Airports / California / MAE
Madera Municipal Airport
KMAE / MAEMadera, CaliforniaELEV 255 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#31 / 152
California airports by Google rating
4.7★ across 27 Google ratings — ranked against 152 rated CA fields.
23 nm
To the nearest alternate
Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Madera Municipal Airport (KMAE / MAE) is a general aviation field serving Madera, California. Field elevation is 255 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list MAE as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT, 23 nm), Merced Regional Macready Field (MCE, 26 nm), and Castle Airport (MER, 32 nm).
Trip costs from MAE are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from MAE to plan your flight.
What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“It is awesome great planes very clean organized airport friendly outgoing personnel.four stars”
Gloria Torres4★ on Google
Staff & service
2/5 reviews“Nice place to visit, people around here is super helpful and kind.”
J.F. K.5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Madera Municipal Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KMAE
IATA
MAE
FAA / Local
MAE
Elevation
255 ft
Coordinates
36.9886° N · 120.1120° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs CA fields
state range -210–7,135 ft
At 255 ft, MAE sits lower than 53% of the 156 California fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 23nmFATFresno Yosemite International AirportFresno
- 26nmMCEMerced Regional Macready FieldMerced
- 32nmMERCastle AirportMerced
- 40nmNLCLemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) AirportLemoore
- 53nmVISVisalia Municipal AirportVisalia
- 56nmMODModesto City Co-Harry Sham FieldModesto
Location
Open the full mapKMAE · Madera Municipal Airport · Madera, CA
From the ramp
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