Sawyer International Airport
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| Sawyer International Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: MQT - ICAO: KSAW - FAA: SAW | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Marquette County | ||
| Serves | Marquette, Michigan | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,221 ft (372 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 1/19 | 12,370 | 3,770 | Grooved Asphalt/Concrete |
Sawyer International Airport (IATA: MQT, ICAO: KSAW, FAA LID: SAW) is a commercial and general aviation airport near Gwinn, Michigan on a portion of the former K.I. Sawyer AFB, which closed in September 1995. The airport opened for passenger service in September 1999, serving Marquette, Michigan and the surrounding area. It has a single massive concrete runway, 12,370 x 150 ft., originally designed for B-52 bombers. It is one of the few airports in the United States whose ICAO code is not its IATA code preceded by a K. This is because Marquette was previously served by Marquette County Airport (IATA: MQT, ICAO: KMQT, FAA LID: MQT) which closed in 1999; and SAW is currently the IATA code for Sabiha Gökçen International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey.
[edit] Airlines
- American Airlines
- American Eagle (Chicago-O'Hare, Green Bay, Madison)
- Midwest Airlines
- Midwest Connect operated by Skyway Airlines (Iron Mountain, Milwaukee)
- Northwest Airlines
- Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Airlines (Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul)
[edit] External links
- Sawyer International Airport
- Michigan Airport Directory - SAW (PDF)
- Photos of the closed Marquette County Airport
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KSAW
- ASN Accident history for MQT (KSAW)
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS current and historical weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KSAW
- MyMetar airport weather for KSAW
