Skip to content

KSAZ · Staples Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID KSAZ FAA SAZ Elev 1,287 ft Lat 46° 22.85' N Lon 94° 48.40' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

fetching…

Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,305 ft. Max gradient: 0.09%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
14 145° 3,305 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.09%
32 325° 3,305 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.09%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 118.325
  • CTAF CTAF 122.900
  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 118.050

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KSAZ on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 4 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 14 & 32; PAPI RWY 14 & 32; MIRL RWY 14/32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 14 & 32; PAPI RWY 14 & 32; MIRL RWY 14/32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 14 & 32; PAPI RWY 14 & 32; MIRL RWY 14/32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 14 & 32; PAPI RWY 14 & 32; MIRL RWY 14/32 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·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. 7 FT BRUSH, 45 FT DIST, 189 FT R.
  • ·FUEL AVBL H24 SELF SVC VIA CREDIT CARD.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 9,600 ops in 1995

2024 total

9,600

10-yr total

96,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=3

  • Runway excursion 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2013-05-06 Cirrus Design Corporation SR20 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2003-07-17 Ayres Corporation S2R-G10 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1991-06-29 Kolb Company TWINSTAR MK II · Stall / spin · dusk →

Designees in MN

CFI Flight Instructors 1,839 A&P Mechanics 4,413 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 39 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 8 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 5 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 23 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 18 ODA Organizational Designations 2 Schools Flight Schools 44 FBO Fixed Base Operators 81 Clubs Flying Clubs 28 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 27

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Adam Lee Chunn Nevis MN 35 nm
Steven Leroy Anderson Saint Cloud MN 59 nm
Mark Cook Bemidji MN 66 nm
James Nobel Shadduck Maple Lake MN 77 nm
Michael Jesse Paulson Fargo ND 88 nm
Tajae Lynn Viaene Fargo ND 88 nm
Curtis Dale Grayson Cloquet MN 97 nm
William Stone Cloquet MN 97 nm
Barbara Ann Mack Blaine MN 99 nm
Mary Kristen Alverson Minneapolis MN 107 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Lonell Lawrence Koppes Motley MN 7 nm
Wyatt Jeffery Pettit Verndale MN 9 nm
Darrel Raymond Janson Wadena MN 14 nm
Glen Stephen Hansmann Cushing MN 14 nm
Anthony Thomas Murch Eagle Bend MN 16 nm
Michael Dean Monahan Lake Shore MN 20 nm
Ryan Daniel Wegscheid Deer Creek MN 21 nm
Steven William Selisker Baxter MN 22 nm
Kristopher Troy Norwood Fort Ripley MN 22 nm
Dennis Gayle Finch Jr Long Prairie MN 25 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Christopher Charles Neal Staples MN 1 nm
William Leroy Mccomb Motley MN 7 nm
Thomas David Erckenbrack Verndale MN 9 nm
Gene Roy Arndt Hewitt MN 12 nm
Joseph Ronald Loscheider Wadena MN 14 nm
Stanley George Weitemier Wadena MN 14 nm
Gregory Scott Oakland Wadena MN 14 nm
Steven Paul Schmitz Wadena MN 14 nm
Griffith Hughes Eisel Cushing MN 14 nm
David Gordon Elstad Cushing MN 14 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Park Rapids Avionics
Park Rapids, MN
 33 nm
Kindred Aircraft Maintenance
Kindred, ND
 93 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 100 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 100 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 120 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 129 nm
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 129 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 185 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 186 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 187 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.