Cavern City Air Terminal
| Cavern City Air Terminal | |||
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| USGS aerial image, 19 October 1997 | |||
| IATA: CNM – ICAO: KCNM – FAA LID: CNM | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Carlsbad | ||
| Serves | Carlsbad, New Mexico | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,295 ft / 1,004 m | ||
| Coordinates | 32°20′15″N 104°15′48″W / 32.3375°N 104.26333°WCoordinates: 32°20′15″N 104°15′48″W / 32.3375°N 104.26333°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 3/21 | 7,854 | 2,394 | Asphalt |
| 8/26 | 5,333 | 1,625 | Asphalt |
| 14L/32R | 4,615 | 1,407 | Asphalt |
| 14R/32L | 5,839 | 1,780 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 19,300 | ||
| Based aircraft | 26 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Cavern City Air Terminal (IATA: CNM, ICAO: KCNM, FAA LID: CNM) is a city-owned public-use airport located five miles (8 km) southwest of the central business district of Carlsbad, a city in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States.[1] It is served by one commercial airline, with service subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
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[edit] Airline and destinations
- New Mexico Airlines (Albuquerque, Alamogordo, Hobbs)
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Cavern City Air Terminal covers an area of 1,980 acres (800 ha) which contains four runways:[1]
- Runway 3/21: 7,854 x 150 ft. (2,394 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 8/26: 5,333 x 75 ft. (1,625 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 14L/32R: 4,615 x 150 ft. (1,407 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 14R/32L: 5,839 x 100 ft. (1,780 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2007, the airport had 19,300 aircraft operations, an average of 52 per day: 91% general aviation, 7% air taxi and 3% military. At that time there were 26 aircraft based at this airport: 77% single-engine, 15% multi-engine and 8% helicopter.[1]
[edit] History
Established by the United States Army Air Corps in 1942 as Carlsbad Army Airfield, the facility was activated on 12 October 1942. Assigned to United States Army Air Forces West Coast Training Center (later Western Training Command) as an advanced (level 3) twin-engine training airfield. Began training flying cadets under the 940th Two-Engine Flying Training Detachment. Had a local axillary airfield for emergency and overflow landings.
The twin-engine school was replaced by Bombardier's School in mid-1942. Bombardier school lasted from 12 to 18 weeks during which a student dropped approximately 160 bombs, both in daytime and at night. Precise records were maintained of his hits and misses; the elimination rate was 12%. Upon graduation, a bombardier was transferred to an operational Second or Third Air Force training unit to join a crew being trained for overseas duty. The bombardier trainer used was the Beech AT-11 Kansan.
Inactivated on 30 September 1945 at the end of World War II and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers. Eventually discharged to the War Assets Administration (WAA) and became a civil airport.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] Other sources
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.- Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.
- Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas ASIN: B000NYX3PC
This article incorporates [edit] External links
- Fly New Mexico - Carlsbad Cavern City (CNM)
- FAA Terminal Procedures for CNM, effective 12 January 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KCNM
- ASN accident history for CNM
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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