AirportsTaos Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Taos, in New Mexico, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TSM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TSM
- ICAO code
- KSKX
- City
- Taos
- State or region
- New Mexico
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 36.4525° N, 105.6775° W
- Elevation
- 2,163 m (7,095 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,678 m (5,504 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TSM means Taos Regional Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KSKX. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 36.4525° N, 105.6775° W. It stands 2,163 metres (7,095 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off. The nearest large city in our data is Albuquerque, about 176 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Denver, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Taos Regional Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,678 metres (5,504 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 462.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 1,678 m 5,504 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Municipal AirportSanta Fe | SAF | 100 km |
| San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman FieldAlamosa | ALS | 111 km |
| Albuquerque International SunportAlbuquerque | ABQ | 178 km |
| Durango La Plata County AirportDurango | DRO | 201 km |
| Pueblo Memorial AirportPueblo | PUB | 229 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,781 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,837 km | 17 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,872 km | 16 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,843 km | 9 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,797 km | 3 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,189 km | 1 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,812 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,538 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,223 km | 16 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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