Mc Allen International Airport

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Mc Allen Weather (°F)

METAR: KMFE 170353Z 11010KT 10SM CLR 25/21 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP086 T02500211 $

TAF: KMFE 170206Z 1702/1724 14010KT P6SM VCTS SCT050 BKN100CB TEMPO 1702/1705 5SM -TSRA BKN025CB FM170500 13009KT P6SM BKN015 TEMPO 1705/1709 4SM TSRA BR BKN009CB FM170900 10006KT P6SM BKN009 FM171700 36010KT P6SM BKN025 PROB30 1718/1724 4SM TSRA BR OVC015CB

Reporting Station: KMFE (0.4 NM at True Heading of 301)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1008.9
Temperature: 25 C (77 F)
Dewpoint: 21.1 C (69.98 F)

Location

Latitude: 
26-10-33.0000N (26.175833)
Longitude: 
098-14-19.0000W (-98.238611)
Elevation: 
107.2 feet MSL (33 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
3.5 E (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
02 N.M. S of Mc Allen, Texas
Found On: 
Brownsville Chart
FAA Region: 
ASW

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
ELIZABETH SUAREZ
2500 S BICENTENNIAL BLVD
MC ALLEN, TX 78503-3140
956-681-1500
CITY OF MC ALLEN
P O BOX 220
MC ALLEN, TX 78502
956-681-1000

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
01/1940
Control tower: 
Yes
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0600-0001
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZHU (Houston)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZHU (Houston)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1107 feet (337 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
MFE
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
Yes
Customs Landing Rights: 
No
Military Landing Rights: 
Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No
Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting: 
Class I
ARFF Index: C
Air Carrier Service: Scheduled
Certification Date: 05/1973

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  67
Multi Engine:  25
Jet Engine:  20
GA Helicopters:  13
Military Aircraft:  7

Annual Operations (as of 08/31/2023)

Total Operations:  71889
Commercial:  8482 11.8%
Air Taxi:  2854 4.0%
GA Local:  22086 30.7%
GA Itinerant:  30352 42.2%
Military Aircraft:  8115 11.3%

Communications

CTAF:  118.500
Unicom:  122.950
Tower:  MC ALLEN
118.5
256.9
Hrs: 0600-0000
Ground:  121.8
Approach:  VALLEY
126.55
126.55
Departure:  VALLEY
126.55
126.55
ATIS:  128.5
Hrs: 24
ASOS:  (956-664-8212)
EMERG:  121.5
EMERG:  243.0

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 956

    Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
    McCreery Aviation Co.
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    Unicom 122.95 686-1774, 800-999-6195 100LL, Jet A
    MFE International
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    Unicom 123.5 687-8446 100LL, Jet A
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  San Angelo(SJT)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

    Instrument Procedures / Charts


    FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 02/22/24 to 0901Z 03/21/24.

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    HOT - Hot Spots
    IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
    MIN - Minimums
    STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
    Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
    Last Cycle
    APD AIRPORT DIAGRAM SC-3
    HOT HOT SPOT SC-3
    IAP ILS OR LOC RWY 14 SC-3
    IAP ILS OR LOC RWY 32 SC-3
    IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 SC-3
    IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 SC-3
    IAP VOR RWY 14 SC-3
    IAP VOR RWY 32 SC-3
    MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS SC-3
    MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS SC-3
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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near MFE

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    14.2 Mid Valley Airport
    (TXW)
    89 86 100LL, Jet A
    31.6 Valley International Airport
    (HRL KHRL HRL)
    84 81 100LL, Jet A
    46.7 Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport
    (BRO KBRO BRO)
    110 107 100LL, Jet A
    48.1 Port Isabel-Cameron County Airport
    (KPIL PIL)
    90 87 100LL, Jet A
    62.1 Brooks County Airport
    (KBKS BKS)
    5 2 100LL, Jet A
    72.1 Zapata County Airport
    (KAPY APY)
    311 307 100LL, Jet A
    83.2 Kleberg County Airport
    (KIKG IKG)
    7 4 100LL, Jet A
    89.9 Bishop-Windham Airport
    (07R)
    16 13 100LL
    94.6 Alice International Airport
    (ALI KALI ALI)
    6 3 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

