Marquette Sawyer Regional
SAW · KSAW · Marquette, Michigan · Marquette County · map
Marquette Sawyer Regional is a public-use airport owned by Marquette County, 12 miles south of Marquette, Michigan, 1,204 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 01/19, is 9,072 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 41 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 16,893 takeoffs and landings a year. About 45,818 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Marquette Sawyer Regional?
Its FAA code is SAW, and its ICAO code is KSAW.
Where is Marquette Sawyer Regional?
It is 12 miles south of Marquette, Michigan, 1,204 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Marquette Sawyer Regional?
Its one runway, 01/19, is 9,072 feet long, asphalt.
Does Marquette Sawyer Regional have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Marquette Sawyer Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Marquette Sawyer Regional?
Airline flights go to 3 airports, the busiest of them Falls Intl/Einarson Field, John F Kennedy International, Reno/Tahoe International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Marquette Sawyer Regional?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Marquette County Flying Club. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Marquette Sawyer Regional?
5 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Marquette Sawyer Regional…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA SAW · ICAO KSAW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Marquette County
- Elevation
- 1,204 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 4:30 am to 12:30 am
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Green Bay sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4W
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 9,072 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 01: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 19: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 119.975 | Sawyer |
| UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Ground | 121.65 | Sawyer |
| Saw and aWOS-3PT | 118.375 | |
| Gwinn and center (remote transmitter) Low | 119.1 | Sawyer |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 906-346-5126.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, avionics, cargo handling, flight instruction, aircraft rental
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Delta County (40 nm south), Ford Airport (44 nm southwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Michigan · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- No objections
- Birds and deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
- When the control tower closed, activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 01; runway end identifier lights runway 19; PAPI runways 01 and 19; high-intensity runway lights runway 01/19 - the common traffic frequency.
- Extn 3131.
- General aviation and charter aircraft parking available at general aviation terminal only, located southeast corner of airport.
- South half of air carrier terminal ramp not plowed OCT-APR.
- Frequent snow removal operations in progress various times OCT-APR. monitor the common traffic frequency.
- Paew on airport monitor 119.975 (the common traffic frequency).
- Ficons unmon 12:00 am to 4:30 am.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 3 departures from SAW in those twelve months, carrying 13 passengers in 42 seats (31% filled), to 3 destinations (3 abroad) on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Istanbul → Falls Intl/Einarson Field SAW–INL | 1 | 4 | VistaJet Limited |
| Istanbul → John F Kennedy International SAW–JFK | 1 | 5 | VistaJet Limited |
| Istanbul → Reno/Tahoe International SAW–RNO | 1 | 4 | VistaJet Limited |
All 3 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 36 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| jets | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 16,893, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 1,841 |
| air taxi and commuter | 4,166 |
| general aviation, travelling | 4,491 |
| general aviation, local | 5,652 |
| military | 743 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Marquette from the FAA register
22 aircraft are registered to owners in Marquette, Michigan: 20 piston singles, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Marquette County Flying Club 6 aircraft · Marquette The Marquette County Flying Club is a 501(c)(7) organization dedicated to promoting private general aviation in Marquette County, Michigan.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners, 1 training center examiner.
All 6 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Marquette 22 aircraft · 20 piston singles, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 1 drones
- Marquette County Flying Club 5 aircraft in town
- Marquette County Flying Club 6 aircraft · flying club
- Falls Intl/Einarson Field (INL) 1 flights in twelve months · VistaJet Limited
- John F Kennedy International (JFK) 1 flights in twelve months · VistaJet Limited
- Reno/Tahoe International (RNO) 1 flights in twelve months · VistaJet Limited
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,103 since 1982 · 226 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 4 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Michigan 221 landing places
- Michigan 7,225 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/SAW.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.