Mason City Municipal Airport

We're excited to announce a new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page for the 2026 World Aerobatic Championship! Visit the FAQ page here: flymcw.com/2026-world-aeroba…

As we prepare to welcome the world's top aerobatic pilots to Mason City for the 2026 World Aerobatic Championships, we have displayed the flags of the 10 nations that may be represented in this international competition. Can you name all 10 countries represented by the flags?

BIG NEWS! Organizers of the 2026 World Aerobatic Championship (WAC) are pleased to announce the event has been relocated to Mason City, Iowa. Competition flying will take place from August 24 through September 2, 2026. For more details, visit 2026wac.com/

By popular demand, we’ve upgraded our gate waiting area with new seating and a dedicated workstation! Business travelers can now comfortably set up their laptops and stay productive while waiting to board. Just one more way we’re making your travel experience better!

It’s hard to believe it’s already been a year since the opening of our brand-new terminal! Over the past 12 months, 8,297 passengers boarded flights and 8,378 passengers arrived, for a total of 16,675 total passengers served. That’s a 42% increase compared to the previous year!

✈️ TSA Update: New Shoe Policy 👟 Good news, travelers! TSA has updated its screening process. Most passengers can now keep their shoes on during security screening. This means quicker, more comfortable travel through the checkpoint. 🙌 🛫 #TravelTips #FlyMCW #TSAUpdate

We have a new partner for car rentals at the Mason City Municipal Airport, All4Rentals of Clear Lake. Visit their website all4rental.com to make your reservation! #carrental #traveltips

"For those who dreamed they could, follow your dreams" Visitors to the new Mason City Municipal Airport Terminal will be greeted by this young child and his toy airplane. A huge thank you to our generous donors and long time airport supporters, Mark and Diane Holt of Clear Lake.

With a little help from our furry friends Bentley and Joya, here is another exciting addition in our new Terminal Facility, a Service Animal Relief Area that we have taken to calling SARA!

We have the power! You will now be able to charge your mobile devices at nearly every seat in the new terminal!

We are getting excited for the Grand Opening July 24th. Furniture is installed and Dean Snyder Construction is putting the finishing touches on the final details of the new Terminal Building! The First Flight from the new terminal is scheduled for July 31st!

Have you figured it out yet? The spacing between the lights spells out "Mason" and "City" in Morse Code. The small spaces are the dots, the larger spaces are the dashes, with the largest spaces being the gaps between letters. -- .- ... --- -. -.-. .. - -.--

Did you know? Our architects had a little fun and hid an "Easter Egg" in the ceiling of the new Terminal lobby. Can you spot it? .... .. -. -

We've shown you some of the large improvements of the new terminal, now for a little smaller but very important one for many travelers. The new terminal features water fountains with bottle filling stations both before and AFTER security!

No this isn't a photo of the Minneapolis or Des Moines Airport, this is Mason City! The new terminal will feature this large addition, a Passenger Boarding Bridge! Big airport amenities, same small airport charm!

One of the many reasons the decision was made to build a new terminal was space, particularly space for passengers. The "Gatehold", the area you wait in after going through security, will be 10x larger than the current terminal.