KMCW· MCW· Mason City
Mason City Municipal Airport
medium airport · elevation 1,213 ft (370 m)
12:37Z 23:19Z Day
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Current METARVFR
29 min ago·17:53ZKMCW 231753Z AUTO 16010KT 10SM FEW120 20/09 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP214 T02000089 10200 20122 58007
Wind
160° 10 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
—
Temperature
20°C / 9°C
temp / dew
QNH
1022 hPa
30.18 inHg
Clouds
FEW 12,000ft
Weather
—
Station
KMCW
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1021.4 HPa hourly temperature of 20.0°C and dew point of 8.9°C 6-hourly maximum temperature of 20.0°C 6-hourly minimum temperature of 12.2°C Steady or increase, then decrease; or decrease then decrease more rapidly of 0.7 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (3)
- FL030C17225 min agoTURB MOD
- FL140PC1226 min agoTURB NEG · ICE NEG · SKC 14000ft–60000ft
- FL040C42130 min agoTURB LGT-MOD
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
12/301677 mASP
18/361982 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 12/30 | HW 8 kt | XW 6 kt R |
| RWY 18/36 | HW 9 kt | XW 3 kt L |
43.1598°, -93.3297°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 18/36 (use 18) | Preferred | HW 9 | 3 L | — |
| RWY 12/30 (use 12) | Usable | HW 8 | 6 R | — |
Density altitude
1,865 ft
elevation 1,213 ft
ISA deviation
+7.4°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
Wind6 kt
Vis11.3 km
Temp18°C
QNH1021 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=324
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Mason City Municipal Airport
Diagram unavailable for Mason City Municipal Airport.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/10/23 18:42 UTC
23/18Z
24/00Z
24/06Z
24/12Z
24/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
TEMPO VFR
VFRBASE23/18Z → 23/21Z17011KT · 6 SM · OVC210
Wind: 17011KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: OVC210
TAF KMCW 231740Z 2318/2418 17011KT P6SM OVC210
VFRTEMPO23/18Z → 23/20Z-SHRA · OVC100
Weather: -SHRA
Clouds: OVC100
TEMPO 2318/2320 -SHRA OVC100
VFRFM23/21Z → 24/06Z14011G21KT · 6 SM · SCT200
Wind: 14011G21KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT200
FM232100 14011G21KT P6SM SCT200
VFRFM24/06Z → 24/14Z1709KT · 6 SM · BKN220
Wind: 1709KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN220
FM240600 17009KT P6SM BKN220
VFRFM24/14Z → 24/18Z17010G17KT · 6 SM · SCT140
Wind: 17010G17KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT140
FM241400 17010G17KT P6SM SCT140
Raw TAF
TAF KMCW 231740Z 2318/2418 17011KT P6SM OVC210 TEMPO 2318/2320 -SHRA OVC100 FM232100 14011G21KT P6SM SCT200 FM240600 17009KT P6SM BKN220 FM241400 17010G17KT P6SM SCT140
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