Mason City Municipal Airport (MCW) delays & on-time performance
Mason City, Iowa · 1 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at MCW right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
69%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
7.3%
46 flights
Avg arrival delay
33 min
99 min when late
Departed on time
77%
avg taxi-out 15 min
Figures cover 627 departures from MCW; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into MCW were on time 72% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Mason City Municipal Airport (MCW) arrived on time 69% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 7.3% were cancelled, and 13% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 9am did best (83% on time); around 6pm did worst (56%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (48%).
Most delayed routes from MCW
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ORD · Chicago69%627 flts
Most reliable routes from MCW
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ORD · Chicago69%627 flts
Best airline at MCW
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 69% | 7.3% | 33 min | 1 | 627 |
Best time to fly out of MCW
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 9am83%107 flts
- 10am82%158 flts
- 2pm76%42 flts
- 6pm56%170 flts
- 7pm56%150 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft48%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)22%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion17%
- Extreme weather13%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.