FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025
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: | 126.55 |
| VALLEY DEPARTURE: | 126.55 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at TXW (14 nm E): | 118.575 (956-447-0414) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at EBG (17 nm N): | 118.025 (956-587-0743) |
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 |
| 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 |
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| 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: | | 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: | |
| 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: | JEREMY SANTOSCOY
2500 S BICENTENNIAL BLVD
MC ALLEN, TX 78503-3140
Phone 956-681-1500 |
Additional Remarks
| A39-18/36 | PCR VALUE: 330/F/C/X/T |
| A39-14/32 | PCR VALUE: 880/F/A/X/T |
| - | 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 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 14 | |
download (306KB) |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 32 | |
download (278KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (237KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (248KB) |
| VOR RWY 14 | |
download (225KB) |
| VOR RWY 32 | |
download (252KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (138KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
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 - Cameron County Airport (48 nm E)
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Download PDF
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Aug-2025
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:37 | | 11:37 |
| Sunrise | | 07:02 | | 12:02 |
| Sunset | | 20:16 | | 01:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:41 | | 01:41 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Aug-2025 16:22:24 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Aug-2025 11:22:24 |
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| METAR |
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| KMFE | 051553Z 16010G16KT 10SM CLR 33/23 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP173 T03330233 $
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MMRX
10nm S | 051540Z 17010KT 8SM FEW020 SCT220 32/23 A3000 RMK 8/108
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KTXW
14nm E | 051555Z AUTO 13008KT 100V160 10SM SCT120 32/23 A3005 RMK AO2 T03190228
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KEBG
17nm N | 051555Z AUTO 14008KT 10SM FEW027 32/24 A3004 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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| KMFE | 051120Z 0512/0612 13008KT P6SM FEW015 FM051900 13012KT P6SM SCT050 PROB30 0520/0523 4SM TSRA BR OVC025CB FM060200 14005KT P6SM FEW250
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MMRX
10nm S | 050527Z 0506/0606 16010KT 6SM HZ SCT100 FM050900 15010KT 6SM HZ SCT015 TEMPO 0512/0516 4SM HZ BKN010 FM051600 15010G20KT 6SM HZ SCT050 FM060000 15015KT P6SM SCT020 SCT200
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| NOTAMs |
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