KCRQ · McClellan-Palomar Airport

CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

331

Elevation ft

Runway

4,897

Longest ft · 06/24

33.13N

117.28W

McClellan-Palomar Airport serves Carlsbad, California at 331 ft elevation with its longest runway, 06/24, at 4,897 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
06/24	4,897 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 331 ft is about 14°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)	331 ft	2,503 ft	2,145 ft	3,217 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,531 ft	2,737 ft	2,272 ft	3,407 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,731 ft	2,971 ft	2,398 ft	3,597 ft
35°C afternoon	2,810 ft	2,986 ft	2,406 ft	3,610 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (06/24, 4,897 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,610 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KCRQ is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KRNM Ramona Airport	19 nm E	5,001 ft
KSEE Gillespie Field	24 nm SE	5,342 ft
KSAN San Diego International Airport	24 nm S	9,401 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCRQ

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KCRQ, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KCRQ or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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