Merced Municipal Airport

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Merced Municipal Airport MacReady Field
IATA: MCE – ICAO: KMCE – FAA: MCE
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		City of Merced
Location		Merced, California
Elevation AMSL		156 ft / 48 m
Coordinates		37°17′05″N 120°30′50″W / 37.28472, -120.51389
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
12/30	5,903	1,799	Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations			83,460
Based aircraft			111
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Merced Municipal Airport (IATA: MCE, ICAO: KMCE, FAA LID: MCE), also known as MacReady Field, is a public airport located two miles (3 km) southwest of the central business district of Merced, a city in Merced County, California, United States. The airport is owned by the City of Merced.^[1] It is mostly used for general aviation, but is also used by one commercial airline. Service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

On November 19, 2006, Air Midwest (operating as US Airways Express) commenced service to McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, with some flights including a stop at Visalia Municipal Airport in Visalia, California.^[2] Previously, scheduled service was provided by Scenic Airlines with flights to North Las Vegas Airport.

Bus connections to Yosemite National Park are available through Yosemite Area Transportation Service (YARTS).

1 Facilities and aircraft
2 Airline and destinations
3 Special Events
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Merced Municipal Airport covers an area of 766 acres (310 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (12/30) measuring 5,903 x 150 ft. (1,799 x 46 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 83,460 aircraft operations, an average of 228 per day: 89% general aviation, 7% air taxi, 4% scheduled commercial and <1% military. There are 111 aircraft based at this airport: 90% single engine, 8% multi-engine and 2% jet aircraft.^[1]

[edit] Airline and destinations

Great Lakes Aviation (Las Vegas)

[edit] Special Events

Since June 1957, Merced Municipal Airport has hosted the annual Merced West Coast Antique Fly-In. Each year, the fly-in draws hundreds of pilots from across the Western United States to Merced to display their rare and antique aircraft. The fly-in also features an air show and an antique car show. In 2007, the 50th annual fly-in drew nearly 400 planes as well as several stunt pilots.

In 2008, for the first time in its history, the Merced West Coast Antique Fly-In was canceled due to lack of sponsors and volunteers.^[3]