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    Staples Municipal Airport

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    Staples Municipal Airport
    • IATA: none
    • ICAO: KSAZ
    • FAA LID: SAZ
    Summary
    OwnerCity of Staples
    ServesStaples, Minnesota
    OpenedOctober 1, 1946 (1946-10-01)
    Elevation AMSL1,288 ft / 393 m
    Coordinates46°22′51.166″N 094°48′23.766″W / 46.38087944°N 94.80660167°W / 46.38087944; -94.80660167
    WebsiteStaples Airport Board
    Map
    SAZ is located in Minnesota
    SAZ
    SAZ
    Location of airport in Minnesota/United States
    SAZ is located in the United States
    SAZ
    SAZ
    SAZ (the United States)
    Runways
    Direction Length Surface
    ft m
    14/32 3,305 x 75 1,007 x 23 asphalt
    Statistics (2019)
    Aircraft operations local6600
    Aircraft operations itinerant3300
    Based aircraft18
    Sources:FAA[1]

    Staples Municipal Airport[1] (ICAO: KSAZ, FAA LID: SAZ) is a city-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) northwest of the central business district of the City of Staples, in Wadena County, Minnesota, United States.[1]

    Facilities and aircraft[edit]

    Staples Municipal Airport covers an area of 172 acres (70 ha) at an elevation of 1,288 feet (393 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 14/32 with a asphalt surface measuring 3,305 by 75 feet (1007 x 23 m).[1]

    In 2010 the Arrival-Departure Building was remodeled.[2]

    History[edit]

    In 2020 the airport received a $30,000 CARES Act award.[3][4]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for SAZ PDF, effective 2019-07-31.
    2. ^ Foster, Tom (October 2013). "Airport of the Month". Minnesota Flyer.
    3. ^ Uren, Adam (April 15, 2020). "97 Minnesota airports receive federal bailout cash, here's how much they got". Retrieved June 14, 2020.
    4. ^ "U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $10 Billion in Relief for America's Airports". April 14, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.

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