# McClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD / KCRQ)

**McClellan-Palomar Airport** (IATA: CLD, ICAO: KCRQ) is a medium airport in Carlsbad, California, United States. It opened in May 1959. It has one runway, 4,897 ft (1,493 m) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 136 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CLD / KCRQ
- FAA: CRQ
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Carlsbad, California, United States
- Opened: May 1959
- Elevation: 331 ft / 101 m
- Coordinates: 33.1283, -117.2800
- Runways: 1
- Helipads: 1
- Longest runway: 4,897 ft / 1,493 m
- Instrument procedures: 6 approaches, 2 departures, 1 arrival
- Passengers: 136,111 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/dpw/airports/palomar.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McClellan%E2%80%93Palomar_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q650767
- Weather station: KCRQ
- Ident: KCRQ

## Timeline

- May 1959: McClellan-Palomar Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 4,897 ft / 1,493 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 079° / 259° | yes |

- Also 1 helipad.
- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05310AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | 11,717 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 2,154 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 6,991 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 7,893 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 34,267 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 136,111 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

5 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 237 mi / 382 km · JSX (airline)
- [SCF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdl.md) Scottsdale Airport · United States · 312 mi / 502 km · JSX (airline)
- [OAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koak.md) Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport · United States · 422 mi / 679 km · JSX (airline)

### Seasonal (2)

- [MMH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmmh.md) Mammoth Yosemite Airport · United States · 323 mi / 520 km · Advanced Air
- [RNO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krno.md) Reno Tahoe International Airport · United States · 462 mi / 743 km · JSX (airline)

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from CLD, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- [JSX](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jsx) · 4
- [Advanced Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/advanced-air) · 1 · seasonal

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 136K (2025) | #1,704 of 3,974 | #381 in North America | #252 in US |
| Longest runway | 4,897 ft / 1,493 m | =7,340 of 29,858 | #2,762 in North America | #2,268 in US |
| Elevation | 331 ft / 101 m | #30,573 of 43,403 | #14,188 in North America | #11,945 in US |
| Age | Opened 1959 | =4,466 of 15,079 | =3,045 in North America | =2,970 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | SOCAL APP/DEP | 127.300 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 120.150 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 134.850 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.600 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| RDO | SAN DIEGO RDO | 115.300 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [OCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kokb.md) Oceanside Municipal Airport · 7.5 mi / 12 km
- [KNFG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knfg.md) Camp Pendleton MCAS (Munn Field) Airport · 13 mi / 20 km
- [NKX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knkx.md) Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field · 20 mi / 32 km
- [SAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksan.md) San Diego International Airport · 28 mi / 45 km
- [NZY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knzy.md) North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field · 30 mi / 48 km
- [SDM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdm.md) Brown Field Municipal Airport · 42 mi / 68 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [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)
- [Wikipedia: “McClellan–Palomar Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McClellan–Palomar_Airport&oldid=1375078720), revision of 15 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/kcrq/data