FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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: | DUSK-DAWN WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36, HIRL RY 13/31 & MALSR RY 13 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| 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 |
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 fair 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: | | | 4-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: | | 104 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 57 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 27 | | Jet airplanes: | | 11 | | Helicopters: | | 9 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 173/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 18% | local general aviation | | 12% | military | | 10% | commercial | | 10% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 29 February 2008 | |
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. |
| - | 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 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 13 | |
download (246KB) |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 31 | |
download (316KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (225KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (269KB) |
| VOR RWY 13 | |
download (216KB) |
| VOR RWY 31 | |
download (217KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (20KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (41KB) |
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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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Dec-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:44 | | 12:44 |
| Sunrise | | 07:09 | | 13:09 |
| Sunset | | 17:40 | | 23:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:06 | | 00:06 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Dec-2009 03:31:42 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Dec-2009 21:31:42 |
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| METAR |
| KMFE | 090253Z 14006KT 4SM BR CLR 22/20 A2967 RMK AO2 SLP045 T02220200 51018
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MMRX 10nm S | 090248Z 120078KT 6SM SKC 22/21 A2967 RMK SLP041 52020 994 HZY FU
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KT65 14nm E | 090305Z AUTO 17008KT 4SM BR OVC004 22/21 A2966 RMK AO2 T02210213
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KEBG 17nm N | 090309Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR BKN005 BKN009 22/21 A2968 RMK AO2 T02200205
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| TAF |
| KMFE | 082320Z 0900/0924 13012KT P6SM SKC FM090600 02004KT 4SM BR BKN010 FM091200 01012KT 6SM BR OVC007 FM091500 36012KT P6SM OVC015 FM091600 01012KT P6SM OVC050
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MMRX 10nm S | 081915Z 0819/0924 18010KT P6SM SCT120 FM082100 16015KT 5SM HZ SCT020 BKN250 FM090600 00000KT 2SM BR BKN005 FM091100 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV002 FM091500 34010KT 4SM HZ OVC015 FM091800 02015KT P6SM BKN030
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