In April 2022, there were 51 aircraft based at this airport: 46 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, 2 jet and 1 helicopter. In the year ending Jthe airport had 33,600 aircraft operations, an average of 92 per day: 90% general aviation, 10% air taxi and less than 1% military. The airport covers 1,103 acres (446 ha) at an elevation of 1,214 feet (370 m). This event is not commemorated anywhere on the airport grounds a private monument is near the crash site. ' The Big Bopper' Richardson, along with pilot Roger Peterson, died in a plane crash after taking off from Mason City Municipal Airport in the early morning hours of February 3, 1959, after a concert at the Surf Ballroom in nearby Clear Lake. Musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. They now have daily flights to and from Chicago (KORD) through Skywest by United Airlines on CRJ-200's. Ozark started in 1955 and pulled out in 1983. A remodeled farmhouse was used as the first terminal during the dedication on June 22, 1946.Īirline flights began in 1946, on Mid-Continent successor Braniff left in 1959. The airport had two paved runways, associated taxiways, and a small ramp area. The new Mason City Municipal Airport saw its first official landing on March 29, 1945. On FebruMason City decided to build a new airport and purchased 312 acres several miles west of the city. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport. It is used for general aviation and has airline service subsidized through the Essential Air Service (EAS) program. It is in the northern part of Lake Township, just east of the city of Clear Lake. Mason City Municipal Airport ( IATA: MCW, ICAO: KMCW, FAA LID: MCW) is located six miles west of downtown Mason City, in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States.

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