KMCW / MCW — Mason City Municipal Airport

VFR

Medium Regional Airport • Mason City, IA, United States

Elevation: 1,213 ft (370 m) • 43.1598, -93.3297

Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW / MCW) is a medium regional airport serving Mason City, IA, United States, situated at an elevation of 1,213 ft (370 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 0.1° East. The airport has 4 runways, with the longest measuring 6,501 feet.

Aviation Visualizations

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFRFlight CategoryVis >5SM, Ceiling >3000ft

WIND COMPASS

NESW7ktMagVar +0.1

CLOUD PROFILE

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Current METAR

METAR KMCW 180253Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM CLR 04/01 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP248 T00440006 58005
Category:
VFR
Wind:
180° at 7 knots
Visibility:
10SM
Temp/Dew:
4°C / 1°C
Altimeter:
30.26 inHg
No TAF available for KMCW.

Runways

Designator Length Width Surface Heading
12 5,502 ft 150 ft Asphalt 124°
18 6,501 ft 150 ft Asphalt 179°
30 5,502 ft 150 ft Asphalt 304°
36 6,501 ft 150 ft Asphalt 359°

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Understanding Aviation Weather

METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.

TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.

Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM   MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM   IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM   LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM

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