McClellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) in Carlsbad, California, will get United Airlines service via regional flights by United Express starting in March 2026. It will be the second regional air carrier to renew service to CLD after American Eagle did so last year.

The airline will relaunch with twice-daily flights from its hubs in Denver (DEN) and San Francisco (SFO). The Embraer E175 will fly routes that are designed to help flyers make connections to larger hubs for longer legs across the country.

Heading Back To Carlsbad

The airfield at Carlsbad has also been upgraded since the last United Express flights were scheduled in 2015. A whole new terminal was built and a host of improvements have been made. The small field’s reputation was once that of a “glorified bus stop,”

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