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KSAZ Staples Municipal Airport
Staples, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: SAZ
Lat/Long: 46-22-51.1660N / 094-48-23.7660W
46-22.852767N / 094-48.396100W
46.3808794 / -94.8066017
(estimated)
Elevation: 1287 ft. / 392.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04E (1995)
From city: 2 miles NW of STAPLES, MN
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 56479

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1946
Sectional chart: TWIN CITIES
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: SAZ (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32, PAPI RYS 14 & 32, AND REIL RYS 14 & 32 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3: 118.325 (218-894-3666)
WX AWOS-3 at ADC (17 nm W): 128.325 (218-631-7774)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 118.05/239.0 (BRAINERD RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
AXNr028/30.9ALEXANDRIA VOR/DME112.8007E
BRDr270/32.4BRAINERD VORTAC116.9003E
PKDr157/32.9PARK RAPIDS VOR/DME110.6004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
STAPLESat field25704ESAZ ... .- --..
RIPLEY310/26.440403EXCR -..- -.-. .-.
PINE RIVER217/27.133003EPWC .--. .-- -.-.
LITTLE FALLS320/32.335903ELXL .-.. -..- .-..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
SELF SERVE FUEL AVAIL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 3304 x 75 ft. / 1007 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 46-23.074967N46-22.631050N
Longitude: 094-48.621950W094-48.168683W
Elevation: 1286.0 ft.1284.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 141 magnetic, 145 true321 magnetic, 325 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Obstructions: 15 ft. road, 210 ft. from runway
ROAD +15, 0-200 FT FM RWY END, 100 FT L/R.
11 ft. road, 450 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF STAPLES
611 IOWA AVE NE
STAPLES, MN 56479
Phone 218-894-2550
Manager: GERALD BREVER
611 IOWA AVE NE
STAPLES, MN 56479
Phone 218-894-2550

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 17
Single engine airplanes: 16
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 26/day *
69% local general aviation
31% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 July 2007

Additional Remarks

OCCASIONAL HOP HOSPITAL HELIPAD .89 NM ESE RY 14/32.
GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC & FLT SVCS.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
NDB OR GPS RWY 14   download (165KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (30KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

22Y - Morey's Airport (8 nm SE)
KADC - Wadena Municipal Airport (17 nm W)
KRYM - Ray S Miller Army Airfield (25 nm SE)
KPWC - Pine River Regional Airport (27 nm NE)
KBRD - Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (28 nm E)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KSAZ (Staples Municipal Airport)
Photo taken 26-Nov-2006
just off of runway 32 @ 3000 ft MSL

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Sectional chart
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From to KSAZ

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0610:06
Sunrise05:4210:42
Sunset20:4901:49
Evening civil twilight21:2502:25

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2008 17:56:44
Local (UTC-5)  18-May-2008 12:56:44
 
METAR
KSAZ 181735Z AUTO 31006KT 10SM BKN060 12/02 A2978 RMK AO2
KADC 
17nm W 
181735Z AUTO 02007KT 254V074 10SM BKN050 11/00 A2978 RMK AO2
TAF
KBRD 
28nm E 
181131Z 181212 33007KT P6SM SKC FM1400 34011KT P6SM SCT050 FM0300 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM0900 12008KT P6SM BKN120
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