KSKX is the ICAO code for Taos Regional Airport (IATA TSM), located in Taos, NM.
Taos Regional Airport (KSKX) is a medium airport in Taos, NM. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code KSKX or IATA code TSM. It sits in North America.
Taos Regional Airport is a regional commercial airport that doubles as a busy private-aviation base. Operators benefit from full instrument approaches and an FBO infrastructure scaled for regular jet traffic, often without the congestion of the nearest major hub.
The longest runway measures 8,600 ft (2,621 m), a heavy-class field. Representative aircraft that operate comfortably here include the Gulfstream G550, Falcon 7X, and Bombardier Global 5500. In practice this most heavy and super-midsize jets operate here without restriction.
Taos Regional Airport sits at 7,095 ft above sea level. At this elevation, density-altitude effects are significant year-round. Operators should plan for reduced engine performance and longer takeoff rolls on warm days, and many flight departments require runway-analysis software for departures.
Local operations run on America/Denver. Scheduled airline service is light enough that it rarely interferes with charter movements, though planners should still expect to coordinate with the handling agent for international turnarounds.
SkyAccess currently tracks 41 departing and 38 arriving private-jet legs at KSKX across the next six months of operator inventory. 5 charter operators have run trips through this field in our recent inventory window.
Regional fields like KSKX are a meaningful share of US private aviation — closer to the trip's actual origin or destination than the nearest major hub, with shorter ramp-to-cabin times that are the main reason owners and brokers prefer them.