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]

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
Map
CAO Location of airport in New Mexico
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 2/20 6,307 1,922 Asphalt 12/30 4,106 1,252 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations 3,500 Based aircraft 11
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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

External links

• Aerial image as of March 1997 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for CAO, effective June 16, 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