# Clayton Municipal Airpark (CAO / KCAO)

**Clayton Municipal Airpark** (IATA: CAO, ICAO: KCAO) is a small airport in Clayton, New Mexico, United States. It opened in Dec 1946. It has 2 runways; the longest is 6,307 ft (1,922 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcao

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CAO / KCAO
- FAA: CAO
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Clayton, New Mexico, United States
- Opened: Dec 1946
- Elevation: 4,970 ft / 1,515 m
- Coordinates: 36.4462, -103.1670
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 6,307 ft / 1,922 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clayton_Municipal_Airpark (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1657089
- Weather station: KCAO · WMO 72360
- Ident: KCAO

## Timeline

- Dec 1946: Clayton Municipal Airpark opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 6,307 ft / 1,922 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 030° / 210° | yes |
| 12/30 | 4,105 ft / 1,251 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 130° / 310° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 6,307 ft / 1,922 m | =4,232 of 29,858 | =1,107 in North America | =854 in US |
| Elevation | 4,970 ft / 1,515 m | #2,071 of 43,403 | #1,087 in North America | #837 in US |
| Age | Opened 1946 | =2,744 of 15,079 | =1,680 in North America | =1,626 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ARTC | ALBUQUERQUE CNTR | 127.850 |
| ASOS | ASOS | 120.625 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcao/data