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KCNM · Cavern City Air Terminal

ICAO · US · 7 NTSB events

ID KCNM FAA CNM Elev 3,295 ft Lat 32° 20.25' N Lon 104° 15.78' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

8 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,854 ft. Max gradient: 0.60%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 44.1° 7,854 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.60%
21 224.1° 7,854 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.60%
14R 154° 5,837 ft 100 ft ASP Yes —
32L 334° 5,837 ft 100 ft ASP Yes —
08 090° 5,334 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.58%
26 270° 5,334 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.58%
14L 156.2° 4,616 ft 150 ft ASP No —
32R 336.2° 4,616 ft 150 ft ASP No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 118.375
  • CNTR ALBUQUERQUE CNTR 135.875
  • RDO ALBUQUERQUE RDO 122.650
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB CV

    Carlz

    0.40 MHz · LO · LOW

  • VORTAC CNM

    Carlsbad

    116.30 MHz · DME 116.30 · LO · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 16 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 03: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 08–26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Runway 32R threshold displaced 615 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 03: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 08–26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Runway 32R threshold displaced 615 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

All translated remarks (3)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 03: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 03: MALSR. Road. RWY 21: VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 58´. Road…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 08–26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 08–26: H5334X75 (ASPH) S–19 PCR 110 F/D/X/T MIRL 0.6% up…

  • Runway 32R threshold displaced 615 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 32R: Thld dsplcd 615´

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (16 sentences)
  • ·RWY 32L: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 59´.
  • ·RWY 03: TORA–7854 TODA–7854 ASDA–7504 LDA–7504 RWY 08: TORA–5334 TODA–5334 ASDA–5334 LDA–5334 RWY 14L:TORA–4615 TODA–4615 ASDA–4615 LDA–4615 RWY 14R:TORA–5837 TODA–5837 ASDA–5837 LDA–5837 RWY 21: TORA–7854 TODA–7854 ASDA–7854 LDA–7854 RWY 26: TORA–5334 TODA–5334 ASDA–5334 LDA–5334 RWY 32L:TORA–5837 TODA–5837 ASDA–5837 LDA–5452 RWY 32R:TORA–4615 TODA–4615 ASDA–4615 LDA–3999
  • ·FUEL 100LL, JET A1+ LGT ACTIVATE MALSR Rwy 03; MIRL Rwy 03–21, Rwy 08–26 and Rwy 14R–32L—CTAF.
  • ·MALSR Rwy 03 and MIRL Rwy 03–21, 08–26, 14R–32L preset low intst; incr intst—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1300–0300Z‡, Sat–Sun 1400–0000Z‡.
  • ·Sfc cond unmtd Mon–Fri 2200–1200Z‡ and Sat–Sun 2030–1200Z‡. 100LL: Fuel after hr and wkend, 575–887–1500.
  • ·Air carrier ops more than 30 pax seats 24 hr PPR—amgr.
  • ·NOTE: See Special Notices—Natural Gas Flare.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 575-887-3060
  • ·ASOS 118.375 (575) 887–6858.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 CARLSBAD RCO 122.4 (ALBUQUERQUE RADIO) ®ALBUQUERQUE CENTER APP/DEP CON 135.875 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Albuquerque ARTCC at 505-856-4561.
  • ·CARLSBAD (VL) (H) VORTACW 116.3 CNM Chan 110 N32º15.40´ W104º13.56´ 327º 5.2 NM to fld. 3257/12E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 300º–325º byd 9 NM blo 6,500´ DME unusable: 300º–325º byd 9 NM blo 6,500´ VOR unusable: 209º–296º byd 40 NM 297º–307º byd 40 NM blo 8,500´ 297º–307º byd 60 NM 308º–322º byd 40 NM blo 7,400´ 308º–322º byd 64 NM CARLZ NDB (LOMW) 402 CV N32º16.01´ W104º20.31´ 032º 5.7 NM to fld. 3831/10E.
  • ·CARLSBAD N32º15.40´ W104º13.56´ NOTAM FILE CNM.
  • ·(VL) (H) VORTACW 116.3 CNM Chan 110 327º 5.2 NM to Cavern City Air Trml. 3257/12E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 300º–325º byd 9 NM blo 6,500´ DME unusable: 300º–325º byd 9 NM blo 6,500´ VOR unusable: 209º–296º byd 40 NM 297º–307º byd 40 NM blo 8,500´ 297º–307º byd 60 NM 308º–322º byd 40 NM blo 7,400´ 308º–322º byd 64 NM RCO 122.4 (ALBUQUERQUE RADIO) ALBUQUERQUE H–6F, L–6G IAP, AD ALBUQUERQUE L–6G SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · CNM

