Cavern City Air Terminal

Infobox Airport
name = Cavern City Air Terminal


IATA = CNM
ICAO = KCNM
FAA = CNM
type = Public
owner = City of Carlsbad
operator =
city-served = Carlsbad, New Mexico
location =
elevation-f = 3,295
elevation-m = 1,004
coordinates = coord|32|20|15|N|104|15|48|W|region:US_type:airport|display=inline,title
website =
r1-number = 3/21
r1-length-f = 7,854
r1-length-m = 2,394
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 8/26
r2-length-f = 5,333
r2-length-m = 1,625
r2-surface = Asphalt
r3-number = 14L/32R
r3-length-f = 4,615
r3-length-m = 1,407
r3-surface = Asphalt
r4-number = 14R/32L
r4-length-f = 5,839
r4-length-m = 1,780
r4-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2007
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 19,300
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 26
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=CNM|use=PU|own=PU|site=14559.*A, effective 2007-12-20]

Cavern City Air Terminal airport codes|CNM|KCNM|CNM is a city-owned public-use airport located five miles (8 km) southwest of the central business district of Carlsbad, a city in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. It is served by one commercial airline, with service subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

Airline and destinations

* New Mexico Airlines (Albuquerque, Hobbs)

Facilities and aircraft

Cavern City Air Terminal covers an area of 1,980 acres (801 ha) which contains four runways:
* Runway 3/21: 7,854 x 150 ft. (2,394 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
* Runway 8/26: 5,333 x 75 ft. (1,625 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt
* Runway 14L/32R: 4,615 x 150 ft. (1,407 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
* Runway 14R/32L: 5,839 x 100 ft. (1,780 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt

For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2007, the airport had 19,300 aircraft operations, an average of 52 per day: 91% general aviation, 7% air taxi and 3% military. At that time there were 26 aircraft based at this airport: 77% single-engine, 15% multi-engine and 8% helicopter.

History

During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Force Army Air Forces Training Command.

ee also

* New Mexico World War II Army Airfields

References

External links

* [http://www.flynewmexico.com/airports/Carlsbad.htm Fly New Mexico - Carlsbad Cavern City (CNM)]
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