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icao=KCRQ| | icao=KCRQ| | ||
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website=http://www. | website=http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/dpw/airports/palomar.html| | ||
mapurl=http://maps.google.com/maps?q=CRQ&ll=33.127740,-117.280405&spn=0.015245,0.029680&t=h&hl=en| | mapurl=http://maps.google.com/maps?q=CRQ&ll=33.127740,-117.280405&spn=0.015245,0.029680&t=h&hl=en| | ||
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==Other Spotting Locations== | ==Other Spotting Locations== | ||
=== | ===Base of the Tower=== | ||
At the base of the tower there is a clear view of the final approach, as well as a view of the General Aviation parking area and taxiway. To shoot from here you probably need at least a 300mm lens. There is a fence here so you have to either be tall, bring something to stand on, or shoot through a gap in the fence. | |||
==Locations to Avoid== | ==Locations to Avoid== | ||
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==Regular Traffic== | ==Regular Traffic== | ||
Business jets and general aviation aircraft fly in and out of the airport throughout the day. | |||
JSX will operate ERJ-135s to Las Vegas, Nevada beginning October 5, 2023 and to Taos, New Mexico beginning December 14, 2023. | |||
==Facilities and Transportation== | ==Facilities and Transportation== | ||
[http://www.gonctd.com North County Transit District] provides bus service to McClellan-Palomar Airport via BREEZE bus routes 309 and 445. |
Latest revision as of 01:17, 14 September 2023
Continent: North America | Country: United States | Region: California |
McClellan-Palomar Airport | |
Location | Carlsbad, California |
IATA code | CLD |
ICAO code | KCRQ |
Airport type | Commercial |
Website | http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/dpw/airports/palomar.html |
Overview map | Google Maps |
Communications | |
Tower | 118.6 392.0 |
Ground | 121.8 |
Clearance | 134.85 |
Approach | 127.3 |
Departure | 127.3 |
ATIS | 120.15 |
Departure | 118.6 |
This airport is also known by its FAA designator CRQ, which is is the IATA code for Caravelas, Brazil.
Official Spotting Locations
Location
Other Spotting Locations
Base of the Tower
At the base of the tower there is a clear view of the final approach, as well as a view of the General Aviation parking area and taxiway. To shoot from here you probably need at least a 300mm lens. There is a fence here so you have to either be tall, bring something to stand on, or shoot through a gap in the fence.
Locations to Avoid
Location
Regular Traffic
Business jets and general aviation aircraft fly in and out of the airport throughout the day.
JSX will operate ERJ-135s to Las Vegas, Nevada beginning October 5, 2023 and to Taos, New Mexico beginning December 14, 2023.
Facilities and Transportation
North County Transit District provides bus service to McClellan-Palomar Airport via BREEZE bus routes 309 and 445.