McClellan–Palomar Airport
McClellan–Palomar Airport | |||||||||||
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An Envoy Air Embraer E175 landing on Runway 24 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | County of San Diego | ||||||||||
| Serves | Northern 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 / 33.12833°N 117.28000°W | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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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 downtown Carlsbad in San Diego County, California. The airport has operated since 1959 when it replaced the Del Mar Municipal Airport. It is owned by the County of San Diego. The airport is used for both general and commercial aviation. As of March 2013, the airport was the fourth-busiest single runway airport in the United States.
The airport is named for Gerald McClellan, an aviator and civic leader in San Diego's North County area. Most U.S. airports' three-letter FAA and IATA location identifiers are identical; however, McClellan–Palomar Airport's FAA identifier is CRQ while its IATA is CLD. The airport was the basis of part of the name of the TV production company Lorimar Television.