Clayton Municipal Airpark
CAO · KCAO · Clayton, New Mexico · Union County · map
Clayton Municipal Airpark is a public-use airport owned by the Town of Clayton, 2 miles east of Clayton, New Mexico, 4,970 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 02/20, is 6,307 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KCAO · observed 1:55 pm MDT (19:55 UTC), 42 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 10 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 82°F (28°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Altimeter 30.11 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KCAO 061955Z AUTO 07010KT 10SM CLR 28/02 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP135 T02780022 $
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CAO · ICAO KCAO
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Town of Clayton
- Elevation
- 4,970 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Wichita sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1946
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 6,307 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 12/30 | 4,105 × 60 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 02: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 390 ft
- Runway 20: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Cao and automated weather (ASOS) | 120.625 | |
| Mount Dora Center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.85 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 575-446-3045.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Clayton from the FAA register
11 aircraft are registered to owners in Clayton, New Mexico: 10 piston singles, 1 helicopter. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in New Mexico.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Reflectors all taxiways.
- Activate PAPI runway 02 and 20; medium-intensity runway lights runway 02/20 and 12/30 - the common traffic frequency.
- Feron lucero.
- 100 LL and jet a available 24-7 SELF-SVC with major credit card.
- 8 feet road 142 feet from runway end both sides.
- Approach slope 50:1+ to dthr.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.