Airports / New Mexico / CNM
Cavern City Air Terminal
KCNM / CNMCarlsbad, New MexicoELEV 3,295 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#2 / 29
New Mexico airports by Google rating
4.9★ across 17 Google ratings — ranked against 29 rated NM fields.
57 nm
To the nearest alternate
Lea County Regional Airport (HOB).
Overview
Cavern City Air Terminal (KCNM / CNM) sits in Carlsbad, New Mexico, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 3,295 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
CNM has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Lea County Regional Airport (HOB, 57 nm), Roswell Air Center Airport (ROW, 59 nm), and Winkler County Airport (INK, 64 nm).
Quotes for flights out of CNM vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from CNM, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Easy in & out
3/5 reviews“Simple little airport, easy to deal with.”
Tom Dudek5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“The waiting areas were comfortable and there were ports for charging devices and a vending machine with a great variety of snacks.”
Anita Chavez5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Cavern City Air Terminal — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KCNM
IATA
CNM
FAA / Local
CNM
Elevation
3,295 ft
Coordinates
32.3375° N · 104.2630° W
Airspace
E · EchoClass E — EchoControlled airspace reaches the surface for instrument approaches, but there is no control tower on the field.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs NM fields
state range 3,295–8,380 ft
At 3,295 ft, CNM sits lower than 97% 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.
- 57nmHOBLea County Regional AirportHobbs
- 59nmROWRoswell Air Center AirportRoswell
- 64nmINKWinkler County AirportWink
- 93nmALMAlamogordo White Sands Regional AirportAlamogordo
- 93nmRUISierra Blanca Regional AirportAlto
- 98nmHMNHolloman Air Force BaseAlamogordo
Location
Open the full mapKCNM · Cavern City Air Terminal · Carlsbad, NM
From the ramp
Google Places photography of Cavern City Air Terminal — tap any frame to view full-screen, then cycle with the arrows or your keyboard.