FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | TCS |
Lat/Long: | 33-14-07.3000N 107-16-11.6000W 33-14.121667N 107-16.193333W 33.2353611,-107.2698889 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 4861.9 ft. / 1481.9 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 13E (1965) |
From city: | 6 miles N of TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NM |
Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 87901 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 02/1946 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | ALBUQUERQUE CENTER |
FSS: | ALBUQUERQUE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | TCS (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0800-1600 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | DUSK-DAWN. ACTIVATE MIRL RY 13/31 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX ASOS: | 120.675 (575-894-2909) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC (ZAB) ON FREQS 128.2/285.5 (TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
TCSr156/2.9 | | TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES VOR | | 112.70 | | 13E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ 100LL:FOR FUEL AFTER HRS CALL 575-894-6199. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
Dimensions: | 7202 x 75 ft. / 2195 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 15 /F/C/X/T | Single wheel: | 410.0 | Double wheel: | 59.5 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
Latitude: | 33-14.593035N | | 33-13.625863N |
Longitude: | 107-16.623377W | | 107-15.803960W |
Elevation: | 4852.6 ft. | | 4794.1 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 132 magnetic, 145 true | | 312 magnetic, 325 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 4 ft. brush, 201 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline 1-3 FT SCATTERED BRUSH 50-200 FT FM THLD 75 FT LEFT. | | 4 ft. brush, 201 ft. from runway, 75 ft. right of centerline +4 FT BRUSH 30-200 FT FM END OF RWY, 75 -125 FT LEFT AND 60-125 FT RIGHT. |
Runway 11/29
Dimensions: | 6981 x 190 ft. / 2128 x 58 m |
Surface: | gravel, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
Latitude: | 33-14.549362N | | 33-13.882977N |
Longitude: | 107-16.876310W | | 107-15.759783W |
Elevation: | 4861.9 ft. | | 4799.3 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 112 magnetic, 125 true | | 292 magnetic, 305 true |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 7 ft. brush, 2 ft. from runway | | 4 ft. fence |
Runway 1/19
Dimensions: | 3302 x 130 ft. / 1006 x 40 m |
Surface: | gravel, in good condition SURFACE IS ROUGH CONTAINING LARGE ROCKS. |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
Latitude: | 33-13.789158N | | 33-14.296670N |
Longitude: | 107-16.228845W | | 107-15.994695W |
Elevation: | 4812.5 ft. | | 4818.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 008 magnetic, 021 true | | 188 magnetic, 201 true |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | none | | 15 ft. road, 90 ft. from runway, 6:1 slope to clear |
Runway 15/33
Dimensions: | 3001 x 140 ft. / 915 x 43 m |
Surface: | gravel, in good condition 1 FT SCATTERED BRUSH ON RWY. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
Latitude: | 33-14.304333N | | 33-13.822677N |
Longitude: | 107-16.052742W | | 107-15.918617W |
Elevation: | 4821.0 ft. | | 4802.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 154 magnetic, 167 true | | 334 magnetic, 347 true |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 45 ft. from runway, 3:1 slope to clear | | 4 ft. brush |
Runway 7/25
Dimensions: | 2933 x 130 ft. / 894 x 40 m |
Surface: | gravel, in good condition +1 FT BRUSH ON RY & SCATTERED ROUGH AREAS. |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
Latitude: | 33-14.021573N | | 33-14.116228N |
Longitude: | 107-16.439257W | | 107-15.875062W |
Elevation: | 4828.5 ft. | | 4808.7 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 066 magnetic, 079 true | | 246 magnetic, 259 true |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | none | | 4 ft. brush |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 505 SIMS TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCE, NM 87901 Phone 575-894-6673 |
Manager: | ORLANDO SAAVEDRA 505 SIMS TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCE, NM 87901 Phone 575-894-6199 CITY MANAGER |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 9 | Single engine airplanes: | | 9 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 43/day * | 64% | transient general aviation | 29% | local general aviation | 8% | military | * for 12-month period ending 24 March 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
- | TFC ON OTHER RYS MAY NOT BE VISIBLE DUE TO BRUSH. |
- | SHARP DROP-OFFS APCH END RY 07 AND RY 01. |
- | ULTRALIGHT OPNS 5 NMR OF ARPT. |
- | +1-2 FT GRAVEL BERMS ALONG EDGES OF ALL GRAVEL RYS. |
- | ALL GRAVEL RYS DO NOT HAVE MARKED THLDS, HOLD OR IDENTIFICATION SIGNS. |
- | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC AT 505-856-4561. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (214KB) |
VOR-A | |
download (201KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (140KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (185KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KONM - Socorro Municipal Airport (51 nm N)
KSVC - Grant County Airport (57 nm SW)
KLRU - Las Cruces International Airport (59 nm S)
KDMN - Deming Municipal Airport (63 nm S)
KHMN - Holloman Air Force Base (63 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Greg Hawkins
Photo taken 11-May-2016
looking south.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 25-Mar-2023
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:42 | | 12:42 |
Sunrise | | 07:07 | | 13:07 |
Sunset | | 19:23 | | 01:23 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:48 | | 01:48 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 25-Mar-2023 07:16:58 |
Local (UTC-6) | 25-Mar-2023 01:16:58 |
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METAR |
KTCS | 250653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/M07 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP127 T00501072 401440017
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TAF |
KTCS | 250520Z 2506/2606 29008KT P6SM SKC FM251000 32009KT P6SM FEW250 FM252200 22017G23KT P6SM SKC FM260400 28014KT P6SM FEW250
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NOTAMs |
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