Mason City Municipal Airport

Mason City Municipal Airport
IATA: MCW – ICAO: KMCW – FAA LID: MCW
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Mason City
Serves Mason City, Iowa
Elevation AMSL 1,214 ft / 370 m
Coordinates 43°09′28″N 093°19′52″W / 43.15778°N 93.33111°W / 43.15778; -93.33111Coordinates: 43°09′28″N 093°19′52″W / 43.15778°N 93.33111°W / 43.15778; -93.33111
Website www.FlyMCW.com
Maps

FAA airport diagram
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Location of airport in Iowa/United States

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 6,501 1,982 Asphalt
12/30 5,502 1,677 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations 33,368
Based aircraft 65

Mason City Municipal Airport (IATA: MCW[2], ICAO: KMCW, FAA LID: MCW) is a city-owned, public use airport located five nautical miles (9 km) west of the central business district of Mason City, in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States.[1] It is located in the northern part of Lake Township, just east of the city of Clear Lake. It is primarily used for general aviation, although it has commercial service subsidized through the Essential Air Service (EAS) program.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 11,678 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 11,076 in 2009, and 13,852 in 2010.[4] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.[5]

History

On February 2, 1942, Mason City passed a resolution to create a new airport and purchased 312 acres several miles west of the city. The new Mason City Municipal Airport saw its first official landing a few years later on March 29, 1945. The airport consisted of two paved runways, associated taxiways, and a small ramp area. A remodeled farmhouse was used as the first commercial terminal during the airport dedication on June 22, 1946.

Musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, along with pilot Roger Peterson, died in a plane crash after taking off from the Mason City Municipal Airport in the early morning hours of February 3, 1959, following a concert at the Surf Ballroom in nearby Clear Lake. This event is not commemorated anywhere on the airport grounds.

Facilities and aircraft

Mason City Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,103 acres (446 ha) at an elevation of 1,214 feet (370 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 18/36 is 6,501 by 150 feet (1,982 x 46 m) and 12/30 is 5,502 by 150 feet (1,677 x 46 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2015, the airport had 33,368 aircraft operations, an average of 91 per day: 90% general aviation, 5% scheduled commercial, 5% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 65 aircraft based at this airport: 49 single-engine, 13 multi-engine, and 3 jet.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Air Choice One started service from Mason City to Chicago O'Hare International Airport on November 17, 2014, and began service to St. Louis Lambert International on February 23, 2015. Air Choice One announced on September 23, 2016 that it would add service to Minneapolis/St. Paul beginning November 7, 2016.

Mason City lost all commercial service following the pullout of Great Lakes Airlines on January 31, 2014.[6][7]

Delta Connection (operated by Great Lakes Airlines) formerly provided service from Mason City to Minneapolis/St. Paul.

Great Lakes Airlines previously served the airport without funding from the EAS program and the airline flew direct to Chicago O'Hare up until October 28, 1998. They pulled out service due to being unable to compete with Mesaba Airlines, which then offered six daily flights to Minneapolis/St. Paul.

AirlinesDestinations
Air Choice One Chicago-O'Hare1, Minneapolis/St. Paul(begins November 7, 2016),[8][9] St. Louis

^1 Some Air Choice One flights to and from Chicago continue on from Mason City to Fort Dodge Regional Airport. However, the airline does not sell tickets solely between Mason City and Fort Dodge.

Statistics

Carrier shares: (Nov 2014 - Nov 2015) [10]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
Air Choice One
13,184(100%)
Top domestic destinations: (Nov 2014 - Nov 2015)[10]
Rank Airport Passengers
1 Chicago-O'Hare, IL 6180
2 St. Louis, MO 450

Incidents

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for MCW (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
  2. ↑ "IATA Airport Code Search (MCW: Mason City)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009. External link in |work= (help)
  4. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011. External link in |work= (help)
  5. ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. External link in |work= (help)
  6. ↑ "Fort Dodge, Mason City losing airline service". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. January 30, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Great Lakes Airlines to Suspend Air Service at Devils Lake and Jamestown, North Dakota; Fort Dodge and Mason City, Iowa; Ironwood, Michigan; and Thief River Falls, Minnesota" (PDF) (Press release). Great Lakes Airlines. January 27, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Air Choice One to add MSP Service - Mason City Municipal Airport". 23 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Air Choice One begins MSP service to Iowa". Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Mason City, IA: Mason City Municipal (MCW)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. Nov 2015. Retrieved Feb 2016. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

Other sources

  • Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-2001-10684) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
    • Order 2005-6-13 (June 20, 2005): selecting Mesaba Aviation, Inc. d/b/a Northwest Airlink, an affiliate of Northwest Airlines, to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) for the two-year period beginning June 1, 2005, at an annual subsidy of $777,709 for Thief River Falls and a combined annual subsidy of $2,160,770 for Fort Dodge and Mason City.
    • Order 2007-6-3 (June 11, 2007): re-selecting Mesaba Aviation Inc., d/b/a Northwest Airlink (Mesaba), to continue to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Fort Dodge and Mason City, Iowa, and Thief River Falls, Minnesota, for the two-year period beginning June 1, 2007. Service will consist of 18 round trips per week at Fort Dodge and Mason City, routed Fort Dodge-Mason City-Minneapolis/St. Paul, at the combined annual subsidy rate of $21,113,865. Service at Thief River Falls will consist of 12 one-stop round trips per week to Minneapolis/St. Paul at the annual subsidy rate of $1,065,639. All service will be provided with 34-seat Saab 340 aircraft as Northwest Airlink.
    • Order 2009-4-20 (April 27, 2009): re-selecting Mesaba Aviation, Inc., d/b/a Delta Connection (Mesaba), to continue providing subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Fort Dodge and Mason City, IA, and Thief River Falls, MN, for the two-year period beginning June 1, 2009, at the annual subsidy rates of $2,225,213 for Fort Dodge and Mason City, and $1,230,322 for Thief River Falls.
    • Order 2011-6-7 (June 8, 2011): re-selecting Mesaba Aviation, Inc., d/b/a Delta Connection (Mesaba), to provide essential air service (EAS) at Fort Dodge and Mason City, Iowa, at annual subsidy rates of $1,910,995 and $1,017,545 at Mason City, respectively, for the five-month period June 1, 2011, through October 31, 2011.
    • Order 2011-11-30 (November 23, 2011): selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to provide essential air service (EAS) at six communities at the following annual subsidy rates: Brainerd, Minnesota, $959,865; Fort Dodge, $1,798,693; Iron Mountain, $1,707,841; Mason City, $1,174,468; Thief River Falls, Minnesota, $1,881,815; and Watertown, $1,710,324, for the two-year period beginning when Great Lakes inaugurates full EAS at all six communities
    • Great Lakes Airlines press release (January 27, 2014): Effective February 1, 2014, Great Lakes Airlines will be suspending service from Devils Lake and Jamestown, ND; Fort Dodge and Mason City, IA; Ironwood, MI; and Thief River Falls, MN due to the severe industry-wide pilot shortage and its relative acute impact on Great Lakes.
    • Order 2014-1-20 (January 31, 2014): requesting proposals from carriers interested in providing Essential Air Service (EAS) at Fort Dodge and/or Mason City, Iowa. The communities will be without air service effective February 1, 2014.
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