How reliable is Mason City Municipal Airport?
Flights from MCW departed within 15 minutes of schedule in 81% of 3,131 flights in official BTS history. Here’s the full picture before you book.
Reliability score
on-time, cancellations & delays
Origin-airport operations
What the departure punctuality at MCW looks like
On-time departures
across 3,131 flights
Source: BTS Airport Operations · data through 2026-06-25. Role-specific BTS departure history; advisory context, not a guarantee for any flight.
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Weather by month
Weather history isn’t available for MCW yet
PlaneSane shows month-by-month airport weather once enough historical METAR/IEM observations are loaded for the airport. This does not mean the airport has no weather data forever; it means the current climatology table has no monthly coverage for Mason City Municipal Airport.
The read on MCW
What the numbers say about flying through Mason City Municipal Airport
Across official performance history, flights from Mason City left within 15 minutes of schedule about 81% of the time over 3,131 flights. That's a solid, better-than-average operational record. Pair it with an elevated cancellation rate of 5.0% — worth weighing alongside the on-time figure. When a departure does run late, the typical delay is around 18 minutes.
None of this guarantees your specific flight — it’s the backdrop. To turn it into a booking, score real flights to Mason City, read how we weigh it all in how the PlaneSane Score works, and brush up with how to pick a reliable flight and avoiding weather delays.
Common questions about MCW
- How reliable is Mason City Municipal Airport (MCW)?
- Flights from Mason City left within 15 minutes of schedule roughly 81% of the time across 3,131 flights of official history — a solid, better-than-average operational record. The cancellation rate runs about 5.0%. It's advisory context, not a guarantee for any single flight.
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