FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CNM |
| Lat/Long: | 32-20-14.9000N / 104-15-47.8000W 32-20.248333N / 104-15.796667W 32.3374722 / -104.2632778 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3295 ft. / 1004.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 10E (1985) |
| From city: | 5 miles SW of CARLSBAD, NM |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 88220 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1941 |
| Sectional chart: | ALBUQUERQUE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ALBUQUERQUE CENTER |
| FSS: | ALBUQUERQUE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CNM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1800, ALL SAT-SUN ON CALL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RYS 03/21, 08/26 & 14R/32L PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSR RY 03 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | 24 HRS PPR FOR ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CTC AMGR 575-887-1191. RY 14L/32R NOT AVBL FOR ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 9 PASSENGER SEATS. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| WX ASOS: | 118.375 (575-887-6858) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC ON FREQS 135.875/292.15 (CARLSBAD RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CNMr327/5.2 | | CARLSBAD VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 12E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ARTESIA | | 153/32.5 | | 414 | | 09E | | ATS | .- - ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ FOR FUEL AFT HRS, SAT AND SUN CALL 575-887-1500. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 7854 x 150 ft. / 2394 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 62.0 | | Double wheel: | 88.0 | | Double tandem: | 140.0 |
|
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 32-19.358972N | | 32-20.288275N |
| Longitude: | 104-16.455485W | | 104-15.393303W |
| Elevation: | 3294.5 ft. | | 3247.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 034 magnetic, 044 true | | 214 magnetic, 224 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:7854 TODA:7854 ASDA:7854 LDA:7854 | | TORA:7854 TODA:7854 ASDA:7854 LDA:7854 |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | 24 ft. road, 1080 ft. from runway, 623 ft. left of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear | | 14 ft. road, 388 ft. from runway, 514 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear |
Runway 14R/32L
| Dimensions: | 5839 x 100 ft. / 1780 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 |
|
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14R | | RUNWAY 32L |
| Latitude: | 32-20.573472N | | 32-19.707933N |
| Longitude: | 104-16.251572W | | 104-15.755093W |
| Elevation: | 3269.4 ft. | | 3266.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 144 magnetic, 154 true | | 324 magnetic, 334 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 385 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:5839 TODA:5839 ASDA:5839 LDA:5839 | | TORA:5839 TODA:5839 ASDA:5839 LDA:5454 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 7 ft. road, 300 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 672 ft. from runway, 318 ft. right of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 50:1 FM DSPLCD THLD. |
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 5333 x 75 ft. / 1625 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 32-20.537725N | | 32-20.537445N |
| Longitude: | 104-16.243492W | | 104-15.207487W |
| Elevation: | 3269.9 ft. | | 3237.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 080 magnetic, 090 true | | 260 magnetic, 270 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:5333 TODA:5333 ASDA:5333 LDA:5333 | | TORA:5333 TODA:5333 ASDA:5333 LDA:5333 |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 310 ft. from runway, 7:1 slope to clear | | 4 ft. fence, 200 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline |
Runway 14L/32R
| Dimensions: | 4615 x 150 ft. / 1407 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 8.0 | | Double wheel: | 12.5 |
|
| Runway edge markings: | RY 14L/32R YELLOW MKGS VISIBLE; WHITE MKGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 14L | | RUNWAY 32R |
| Latitude: | 32-21.111072N | | 32-20.414685N |
| Longitude: | 104-15.604915W | | 104-15.243382W |
| Elevation: | 3240.5 ft. | | 3241.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 146 magnetic, 156 true | | 326 magnetic, 336 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 616 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:4615 TODA:4615 ASDA:4615 LDA:4615 | | TORA:4615 TODA:4615 ASDA:4615 LDA:3999 |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 15 ft. road, 230 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline APCH RATIO 38:1 FM DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF CARLSBAD 101 NORTH HALAGUENO ST CARLSBAD, NM 88220 Phone 575-887-1191 |
| Manager: | GEORGE WEST 101 NORTH HALAGUENO ST CARLSBAD, NM 88220 Phone 575-887-3060 ACTING. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 26 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
| |  | |
| Aircraft operations: avg 53/day * | | 49% | local general aviation | | 41% | transient general aviation | | 7% | air taxi | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 April 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | OIL DERRICKS INVOF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS RWY 03 | |
download (238KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14R | |
download (204KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (195KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32L | |
download (218KB) |
| VOR RWY 32L | |
download (230KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KATS - Artesia Municipal Airport (33 nm N)
E06 - Lea County-Zip Franklin Memorial Airport (57 nm NE)
KHOB - Lea County Regional Airport (57 nm E)
KROW - Roswell International Air Center Airport (59 nm N)
KINK - Winkler County Airport (64 nm SE)
|
|

Road maps at:
MapQuest
MapPoint
Yahoo! Maps
Google
Rand McNally
Topographic chart at:
TopoZone
Satellite photo at:
TerraServer
Virtual Earth
| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 18-Nov-2005
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Cavern City Air Terminal that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
|
| Sectional chart |
Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
|
| Airport distance calculator |
|
|
| Sunrise and sunset |
|
Times for 12-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:35 | | 11:35 |
| Sunrise | | 06:01 | | 12:01 |
| Sunset | | 19:45 | | 01:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:12 | | 02:12 |
|
| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-May-2008 07:14:06 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 12-May-2008 01:14:06 |
|
| METAR |
| KCNM | 120653Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM CLR 18/M06 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP096 T01781056 402280100
|
|
| TAF |
| KCNM | 120528Z 120606 17009KT P6SM BKN200 FM1700 22018G26KT P6SM BKN200 TEMPO 1923 25023G33KT 5SM BLDU FM0300 22015KT P6SM SCT200
|
|
| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|