KTCS · Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport
Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport serves Truth or Consequences, New Mexico at 4,853 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13/31, at 7,202 by 75 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.
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01Runways
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 7,202 × 75 ft | asphalt | lit |
| 11/29 | 6,981 × 190 ft | gvl | unlit |
| 01/19 | 3,302 × 130 ft | gvl | unlit |
| 15/33 | 3,001 × 140 ft | gvl | unlit |
| 07/25 | 2,933 × 130 ft | gvl | unlit |
02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins
Standard temperature at 4,853 ft is about 5°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.
| Conditions | Density altitude | Takeoff est. | Landing est. | Landing × 1.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard day (ISA, 5°C) | 4,853 ft | 3,385 ft | 2,622 ft | 3,933 ft |
| Warm day (ISA +10) | 6,053 ft | 3,619 ft | 2,749 ft | 4,123 ft |
| Hot day (ISA +20) | 7,253 ft | 3,853 ft | 2,875 ft | 4,313 ft |
| 35°C afternoon | 8,418 ft | 4,080 ft | 2,998 ft | 4,497 ft |
03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more
Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KTCS is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.
| Airport | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|
| KONM Socorro Municipal Airport | 51 nm N | 5,841 ft |
| K94E Whiskey Creek Airport | 55 nm SW | 5,400 ft |
| KSVC Grant County Airport | 57 nm SW | 6,803 ft |
| KLRU Las Cruces International Airport | 60 nm S | 7,506 ft |
| KDMN Deming Municipal Airport | 63 nm S | 8,018 ft |
04Jet A prices and FBOs at KTCS
No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KTCS, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KTCS or read what a fuel stop actually saves.