KMCE Merced Yosemite Rgnl — local VFR procedures
Not for navigation. These are locally published VFR routes, reproduced with sources; verify against the official documents linked from each procedure before flight.
Aircraft are recommended to remain east or west of the City of Merced at altitudes above 1,500 ft MSL.
VFR departures
Southeast flow — 12
- Runway 12 Departure — No left turns over the city until reaching 3,000 ft MSL.
These routes are advisory as published — none of them is a regulation. Assigned by ATC in Class B, C or D airspace, a route becomes an ATC instruction under 14 CFR 91.123; “unable” remains available to the pilot in command. Each procedure page shows its own authority level and links its primary sources.