AirportsCavern City Air Terminal is a medium-sized airport serving Carlsbad, in New Mexico, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CNM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CNM
- ICAO code
- KCNM
- City
- Carlsbad
- State or region
- New Mexico
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 32.3375° N, 104.2630° W
- Elevation
- 1,004 m (3,295 ft)
- Runways
- 4
- Longest runway
- 2,394 m (7,854 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CNM means Cavern City Air Terminal. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KCNM. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 32.3375° N, 104.2630° W. It stands 1,004 metres (3,295 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Odessa, about 187 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Denver, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Cavern City Air Terminal has 4 runways in the data. The longest is 2,394 metres (7,854 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 265.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,394 m 7,854 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 14R/32L | 1,779 m 5,837 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 08/26 | 1,626 m 5,334 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 14L/32R | 1,407 m 4,616 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lea County Regional AirportHobbs | HOB | 106 km |
| Roswell Air Center AirportRoswell | ROW | 110 km |
| Midland International Air and Space PortMidland | MAF | 199 km |
| El Paso International AirportEl Paso | ELP | 208 km |
| Abraham González International AirportCiudad Juárez, Mexico | CJS | 219 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,243 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,289 km | 17 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,257 km | 16 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,114 km | 10 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,860 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,328 km | 2 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,234 km | 18 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,943 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,160 km | 16 h 20 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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