Merced Yosemite Regional
MCE · KMCE · Merced, California · Merced County · map
Merced Yosemite Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Merced, 2 miles southwest of Merced, California, 155 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 12/30, is 5,914 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KMCE · observed 12:53 pm PDT (19:53 UTC), 43 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northwest (310°) at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 92°F (33°C), dew point 53°F (12°C)
- Altimeter 29.87 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 10:20 am PDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KMCE 061953Z AUTO 31006KT 10SM CLR 33/12 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP114 T03330117
TAF KMCE 061720Z 0618/0718 31005KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MCE · ICAO KMCE
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Merced
- Elevation
- 155 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- San Francisco sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1928
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 5,914 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 12: VASI, four boxes on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, pole 20 ft high 800 ft from the end
- Runway 30: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), power line 42 ft high 1,800 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Approach and departure | 120.95 | |
| Mce and automated weather (ASOS) | 132.175 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 209-381-0926.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Merced from the FAA register
37 aircraft are registered to owners in Merced, California: 23 piston singles, 4 helicopters, 3 drones, 2 turboprops, 2 piston twins. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in California.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 17 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Rescue and firefighting (ARFF) index B 24 hours prior permission required
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 30; runway end identifier lights runway 12; PAPI runway 30; high-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 - the common traffic frequency; key 7 clicks high, 5 clicks med, 3 clicks low. VASI runway 12 oper continuously.
- Supplemental wind sock for runway 30 not available.
- 24 hours
- Noise abatement procedures in effect, recommend aircraft remain east/west of city of Merced at altitude above 1,500 feet above sea level. Departing traffic runway 12 no left turns over city until reaching 3,000 feet above sea level.
- Runway 30 preferred wind runway.
- Be alert for extensive student training within 10 nmr of airport. TWO-WAY radio communication recommended.
- Incrd seagull act on runway in puddles.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.