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KMCE — Merced Yosemite Rgnl
Merced, CA · field elevation 155 ft · NON-ATCT
KMCE current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KMCE 111153Z AUTO 35009KT 10SM CLR 21/11 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP107 T02060111 10250 20206 51003
- Wind
- from 350° at 9 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 21 °C / dewpoint 11 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.85 inHg
- Density altitude
- 943 ft · pressure altitude 225 ft
- Observed
- 20 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 350° at 9 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 8 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 12 | 8 kt tail | 5 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KMCE 111120Z 1112/1212 VRB06KT P6SM SKC
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 37.28475, -120.51392
- Elevation
- 155 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1315Z / 0259Z
- Magnetic variation
- 15° (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- San Francisco
- County
- Merced, CA
Everything else KMCE publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 5,914 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.7
- UNICOM
- 122.7
- Approach
- 120.95
Published procedures
- 6 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, LOC/BC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KMER Castle6 nm
- KMAE Madera Muni26 nm
- KMOD Modesto City-County-Harry Sham Fld29 nm
- KFCH Fresno Chandler Exec47 nm
- KFAT Fresno Yosemite Intl49 nm
- KCVH Hollister Muni49 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KMCE airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other California airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.