    NOTAMs

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    NOTAMS within

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    NM of KMFE

    NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

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    NM of KMFE

    Remarks

    A110-10 JET OR LARGE PROPELLER ACFT TRNG PROHIBITED (INCLUDING PRACTICE APCHS; TGL & PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APCH PROCS) DUE TO NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES EFFECT 2300-0600.
    A110-11 WHEN DEPARTING ARPT FLY RWY HDG UNTIL REACHING 1000 FT AGL BFR MAKING PT.
    A110-12 TWY C BTN TWY C2 AND THE APCH END OF RWY 18 NOT VSB FM ATCT.
    A110-13 FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC CRP APCH AT 361-299-4230.
    A110-14 NO ACFT ENG RUN-UPS ON TRML APN.
    A110-2 FOR ARFF WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC, MC ALLEN ARPT OPNS 956-681-1500.
    A110-4 NO 180 DEGS LOCKED WHEEL TURNS ON RWY 14/32.
    A110-6 BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT (SEASONAL).
    A17 FOR SVCS AFT HRS CALL 956-686-1774.
    A26 RWY 18/36 NOT AVBL FOR ACR OPNS.
    A43-18 PAPI OTS INDEFLY.
    A57-14 APCH RATIO 37:1 FM DSPLCD THR.
    A81-APT WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 14; HIRL RWY 14/32; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 14/32
    18/36
    Longest Runway: 14/32 is 7120 ft (2170 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach: 14, 32

    MFE Airport Runway Details

    Runway 14/32  7120 ft x 150 ft (2170 m x 46 m)
    Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 08/08/2017
    Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - Saw-cut or plastic grooved
    Runway Pavement Class:  285/F/A/X/T
    Runway Edge Lights:  High Intensity

    Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
    Single Wheel Landing Gear:  90.0
    Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  190.0
    Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:  280.0

    Runway 14

    Runway 32

    Elevation: 
    107.2 101.0
    Latitude: 
    26-10-58.5431N 26-10-04.0707N
    Longitude: 
    098-14-46.7816W 098-13-57.1471W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    141 321
    ILS Type: 
    ILS/DME ILS/DME
    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    Left Left
    Runway Markings Type: 
    Precision Instrument Precision Instrument
    Runway Markings Condition:
    Fair Fair
    Object at End: 
    ROAD
    Object Height: 
    14
    Distance from End: 
    650
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    550 ft. right of centerline
    Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
    2-Box VASI On Left Side Of Runway
    Approach Light System: 
    1,400 Foot Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System With Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
    REIL: 
    Yes
    Threshold Crossing Height: 
    53
    Threshold Elevation: 
    106.7
    Displaced Threshold: 
    137
    Threshold Latitude: 
    26-10-57.4949N

    Threshold Longitude: 

    098-14-45.8276W
    Declared Distances
    Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA): 
    7120 7120
    Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA): 
    7120 7120
    Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA): 
    7120 7120
    Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA): 
    6983 7120

    Runway 18/36  2639 ft x 60 ft (804 m x 18 m)
    Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 08/08/2017
    Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
    Runway Pavement Class:  103/F/A/X/T
    Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

    Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
    Single Wheel Landing Gear:  12.5

    Runway 18

    Runway 36

    Elevation: 
    103.8 95.3
    Latitude: 
    26-10-50.5767N 26-10-24.7485N
    Longitude: 
    098-14-08.6922W 098-14-13.1121W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    189 009
    Glide Path Angle: 
    4.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    Left Left
    Runway Markings Type: 
    Basic Basic
    Runway Markings Condition:
    Good Good
    Object at End: 
    POLE
    Object Height: 
    18
    Distance from End: 
    575
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    550 ft. right of centerline
    Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
    2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
    Threshold Crossing Height: 
    35
    Declared Distances
    Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA): 
    2638 2638
    Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA): 
    2638 2638
    Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA): 
    2638 2638
    Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA): 
    2638 2638

    Services

    Bottled Oxygen: 
    High Pressure / Low Pressure
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    High Pressure / Low Pressure
    Fuel Available: 
    100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    No
    Parking: 
    Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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