KMCW· MCW· Mason City
Mason City Municipal Airport
medium airport · elevation 1,213 ft (370 m)
11:29Z 01:05Z Day
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Current METARVFR
52 min ago·10:53ZKMCW 231053Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM CLR 10/09 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP196 T01000094
Wind
300° 3 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
10°C / 9°C
temp / dew
QNH
1020 hPa
30.13 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KMCW
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1019.6 HPa hourly temperature of 10.0°C and dew point of 9.4°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 | TW 3 kt | XW 0 kt R |
| RWY 18/36 | TW 2 kt | XW 3 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 3 | 0 L | — |
| RWY 18/36 (use 36) | Usable | HW 2 | 3 L | — |
Density altitude
719 ft
elevation 1,213 ft
ISA deviation
-2.6°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
Temp23°C
QNH1019 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=272
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 2026/08/23 12:22 UTC
23/12Z
23/18Z
24/00Z
24/06Z
24/12Z
BASEVFR
VFRBASE23/12Z → 24/12ZVRB3KT · 6 SM · FEW250
Wind: VRB3KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW250
TAF KMCW 231120Z 2312/2412 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
Raw TAF
TAF KMCW 231120Z 2312/2412 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
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