Staples Municipal Airport (SAZ)

SAZ
Staples Municipal Airport (SAZ)
Staples, MN
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier SAZ
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 94°48'23.7660" W / 46°22'51.1660" N
-94.806602 / 46.380879 (Estimated)
Elevation 1287.60 ft / 392.46 m (Surveyed)
Land 172 acres
From nearest city 2 nautical miles NW of Staples, MN
Location Wadena County, MN
Magnetic Variation 01E (2015)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner CITY OF STAPLES
Address 122 6TH ST NE
STAPLES, MN 56479-2900
Phone number 218-894-2550
Manager JEREL NELSEN
Address 122 6TH ST NE
STAPLES, MN 56479-2900
Phone number 218-894-2550
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle No
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart TWIN CITIES
Region AGL - Great Lakes
Responsible ARTCC ZMP - MINNEAPOLIS
Tie-in FSS PNM - PRINCETON
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility SAZ (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.9 MHz
AWOS-3 SAZ (218-894-3666)
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL
Airframe repair NONE
Power plant repair NONE
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage Tiedown
Other services AGRI,INSTR,RNTL,SALES
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
Dimensions 3305 x 75 ft (1007 x 23 m)
Surface ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights Medium
14 32
Alignment 145° 325°
Physical elevation 1287.50 ft 1284.60 ft
Coordinates 46.384594 / -94.810379 46.377193 / -94.802821
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Non-precision instrument , Good Condition Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI 4-light PAPI on left 4-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights Yes Yes
CL lights No No
TDZ lights No No
Remarks
  • GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC & FLT SVCS.
  • ULTRALIGHT TFC ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • FOR CD IF UNA VIA GCO CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.