Airports / New Mexico / CAO
Clayton Municipal Airpark
KCAO / CAOClayton, New MexicoELEV 4,965 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#10 / 29
New Mexico airports by Google rating
4.5★ across 6 Google ratings — ranked against 29 rated NM fields.
39 nm
To the nearest alternate
Dalhart Municipal Airport (DHT).
Overview
Clayton Municipal Airpark (KCAO / CAO) is a general aviation field serving Clayton, New Mexico. The airport sits 4,965 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into CAO for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Dalhart Municipal Airport (DHT, 39 nm), Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC, 79 nm), and Guymon Municipal Airport (GUY, 81 nm).
Charter pricing from CAO depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Clayton.
Field capability
ICAO
KCAO
IATA
CAO
FAA / Local
CAO
Elevation
4,965 ft
Coordinates
36.4462° N · 103.1670° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs NM fields
state range 3,295–8,380 ft
At 4,965 ft, CAO sits higher than 53% of the 32 New Mexico fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 39nmDHTDalhart Municipal AirportDalhart
- 79nmTCCTucumcari Municipal AirportTucumcari
- 81nmGUYGuymon Municipal AirportGuymon
- 100nmLAASoutheast Colorado Regional AirportLamar
- 102nmAMARick Husband Amarillo International AirportAmarillo
- 107nmLVSLas Vegas Municipal AirportLas Vegas
Location
Open the full mapKCAO · Clayton Municipal Airpark · Clayton, NM
From the ramp
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