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KCRQ Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport

Carlsbad, CA · 3 miles SE of CARLSBAD, CA

Public Towered Publicly-owned ICAO KCRQ

Location & operations

Elevation
330.5 ft
Coordinates
33-07-41.7000N 117-16-48.3000W
Lat / Long
33.12825, -117.2800833
Mag. variation
14E (1980)
Time zone
UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Activated
05/1959
ARTCC
LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS
SAN DIEGO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility
CRQ (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance
0700-2200
Pattern altitude
TPA 672 AGL HELICOPTERS; 1172 AGL SMALL ACFT; 1672 AGL LARGE ACFT.
Wind indicator
no
Segmented circle
yes
Beacon
white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
Lights
WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RWY 06/24, PAPI RWYS 06 & 24, MALSR RWY 24 - CTAF.
International operations
US CUSTOMS USER FEE ARPT, CTC 877-848-7766.

Airport diagram FAA official

KCRQ airport diagram

Range from KCRQ

Runways

Longest 4897 ft

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Dimensions
40 x 50 ft. / 12 x 15 m
Surface
concrete, in good condition
Edge lights
high intensity Runway edge markings
Weight bearing
Single wheel 110.0

Runway 6

Heading
065 magnetic, 079 true
VGSI / PAPI
4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Instrument approach
ILS/DME
Approach lights
MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Declared distances
TORA:4897 TODA:4897 ASDA:4897 LDA:4600
Markings
, in good condition
Displaced threshold
297 ft.
Touchdown point
yes, no lights
REIL
no
Traffic pattern
left
Threshold elevation
316.0 ft.

Runway 24

Heading
245 magnetic, 259 true
VGSI / PAPI
4-light PAPI on left (3.20 degrees glide path)
Instrument approach
Helipad H1
Declared distances
TORA:4897 TODA:4897 ASDA:4897 LDA:4897
Markings
precision, in good condition
Displaced threshold
no
Touchdown point
yes, no lights
REIL
no
Traffic pattern
left
Threshold elevation
326.3 ft.

Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26

📄 AIRPORT DIAGRAM (FAA) ↗

Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.

Communications

Control Tower
yes
Ctaf
118.6
Atis
120.15
Wx Asos
PHONE 760-795-2628
Palomar Ground
121.8 [0700-2200]
Palomar Tower
118.6 276.4 [0700-2200]
Socal Approach
127.3
Socal Departure
127.3
Clearance Delivery
134.85

Services

Fuel
100LL JET-A
Fuel available
100LL JET-A
Parking
tiedowns
Airframe service
MAJOR
Powerplant service
MAJOR
Bottled oxygen
HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen
NONE

Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.