FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MFE |
| Lat/Long: | 26-10-33.0000N / 098-14-19.0000W 26-10.550000N / 098-14.316667W 26.1758333 / -98.2386111 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 107 ft. / 32.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07E (1980) |
| From city: | 2 miles S of MC ALLEN, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 78503 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | BROWNSVILLE |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MFE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2200 FOR SVCS AFT HRS CALL 956-686-1774. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36, HIRL RY 13/31 & MALSR RY 13 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index C |
| Airline operations: | RY 18/36 NOT AVBL FOR AIR CARRIER OPNS. |
| International operations: | international airport of entry |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 118.5 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 128.5 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 956-664-8212 |
| MC ALLEN GROUND: | 121.8 [0600-0000] |
| MC ALLEN TOWER: | 118.5 256.9 [0600-0000] |
| VALLEY APPROACH: | 121.0 |
| VALLEY DEPARTURE: | 121.0 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| WX AWOS-3 at T65 (14 nm E): | 118.575 (956-447-0502) |
| WX AWOS-3 at EBG (17 nm N): | 118.025 (956-380-1426) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MFE at field | | MC ALLEN VOR/DME | | 117.20 | | 09E |
| REXr349/(9.8) | | REYNOSA VOR | | 112.40 | | 08E |
| HRLr259/31.7 | | HARLINGEN VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SANTA ELENA | | 144/37.3 | | 260 | | 07E | | SNE | ... -. . |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 7120 x 150 ft. / 2170 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 90.0 | | Double wheel: | 190.0 | | Double tandem: | 280.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 26-10.975658N | | 26-10.067785N |
| Longitude: | 098-14.779672W | | 098-13.952510W |
| Elevation: | 107.3 ft. | | 101.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 134 magnetic, 141 true | | 314 magnetic, 321 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 137 ft. | | no |
| Declared distances: | TORA:7120 TODA:7120 ASDA:7120 LDA:6983 | | TORA:7120 TODA:7120 ASDA:7120 LDA:7120 |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-box VASI 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 |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 14 ft. road, 650 ft. from runway, 550 ft. right of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 37:1 FM DSPLCD THR. | | none |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2638 x 60 ft. / 804 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 26-10.842697N | | 26-10.412242N |
| Longitude: | 098-14.144900W | | 098-14.217978W |
| Elevation: | 103.9 ft. | | 95.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 182 magnetic, 189 true | | 002 magnetic, 009 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:2638 TODA:2638 ASDA:2638 LDA:2638 | | TORA:2638 TODA:2638 ASDA:2638 LDA:2638 |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) PAPI OTS INDEFLY. | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. pole, 575 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF MC ALLEN P O BOX 220 MC ALLEN, TX 78502 Phone 956-681-1000 |
| Manager: | PHILIP BROWN 2500 S BICENTENNIAL BLVD MC ALLEN, TX 78503-3140 Phone 956-681-1500 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 109 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 61 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 25 | | Jet airplanes: | | 13 | | Helicopters: | | 10 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 140/day * | | 40% | transient general aviation | | 28% | local general aviation | | 13% | commercial | | 11% | military | | 8% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | JET OR LARGE PROPELLER ACFT TRNG PROHIBITED (INCLUDING PRACTICE APCHS; TGL & PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APCH PROCS) DUE TO NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES EFFECT 2300-0600. |
| - | WHEN DEPARTING ARPT FLY RY HDG UNTIL REACHING 1000 FT AGL BEFORE MAKING PROCEDURE TURN. |
| - | TWY C BTN TWY C2 AND THE APCH END OF RY 18 NOT VISIBLE FM ATCT. |
| - | FOR ARFF WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC, MC ALLEN ARPT OPNS 956-681-1500. |
| - | NO 180 DEGS LOCKED WHEEL TURNS ON RY 13/31. |
| - | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT (SEASONAL). |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 13 | |
download (195KB) |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 31 | |
download (253KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (186KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (218KB) |
| VOR RWY 13 | |
download (175KB) |
| VOR RWY 31 | |
download (177KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (20KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (105KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
T65 - Mid Valley Airport (14 nm E)
KEBG - South Texas International Airport at Edinburg (17 nm N)
KHRL - Valley International Airport (32 nm E)
KBRO - Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (47 nm E)
KPIL - Port Isabel-Cameron County Airport (48 nm E)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:10 | | 12:10 |
| Sunrise | | 07:34 | | 12:34 |
| Sunset | | 19:04 | | 00:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:27 | | 00:27 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 23:22:19 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 18:22:19 |
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| METAR |
| KMFE | 162253Z 34012KT 10SM BKN070 30/21 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP119 T03000206
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MMRX 10nm S | 162241Z 32015KT 8SM FEW035 SCT260 29/18 A2988 RMK 8/502 HZY FU
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KT65 14nm E | 162255Z AUTO 35009KT 10SM CLR 31/20 A2986 RMK AO2 T03050196
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KEBG 17nm N | 162255Z AUTO 34014G17KT 7SM SCT042 BKN049 BKN055 30/20 A2989 RMK AO2 T02990200
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| TAF |
| KMFE | 161720Z 1618/1718 19007KT P6SM BKN035 BKN040 FM162100 01011KT P6SM SCT030 FM170300 01009KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN030 FM170600 01008KT P6SM SCT015 BKN020 FM170800 35009KT P6SM SCT015 OVC035 PROB30 1709/1710 P6SM -RA
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MMRX 10nm S | 161712Z 1618/1718 18010KT P6SM BKN020 TEMPO 1619/1622 4SM RA BKN020CB FM162300 34010KT 5SM HZ BKN005 OVC010 FM170300 00000KT 2SM BR DZ BKN005 OVC010 FM171200 34012KT 11/2SM BR DZ VV004
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