Clayton Municipal Airpark

Airport
CAO is located in New Mexico
CAO
CAO
Location of airport in New Mexico
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 6,307 1,922 Asphalt
12/30 4,106 1,252 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations (year ending 4/21/2022)3,300
Based aircraft10
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Clayton Municipal Airpark (IATA: CAO[2], ICAO: KCAO, FAA LID: CAO) is a town owned, public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) east of the central business district of Clayton, a town in Union County, New Mexico, United States.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Clayton Municipal Airpark covers an area of 755 acres (306 ha) at an elevation of 4,970 feet (1,515 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: 2/20 is 6,307 by 75 feet (1,922 x 23 m); and 12/30 is 4,106 by 60 feet (1,252 x 18 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending April 21, 2022, the airport had 3,300 aircraft operations, an average of 63 per week: 100% general aviation. At that time there were 10 aircraft based at this airport: 9 single-engine and 1 helicopter.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for CAO PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective September 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  3. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.

External links

  • Aerial image as of March 1997 from USGS The National Map
  • FAA Terminal Procedures for CAO, effective June 13, 2024
  • Resources for this airport:
    • FAA airport information for CAO
    • AirNav airport information for KCAO
    • ASN accident history for CAO
    • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
    • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
    • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures