Airports / California / MCE
Merced Regional Macready Field
KMCE / MCEMerced, CaliforniaELEV 155 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
6 nm
To the nearest alternate
Castle Airport (MER) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Merced, California, Merced Regional Macready Field (KMCE / MCE) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 155 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into MCE for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Castle Airport (MER, 6 nm), Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field (MOD, 29 nm), and Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT, 49 nm).
Charter pricing from MCE depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Merced.
What fliers highlight
Easy in & out
4/5 reviews“Very convenient and time saving to fly from Regional Airport Merced/ Yosemite.”
Shahid Sohail5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“Brand new terminal and convenient and affordable flights to LAS and LAX”
julian rodriguez5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Merced Regional Macready Field — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KMCE
IATA
MCE
FAA / Local
MCE
Elevation
155 ft
Coordinates
37.2847° N · 120.5140° W
Airspace
E · EchoClass E — EchoControlled airspace reaches the surface for instrument approaches, but there is no control tower on the field.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs CA fields
state range -210–7,135 ft
At 155 ft, MCE sits lower than 62% 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.
- 6nmMERCastle AirportMerced
- 29nmMODModesto City Co-Harry Sham FieldModesto
- 49nmFATFresno Yosemite International AirportFresno
- 50nmSCKStockton Metropolitan AirportStockton
- 63nmNLCLemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) AirportLemoore
- 64nmSNSSalinas Municipal AirportSalinas
Location
Open the full mapKMCE · Merced Regional Macready Field · Merced, CA
From the ramp
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