Carlsbad
CLD · KCRQMcClellan-Palomar Airport
Passengers a year
174K
#219 busiest in the U.S.
5
nonstop destinations
8
airlines
7
departures a day
80.9%
arrivals on time
1.0%
flights cancelled
67.5%
load factor
Airlines
American Airlines is the largest carrier at Carlsbad, with 53% of all passengers. 8 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
American Airlines holds 53% of the airport — the 64th most concentrated of 118 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is GNV at 54%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AA | 53.1% | 92.4K | 1 | +242.7% |
XE JSX66% full | 35.1% | 61K | — | +47.7% |
UA | 9.5% | 16.5K | 2 | — |
AN ADVANCED AIR60% full | 2.2% | 3.9K | 2 | — |
3EQ Silver Air58% full | 0.1% | 142 | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
5 nonstop destinations from Carlsbad, all domestic.
100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers
All nonstop destinations
5 nonstop · 3 airlines · 5 domestic / 0 intl
Aircraft
By share of departures at Carlsbad.
Body class · share of departures
Embraer ERJ-135
1,492 departures · 66% full
56.7%
- Regional
990 departures · 69% full
37.6%
Dornier 328
109 departures · 61% full
4.1%
Beechcraft Super King Air
8 departures · 61% full
0.3%
Cessna Citationjet
8 departures · 30% full
0.3%
Bomardier Challenger 350
4 departures · 52% full
0.1%
Hawker Siddeley 125
3 departures · 87% full
0.1%
Pilatus PC-12
2 departures · 31% full
0.1%
Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 300
2 departures · 49% full
0.1%
Embraer Legacy 600
2 departures · 28% full
0.1%
When Carlsbad is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Departures a month · peak May 2026
Annual passengers since 1998
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1998
- 32,379
- 1999
- 19,983
- 2002
- 25,666
- 2003
- 95,502
- 2004
- 92,691
- 2005
- 85,472
- 2006
- 95,687
- 2007
- 89,534
- 2008
- 66,423
- 2009
- 48,352
- 2010
- 54,313
- 2011
- 89,142
- 2012
- 93,266
- 2013
- 98,668
- 2014
- 97,122
- 2015
- 23,430
- 2016
- 264
- 2017
- 11,717
- 2018
- 9,765
- 2019
- 185
- 2020
- 1,140
- 2021
- 2,154
- 2022
- 6,991
- 2023
- 7,893
- 2024
- 34,267
- 2025
- 136,111
- 2026
- 83,253 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Carlsbad, 81 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 18 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
12 min
average delay
12
flights cancelled
1.2K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
Envoy Air 84.2%
Least reliable here
SkyWest Airlines 73.8%
Among US airports
#219
Frequently asked
How busy is McClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD)?
McClellan-Palomar Airport handled about 174K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #219 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 7 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at McClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD)?
American Airlines is the largest carrier at Carlsbad (CLD), flying about 53% of its passengers. 8 airlines serve Carlsbad in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from McClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD)?
Carlsbad (CLD) has 5 nonstop destinations, all domestic.
How often do flights arrive on time at McClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD)?
About 80.9% of flights arriving at Carlsbad (CLD) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.0% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from McClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD)?
The Embraer ERJ-135 flew the largest share of departures from Carlsbad (CLD), about 57% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Carlsbad. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).