FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 FEBRUARY 2023
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: | 107.2 ft. / 32.7 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 04E (2020) |
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 |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
FSS: | SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | MFE (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0600-0001 FOR SVCS AFT HRS CALL 956-686-1774. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 14; HIRL RWY 14/32; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Fire and rescue: | ARFF index C |
Airline operations: | RWY 18/36 NOT AVBL FOR ACR 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-3PT at TXW (14 nm E): | 118.575 (956-447-0414) |
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 |
REXr350/9.9 | | REYNOSA VOR/DME | | 112.40 | | 08E |
HRLr259/31.7 | | HARLINGEN VOR/DME | | 113.65 | | 05E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
MISSI | | 136/6.1 | | 330 | | 04E | | MF | -- ..-. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
Dimensions: | 7120 x 150 ft. / 2170 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 285/F/A/X/T | Single wheel: | 90.0 | Double wheel: | 190.0 | Double tandem: | 280.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
Latitude: | 26-10.975718N | | 26-10.067845N |
Longitude: | 098-14.779693W | | 098-13.952452W |
Elevation: | 107.2 ft. | | 101.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 137 magnetic, 141 true | | 317 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: | 2639 x 60 ft. / 804 x 18 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 103/F/A/X/T | Single wheel: | 12.5 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
Latitude: | 26-10.842945N | | 26-10.412475N |
Longitude: | 098-14.144870W | | 098-14.218535W |
Elevation: | 103.8 ft. | | 95.3 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 185 magnetic, 189 true | | 005 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: | ELIZABETH SUAREZ 2500 S BICENTENNIAL BLVD MC ALLEN, TX 78503-3140 Phone 956-681-1500 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 131 | Single engine airplanes: | | 67 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 26 | Jet airplanes: | | 18 | Helicopters: | | 13 | Military aircraft: | | 7 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 200/day * | 42% | transient general aviation | 26% | local general aviation | 13% | military | 13% | commercial | 6% | air taxi | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2022 | |
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 RWY HDG UNTIL REACHING 1000 FT AGL BFR MAKING PT. |
- | TWY C BTN TWY C2 AND THE APCH END OF RWY 18 NOT VSB FM ATCT. |
- | FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC CRP APCH AT 361-299-4230. |
- | NO ACFT ENG RUN-UPS ON TRML APN. |
- | FOR ARFF WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC, MC ALLEN ARPT OPNS 956-681-1500. |
- | NO 180 DEGS LOCKED WHEEL TURNS ON RWY 14/32. |
- | 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 from 23 February 2023 at 0901Z to 23 March 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 14 **CHANGED** | |
download (306KB) |
ILS OR LOC RWY 32 **CHANGED** | |
download (277KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 **CHANGED** | |
download (236KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 **CHANGED** | |
download (250KB) |
VOR RWY 14 **CHANGED** | |
download (224KB) |
VOR RWY 32 **CHANGED** | |
download (251KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **CHANGED** | |
download (138KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
download (292KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTXW - 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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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 22-Mar-2023
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:13 | | 12:13 |
Sunrise | | 07:36 | | 12:36 |
Sunset | | 19:44 | | 00:44 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:07 | | 01:07 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 22-Mar-2023 14:29:16 |
Local (UTC-5) | 22-Mar-2023 09:29:16 |
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METAR |
KMFE | 221415Z 15012G19KT 10SM BKN010 OVC015 22/20 A3004 RMK AO2 T02220200
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MMRX 10nm S | 221348Z 22010G22KT 5SM OVC008 21/19 A3004 RMK 8/5// HZ BR TOPS 020
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KTXW 14nm E | 221415Z AUTO 15013KT 10SM SCT011 23/20 A3004 RMK AO2 T02310200
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KEBG 17nm N | 221415Z AUTO 15015G20KT 10SM OVC011 23/20 A3005 RMK AO2 T02270202
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TAF |
KMFE | 221120Z 2212/2312 15014KT P6SM BKN015 FM221600 15015G25KT P6SM BKN050 FM222300 14020KT P6SM SKC FM230300 15018KT P6SM BKN015
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MMRX 10nm S | 220513Z 2206/2306 16005KT P6SM BKN010 TEMPO 2211/2215 2SM BR OVC006 FM221600 14020G32KT 6SM HZ BKN010 FM230300 14020G30KT P6SM BKN015
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NOTAMs |
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