FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MCE |
| Lat/Long: | 37-17-05.0230N / 120-30-49.9890W
37-17.083717N / 120-30.833150W
37.2847286 / -120.5138858
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 156 ft. / 47.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of MERCED, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 95340 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1928 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MCE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0500-2200 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MALSR RY 30 & HIRL RY 12/30 - CTAF. VASI RY 12 AND PAPI RY 30 OPER CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | ARFF INDEX B 24 HOURS PPR |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX ASOS: | 132.175 (209-381-0926) |
| NORCAL APPROACH: | 120.95 |
| NORCAL DEPARTURE: | 120.95 |
| WX AWOS-3 at MER (6 nm NW): | 124.475 (209-725-0104) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HYPr291/6.7 | | EL NIDO VOR/DME | | 114.20 | | 15E |
| MODr117/29.5 | | MODESTO VOR/DME | | 114.60 | | 17E |
| PXNr004/36.4 | | PANOCHE VORTAC | | 112.60 | | 16E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL AFTER HRS CALL (209) 722-6300. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 5903 x 150 ft. / 1799 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 100.0 | | Double tandem: | 155.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 37-17.447900N | | 37-16.719517N |
| Longitude: | 120-31.236650W | | 120-30.429717W |
| Elevation: | 154.8 ft. | | 155.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 123 magnetic, 138 true | | 303 magnetic, 318 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. pole, marked and lighted, 800 ft. from runway, 225 ft. left of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear | | 42 ft. pline, marked and lighted, 1800 ft. from runway, 650 ft. left of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF MERCED
678 WEST 18TH ST.
MERCED, CA 95340
Phone 209-564-0120
24 HOURS |
| Manager: | RONALD ELLIOTT
20 MACREADY DR.
MERCED, CA 95341
Phone 209-385-6873
EMAIL: ELLIOTTR@CITYOFMERCED.ORG |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 111 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 100 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 229/day * | | 70% | transient general aviation | | 18% | local general aviation | | 7% | air taxi | | 4% | commercial | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT, RECOMMEND ACFT REMAIN EAST/WEST OF CITY OF MERCED AT ALT BLO 3,000 FT MSL. DEP TFC RY 12 NO RIGHT TURNS OVER THE CITY UNTIL REACHING 3,000 FT MSL. |
| - | PPR 24 HRS FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 209-385-6873. |
| - | RY 30 PREFERRED WIND RUNWAY. |
| - | BE ALERT FOR EXTENSIVE STUDENT TRAINING WITHIN 10 NMR OF AIRPORT. TWO-WAY RADIO COMMUNICATION RECOMMENDED. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS RWY 30 **CHANGED** | |
download (260KB) |
| GPS RWY 12 **CHANGED** | |
download (163KB) |
| GPS RWY 30 **CHANGED** | |
download (187KB) |
| LOC BC RWY 12 **CHANGED** | |
download (223KB) |
| VOR RWY 30 **CHANGED** | |
download (269KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (40KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMER - Castle Airport (6 nm NW)
KLSN - Los Banos Municipal Airport (22 nm SW)
F34 - Firebaugh Airport (26 nm S)
KMAE - Madera Municipal Airport (26 nm SE)
KMPI - Mariposa-Yosemite Airport (26 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Matt Bearup
Photo taken 20-Aug-2007
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Merced Municipal Airport/Macready Field that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Sep-2008
| | Local
(UTC-7) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:14 | | 13:14 |
| Sunrise | | 06:40 | | 13:40 |
| Sunset | | 19:18 | | 02:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:45 | | 02:45 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Sep-2008 12:32:38 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 08-Sep-2008 05:32:38 |
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| METAR |
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| KMCE | 081153Z AUTO 36003KT 10SM CLR 19/08 A2969 RMK AO2 SLP052 T01890078 10261 20183 56001
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KMER
6nm NW | 081215Z AUTO 32006KT 10SM CLR 16/08 A2969 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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| KMCE | 081120Z 081212 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM1900 30010KT P6SM SKC FM0400 32005KT P6SM SKC
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KMER
6nm NW | 081120Z 081212 32006KT P6SM SKC FM1900 32011KT P6SM SKC FM0400 32005KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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