FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SAW |
| Lat/Long: | 46-21-13.1000N / 087-23-43.3000W 46-21.218333N / 087-23.721667W 46.3536389 / -87.3953611 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1221 ft. / 372.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (2000) |
| From city: | 17 miles S of MARQUETTE, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 49841 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | GREEN BAY |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SAW (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0500-2000 FOR SVCS AFT HRS CALL 906-222-3062 (PAGER). |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ALL LIGHTING PILOT CONTROLLED CTAF 119.975 WHEN ATCT CLSD. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes, RAMP FEES IN EFFECT. LDG/RAMP FEES MAY BE WAIVED WITH FUEL PURCHASE. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | 48 HRS PRIOR TO UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 906-458-6636. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 119.975 |
| UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.375 (906-346-5126) |
| SAWYER GROUND: | 121.65 [0600-2200] |
| SAWYER TOWER: | 119.975 [0600-2200] |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 119.1/290.2 (SAWYER RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| SAW at field | | SAWYER VOR/DME | | 117.10 | | 04W |
| ESCr341/39.9 | | ESCANABA VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 00E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD, MULTI-SVC & AVCARD. SELF SERVICE FUEL LOCATED ADJACENT FBO RAMP. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 12366 x 150 ft. / 3769 x 46 m 75 FT PAVED SHOULDERS EACH SIDE. |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete/grooved, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 175.0 | | Double tandem: | 490.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 46-20.212962N | | 46-22.222827N |
| Longitude: | 087-23.949970W | | 087-23.492352W |
| Elevation: | 1178.5 ft. | | 1220.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 013 magnetic, 009 true | | 193 magnetic, 189 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MARQUETTE COUNTY 125 G AVENUE GWINN, MI 49841 Phone 906-346-3308 |
| Manager: | KEITH KASPARI SAWYER INTL AIRPORT, 225 AIRPORT DR GWINN, MI 49841 Phone 906-346-3308 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 44 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 36 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Military aircraft: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 108/day * | | 35% | air taxi | | 24% | transient general aviation | | 21% | local general aviation | | 19% | commercial | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FBO SERVICE AFTER HOURS CONTACT 906-222-3062. |
| - | ARFF INDEX B AVBL. CALL ARPT MGR AT 906-458-6636 TO CONFIRM AVAILABILITY OF PSNL AND EQUIP. |
| - | NORTH ENTRANCE TO AIRCARRIER RAMP, SOUTH OF ARFF/SRE BUILDING, CLSD NOV-MAR. |
| - | 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). |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KESC - Delta County Airport (40 nm S)
KIMT - Ford Airport (44 nm SW)
KISQ - Schoolcraft County Airport (56 nm SE)
KCMX - Houghton County Memorial Airport (66 nm NW)
3D2 - Ephraim-Fish Creek Airport (74 nm S)
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| Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 14-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:38 | | 11:38 |
| Sunrise | | 08:08 | | 12:08 |
| Sunset | | 19:03 | | 23:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:33 | | 23:33 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Oct-2008 11:31:47 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 14-Oct-2008 07:31:47 |
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| METAR |
| KSAW | 141050Z 28011G17KT 10SM SKC 05/M01 A3008
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| TAF |
| KSAW | 140647Z 140706 28013KT P6SM SCT015 BKN050 FM0800 28011G18KT P6SM SCT040 FM1500 29012KT P6SM SCT030 FM2300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 02Z-10Z
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| NOTAMs |
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