MC Allen International
MFE · KMFE · Mc Allen, Texas · Hidalgo County · map
MC Allen International is a public-use airport owned by the City of Mc Allen, 2 miles south of Mc Allen, Texas, 107 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 14/32, is 7,120 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 132 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 67,738 takeoffs and landings a year. About 596,469 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for MC Allen International?
Its FAA code is MFE, and its ICAO code is KMFE.
Where is MC Allen International?
It is 2 miles south of Mc Allen, Texas, 107 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at MC Allen International?
The longest of its 2 runways, 14/32, is 7,120 feet long.
Does MC Allen International have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at MC Allen International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from MC Allen International?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Dallas-Fort Worth International, George Bush Intcntl/Houston, Austin-Bergstrom International, Harry Reid International, Louisville Muhammad Ali International. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to MC Allen International?
1 pilot examiner and 3 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for MC Allen International…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MFE · ICAO KMFE
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Mc Allen
- Elevation
- 107 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 12:00 am
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 12:01 am
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- customs available · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Brownsville sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 7,120 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 2,639 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 14: ILS with DME, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 137 ft, 6,983 ft available for landing, road 14 ft high 650 ft from the end
- Runway 32: ILS with DME, VASI, two boxes on the left
- Runway 18: PAPI, two lights on the left, pole 18 ft high 575 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.5 | Mc Allen |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 128.5 | Mc Allen |
| Ground | 121.8 | Mc Allen |
| Approach and departure | 126.55 | Mc Allen |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Mc Allen |
| Mc Allen Rco | 122.2 | Mc Allen |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 956-664-8212.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- air ambulance, avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
- Notes
- customs available
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Mid Valley International (14 nm east), South Texas International AT Edinburg (17 nm north), Valley International (32 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Texas · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 14; high-intensity runway lights runway 14/32; medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency.
- Engineered material arresting system (emas) with 219 feet setback 381 feet in length by 170 feet in width located at the der 32.
- Runway 18/36 not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats.
- PAPI out of service indefinitely.
- Approach ratio 37:1 from displaced threshold.
- No 180 degreess locked wheel turns on runway 14/32.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport (seasonal).
- Jet or large propeller aircraft training prohibited (including practice approaches; tgl and practice instrument approach procedures) due to noise abatement procedures effect 11:00 pm to 6:00 am.
- When departing airport fly runway hdg until reaching 1000 feet above ground level bfr making PT.
- Taxiway C between taxiway C2 and the approach end of runway 18 not vsb from the control tower.
- No aircraft eng RUN-UPS on terminal apn.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 6,611 departures from MFE in those twelve months, carrying 545,109 passengers in 659,739 seats (83% filled), to 43 destinations (6 abroad) on 18 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| MC Allen International → Dallas-Fort Worth International MFE–DFW | 2,338 | 246,632 | American Airlines Inc., Envoy Air, SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| MC Allen International → George Bush Intcntl/Houston MFE–IAH | 2,193 | 141,094 | CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir, Mesa Airlines Inc., United Air Lines Inc. and 2 more |
| MC Allen International → Austin-Bergstrom International MFE–AUS | 1,032 | 64,388 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., American Airlines Inc., Sun Country Airlines... and 1 more |
| MC Allen International → Harry Reid International MFE–LAS | 425 | 59,427 | Allegiant Air, Scott Aviation, LLC ... |
| MC Allen International → Louisville Muhammad Ali International MFE–SDF | 256 | 0 | United Parcel Service, USA Jet Airlines Inc. |
| MC Allen International → Orlando Sanford International MFE–SFB | 110 | 18,063 | Allegiant Air |
| MC Allen International → Mexico City MFE–NLU | 97 | 4,997 | Aerolitoral |
| MC Allen International → Phoenix Sky Harbor International MFE–PHX | 58 | 3,970 | Envoy Air, Ameristar Air Cargo |
All 43 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 67 |
| multi-engine | 25 |
| jets | 20 |
| helicopters | 13 |
| other | 7 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 67,738, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 10,627 |
| air taxi and commuter | 2,916 |
| general aviation, travelling | 28,377 |
| general aviation, local | 20,345 |
| military | 5,473 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Mc Allen from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Mc Allen, TX as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 3 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 3 training center examiners.
- Brian David Childs private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Gulf Aviation · Harlingen, TX (32 nm) · (956) 247-9464 · [email protected]
All 11 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 25 since 1982, 4 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 25 since 1982 · 4 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,058 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Texas 392 landing places
- Texas 29,940 aircraft registered
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 2,338 flights in twelve months · American Airlines Inc., Envoy Air
- George Bush Intcntl/Houston (IAH) 2,193 flights in twelve months · CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir, Mesa Airlines Inc.
- Austin-Bergstrom International (AUS) 1,032 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., American Airlines Inc.
- Harry Reid International (LAS) 425 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air, Scott Aviation, LLC d/b/a Silver Air
- Louisville Muhammad Ali International (SDF) 256 flights in twelve months · United Parcel Service, USA Jet Airlines Inc.
- Orlando Sanford International (SFB) 110 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- Mexico City (NLU) 97 flights in twelve months · Aerolitoral
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX) 58 flights in twelve months · Envoy Air, Ameristar Air Cargo
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MFE.json.
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 27, 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.