KMCW — Mason City Muni
Mason City, IA · field elevation 1,213 ft · NON-ATCT
3 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KMCW current weather
LIFR ceiling below 500 ft or visibility under 1 statute mile
METAR KMCW 111153Z AUTO 07011KT 4SM BR OVC004 22/22 A2983 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE-SE RAB26E35 SLP088 P0000 60000 T02170217 10228 20217 58015
- Wind
- from 070° at 11 kt
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 400 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 22 °C / dewpoint 22 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.83 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,406 ft · pressure altitude 1,303 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 070° at 11 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 6 kt head | 9 kt from the left |
| 36 | 4 kt head | 10 kt from the right |
| 18 | 4 kt tail | 10 kt from the left |
| 30 | 6 kt tail | 9 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KMCW 111140Z 1112/1212 10005KT P6SM BKN006 BKN025 OVC035 FM111500 12005KT P6SM SCT025 SCT070 FM112000 VRB04KT P6SM FEW035 SCT120 FM120000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200 FM120900 00000KT P6SM SCT090 BKN100
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 43.15781, -93.33125
- Elevation
- 1,213 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1115Z / 0122Z
- Magnetic variation
- 0° (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Omaha
- County
- Cerro Gordo, IA
Airport diagram
Everything else KMCW publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 6,501 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 12/30 | 5,502 | 150 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
Published procedures
- 8 approaches — ILS, LOC, LS, RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KMCW airport diagram or an approach plate
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- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.