Merced Regional Airport – MCE Merced Municipal
Merced Regional Airport, also known as MacReady Field, is a general aviation airport. It is located two miles southwest of the city of Merced, Merced County in the US state of California. Commercial flights are provided by one airline and are subsidized by the United States Essential Air Service or EAS. This service guarantees that small communities in the United States are provided with commercial service. MCE Airport was able to serve 2,000 passengers in the year 2015 alone.
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The history of Merced Regional Airport goes all the way back to 1932 when the Merced City Council accepted a gift from the Twenty-Thirty Club and Crocker-Huffman Company. It was a title to an airport site. The airport was dedicated on April 3, 1932 and would be leased to George Voight. On March 2009, the name Merced Municipal Airport was voted by city council to be changed to its current name, Merced Regional Airport. The current airport occupies 766 acres of land and features one asphalt runway. It is also an uncontrolled airport and has no control tower. Boutique Air is currently operating passenger service on the airport under the EAS program. Residents from nearby cities such as Ivanhoe, Three Rivers, and Porterville can benefit from the service of MCE Airport.
What to Do & Area Attractions
For travelers looking to rest near the airport, the Studio 6 Merved, CA is only an 8-minute drive away and offers affordable rooms with complimentary breakfast and parking. Also an 8-minute drive away is the Courtyard by Marriott Merced.
Other airports can also be found in the surrounding area. The Meadows Field Airport is 161 miles away from MCE and even nearer is the Fresno Yosemite International Airport, located only 63.3 miles away.
