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KMCE · Merced Regional Macready Field

ICAO · US · 17 NTSB events

ID KMCE FAA MCE Elev 155 ft Lat 37° 17.08' N Lon 120° 30.84' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,914 ft. Max gradient: 0.01%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 138.6° 5,914 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.01%
30 318.6° 5,914 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.01%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 132.175
  • A/D NORCAL APP/DEP 120.950
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 22 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12–30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12–30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

All translated remarks (2)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12–30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 12–30: H5914X150 (ASPH–PFC) S–30, D–100, 2S–175, 2D–155…

  • Airport attended 1400–0200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1400–0200Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (22 sentences)
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 54´.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT ACTIVATE MALSR Rwy 30, REIL Rwy 12, PAPI Rwy 30, HIRL Rwy 12–30—CTAF; key 7 clicks high, 5 clicks medium, 3 clicks low.
  • ·VASI Rwy 12 opr continuously.
  • ·Noise abatement procedures in effect, recommend acft remain east/west of City of Merced at alt above 1,500´ MSL.
  • ·Departing tfc Rwy 12 no left turns over city until reaching 3,000´ MSL.
  • ·Avoid right turns which will position acft over city.
  • ·For fuel after hours call 209–722–6300.
  • ·Self–svc 100LL avbl 24/7.
  • ·Increased seagull activity on rwy in puddles.
  • ·Be alert for extensive student training within 10 NM radius of arpt.
  • ·Two–way radio communication recommended.
  • ·Rwy 30 preferred wind rwy.
  • ·PPR 24 hrs for unscheduled air carrier ops with more than 30 passenger seats call arpt manager 209–564–0120.
  • ·Supplemental wind sock for Rwy 30 not avbl.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 209-385-6873
  • ·ASOS 132.175 (209) 381–0926.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 ®NORCAL APP/DEP CON 120.95 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc NorCal Apch at 916-361-0516.
  • ·CLASS E svc 1600–0100Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·EL NIDO (L) (L) VORW/DME 113.85 HYP Chan 85(Y) N37º13.17´ W120º24.01´ 291º 6.7 NM to fld. 184/15E.
  • ·MODESTO (VH) (DH) VOR/DME 114.6 MOD Chan 93 N37º37.64´ W120º57.47´ 117º 29.5 NM to fld. 93/17E.
  • ·Aerobatic acft wi an area defined as .5 NM rds of MOD 032028 (7.5 NM SW 022), blo 4800´, avoidance advised dly SR–SS VOR unusable: 005º–009º byd 40 NM 028º–083º byd 40 NM 092º–097º byd 40 NM 112º–121º byd 40 NM 130º–145º byd 40 NM blo 4,000´ 130º–145º byd 62 NM 146º–156º byd 40 NM 170º–185º byd 40 NM 186º–196º byd 40 NM blo 5,000´ 186º–196º byd 49 NM 197º–338º byd 40 NM ILS/DME 109.3 I–MCE Chan 30 Rwy 30.
  • ·MESA DEL REY (See KING CITY on page 185) SAN FRANCISCO H–3B, L–3B IAP SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · MCE

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

17 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

18

since 1982

Fatal

3

16.7% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 83,460 ops in 2007

2024 total

58,650

10-yr total

591,650

2024 mix

AC/AT 6% · GA 93% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

1.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.28

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Other 1

All time · n=17

  • Other 5
  • Engine failure / power loss 4
  • Undershoot / overshoot 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Ground collision 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2007-06-01 Dutton Air Camper · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2018-11-03 Piper PA28 · Other · VMC · night →
2014-06-03 EMERY MARK ROTORWAY 162F · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2010-04-27 Piper PA-30 · Engine failure · day →
2007-05-15 Aircraft Mfg & Dev. Co. (AMD) CH 2000 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2006-04-19 Cessna 152 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2001-08-31 Funk Aircraft Co. C · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1999-05-22 Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S · Weather · day →
1994-03-02 Hughes 269C · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
1993-04-19 BRITISH AEROSPACE BA 3101 · Engine failure · VMC · night →
1989-07-05 Piper PA-30B-160 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
1988-05-02 SCHUMANN KR-2 · Other · VMC · day →
1987-06-15 Cessna T210L · Under/overshoot · day →
1986-06-07 NELSON/NELSON Varieze · Other · VMC · day →
1986-05-04 WRIGHT BD5B · Other · VMC · day →
1984-09-22 Champion 7FC · Other · VMC · day →
1982-12-12 Cessna 206 · Ground collision · day →

Designees in CA

CFI Flight Instructors 5,776 A&P Mechanics 22,561 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 139 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 25 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 17 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 20 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 45 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 66 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 126 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 38 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 243 FBO Fixed Base Operators 209 Clubs Flying Clubs 82 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 56 EAA EAA Chapters 63

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Scott Richard Siemiller Winton CA 8 nm
Kenneth Sebastian Cobb Columbia CA 45 nm
James Eric Brannan Fresno CA 46 nm
Jimmy Louis Shamp Fresno CA 46 nm
Margaret Watt Hollister CA 50 nm
Robert Alan Davids San Andreas CA 55 nm
Clayton Miles Conrad San Jose CA 62 nm
Jennifer Rayne Watson San Jose CA 62 nm
Brian Petschauer Burbank CA 68 nm
Daniel Robert Gudgel Lemoore CA 69 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Richard Eugene Eason Merced CA 2 nm
Arturo Erlindo Montanez Merced CA 2 nm
Jose Angel Hernandez Jr Merced CA 2 nm
Stephen Duane Harrison Atwater CA 6 nm
Joseph Rohn Davis Atwater CA 6 nm
Juan Jacobo Navia Medina Atwater CA 6 nm
Sarath Rajan Atwater CA 6 nm
Yeoungseon Ahn Atwater CA 6 nm
Prote Lumbu Nyembo Atwater CA 6 nm
Satinderpal Singh Livingston CA 12 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Alan Eugene Becker Merced CA 2 nm
Walter Thomas Cheers Merced CA 2 nm
Harry James Kiil Merced CA 2 nm
Dale Dean Lee Merced CA 2 nm
Linton Lee Wollen Merced CA 2 nm
Richard Ruggiero Rodriguez Merced CA 2 nm
Kirt Kimble Hill Merced CA 2 nm
Shailesh P Patel Merced CA 2 nm
Michael Patrick Wilson Merced CA 2 nm
Restituto Pantas Salas Jr Merced CA 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Pacific Coast Avionics
Fresno, CA
 47 nm
Cutting Edge Avionics
San Andreas, CA
 52 nm
Stockton Propeller, Inc
Stockton, CA
 55 nm
T & P Aero Refinishers
Salinas, CA
 65 nm
Advancetech Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Salinas, CA
 65 nm
NorCal Avionics, LLC
Watsonville, CA
 65 nm
Belardi Interiors, Inc
Watsonville, CA
 65 nm
Quality Aero Maintenance
Acampo, CA
 66 nm
Catto Propellers
Jackson, CA
 67 nm
Alta Aircraft Detailing LLC
Kingsburg, CA
 67 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.