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Fixed-base operatorGateway Air Center
44 Macready Drive, Merced, CA 95340, United States
Mon-Fri 8:00-17:00, line service 24/7
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Merced Regional Macready Field
Merced · California · United States
KMCEIATA MCE
Airport overview
Merced Regional Macready Field serves Merced, United States. The longest reported open paved runway is 1,803 metres (5,914 feet). The directory lists 1 FBO and 0 handling providers at this airport.
- ICAO code
- KMCE
- IATA code
- MCE
- Local / reference code
- MCE
- Location
- Merced · California · United States
- Coordinates
- 37.284750, -120.513917
- Elevation above sea level
- 47 m / 155.2 ft
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Reported access
- Public use
- Longest open paved runway
- 1,803 m / 5,914 ft
- Business-aviation facilities
- 1 FBOs · 0 handling providers
- Fuel types
- 100LL
- Control tower
- No
- Customs airport designation
- No
- Landing-rights designation
- No
Runway dimensions alone do not determine which jets can operate here; consult the current AIP, NOTAMs, declared distances and aircraft performance requirements.
Runways (1 recorded)
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting / status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 1,803 m5,914 ft | 46 m150 ft | ASPH | LightedReported open |
Runway 12/30 · threshold & approach details
| Runway end | True heading | Elevation | Displaced threshold | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 138° | 47 m / 154.8 ft | Not reported | 37.29082, -120.52065 |
| 30 | 318° | 47 m / 155.2 ft | Not reported | 37.27866, -120.50718 |
Declared distances & approach equipment
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | ILS / lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | ILS/DME / MALSR |
TORA: take-off run available · TODA: take-off distance available · ASDA: accelerate-stop distance available · LDA: landing distance available.
FBOs & handling
Fixed-base operators · 1
History & management
The airport activation record dates to 1928-04; this is an administrative date and may differ from the airport’s founding. The recorded owner is City Of Merced.
- Inception year
- Not reported
- Airport activation date
- 1928-04
- Recorded owner
- City Of Merced
- Recorded operator
- Not reported
- Airport manager
- Rhett Williams
- Manager telephone
- 209-385-6873
An inception year and an airport activation date are different facts. Confirm current ownership and management with the airport.
Airport communications
| Type | Service | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| A/D | NORCAL APP/DEP | 120.95 MHz |
| ASOS | ASOS | 132.175 MHz |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.7 MHz |
Use current official aeronautical publications for operational communications.
Airport & runway remarks (14)
Airport remarks can include operating restrictions, prior-permission contacts and noise procedures; check current publications before a flight.
- AIRPORTTHIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
- AIRPORTARFF INDEX B 24 HOURS PPR
- AIRPORTNOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT, RECOMMEND ACFT REMAIN EAST/WEST OF CITY OF MERCED AT ALT ABOVE 1,500 FT MSL. DEPARTING TFC RWY 12 NO LEFT TURNS OVER CITY UNTIL REACHING 3,000 FT MSL.
- AIRPORTPPR 24 HRS FOR UNSKED ACFT OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 209-564-0120.
- AIRPORTRY 30 PREFERRED WIND RUNWAY.
- AIRPORTBE ALERT FOR EXTENSIVE STUDENT TRAINING WITHIN 10 NMR OF AIRPORT. TWO-WAY RADIO COMMUNICATION RECOMMENDED.
- AIRPORTINCRD SEAGULL ACT ON RWY IN PUDDLES.
- AIRPORTFOR CD CTC NORCAL APCH AT 916-361-0516.
- AIRPORTACTVT MALSR RWY 30; REIL RWY 12; PAPI RWY 30; HIRL RWY 12/30 - CTAF; KEY 7 CLICKS HIGH, 5 CLICKS MED, 3 CLICKS LOW. VASI RWY 12 OPER CONSLY.
- AIRPORTSUPPLEMENTAL WIND SOCK FOR RWY 30 NOT AVBL.
- AIRPORT_CONTACTEMAIL: WILLIAMSR@CITYOFMERCED.ORG
- AIRPORT_CONTACTOR 209-564-0120
- AIRPORT_CONTACT24 HOURS
- FUEL_TYPEFOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL (209) 722-6300. SELF SERVICE 100LL AVBL 24/7.