Clayton Municipal Airpark

Clayton Municipal Airpark
Clayton Municipal Airpark
	IATA: CAO; ICAO: KCAO; FAA LID: CAO;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Town of Clayton
Serves	Clayton, New Mexico
Elevation AMSL	4,970 ft / 1,515 m
Coordinates	36°26′47″N 103°08′59″W / 36.44639°N 103.14972°WCoordinates: 36°26′47″N 103°08′59″W / 36.44639°N 103.14972°W
Map
	CAO Location of airport in New Mexico
Runways
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations
Aircraft operations	3,500
Based aircraft	11
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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 May 2, 2010, the airport had 3,500 aircraft operations, an average of 291 per month: 94% general aviation and 6% military. At that time there were 11 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single-engine and 9% ultralight.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d FAA Airport Form 5010 for CAO PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved November 28, 2012.
^ "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 February 24, 2022
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

[FAA-1] FAA Airport Form 5010 for CAO PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.

[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.

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