Business-aviation airport

McClellan-Palomar Airport

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McClellan-Palomar Airport (KCRQ / CLD) is a business-aviation gateway serving Carlsbad. It has 1 runway, a longest runway of 4,897 ft, an elevation of 331 ft.

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Elevation

331ft

Runways

Longest runway

4,897ft

Country

Carlsbad

McClellan-Palomar Airport — Photo: Pink Floyd Fan 101 · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Runways

Runways · OurAirports
Runway	Length	Width	Surface
06/24	4,897 ft	150 ft	ASP

Aircraft suitability — estimate by category

Which classes can operate here (longest runway vs typical balanced-field requirement)
Aircraft class	Typical runway need	Runway margin	Suitable
Very Light Jet	3,500 ft	+1,397 ft	✓
Light Jet	3,800 ft	+1,097 ft	✓
Midsize Jet	4,500 ft	+397 ft	✓
Super-Midsize Jet	5,000 ft	-103 ft	✕
Heavy Jet	5,800 ft	-903 ft	✕
Ultra-Long-Range Jet	6,000 ft	-1,103 ft	✕
VIP Airliner	7,000 ft	-2,103 ft	✕
Turboprop	3,000 ft	+1,897 ft	✓

Popular routes

Luton, Luton – Carlsbad London – Carlsbad Farnborough, Hampshire – Carlsbad London – Carlsbad Kidlington, Oxfordshire – Carlsbad Dallas – Carlsbad Naples – Carlsbad Aspen – Carlsbad Bedford – Carlsbad Carlsbad – West Palm Beach Carlsbad – Eagle Carlsbad – Fort Lauderdale Carlsbad – White Plains Carlsbad – New York Carlsbad – Las Vegas Carlsbad – Miami Carlsbad – Morristown Carlsbad – Miami Carlsbad – Atlanta Carlsbad – Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling Carlsbad – Scottsdale Carlsbad – Teterboro Carlsbad – Truckee Carlsbad – Ibiza (Eivissa)Carlsbad – Chambéry Carlsbad – Cannes Carlsbad – Nice, Alpes-Maritimes Carlsbad – Paris Carlsbad – Mykonos Carlsbad – Olbia (SS)Carlsbad – Segrate (MI)Carlsbad – Bolzano (BZ)Carlsbad – Innsbruck Carlsbad – Geneva Carlsbad – Sion Carlsbad – Zurich Carlsbad – Riyadh Carlsbad – Dubai Carlsbad – Dubai(Jebel Ali)Carlsbad – Tokyo Carlsbad – Hong Kong Carlsbad – Seletar Carlsbad – Singapore

Nearby airports

Alternative airports within 450 km
Airport	ICAO	Distance
San Diego International Airport	KSAN	24 nm (45 km)
General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport	MMTJ	39 nm (71 km)
John Wayne Orange County International Airport	KSNA	44 nm (82 km)
Palm Springs International Airport	KPSP	57 nm (106 km)
Ontario International Airport	KONT	58 nm (107 km)
San Bernardino International Airport	KSBD	58 nm (108 km)

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