Staples Municipal Airport

Location

Latitude:	46-22-51.1660N (46.380879)
Longitude:	094-48-23.7660W (-94.806602)
Elevation:	1287.6 feet MSL (392 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation:	1 E (as of January 2026 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone:	UTC -6.0 (Standard Time) UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City:	02 N.M. NW of Staples, Minnesota
Found On:	Twin Cities Chart
FAA Region:	AGL

Contacts

Manager:	Publicly owned:
JEREL NELSEN 122 6TH ST NE STAPLES, MN 56479-2900 218-894-2550	CITY OF STAPLES 122 6TH ST NE STAPLES, MN 56479-2900 218-894-2550

Operations

Airport Status:	Operational
Facility Use:	Public
Type:	Airport
Activation Date:	10/1946
Control tower:	No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours):	Months/Days/Hours Unattended
Boundary ARTCC:	ZMP (Minneapolis)
Responsible ARTCC:	ZMP (Minneapolis)
Lighting Schedule:	SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator:	No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL):	2288 feet (697 m)
NOTAMs Facility:	SAZ
NOTAM-D Service:	Yes
International Airport of Entry:	No
Customs Landing Rights:	No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:	122.900
AWOS-3:	118.325 (218-894-3666)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 118.05/239.0 (BRAINERD RCAG).

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 218

Business Name	Frequency	Phone	Fuel Grade

Flight Service Stations

	Primary	Alternate
FSS on Field:	N
FSS Name (ID):	Princeton(PNM)
Frequency:
Toll Free Phone:	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts

FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 11/27/25 to 0901Z 12/25/25.

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HOT - Hot Spots
IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts

Page Type	Page Name	Volume	Action Since Last Cycle
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 14	NC-1
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 32	NC-1
MIN	ALTERNATE MINIMUMS	NC-1
MIN	TAKEOFF MINIMUMS	NC-1	Changed

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near KSAZ

Dist (NM)	ID	Morse Code	Name	Type	Freq	True Hdg	Mag Hdg
0.1	SAZ	. . . . _ _ _ . .	Staples	NDB	257	39	38
25.5	RYM	. _ . _ . _ _ _ _	Camp Ripley	TACAN	60X	132	131
26.4	XCR	_ . . _ _ . _ . . _ .	Ripley	NDB	404	133	132
27.1	PWC	. _ _ . . _ _ _ . _ .	Pine River	NDB	330	39	38
28.1	PK	. _ _ . _ . _	Spida	NDB	269	345	344
30.9	AXN	. _ _ . . _ _ .	Alexandria	VOR-DME	115.95	215	214
32.3	LXL	. _ . . _ . . _ . _ . .	Little Falls	NDB	359	143	142
32.4	BRD	_ . . . . _ . _ . .	Brainerd	VORTAC	116.90	93	92
32.8	BR	_ . . . . _ .	Larew	NDB	251	81	80
32.9	PKD	. _ _ . _ . _ _ . .	Park Rapids	DME	110.6	340	339
41.0	EE	. .	Tamie	NDB	374	210	209
44.3	XVG	_ . . _ . . . _ _ _ .	Longville	NDB	392	33	32
47.8	AIT	. _ . . _	Aitkin	NDB	397	77	76
49.1	GHW	_ _ . . . . . . _ _	Glenwood	NDB	346	205	204
51.9	DTL	_ . . _ . _ . .	Detroit Lakes	VOR-DME	111.20	301	300
52.8	FF	. . _ . . . _ .	Hamre	NDB	337	259	258
56.2	FFM	. . _ . . . _ . _ _	Fergus Falls	VOR-DME	110.40	264	262
58.8	STC	. . . _ _ . _ .	St Cloud	VOR-DME	112.10	147	146
63.9	MD	_ _ _ . .	Bunan	NDB	371	358	357
64.4	ST	. . . _	Hussk	NDB	342	146	145

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

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Dist (NM)	Name (Airport IDs)	True Hdg	Mag Hdg	Fuel Grade

ICAO: KSAZ

FAA: SAZ