KMCE · Merced Regional Macready Field

MERCED, CALIFORNIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

155

Elevation ft

Runway

5,914

Longest ft · 12/30

37.28N

120.51W

Merced Regional Macready Field serves Merced, California at 155 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 5,914 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
12/30	5,914 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 155 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	155 ft	2,468 ft	2,126 ft	3,190 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,355 ft	2,702 ft	2,253 ft	3,379 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,555 ft	2,936 ft	2,380 ft	3,569 ft
35°C afternoon	2,592 ft	2,944 ft	2,383 ft	3,575 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 5,914 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,575 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KMCE is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMER Castle Airport	6 nm NW	11,802 ft
KMAE Madera Municipal Airport	26 nm SE	5,545 ft
KMOD Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field	29 nm NW	5,904 ft
KFAT Fresno Yosemite International Airport	49 nm SE	9,539 ft
KCVH Hollister Municipal Airport	49 nm SW	6,350 ft
KSCK Stockton Metropolitan Airport	50 nm NW	10,245 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KMCE

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KMCE, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KMCE or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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