{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"Castle Airport","iataCode":"MER","icaoCode":"KMER","city":"Merced","country":"US","airportType":"medium_airport","cargoCapable":false,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":37.38050079,"longitude":-120.5680008},"elevationMeters":58,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"description":"A runway built for nuclear bombers still defines Castle Airport (IATA: MER, ICAO: KMER) near Atwater, where the Strategic Air Command trained B-52 crews until the base closed in 1995. Now a general-aviation field, it anchors the 1,912-acre Castle Commerce Center and its 60-plus tenants. A 2025 KPMG feasibility study judged the cargo outlook weak, suggesting at most a tertiary supporting role, with a rail link to the transload area targeted around 2028. No air freight is handled today; Central Va","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/castle-airport-mer","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/castle-airport-mer","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Castle Airport · (IATA: MER) · Merced, US · 58 m"}