KMCW· MCW· Mason City
Mason City Municipal Airport
medium airport · elevation 1,213 ft (370 m)
11:18Z 01:06Z Day
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Current METARVFR
53 min ago·21:53ZKMCW 242153Z AUTO 32010KT 10SM CLR 16/04 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP104 T01610039
Wind
320° 10 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
16°C / 4°C
temp / dew
QNH
1010 hPa
29.84 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KMCW
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1010.4 HPa hourly temperature of 16.1°C and dew point of 3.9°C
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (3)
- FL170E75L1 h 37 m agoTURB NEG
- FL200TBM71 h 46 m agoTURB LGT-MOD
- FL450CL351 h 51 m agoTURB NEG
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
12/301677 mASP
18/361982 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 12/30 | TW 10 kt | XW 3 kt L |
| RWY 18/36 | TW 8 kt | XW 6 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 10 | 3 R | — |
| RWY 18/36 (use 36) | Usable | HW 8 | 6 L | — |
Density altitude
1,709 ft
elevation 1,213 ft
ISA deviation
+3.4°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)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Mason City Municipal Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/24 18:24 UTC
24/18Z
25/00Z
25/06Z
25/12Z
25/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE24/18Z → 24/21Z33012G19KT · 6 SM · SKC
Wind: 33012G19KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SKC
TAF KMCW 241721Z 2418/2518 33012G19KT P6SM SKC
VFRFM24/21Z → 25/00Z34010KT · 6 SM · SKC
Wind: 34010KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SKC
FM242100 34010KT P6SM SKC
VFRFM25/00Z → 25/15ZVRB5KT · 6 SM · SKC
Wind: VRB5KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SKC
FM250000 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
VFRFM25/15Z → 25/18Z1007KT · 6 SM · SCT200
Wind: 1007KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT200
FM251500 10007KT P6SM SCT200
Raw TAF
TAF KMCW 241721Z 2418/2518 33012G19KT P6SM SKC FM242100 34010KT P6SM SKC FM250000 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM251500 10007KT P6SM SCT200
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