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Airport Location:
FAA Identifier:	MER
Latitude/Longitude:	37-22-49.7000N / 120-34-05.5000W 37.3803 / -120.5681
Elevation:	190 feet MSL (Surveyed)
Magnetic Variation:	15E (2000)
Land Area Covered:	1360 acres
From City:	3 nautical miles NE of Atwater, CA
County/Parish:	Merced, CA

Airport Operations:
Airport Use:	Public
Activiation Date:	7/1/1942 12:00:00 AM
Sectional Chart:	San Francisco
Control Tower:	Yes
ARTCC:	Oakland Center (ZOA)
FSS:	Rancho Murieta Flight Service Station ()
Attendance:	ALL/ALL/0900-1800
Wind Indicator:	Yes - Lighted
Segmented Circle:	Yes
Lights:	See Rmk
Beacon:	White-Green (lighted land airport)
International Operations:	No
Landing Fee:	No

Communications:
Unicom:	122.95
CTAF:	118.175
LCL/P	118.175
LCL/P	235.775
GND/P	133.575
ATIS	124.475
ATCT OPERATED BY SERCO, INC.

Services:
Fuel available:	100LL Jet-A
Airframe Repair:	Minor
Power Plant Repair:	Minor

Runway Information: Runway: 13/31 Dimensions: 11802 x 150 ft. Surface: Asphalt - in poor conditionortland cement concrete Weight Bearing Capacity: Single wheel: 155 K lbs. Double wheel: 200 K lbs. Double tandem: 415 K lbs. Runway Edge Lights: High intensity

Airport Ownership and Management:
Ownership:	Publicly Owned
Owner:	Merced County 2222 M Street Merced, CA 95340 209-385-7686
Manager:	Scott C. Malta 1900 Airdrome Entry Atwater, CA 95301-4180 209-385-7686

Sectional Map:

Castle at SkyVector.com

Remarks:

COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY. WHEN ATCT CLSD MAXIMUM OF 5 AIRCRAFT PERMITTED IN VFR TRAFFIC PATTERN AT ANY ONE TIME AND 2,000 FT CEILING AND 3 MILES VISIBILITY RECOMMENDED. FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC NORCAL APCH AT 916-361-0516. TWY B CLSD TO ACFT GTR THAN 30000 LBS. RY 13/31 180 DEGREE TURNS PROHIBITIED. FOR AIRPORT INFO 209-385-7686. RY 31 WILL BE THE DESIGNATED CALM WIND RY (WIND 5 KNOTS OR LESS). OPPOSITE END OF RY NOT VISIBLE ON TKOF. WHEN ATCT CLSD OPPOSITE DIRECTION TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED. CIVILIAN AND MILITARY TRAINING MAY OCCASIONALLY CAUSE PATTERN CONGESTION. X4180 1,000 FT PAVED BLAST PAD BOTH ENDS OF RY. ALSF1 RY 13/31 SEQUENCED FLASHING LGTS OTS INDEFLY. FOR FUEL FM 1800-0900 CALL (209) 725-1455. WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RY 13/31; ALSF1 RYS 13 & 31 FREQ 123.00; 3 CLICKS ON, 5 CLICKS INCREASE INTENSITY, 7 CLICKS OFF. PAPI RYS 13 & 31 OPER CONT. NO OBJECTIONS TPA 1000 FT AGL; TURBINE & LARGE ACFT 1500 FT AGL.

Nearby Public Airports: (50 mile radius)

ID Name City/State/Use Chart Distance MCE Merced Rgnl/macready Field Merced, CA - Public San Francisco 7 miles O15 Turlock Muni Turlock, CA - Public San Francisco 10 miles 3O1 Gustine Gustine, CA - Public San Francisco 23 miles 2O6 Chowchilla Chowchilla, CA - Public San Francisco 26 miles MOD Modesto City-Co-Harry Sham Fld Modesto, CA - Public San Francisco 27 miles LSN Los Banos Muni Los Banos, CA - Public San Francisco 27 miles O27 Oakdale Oakdale, CA - Public San Francisco 29 miles MPI Mariposa-Yosemite Mariposa, CA - Public San Francisco 30 miles F34 Firebaugh Firebaugh, CA - Public San Francisco 36 miles MAE Madera Muni Madera, CA - Public San Francisco 37 miles E45 Pine Mountain Lake Groveland, CA - Public San Francisco 40 miles M90 William Robert Johnston Muni Mendota, CA - Public San Francisco 44 miles 1Q4 New Jerusalem Tracy, CA - Public San Francisco 45 miles O22 Columbia Columbia, CA - Public San Francisco 46 miles

Nearby Private Airports: (20 mile radius)

ID Name City/State/Use Chart Distance 15CL Hunt Farms Merced, CA - Private San Francisco 9 miles 0CN1 Fiorini Ranch Delhi, CA - Private San Francisco 12 miles 34CN Bonanza Hills Snelling, CA - Private San Francisco 14 miles CA03 Flying M Planada, CA - Private San Francisco 15 miles 9CL0 Turlock Airpark Turlock, CA - Private San Francisco 16 miles CL84 Ahlem Farms Hilmar, CA - Private San Francisco 20 miles