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YAC to MCW: distance & flight time
Cat Lake (Cat Lake Airport) → Mason City (Mason City Municipal Airport)
596 mi
960 km · 518 nm
1h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
596 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 46m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- YAC — Cat Lake Airport · Cat Lake, Canada
- MCW — Mason City Municipal Airport · Mason City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YAC
- YPL · Pickle Lake Airport72 mi away
- YNO · North Spirit Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport86 mi away
- ZRJ · Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport87 mi away
Near MCW
- CCY · Northeast Iowa Regional Airport37 mi away
- FOD · Fort Dodge Regional Airport60 mi away
- ALO · Waterloo Regional Airport63 mi away
- RST · Rochester International Airport67 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAC from MCW?
The flight distance from Cat Lake (YAC) to Mason City (MCW) is 596 miles (960 km, 518 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAC to MCW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 46m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAC to MCW?
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