McClellan–Palomar Airport
Municipal airport serving the city of Carlsbad, California, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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McClellan–Palomar Airport (Palomar Airport) (IATA: CLD, ICAO: KCRQ, FAA LID: CRQ) is a public airport three miles (4.8 km; 2.6 nmi) southeast of Carlsbad in San Diego County, California. It is owned by the County of San Diego.[1] The airport is used for both general aviation and commercial aviation. As of March 2013, the airport was the fourth-busiest single runway airport in the United States.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner/Operator | County of San Diego | ||||||||||
Serves | North San Diego County | ||||||||||
Location | 2100 Palomar Airport Road Carlsbad, California | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 331 ft / 101 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°07′42″N 117°16′48″W | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but McClellan–Palomar Airport is CRQ to the FAA and CLD to the IATA. The ICAO identifier is KCRQ.[3][4]
The airport is named for Gerald McClellan, an aviator and civic leader in San Diego's North County area.[5]
The airport was the basis of part of the name of the TV production company Lorimar Television.