California
San Joaquin Valley
Merced County

Castle Airport

Castle Airport is a public in unincorporated , California, 8 miles northwest of . The airport is operated by the Merced County Department of Commerce, Aviation, and Economic Development.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in California, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Castle Airport Aviation and Development Center”, “KMER”, and “MER”
  • Address: CA

Places of Interest

Highlights include United States Penitentiary, Atwater and Castle Air Museum.

Prison
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates in unincorporated . The institution also includes a minimum-security satellite camp.

Museum
is a military aviation museum located at Castle Airport in .

School
is a public high school in , , United States. Opened in 2001, the school is part of the Merced Union High School District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Winton and Buhach.

Village
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States. is located 2.5 miles north of . and 10 miles northwest of , the county seat.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , . It is located 2 miles east-southeast of , at an elevation of 157 feet. The Merced Land and Fruit Company established the Plantation in the area in 1871.

Photo: Nehrams2020, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city on State Route 99 in , United States. is 8 miles west-northwest of , at an elevation of 151 feet. The population as of the 2020 census was 31,970, up from 28,168 in 2010.

Castle Airport

Latitude
37.3803° or 37° 22′ 49″ north
Longitude
-120.56855° or 120° 34′ 7″ west
Elevation
180 feet (55 metres)
Operator
Merced County - CAED
IATA airport code
MER
ICAO airport code
KMER
Open location code
849X9CJJ+4H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 648328715
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
5334831
Wiki­data ID
Q1962553
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Satellite Map

Discover Castle Airport from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Castle Airport” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Castle Airport”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مطار كاسيل”
  • French: “aérodrome de Castle”
  • French: “Aérodrome de Castle”
  • French: “MER”
  • Indonesian: “KMER”
  • Indonesian: “MER”
  • Japanese: “キャッスル飛行場”
  • Navajo: “Kin Łibáidi chidí naatʼaʼí ńdinibįįhígi”
  • Persian: “KMER”
  • Persian: “MER”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه کسل”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه کَسِل”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Castle”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи кَсِл”
  • Urdu: “کیسل ہوائی اڈا”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fluhr and Castle Gardens.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Office and Merced County Fire Department Station 62 Castle.

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