KMCW· MCW· Mason City
Mason City Municipal Airport
medium airport · elevation 1,213 ft (370 m)
10:35Z 01:58Z Night
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Current METARVFR
49 min ago·02:53ZKMCW 250253Z AUTO 32006KT 10SM CLR 17/13 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP137 T01720133 53008
Wind
320° 6 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
17°C / 13°C
temp / dew
QNH
1015 hPa
29.96 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KMCW
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1013.7 HPa hourly temperature of 17.2°C and dew point of 13.3°C Decrease or steady, then increase; or increase then increase more rapidly of 0.8 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
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 | TW 6 kt | XW 2 kt L |
| RWY 18/36 | TW 5 kt | XW 4 kt R |
43.1598°, -93.3297°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 12/30 (use 30) | Preferred | HW 6 | 2 R | — |
| RWY 18/36 (use 36) | Usable | HW 5 | 4 L | — |
Density altitude
1,694 ft
elevation 1,213 ft
ISA deviation
+4.4°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
Wind10 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp24°C
QNH1014 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=260
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 2026/06/24 18:42 UTC
24/18Z
25/00Z
25/06Z
25/12Z
25/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE24/18Z → 25/01Z30012G20KT · 6 SM · SCT045
Wind: 30012G20KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT045
TAF KMCW 241740Z 2418/2518 30012G20KT P6SM SCT045
VFRFM25/01Z → 25/18Z3106KT · 6 SM · SCT060
Wind: 3106KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT060
FM250100 31006KT P6SM SCT060
Raw TAF
TAF KMCW 241740Z 2418/2518 30012G20KT P6SM SCT045 FM250100 31006KT P6SM SCT060
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