning for any international leg terminating near Truth or Consequences.
How busy is business aviation traffic at Truth or Consequences Municipal (KTCS)?
KTCS logged 126 business aviation operations in 2025 out of 188 total operations, according to FAA TFMSC data. Monthly volumes are uneven, with April at 17 operations and May dropping to 5. Traffic stays light and seasonal overall, so scheduling flexibility around slower months like May and August can help avoid unnecessary coordination delays.