FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
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 Savings 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 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 956-972-7000 |
| Manager: | PHILIP BROWN
2500 S BICENTENNIAL BLVD
MC ALLEN, TX 78503-3140
Phone 956-682-9101 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 106 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 57 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 28 | | Jet airplanes: | | 13 | | Helicopters: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 185/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 19% | local general aviation | | 11% | military | | 11% | 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 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 31 **NEW** | |
download (314KB) |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 13 **CHANGED** | |
download (245KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 **CHANGED** | |
download (223KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 **CHANGED** | |
download (271KB) |
| VOR RWY 13 **CHANGED** | |
download (215KB) |
| VOR RWY 31 **CHANGED** | |
download (215KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **CHANGED** | |
download (20KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
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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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 02-Dec-2008
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:41 | | 12:41 |
| Sunrise | | 07:06 | | 13:06 |
| Sunset | | 17:40 | | 23:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:05 | | 00:05 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Dec-2008 13:37:03 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 02-Dec-2008 07:37:03 |
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| METAR |
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| KMFE | 021253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/03 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP245 T00610028
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MMRX
10nm S | 021244Z 21002KT 8SM SKC 07/03 A3028 RMK HZ FU
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KT65
14nm E | 021305Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/03 A3025 RMK AO2 T00840028
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KEBG
17nm N | 021305Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/02 A3025 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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| KMFE | 021134Z 0212/0312 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM021500 13005KT P6SM SKC FM021800 16012G20KT P6SM SKC FM030000 16012KT P6SM SKC FM030600 17007KT P6SM SCT250
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MMRX
10nm S | 020519Z 0206/0312 00000KT 6SM HZ SKC BECMG 0215/0216 20010KT TEMPO 0222/0302 20015KT FM030600 18015KT 6SM HZ SCT020
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| NOTAMs |
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