Staples Municipal Airport

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| owner = City of Staples

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| city-served = Staples, Minnesota

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| elevation-f = 1288

| elevation-m = 393

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| coordinates = {{coord|46|22|51.166|N|094|48|23.766|W|region:US-MN_type:airport_scale:10000}}

| website = [https://staples.govoffice.com/airport_board Staples Airport Board]

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| r1-length-m = 1007 x 23

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| stat2-header = Aircraft operations itinerant

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| stat3-header = Based aircraft

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| stat-year = 2019

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Staples Municipal Airport {{airport codes||KSAZ|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.

Facilities and aircraft

Staples Municipal Airport covers an area of {{convert|172|acre|ha|lk=on}} at an elevation of 1,288 feet (393 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 14/32 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,305 by 75 feet (1007 x 23 m).

In 2010 the Arrival-Departure Building was remodeled.{{cite magazine |last=Foster |first=Tom |date=October 2013|title=Airport of the Month |magazine=Minnesota Flyer|url=https://www.mnflyer.com/section/airport_of_the_month}}

History

In 2020 the airport received a $30,000 CARES Act award.{{cite web|first=Adam|last=Uren|date=April 15, 2020|title=97 Minnesota airports receive federal bailout cash, here's how much they got|url=https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/97-minnesota-airports-receive-federal-bailout-cash-heres-how-much-they-got|accessdate=June 14, 2020}}{{cite web|date=April 14, 2020|title=U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $10 Billion in Relief for America’s Airports|url=https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/us-transportation-secretary-elaine-l-chao-announces-10-billion-relief-americas|accessdate=June 14, 2020}}

See also

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