KMER Castle Airport
Atwater, CA · 3 miles NE of ATWATER, CA
Public
Towered
Publicly-owned
ICAO KMER
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 190.4 ft
- Coordinates
- 37-22-49.7440N 120-34-05.4710W
- Lat / Long
- 37.3804844, -120.5681864
- Mag. variation
- 15E (2000)
- Time zone
- UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 07/1942
- ARTCC
- OAKLAND CENTER
- FSS
- RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
- NOTAMs facility
- MER (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- MON-FRI 0800-1700
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Segmented circle
- yes
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT ALSF1 RWYS 13 & 31; HIRL RWY 13/31 - CTAF; 3 CLICKS ON, 5 CLICKS INCR INTST, 7 CLICKS OFF. PAPI RWYS 13 & 31 OPR CONSLY.
Airport diagram FAA official
Range from KMER
Runways
Longest 11,802 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 11802 x 150 ft. / 3597 x 46 m
- Surface
- asphalt/concrete, in good condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity Operational restrictions
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 155.0
Runway 13
- Heading
- 126 magnetic, 141 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- LOC/GS
- Approach lights
- ALSF1: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category I)
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 190.4 ft.
Runway 31
- Heading
- 306 magnetic, 321 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Approach lights
- ALSF1: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category I)
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- right
- Threshold elevation
- 177.7 ft.
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 2
Approaches — IAP 3
Arrivals — STAR 0
None published.
Other charts 1
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- yes
- Ctaf
- 118.175
- Unicom
- 122.95
- Atis
- 124.475
- Wx Awos-3
- PHONE 209-725-0104
- Castle Ground
- 133.575 [0700-2100]
- Castle Tower
- 118.175 235.775 [0700-2100]
- Norcal Approach
- 120.95
- Norcal Departure
- 120.95
- Approach Lights
- ALSF1: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category I)
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL JET-A JET-A1 100LL:FOR FUEL FM 1800-0900 CALL (209) 725-1455.
- Fuel available
- 100LL JET-A JET-A1 100LL:FOR FUEL FM 1800-0900 CALL (209) 725-1455.
- Parking
- hangars and tiedowns
- Airframe service
- MINOR
- Powerplant service
- MINOR
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.