KMCW · Mason City Municipal Airport
Mason City Municipal Airport serves Mason City, Iowa at 1,213 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 6,501 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.
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01Runways
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 6,501 × 150 ft | asphalt | lit |
| 12/30 | 5,502 × 150 ft | asphalt | lit |
02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins
Standard temperature at 1,213 ft is about 13°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.
| Conditions | Density altitude | Takeoff est. | Landing est. | Landing × 1.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard day (ISA, 13°C) | 1,213 ft | 2,675 ft | 2,238 ft | 3,357 ft |
| Warm day (ISA +10) | 2,413 ft | 2,909 ft | 2,365 ft | 3,547 ft |
| Hot day (ISA +20) | 3,613 ft | 3,143 ft | 2,491 ft | 3,737 ft |
| 35°C afternoon | 3,904 ft | 3,199 ft | 2,522 ft | 3,783 ft |
03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more
Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KMCW is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.
| Airport | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|
| KFXY Forest City Municipal Airport | 14 nm W | 5,796 ft |
| KAEL Albert Lea Municipal Airport | 31 nm N | 5,000 ft |
| KFOD Fort Dodge Regional Airport | 53 nm SW | 6,547 ft |
| KALO Waterloo Regional Airport | 55 nm SE | 8,399 ft |
| KFRM Fairmont Municipal Airport | 56 nm NW | 5,505 ft |
04Jet A prices and FBOs at KMCW
No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KMCW, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KMCW or read what a fuel stop actually saves.