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Merced Regional Macready Field

Merced, United States

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Elevation

155 ft

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MCE

Location

Merced · CA · United States

Connectivity

1 routes · 1 destinations

Position

37.285°, -120.514° · 155 ft elev.

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Central Valley gateway serving Merced and the San Joaquin region.

Opened

1942

Location

Merced, United States

Merced Regional Macready Field (MCE/KMCE) is a public-use airport located approximately three miles northeast of downtown Merced, California. It serves as the primary commercial and general aviation facility for Merced County and the surrounding Central Valley communities. The airport is named in honor of John A. Macready, a pioneering Army aviator and record-setter associated with the Merced area. It handles a modest volume of passenger traffic alongside significant general aviation operations, including training flights linked to nearby UC Merced and regional agricultural aviation. Commercial service at Merced Regional has been limited historically, with the airport primarily functioning as a reliever and general aviation hub. Its facilities include runways capable of accommodating a range of aircraft, fueling services, and a small terminal building.

Terminals

The airport has a single small terminal building that handles the limited commercial and charter passenger traffic.

Getting to & from

Ground transportation options include rental cars and taxis connecting the airport to downtown Merced and surrounding communities.

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Commercial airline service at Merced Regional has been intermittent and limited; no major scheduled carriers currently operate consistent routes from MCE.

Notable facts

›Named after Army aviator and record-setter John A. Macready.
›Located approximately 3 miles northeast of downtown Merced, California.
›Primarily serves general aviation, flight training, and agricultural aviation.
›Situated in California's Central Valley near UC Merced.
›The airport has two runways and covers approximately 1,000 acres.

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Airlines serving this airport

Great Lakes Airlines

Routes

MCE → LAXZK · BE1

Aircraft operating here

BE11 routes

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AOPA· 1/29/2018

FAA to modify California's Castle Airport airspace

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