AirportsMason City Municipal Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Mason City, in Iowa, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MCW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MCW
- ICAO code
- KMCW
- City
- Mason City
- State or region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 43.1598° N, 93.3297° W
- Elevation
- 370 m (1,213 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,982 m (6,501 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MCW means Mason City Municipal Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KMCW. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 43.1598° N, 93.3297° W. It stands 370 metres (1,213 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Rochester, about 118 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Mason City Municipal Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,982 metres (6,501 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 402.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 1,982 m 6,501 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 12/30 | 1,677 m 5,502 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Dodge Regional AirportFort Dodge | FOD | 97 km |
| Waterloo Regional AirportWaterloo | ALO | 101 km |
| Rochester International AirportRochester | RST | 107 km |
| Des Moines International AirportDes Moines | DSM | 183 km |
| La Crosse Regional AirportLa Crosse | LSE | 185 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,981 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,951 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,762 km | 14 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,580 km | 8 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,638 km | 2 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,397 km | 3 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,772 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,743 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,452 km | 17 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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