Marquette/sawyer Regional Airport (SAW)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	SAW
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	87°23'46.9380" W / 46°20'56.9700" N -87.396372 / 46.349158 (Estimated)
Elevation	1204.50 ft / 367.13 m (Surveyed)
Land	2100 acres
From nearest city	17 nautical miles S of Marquette, MI
Location	Marquette County, MI
Magnetic Variation	04W (2000)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	MARQUETTE COUNTY
Address	125 AVENUE G GWINN, MI 49841-3108
Phone number	906-346-3308
Manager	DAVID ERHART
Address	MARQUETTE/SAWYER RGNL ARPT 125 AVENUE G GWINN, MI 49841-3108
Phone number	906-346-3308

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	Yes
Sectional chart	GREEN BAY
Region	AGL - Great Lakes
Responsible ARTCC	ZMP - MINNEAPOLIS
Tie-in FSS	GRB - GREEN BAY
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	SAW (NOTAM-d service available)
Certification type/date	1999/09

Airport Communications

CTAF	119.975 MHz
UNICOM	122.7 MHz
AWOS-3PT	SAW (906-346-5126)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Bulk oxygen	HIGH/LOW
Transient storage	Buoy, Hangar, Tiedown
Other services	AFRT,AVNCS,CARGO,INSTR,RNTL

Runway Information

Runway 01/19

Dimensions	9072 x 150 ft (2765 x 46 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights	High

	01	19
Alignment	9°	189°
Physical elevation	1178.60 ft	1204.50 ft
Coordinates	46.336873 / -87.399168	46.361444 / -87.393574
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Precision instrument , Fair Condition	Precision instrument , Fair Condition
ILS type	ILS
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left	4-light PAPI on left
Approach light	MALSR
Runway end lights		Yes
CL lights	No	No

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
IMT	DME	IRON MOUNTAIN	100Y	115.35		43.8 nm
ES	NDB	PIKLE		344.00	05W	38.3 nm
SAW	VOR/DME	SAWYER	118X	117.10	04W	0.6 nm
ESC	VOR/DME	ESCANABA	82Y	113.55	00E	39.8 nm

Remarks

• BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
• RAMP FEE MAY BE WAIVED WITH FUEL PURCHASE; FOR FBO SVC AFT HRS CALL 906-251-0723.
• FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC FSS VIA RCO, IF UNA CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
• FICONS UNMON 0000-0430.
• GA & CHARTER ACFT PARKING AVBL AT GA TERMINAL ONLY, LCTD SE CORNER OF ARPT.
• S HALF OF ACR TERMINAL RAMP NOT PLOWED OCT-APR.
• FREQUENT SNOW REMOVAL OPNS IN PROGRESS VARIOUS TIMES OCT-APR. MONITOR CTAF.
• PAEW ON ARPT MONITOR 119.975 (CTAF).
• EXTN 3131.
• NO OBJECTIONS