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 22,090 ops in 1996

2024 total

8,649

10-yr total

77,555

2024 mix

AC/AT 60% · GA 37% · Mil 3%

Events / million ops

25.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=7

  • Other 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-08-03 EADS SOCATA TBM 700 · Gear-up · day →
2016-05-29 Harry Oas Pitts S1C · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2008-08-31 Fairchild SW3 · Weather · day →
2004-08-19 Cessna 172S · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1993-04-11 VIOLET Dragonfly · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1988-11-14 Cessna 310H · Other · day →
1987-03-22 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in NM

CFI Flight Instructors 340 A&P Mechanics 1,297 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 12 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 6 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 16 Schools Flight Schools 21 FBO Fixed Base Operators 38 Clubs Flying Clubs 10 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 7

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Kevin Gregory Dunshee La Luz NM 93 nm
David Newman Goll Midland TX 111 nm
Ross Pehl Midland TX 111 nm
Floyd Lawrence Draper El Paso TX 114 nm
Shane Lipson El Paso TX 114 nm
Francis Burton Compton Marfa TX 122 nm
Angel Tomas Peralta Santa Teresa NM 126 nm
Shane Lipson Santa Teresa NM 126 nm
Michael Joseph Masucci Las Cruces NM 128 nm
Kenneth Melberg Chapman Lubbock TX 140 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Jim Richard Ballard Carlsbad NM 4 nm
Zachry Cole Bellah Carlsbad NM 4 nm
Kaylin Ross Klein Artesia NM 32 nm
Erwin Milton Myers Jr Lovington NM 59 nm
John Kyle Armstrong Lovington NM 59 nm
Stephen Dale Layton Lovington NM 59 nm
Tyler Nelson Trout Miller Hobbs NM 61 nm
Kaden Lee Jarrel Hobbs NM 61 nm
Robert Bowden Corn Roswell NM 64 nm
Terry Ernest Haley Roswell NM 64 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
David Maldonado Jacquez Jr Carlsbad NM 4 nm
Jake Lynn Farmer Carlsbad NM 4 nm
John Allen Paslay Carlsbad NM 4 nm
Shane Jay Dean Carlsbad NM 4 nm
David Chase Winters Carlsbad NM 4 nm
Lyle Walter Morrison Carlsbad NM 4 nm
Fernando Martinez Carlsbad NM 4 nm
Rance Don Allison Carlsbad NM 4 nm
Aaron Charles Fierro Carlsbad NM 4 nm
Wayne Fitzgerald Smith Carlsbad NM 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Andrews, TX
 57 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing Midland-Odessa
Andrews, TX
 99 nm
AJ Aviation Services LLC
Midland, TX
 107 nm
DV AVIATION
Midland, TX
 107 nm
El Paso Aero & Avionics Associates
El Paso, TX
 113 nm
Exclusive Aircraft Interiors
Las Cruces, NM
 135 nm
New Mexico Aero Service LLC
Moriarty, NM
 181 nm
New Mexico Aircraft Propeller, LLC
Bosque, NM
 189 nm
Time Calibrations
San Angelo, TX
 201 nm
Redline Aviation
Amarillo, TX
 207 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.