Pilot information for Merced Regional Macready Field

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General information for Merced Regional Macready Field

Airport codes: MCE KMCE
Type: regional airport
Scheduled airline service: no
Serves: Merced, California, United States
Latitude: 37.284698 | 37 17.081909 N | N37 17 04
Longitude: -120.514000 | 120 30.839994 W | W120 30 50
Field elevation: 155 ft/47 m MSL
Magnetic variation: 14.2°E

Radio communication frequencies for Merced Regional Macready Field

A/D: 120.95 MHz (NORCAL APP/DEP)
ASOS: 132.175 MHz
UNIC: 122.7 MHz (CTAF/UNICOM)

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Runways at Merced Regional Macready Field

12/30
5,903 x 150 ft (1,799 x 46 m) — paved — lighted

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Aviation weather for Merced Regional Macready Field

Current conditions (METAR) for Merced Regional Macready Field

Retrieved 2012/05/27 06:53:

KMCE 270653Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 13/08 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 T01330078

Forecast (TAF) for Merced Regional Macready Field

Retrieved 2012/05/27 06:45:

TAF KMCE 270542Z 2706/2806 32006KT P6SM SKC 
     FM271800 33009KT P6SM SKC

Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) for Merced Regional Macready Field

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NOTAM 05/008: Merced Regional Macready Field (KMCE)
!MCE 05/008 MCE OBST TOWER 546 (419 AGL) 5.88 SSW LGTS OTS (ASR
 1031927) TIL 1206100034
CREATED: 26 May 2012 00:35:00 
SOURCE: KOAKYFYX
NOTAM 05/007: Merced Regional Macready Field (KMCE)
!MCE 05/007 MCE OBST TOWER 470 (300 AGL) 3.08 E LGTS OTS (ASR
 1013307) TIL 1206061951
CREATED: 22 May 2012 19:51:00 
SOURCE: KSANYFYX
NOTAM 11/012: Merced Regional Macready Field (KMCE)
!MCE 11/012 MCE SVC TERMINAL AREA WX RADAR OTS
CREATED: 23 Nov 2011 17:18:00 
SOURCE: KOAKYFYX
NOTAM 1/4616: Merced Regional Macready Field (KMCE)
!FDC 1/4616 MCE MERCED REGIONAL/MACREADY FLD AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT 
SURVEILLANCE, ESSENTIAL SERVICE BROADCAST. EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 10, 
2011. THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) HAS ADOPTED TWO ADS-B
DATA LINKS: 1090 MHZ EXTENDED SQUITTER (1090ES) AND 978 MHZ 
UNIVERSAL ACCESS TRANSCEIVER (UAT). THE TWO LINKS OPERATE SIMILARLY 
AND SUPPORT TRAFFIC INFORMATION SERVICE-BROADCAST (TIS-B). 
ADDITIONALLY, THE UAT LINK SUPPORTS FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICE- 
BROADCAST (FIS-B). TIS-B SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE 
NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM (NAS) WHERE THERE ARE BOTH ADEQUATE 
SURVEILLANCE COVERAGE (RADAR) AND ADEQUATE BROADCAST COVERAGE FROM 
ADS-B GROUND STATIONS. FIS-B SERVICE AVAILABILITY IS EXPECTED 
THROUGHOUT THE NAS IN 2013, AND IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE WITHIN CERTAIN
REGIONS. THIS NOTAM ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF THE INITIAL TIS-B 
AND FIS-B CAPABILITY WITH THE MERCED REGIONAL/MACREADY FLD MCE 
AIRSPACE. THE FAA IS DEVELOPING POLICY GUIDANCE MATERIAL ON AUTOMATIC
DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE-BROADCAST (ADS-B), ESSENTIAL SERVICES- TIS-B 
AND FIS-B THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN TRADITIONAL SOURCE REFERENCES 
SUCH AS THE AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION MANUAL (AIM). REPORTS OF TIS-B 
AND FIS-B MALFUNCTIONS SHOULD BE REPORTED BY RADIO OR TELEPHONE TO 
THE NEAREST FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (FSS) FACILITY.
CREATED: 11 Nov 2011 11:25:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX