About McClellan-Palomar Airport
- Located at El Camino Real and Palomar Airport Road in Carlsbad, CA
- Single runway, mixed-use public airport, North and South sided traffic patterns
- Serves commuters, businesses, private/general aviation, flight training
- Commuter Operations coming soon
- Open 24hrs per day for all-weather all all-operations
- FAA Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) (see published hours)
- ATC Tower for safe operations, efficient flow when busiest
- Accepts aircraft sizes up to Bombardier Global & Boeing’s BBJ 737 family
- Meets federal noise standards, no curfews or no restrictions
- Funded in part by federal/state, under federal land use obligations
- Owned and operated by San Diego County
- Maintains North County’s only Instrument Landing System
- Serves one of the busiest General Aviation areas in the world–Coastal So. Cal.
- Historical peak of 225,000 operations/year–nation’s busiest single-runway
- Waiting list for aircraft parking and hangars
- Hosts several charter services
- Hosts half-dozen flight schools for single/multi-engine/jet/helicopter
- Hosts three 501(c)(3) non-profit aviation associations, one 501(c)(6) club
- Bounded on 3 sides industrial, one side residential
- Began operation in 1952, relocation of Del Mar and San Marcos airports
- Supported by governmental agencies FAA and CDA
- Supported by Chamber of Commerce, NBAA, AOPA, CPA, PAA, EAA, 99s, NATA
- Complies with Federal noise standards (Part 150)
- Protected by Federal Obligations for public access
- Protected by the Federal ANAC (1990), 49 section USC 47521 against restrictions