KCNM Cavern City Air Terminal
Carlsbad, NM · 5 miles SW of CARLSBAD, NM
Public
Non-towered
Publicly-owned
ICAO KCNM
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 3294.6 ft
- Coordinates
- 32-20-14.8000N 104-15-48.1000W
- Lat / Long
- 32.3374444, -104.2633611
- Mag. variation
- 10E (1985)
- Time zone
- UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 04/1941
- ARTCC
- ALBUQUERQUE CENTER
- FSS
- ALBUQUERQUE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
- NOTAMs facility
- CNM (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- MON-FRI 0600-2000, ALL SAT-SUN 0700-1700 SFC COND UNMTD MON-FRI 2200-1200 UTC (1500-0500 LOCAL) AND SAT-SUN 2030-1200 UTC (1330-0500 LOCAL).
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Segmented circle
- yes
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- ACTVT MALSR RWY 03; MIRL RWY 03/21, 08/26 & 14R/32L - CTAF. MALSR RWY 03 & MIRL RWY 03/21, 08/26, 14R/32L PRESET LOW INTST; INCR INTST - CTAF.
Airport diagram FAA official
Range from KCNM
Runways
Longest 7854 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 7854 x 150 ft. / 2394 x 46 m
- Surface
- asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition
- Edge lights
- medium intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 62.0
Runway 3
- Heading
- 034 magnetic, 044 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS
- Approach lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Declared distances
- TORA:7854 TODA:7854 ASDA:7504 LDA:7504
- Markings
- precision, in poor condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 3294.5 ft.
- Obstructions
- 24 ft. road, 1080 ft. from runway, 623 ft. left of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear
Runway 21
- Heading
- 214 magnetic, 224 true
- Declared distances
- TORA:7854 TODA:7854 ASDA:7854 LDA:7854
- Markings
- nonprecision, in poor condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 3247.4 ft.
- Obstructions
- 14 ft. road, 388 ft. from runway, 514 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear
- Dimensions
- 5837 x 100 ft. / 1779 x 30 m
- Surface
- asphalt, in good condition
- Edge lights
- medium intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 30.0
Runway 14R
- Heading
- 144 magnetic, 154 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:5837 TODA:5837 ASDA:5837 LDA:5837
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Displaced threshold
- no
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- right
- Threshold elevation
- 3269.3 ft.
- Obstructions
- 7 ft. road, 300 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear
Runway 32L
- Heading
- 324 magnetic, 334 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:5837 TODA:5837 ASDA:5837 LDA:5452
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Displaced threshold
- 385 ft.
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 3266.8 ft.
- Obstructions
- 15 ft. road, 672 ft. from runway, 318 ft. right of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear
- Dimensions
- 5334 x 75 ft. / 1626 x 23 m
- Surface
- asphalt, in good condition
- Edge lights
- medium intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 19.0
Runway 8
- Heading
- 080 magnetic, 090 true
- Declared distances
- TORA:5334 TODA:5334 ASDA:5334 LDA:5334
- Markings
- basic, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 3269.8 ft.
- Obstructions
- 15 ft. road, 310 ft. from runway, 7:1 slope to clear
Runway 26
- Heading
- 260 magnetic, 270 true
- Declared distances
- TORA:5334 TODA:5334 ASDA:5334 LDA:5334
- Markings
- basic, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 3238.8 ft.
- Obstructions
- 4 ft. fence, 200 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline
- Dimensions
- 4616 x 150 ft. / 1407 x 46 m
- Surface
- asphalt, in fair condition
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 8.0
Runway 14L
- Heading
- 146 magnetic, 156 true
- Declared distances
- TORA:4615 TODA:4615 ASDA:4615 LDA:4615
- Markings
- basic, in good condition
- Displaced threshold
- no
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 3240.6 ft.
- Obstructions
- none
Runway 32R
- Heading
- 326 magnetic, 336 true
- Declared distances
- TORA:4615 TODA:4615 ASDA:4615 LDA:3999
- Markings
- basic, in good condition
- Displaced threshold
- 615 ft.
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- right
- Threshold elevation
- 3241.3 ft.
- Obstructions
- 15 ft. road, 230 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 2
Approaches — IAP 5
Arrivals — STAR 0
None published.
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- no
- Ctaf/unicom
- 123.0
- Wx Asos
- 118.375 (575-887-6858)
- Approach Lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Instrument Approach
- ILS
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL JET-A1+ 100LL:FUEL AFT HR & WKEND - 575-887-1500.
- Fuel available
- 100LL JET-A1+ 100LL:FUEL AFT HR & WKEND - 575-887-1500.
- Parking
- hangars and tiedowns
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.