| McClellan-Palomar Airport | |||
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| FAA airport diagram | |||
| IATA: CLD – ICAO: KCRQ – FAA LID: CRQ | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | County of San Diego | ||
| Serves | Oceanside/Carlsbad, California | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 331 ft / 101 m | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 6/24 | 4,897 | 1,493 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 202,236 | ||
| Based aircraft | 354 | ||
| Sources: FAA,[1] airport website[2] | |||
McClellan-Palomar Airport (IATA: CLD, ICAO: KCRQ, FAA LID: CRQ), known to locals as Palomar Airport, is a public airport located three miles (5 km) southeast of the central business district of Carlsbad, a city in San Diego County, California, United States. It is owned by the County of San Diego[1] and serves the northern part of the county. The airport is mostly used for general aviation, and as of September 2009[3] United Express is the only commercial airline with regularly scheduled service to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) from Carlsbad McClellan-Palomar Airport. Previously American Eagle served McClellan-Palomar Airport to LAX, and US Airways Express had service to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), but those routes have been discontinued. It has basic amenities, including internet access, and has received major upgrades to the terminal over the past several years.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, McClellan-Palomar Airport is assigned CRQ by the FAA and CLD by the IATA (which assigned CRQ to Caravelas, Brazil). The airport's ICAO identifier is KCRQ.[4][5]
The airport is named for Gerald McClellan, an aviator and civic leader in San Diego's North County area.[6]
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McClellan-Palomar Airport covers an area of 466 acres (189 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (6/24) measuring 4,897 × 150 ft (1,493 × 46 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 192,960 aircraft operations, an average of 529 per day: 89% general aviation, 7% air taxi, 3% scheduled commercial and 1% military. There are 325 aircraft based at this airport: 61% single-engine, 24% jet, 11% multi-engine and 4% helicopter.[1]
It opened a new $24 million airline terminal on January 29, 2009.[7] As of October 26, 2010 Palomar Airport’s long term parking rates (30 day max) increased to $5 a day (from $3 per day).[8]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines | Los Angeles |
The airport is planned to be the main base for California Pacific Airlines, which intends to begin flights on six routes from the airport in early 2012. The planned destinations are Sacramento, California, San Jose, California, Oakland, California, Las Vegas, Nevada, Phoenix, Arizona, and Cabo San Lucas using 70-seat Embraer 170 aircraft.[9]
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