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McClellan-Palomar Airport, Carlsbad, CA · KCRQ

Current weather at McClellan-Palomar Airport in Carlsbad, CA (IATA CLD, ICAO KCRQ): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind calm. Below are the latest METAR and TAF from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center, decoded into plain English, and the headwind and crosswind on each runway.

CLD airport info CLD NOTAMs

Current conditions (METAR)

VFRObserved at on Nov 5, 34 minutes ago
  • Wind: calm.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: none reported; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: 15°C (59°F), dew point 14°C (57°F).
  • Altimeter: 29.94 inHg (1014 hPa).
METAR KCRQ 051253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/14 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP137 T01500139

Runway winds

The wind is calm: no headwind or crosswind on any runway.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
06079°––4,897 ft
24259°––4,897 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued , valid to 

TAF KCRQ 051120Z 0512/0612 VRB04KT P6SM SCT200 FM051900 26008KT P6SM SCT200 FM060100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200
  1. to
    Wind variable at 4 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 20,000 ft.
  2. From (until )
    Wind 260° at 8 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 20,000 ft.
  3. From (until )
    Wind variable at 3 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 20,000 ft.

Airport diagram

FAA airport diagram of McClellan-Palomar Airport (CRQ). The official FAA PDF below has the full detail.

Official FAA PDF (effective Oct 29 to Nov 26)

FAA airport diagram, cycle 2611, effective Oct 29 to Nov 26, 2026. Reference only, not for navigation.

FBOs and services

FBOs

  • Atlantic Aviation Carlsbad2100 Palomar Airport Road, Carlsbad, CA+1 760-930-0123Hours: Mon-Sun: 0600-2200Atlantic pageSource: Atlantic Aviation

FBO locations from the operators' own sites, may be out of date. Call ahead to confirm services and hours.

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Atlantic Aviation locations, as of Nov 5, 2026.

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Times are UTC (Z); the time after a slash is the local time at the airport. Weather and runway data come from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov) and are refreshed here every few minutes; the plain-English summaries are generated by cwsi.net and may simplify, so the raw METAR and TAF are authoritative. Runway headings are true, worked out from NOAA's runway alignment. cwsi.net is not affiliated with NOAA or the FAA: get an official weather briefing before flight.