KMER· MER· Merced
Castle Airport
medium airport · elevation 191 ft (58 m)
13:14Z 02:48Z Day
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Current METARVFR
11 min ago·16:55ZKMER 261655Z 21010KT 8SM SCT025 BKN031
Wind
210° 10 kt
Visibility
8 SM
Ceiling
3,100 ft
Temperature
—
QNH
—
Clouds
SCT 2,500ft, BKN 3,100ft
Weather
—
Station
KMER
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (1)
- FL000PC124 min agoBKN
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
13/313597 mPEM
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 13/31 | HW 4 kt | XW 9 kt R |
37.3805°, -120.5680°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 13/31 (use 13) | Preferred | HW 4 | 9 R | — |
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KMER
- A/DNORCAL APP/DEP120.950
- AWOSAWO 3124.475
- UNICCTAF/UNICOM123.075
Navaids near airportwithin 30 NM
| Ident | Type | Freq | Dist (NM) | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYP | VOR-DME | 114.20 MHz | 12.6 | MEDIUM |
| MO | NDB | 367 kHz | 17.9 | LOW |
| MOD | VOR-DME | 114.60 MHz | 23.8 | HIGH |
Runways1
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 13/3111,802 ft (3,597 m)
- Surface
- PEM
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)KMER
Wind10 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp— °C
No data.
QNH— hPa
No data.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=12
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Castle Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/26 12:22 UTC
26/12Z
26/18Z
27/00Z
27/06Z
27/12Z
BASEMVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
MVFRBASE26/12Z → 26/21Z1403KT · 6 SM · BKN018 OVC028
Wind: 1403KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN018 OVC028
TAF KMER 261120Z 2612/2712 14003KT P6SM BKN018 OVC028
VFRFM26/21Z → 27/06Z2304KT · 6 SM · BKN050 OVC100
Wind: 2304KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN050 OVC100
FM262100 23004KT P6SM BKN050 OVC100
VFRFM27/06Z → 27/11Z3005KT · 6 SM · OVC050
Wind: 3005KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: OVC050
FM270600 30005KT P6SM OVC050
VFRFM27/11Z → 27/12Z3204KT · 6 SM · OVC100
Wind: 3204KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: OVC100
FM271100 32004KT P6SM OVC100 AMD NOT SKED
Raw TAF
TAF KMER 261120Z 2612/2712 14003KT P6SM BKN018 OVC028 FM262100 23004KT P6SM BKN050 OVC100 FM270600 30005KT P6SM OVC050 FM271100 32004KT P6SM OVC100 AMD NOT SKED
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