FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MCE |
| Lat/Long: | 37-17-05.1000N / 120-30-50.1000W
37-17.085000N / 120-30.835000W
37.2847500 / -120.5139167
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 155 ft. / 47.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of MERCED, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving 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: | 5914 x 150 ft. / 1803 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: | 37-17.449212N | | 37-16.719410N |
| Longitude: | 120-31.239125W | | 120-30.430993W |
| Elevation: | 154.8 ft. | | 155.2 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: | RON ELLIOTT
20 MACREADY DR.
MERCED, CA 95341
Phone 209-385-6873
EMAIL: ELLIOTTR@CITYOFMERCED.ORG |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 66 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 61 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 146/day * | | 75% | transient general aviation | | 19% | local general aviation | | 5% | commercial | | 1% | military | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT, RECOMMEND ACFT REMAIN EAST/WEST OF CITY OF MERCED AT ALT BLO 3,000 FT MSL. DEPARTING TFC RWY 12 NO LEFT TURNS OVER 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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 30 **CHANGED** | |
download (281KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (224KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 **CHANGED** | |
download (264KB) |
| LOC BC RWY 12 **CHANGED** | |
download (240KB) |
| VOR RWY 30 **CHANGED** | |
download (267KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (58KB) |
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 Regional 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:29 | | 14:29 |
| Sunrise | | 06:55 | | 14:55 |
| Sunset | | 17:37 | | 01:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:04 | | 02:04 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 00:44:05 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 12-Feb-2012 16:44:05 |
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| METAR |
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| KMCE | 122353Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 17/03 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP151 T01670033 10178 20111 56014
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KMER
6nm NW | 122345Z 00000KT 10SM SCT200 17/08 A2999
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| TAF |
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| KMCE | 121738Z 1218/1318 VRB04KT 4SM BR SCT003 BKN021 FM122000 33005KT 5SM HZ SCT030 FM130300 VRB04KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200 PROB30 1308/1312 -RA SCT050 OVC080 FM131200 14007KT 4SM -RA BR OVC035
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KMER
6nm NW | 122351Z 1300/1324 33005KT P6SM BKN250 FM130300 VRB03KT P6SM BKN120 FM131000 14007KT P6SM -RA OVC045 FM131700 32011KT P6SM -SHRA BKN050
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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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