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KMFE · McAllen Miller International Airport

ICAO · US · 25 NTSB events

ID KMFE FAA MFE Elev 107 ft Lat 26° 10.57' N Lon 98° 14.28' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,120 ft. Max gradient: 0.32%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 140.6° 7,120 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
31 320.6° 7,120 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
18 188.7° 2,639 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.32%
36 8.7° 2,639 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.32%

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 · 8 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 128.500
  • ASOS ASOS 128.500
  • GND GND 121.800
  • TWR TWR 118.500
  • CTAF CTAF 118.500
  • A/D VALLEY APP/DEP 121.000
  • RDO SAN ANGELO RDO 122.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB MF

    Missi

    0.39 MHz · TERMINAL · MEDIUM

  • VOR-DME MFE

    Mc Allen

    117.20 MHz · DME 117.20 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 25 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 14; HIRL Rwy 14–32; MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10–28: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 14; HIRL Rwy 14–32; MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10–28: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

All translated remarks (4)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 14; HIRL Rwy 14–32; MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    actvt MALSR Rwy 14; HIRL Rwy 14–32; MIRL Rwy 18–36—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds on and invof airport (seasonal).

  • Airport attended 1200–0601Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1200–0601Z‡.

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10–28: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 10–28: H4100X75 (ASPH) S–30 MIRL RWY 10: PAPI(P2L). P–li…

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (25 sentences)
  • ·390 TEXAS MC ALLEN INTL (MFE)(KMFE) 2 S UTC–6(–5DT) N26º10.55´ W98º14.32´ 107 B AOE Class I, ARFF Index C NOTAM FILE MFE RWY 14–32: H7120X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–90, D–190, 2D–280 PCR 880 F/A/X/T HIRL RWY 14: MALSR.
  • ·VASI(V2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 53´.
  • ·RWY 18–36: H2639X60 (ASPH) S–12.5 PCR 330 F/C/X/T MIRL 0.3% up N No Part 121/Part 380 Ops RWY 18: PAPI(P2L)—GA 4.0º TCH 35´.
  • ·RWY 14: TORA–7120 TODA–7120 ASDA–7120 LDA–6983 RWY 18: TORA–2638 TODA–2638 ASDA–2638 LDA–2638 RWY 32: TORA–7120 TODA–7120 ASDA–7120 LDA–7120 RWY 36: TORA–2638 TODA–2638 ASDA–2638 LDA–2638
  • ·Jet or large propeller acft training prohibited (including practice apchs; touch and go landings and practice instrument apch procedures) due to noise abatement procedures effective 0500–1200Z‡.
  • ·When departing arpt fly rwy heading until reaching 1000´ AGL before making procedure turn.
  • ·For svcs after hrs call 956–686–1774.
  • ·For ARFF when ATCT clsd ctc McAllen arpt ops 956–681–1500.
  • ·No 180º locked wheel turns on Rwy 14–32.
  • ·Twy C btn Twy C2 and the apch end of Rwy 18 not vsb fm ATCT.
  • ·No acft eng run–ups on trml apn.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 956-681-1500
  • ·CTAF 118.5 ATIS 128.5 UNICOM 122.95 RCO 122.2 (SAN ANGELO RADIO) ®VALLEY APP/DEP CON 126.55 TOWER 118.5 (1200–0600Z‡) GND CON 121.8 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when ATCT is clsd ctc CRP Apch at 361-299-4230.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1200–0600Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·(H) (DH) VORW/DME 117.2 MFE Chan 119 N26º10.43´ W98º14.45´ at fld. 95/9E.
  • ·MISSI NDB (LOMW) 330 MF N26º15.23´ W98º18.63´ 136º 6.1 NM to fld. 160/4E.
  • ·ILS/DME 111.7 I–MFE Chan 54 Rwy 14.
  • ·DME also shared with Rwy 32.
  • ·ILS/DME 111.7 I–LLM Chan 54 Rwy 32.
  • ·DME also shared with Rwy 14.
  • ·LGT MIRL Rwy 10–28 preset to low, to incr intst—CTAF.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 432-693-2321
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Albuquerque ARTCC at 505-856-4861.
  • ·FORT STOCKTON (VH) (H) VORTACW 116.9 FST Chan 116 N30º57.13´ W102º58.54´ 064º 40.0 NM to fld. 2893/11E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 020º–055º byd 20 NM blo 6,900´ 070º–086º byd 35 NM blo 6,400´ 106º–132º byd 30 NM blo 5,900´ 125º–202º byd 40 NM 203º–213º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 214º–230º byd 40 NM 245º–255º byd 40 NM 315º–330º byd 30 NM blo 5,400´ MC GREGOR EXEC (See WACO on page 455) BROWNSVILLE H–7B, L–20H IAP, AD SAN ANTONIO L–19A SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · MFE

