KSAZ — Staples Muni
Staples, MN · field elevation 1,288 ft · NON-ATCT
KSAZ current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSAZ 100235Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM CLR 07/01 A2999 RMK AO2 T00750013
- Wind
- from 280° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 8 °C / dewpoint 1 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.99 inHg
- Density altitude
- 613 ft · pressure altitude 1,218 ft
- Observed
- 5 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 280° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | 4 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 14 | 4 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KSAZ — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KSAZ — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 46.38088, -94.80660
- Elevation
- 1,288 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1314Z / 2252Z
- Magnetic variation
- 1°E (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Sectional
- Twin Cities
- County
- Wadena, MN
Everything else KSAZ publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 3,305 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.9
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KADC Wadena Muni17 nm
- KRYM Ray S Miller AAF25 nm
- KPWC Pine River Rgnl27 nm
- KBRD Brainerd Lakes Rgnl28 nm
- KLXL Little Falls/Morrison County-Lindbergh Fld32 nm
- KPKD Park Rapids Muni/Konshok Fld33 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KSAZ airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Minnesota airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.