FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
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: | 155.2 ft. / 47.3 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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MCE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted, SUPPLEMENTAL WIND SOCK FOR RWY 30 NOT AVBL. |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT 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. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| 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): | PHONE 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 | | 113.85 | | 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
100LL:FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL (209) 722-6300. SELF SERVICE 100LL AVBL 24/7. |
| 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: | RHETT WILLIAMS
20 MACREADY DR.
MERCED, CA 95341
Phone 209-385-6873
OR 209-564-0120 |
Additional Remarks
| - | NOISE 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. |
| - | PPR 24 HRS FOR UNSKED ACFT OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 209-564-0120. |
| - | RY 30 PREFERRED WIND RUNWAY. |
| - | BE ALERT FOR EXTENSIVE STUDENT TRAINING WITHIN 10 NMR OF AIRPORT. TWO-WAY RADIO COMMUNICATION RECOMMENDED. |
| - | INCRD SEAGULL ACT ON RWY IN PUDDLES. |
| - | FOR CD CTC NORCAL APCH AT 916-361-0516. |
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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 30 | |
download (270KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (179KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (233KB) |
| LOC BC RWY 12 | |
download (235KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (351KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMER - Castle Airport (6 nm NW)
O15 - Turlock Municipal Airport (15 nm NW)
KLSN - Los Banos Municipal Airport (22 nm SW)
F34 - Firebaugh Airport (26 nm S)
KMAE - Madera Municipal Airport (26 nm SE)
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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
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Times for 14-Nov-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:14 | | 14:14 |
| Sunrise | | 06:41 | | 14:41 |
| Sunset | | 16:52 | | 00:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:20 | | 01:20 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Nov-2025 17:23:33 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 14-Nov-2025 09:23:33 |
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| METAR |
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| KMCE | 141653Z AUTO 23005KT 7SM BKN005 BKN065 OVC095 15/14 A2995 RMK AO2 RAB1554E17 SLP141 P0001 T01500139
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| KMCE | 141120Z 1412/1512 34008KT P6SM -RA BKN030 OVC040 FM150000 11003KT P6SM -RA OVC050 FM150300 00000KT P6SM OVC100 PROB30 1509/1510 6SM -RA OVC250 FM151000 34006KT 4SM BR OVC015
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KMER
6nm NW | 141120Z 1412/1512 34008KT P6SM -RA BKN020 OVC040 FM150000 11003KT P6SM -RA OVC050 FM150300 00000KT P6SM OVC100 PROB30 1509/1510 6SM -RA OVC250 FM151000 34006KT 4SM BR OVC015 AMD NOT SKED
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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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