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

25 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

30

since 1982

Fatal

5

16.7% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 77,323 ops in 2021

2024 total

67,738

10-yr total

640,620

2024 mix

AC/AT 20% · GA 72% · Mil 8%

Events / million ops

4.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.78

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Loss of control 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=25

  • Other 7
  • Loss of control 5
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 4
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Stall / spin 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2012-12-31 Piper PA-24-250 · Weather · VMC · day →
2012-12-24 Bell 407 · Other · VMC · night-moonlit →
2009-04-18 Boeing 737-724 · Weather · night →
2022-03-29 Cessna R182 · Gear-up · day →
2021-05-22 Cessna 172 · Loss of control · day →
2016-06-17 Airbus AS350 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2015-08-17 ZENAIR LTD CH 2000 · Weather · day →
2007-10-12 Cessna 172 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2007-05-02 LIVPT INC Lancair IV-P · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2004-12-04 Convair 580 · CFIT · IMC · day →
2003-07-09 Cessna 172M · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2003-01-03 Cessna 401 · Loss of control · VMC · night-moonlit →
2002-07-29 Cessna 182Q · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1998-09-02 Cessna T210M · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1994-02-03 Cessna T210H · Fuel exhaustion · IMC · day →
1990-06-24 Cessna 207 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1987-08-15 Piper PA-23-250 · Gear-up · dusk →
1986-03-05 Cessna U206F · Other · day →
1986-01-23 Cessna 172M · Other · IMC · dusk →
1985-08-12 Cessna 150M · Other · day →
1984-01-07 Cessna 182 · Other · dusk →
1983-06-06 Cessna 185 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-03-16 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1982-10-28 Piper PA-28-161 · Weather · day →
1982-03-14 Beech C-45H · Under/overshoot · night →

Designees in TX

CFI Flight Instructors 6,561 A&P Mechanics 27,501 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 167 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 22 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 37 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 24 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 15 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 76 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 153 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 232 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 304 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 183 FBO Fixed Base Operators 244 Clubs Flying Clubs 64 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 41 EAA EAA Chapters 43

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Robert Allan Steenbock Mcallen TX 3 nm
Donald Robert Christie Corpus Christi TX 111 nm
Dennis Ardell Bazemore Ingleside TX 116 nm
Gregory Wayne Shetterly Aransas Pass TX 121 nm
Brian David Childs San Antonio TX 198 nm
Paul Alan Rheudasil San Antonio TX 198 nm
Richard Lee Tarwater San Antonio TX 198 nm
Vincent Sosa San Antonio TX 198 nm
Wade C Amen San Antonio TX 198 nm
Zachary Ryan Armstrong Seguin TX 205 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
Brandan Kipp Giles Pharr TX 3 nm
Matthew Wesley Taylor Pharr TX 3 nm
Kevin Dean Pagan Mcallen TX 3 nm
Clint Mccoy Thompson Mcallen TX 3 nm
Lee Jay Sewell Mcallen TX 3 nm
Daryl Edward Hill Mcallen TX 3 nm
Leonel Esteban Garza Jr Mcallen TX 3 nm
Gerard Victor Fontenot Mcallen TX 3 nm
Martin Joe Cantu Mcallen TX 3 nm
James Loftin Pridgen Jr Mcallen TX 3 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
Timothy John Roland Pharr TX 3 nm
Roy Clarence Busby Pharr TX 3 nm
Pablo Garza Jr Pharr TX 3 nm
Cesar Gabriel Barraza Pharr TX 3 nm
Sergio Daniel Benitez Pharr TX 3 nm
Adan Chavez Jr Pharr TX 3 nm
Daniel Zamora Mcallen TX 3 nm
Daryl Edward Hill Mcallen TX 3 nm
Jaime Canales Knight Jr Mcallen TX 3 nm
Luis Abdon Garcia Mcallen TX 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Jim Miller Aircraft Painting, Inc.
Uvalde, TX
 199 nm
X Jet Air Flight Support
Uvalde, TX
 199 nm
Avionics Services, Inc
Uvalde, TX
 199 nm
Southstar Aircraft Interiors
Uvalde, TX
 199 nm
Lancair
Uvalde, TX
 200 nm
Salty Pelican Aviation LLC
New Braunfels , TX
 212 nm
Crystal Avionics, LLC
New Braunfels, TX
 212 nm
Veterans Aviation LLC
New Braunfels, TX
 212 nm
ALTMAN AVIATION SERVICES LLC.
Lockhart, TX
 223 nm
McKee Avionics, Inc.
San Marcos, TX
 224 nm

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