KMCW — Mason City Muni
Mason City, IA · field elevation 1,213 ft · NON-ATCT
KMCW current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KMCW 252353Z AUTO 15009KT 10SM FEW047 OVC080 18/13 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP223 T01780133 10200 20178 55002
- Wind
- from 150° at 9 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 8,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint 13 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.21 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,473 ft · pressure altitude 923 ft
- Observed
- 7 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 150° at 9 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 8 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 18 | 8 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 36 | 8 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
| 30 | 8 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 25,000–25,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KMCW 252320Z 2600/2624 14005KT P6SM SCT020 OVC050 FM260600 13006KT P6SM OVC015 PROB30 2608/2610 6SM -SHRA OVC008 FM261000 14009KT 6SM -SHRA OVC010 FM261800 14012G22KT 4SM -SHRA OVC015 PROB30 2621/2623 4SM -SHRA OVC005
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 43.15781, -93.33125
- Elevation
- 1,213 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1205Z / 0003Z
- 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
- 7 approaches — ILS, LOC, 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
- Other Iowa airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- 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.