KMCW· MCW· Mason City
Mason City Municipal Airport
medium airport · elevation 1,213 ft (370 m)
11:13Z 01:10Z Day
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Current METARIFR
5 min ago·11:11ZKMCW 271111Z AUTO 14010KT 3SM VCTS RA BR FEW011 BKN016 OVC021 13/12 A2963 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE AND S TSB1056E11 P0011 T01280117
Wind
140° 10 kt
Visibility
3 SM
Ceiling
1,600 ft
Temperature
13°C / 12°C
temp / dew
QNH
1003 hPa
29.63 inHg
Clouds
FEW 1,100ft, BKN 1,600ft, OVC 2,100ft
Weather
VCTS · RA · BR
Station
KMCW
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator LTG DSNT SE AND S thunderstorm beginning at 10:56 ending at :11 11/100 of an inch of precipitation fell in the last hour hourly temperature of 12.8°C and dew point of 11.7°C
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
12/301677 mASP
18/361982 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 12/30 | HW 10 kt | XW 3 kt R |
| RWY 18/36 | HW 8 kt | XW 6 kt L |
43.1598°, -93.3297°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 12/30 (use 12) | Unsuitable | HW 10 | 3 R | Severe weather reported (TS / heavy precip) |
| RWY 18/36 (use 18) | Unsuitable | HW 8 | 6 L | Severe weather reported (TS / heavy precip) |
Density altitude
1,538 ft
elevation 1,213 ft
ISA deviation
+0.4°C
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KMCW
- ASOS120.300
- CNTRMINNEAPOLIS CNTR127.300
- RDOFORT DODGE RDO122.600
- UNICCTAF/UNICOM123.000
Navaids near airportwithin 30 NM
| Ident | Type | Freq | Dist (NM) | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCW | VORTAC | 114.90 MHz | 3.9 | HIGH |
| MC | NDB | 348 kHz | 6.4 | LOW |
| FXY | NDB | 359 kHz | 13.5 | LOW |
| IY | NDB | 417 kHz | 26.4 | LOW |
| HPT | NDB | 230 kHz | 26.5 | LOW |
Runways2
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 12/305,502 ft (1,677 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 18/366,501 ft (1,982 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)KMCW
Wind13 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp19°C
QNH1009 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=293
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Mason City Municipal Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/27 06:22 UTC
27/06Z
27/12Z
27/18Z
28/00Z
28/06Z
BASEVFR
FMMVFR
FMMVFR
FMMVFR
PROB30 MVFR
PROB30 IFR
PROB30 IFR
VFRBASE27/06Z → 27/08Z13016G25KT · 6 SM · OVC050
Wind: 13016G25KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: OVC050
TAF KMCW 270520Z 2706/2806 13016G25KT P6SM OVC050
MVFRFM27/08Z → 27/10Z13016G25KT · 6 SM · BR · OVC030
Wind: 13016G25KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Weather: BR
Clouds: OVC030
FM270800 13016G25KT 6SM BR OVC030
MVFRPROB3027/08Z → 27/10Z4 SM · -SHRA · OVC015
Visibility: 4 SM
Weather: -SHRA
Clouds: OVC015
PROB30 2708/2710 4SM -SHRA OVC015
MVFRFM27/10Z → 27/16Z14016G24KT · 6 SM · -SHRA · OVC010
Wind: 14016G24KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Weather: -SHRA
Clouds: OVC010
FM271000 14016G24KT 6SM -SHRA OVC010
IFRPROB3027/10Z → 27/16Z4 SM · TSRA · OVC008(CB)sn
Visibility: 4 SM
Weather: TSRA
Clouds: OVC008(CB)sn
PROB30 2710/2716 4SM TSRA OVC008CB
MVFRFM27/16Z → 28/06Z17015G23KT · 6 SM · -SHRA · OVC015
Wind: 17015G23KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Weather: -SHRA
Clouds: OVC015
FM271600 17015G23KT 6SM -SHRA OVC015
IFRPROB3027/16Z → 27/22Z4 SM · TSRA · OVC008(CB)sn
Visibility: 4 SM
Weather: TSRA
Clouds: OVC008(CB)sn
PROB30 2716/2722 4SM TSRA OVC008CB
Raw TAF
TAF KMCW 270520Z 2706/2806 13016G25KT P6SM OVC050 FM270800 13016G25KT 6SM BR OVC030 PROB30 2708/2710 4SM -SHRA OVC015 FM271000 14016G24KT 6SM -SHRA OVC010 PROB30 2710/2716 4SM TSRA OVC008CB FM271600 17015G23KT 6SM -SHRA OVC015 PROB30 2716/2722 4SM TSRA OVC008CB
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