MC Clellan-Palomar Airport
CRQ · KCRQ · Carlsbad, California · San Diego County · map
MC Clellan-Palomar Airport is a public-use airport owned by the County of San Diego, 3 miles southeast of Carlsbad, California, 330 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 06/24, is 4,897 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KCRQ · observed 1:53 pm PDT (20:53 UTC), 29 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind variable at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 87°F (31°C), dew point 65°F (18°C)
- Altimeter 29.80 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 10:38 am PDT (17:38 UTC), good until Wed 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the west at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm PDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KCRQ 062053Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 31/18 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP087 T03060183 58020
TAF KCRQ 061738Z 0618/0718 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM061900 26008KT P6SM SKC FM070100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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 CRQ · ICAO KCRQ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County of San Diego
- Elevation
- 330 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Los Angeles sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1959
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 4,897 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| H1 | 40 × 50 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 06: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 297 ft, 4,600 ft available for landing
- Runway 24: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.6 | Palomar |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 120.15 | Palomar |
| Clearance delivery | 134.85 | Palomar |
| Ground | 121.8 | Palomar |
| Approach and departure · Class B airspace 294-332 San below 7,000 feet | 127.3 | Palomar |
| Departure procedure (CWARD) · Departure procedure (PADRZ) | 119.6 | Palomar |
| Legoz and star | 127.4 | Palomar |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 760-795-2628.
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 Carlsbad from the FAA register
139 aircraft are registered to owners in Carlsbad, California: 112 piston singles, 13 business jets, 5 turboprops, 4 piston twins, 2 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in California.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 45 since 1982, 8 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
- When the control tower closed activate high-intensity runway lights runway 06/24, PAPI runways 06 and 24, approach lights (MALSR) runway 24 - the common traffic frequency.
- Prior permission required only - no military training - contract military only.
- Pattern altitude 672 above ground level helicopters; 1172 above ground level small aircraft; 1672 above ground level large aircraft.
- Standard heliport markings.
- Multiple approaches by large aircraft (including large helicopter) not authorized.
- No jet aircraft training due to noise abatement and traffic congestion.
- Extensive bird activity in vicinity especially in spring.
- Runway 24 is calm wind runway.
- Power lines 2 miles west and southwest.
- Voluntary curfew: jets 10:00 pm to 7:00 am local, props 12:00 am to 6:00 am local, emergency, lifeguard, and law enforcement excepted.
- Request jets fly the ILS approach.
- Ltd transient tie down space on public ramp.
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.