FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 |
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| 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 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: | | | 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: | | 109 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 61 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 25 | | Jet airplanes: | | 13 | | Helicopters: | | 10 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 156/day * | | 57% | transient general aviation | | 13% | local general aviation | | 10% | military | | 10% | commercial | | 9% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010 | |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 13 | |
download (242KB) |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 31 | |
download (313KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (223KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (266KB) |
| VOR RWY 13 | |
download (214KB) |
| VOR RWY 31 | |
download (215KB) |
| 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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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 11-Feb-2012
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:49 | | 12:49 |
| Sunrise | | 07:12 | | 13:12 |
| Sunset | | 18:22 | | 00:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:46 | | 00:46 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 04:20:24 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 11-Feb-2012 22:20:24 |
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| METAR |
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| KMFE | 120353Z 05010KT 10SM OVC085 12/08 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP292 T01220078
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MMRX
10nm S | 120353Z 06005KT 8SM OVC090 12/08 A3039 RMK 8/05/ HZY FU
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KT65
14nm E | 120355Z AUTO 05009KT 10SM OVC085 12/08 A3040 RMK AO2
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KEBG
17nm N | 120355Z AUTO 05009KT 10SM OVC090 13/08 A3041 RMK AO2 T01250082 403100054
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| TAF |
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| KMFE | 111725Z 1118/1218 03013KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100 FM120000 07010KT P6SM BKN040 FM120600 07007KT P6SM OVC040 FM120900 04010KT P6SM VCSH OVC030 FM121200 04009KT P6SM -RADZ OVC020
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MMRX
10nm S | 111725Z 1118/1218 05010KT P6SM SCT015 SCT050 FM112200 07010KT 5SM HZ BKN015 BKN050 FM120800 00000KT 2SM BR OVC008 TEMPO 1210/1214 1SM DZ BR FM121600 15010KT 3SM HZ OVC012
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| NOTAMs |
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