Airports near Staples, MN
9 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Staples, Minnesota — 5 of them public use. Runway lengths, fuel, CTAF and tower frequencies from the FAA's NASR data (effective 2026-10-01); each airport page adds live METAR/TAF weather, NOTAMs, winds aloft and a crosswind calculator.
Closest public-use field: Staples Municipal (KSAZ), 1.5 nm NW. Closest public fuel: KSAZ (100LL), 1.5 nm. Longest runway: 6,100 ft at KRYM.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Staples | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KSAZ | Staples Municipal Staples · Airport | 1.5 nm NW | Public | 3,305 ft | 100LL | CTAF 122.9 |
| 18MN | Hines Farm Motley · Airport | 11.0 nm SE | Private | 2,600 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 8Y5 | Clarissa Municipal Clarissa · Airport | 16.1 nm S | Public | 2,600 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| 9Y2 | East Gull Lake East Gull Lake · Airport | 16.8 nm E | Public | 2,618 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| M16 | Steam Boat Bay East Gull Lake · Seaplane base | 17.0 nm E | Public | water | MOGAS | CTAF 122.9 |
| KADC | Wadena Municipal Wadena · Airport | 18.5 nm W | Public | 4,007 ft | 100LL | CTAF 122.8 |
| 0MN4 | Paul's Nisswa · Seaplane base | 20.8 nm E | Private | water | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| MN17 | Jackson Field Brainerd · Airport | 23.1 nm E | Private | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KRYM | Ray S Miller Aaf Camp Ripley · Airport | 24.0 nm SE | Private | 6,100 ft | — | Tower 126.2 |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Staples as their city (not a surveyed city centre). Heliports are not listed. A snapshot of the 28-day NASR cycle: confirm frequencies and runway data against the current Chart Supplement before flight.