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Taos Regional Airport (KSKX) sits at 7,054 feet in the high desert of northern New Mexico, a few miles northwest of Taos itself. It is a Town of Taos-owned field with two hard-surfaced runways, an RNAV approach, and a small but capable FBO, making it a practical mountain-flying destination for visiting VFR and IFR pilots alike.
Taos Regional Airport is a public-use, non-towered airport owned by the Town of Taos, serving general aviation, seasonal scheduled charter flights and the surrounding Taos and Taos Ski Valley communities. It has grown from a single-strip mountain airfield into a more capable regional connector, with a long crosswind runway and an instrument approach added in recent years, and is of particular interest to simulator pilots for its high elevation, mountain-airport handling characteristics and dramatic surrounding terrain.
The airport lies about eight nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Taos, in Taos County, New Mexico, just a few miles north of the town on Highway 64 toward the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge. It is a general aviation-classified field under the Town of Taos's ownership.
Taos Regional has two paved, lit runway pairs. Runway 13/31 is the longer of the two, running 8,583 ft by 8,582 ft depending on direction, with a hard surface. Runway 04/22 is shorter, at approximately 5,495 ft/5,494 ft, also hard-surfaced and lit. There is no ILS at the field.
Local weather is available on AWOS at 132.975 MHz. CTAF/UNICOM operates on 122.8 MHz, monitored by the field's FBO, Taos Aviation. A remote radio outlet to Albuquerque is available on 122.25 MHz. Runway 13 has a published RNAV instrument approach with minimums as low as 200 feet and 3/4 mile visibility.
As a non-towered field, traffic is coordinated on the CTAF/UNICOM frequency of 122.8 MHz. Pilots are specifically requested to avoid flight below minimum published altitudes over the nearby Taos Pueblo World Heritage Site, the Blue Lake Wilderness Area and associated Pueblo lands, an important local noise and cultural-sensitivity restriction for anyone routing near the airport.
The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge and Highway 64 lie close to the airport and serve as useful visual references when approaching from the town of Taos, which sits roughly eight nautical miles to the southeast. The Taos Pueblo World Heritage Site, a prominent and long-inhabited settlement, lies in the vicinity and should be noted both as a landmark and as an area requiring altitude restraint.
Taos Regional Airport first opened in March 1967 as Taos Municipal Airport, initially with a single asphalt runway, 4/22, measuring 5,504 by 75 feet. A second, longer asphalt runway, 13/31, was added in August 2017, measuring roughly 8,600 by 100 feet and oriented perpendicular to the original strip to improve crosswind capability. The airport has at various times hosted scheduled commuter service to Albuquerque, Denver and Santa Fe. In December 2018, Taos Ski Valley's virtual airline, Taos Air, began seasonal winter service using 32-seat Fairchild Dornier 328JET regional jets, flying to Austin and Dallas Love Field; summer service was added in 2021. From December 2022, Taos Air switched operators to JSX, flying Embraer 135/145 regional jets, before ceasing operations in April 2024. Contour Airlines subsequently introduced service to Denver International Airport.
Taos Aviation operates as the airport's FBO, offering Phillips 66 Jet A and AvGas, a heated hangar, Type 1 and 4 deicing, tie-downs, ground power and catering. The airport itself operates 24 hours a day year-round, while FBO line services run seven days a week from 7:30am to 6pm, with after-hours service available on request. The field has invested in substantial snow-removal and deicing equipment to support all-weather, all-season operations, reflecting its mountain location and winter ski-season traffic. A new terminal building was in its final stages of construction, with completion expected in 2026.
