Sawyer International Airport


Sawyer International Airport is a county-owned public-use airport in Marquette County, Michigan, United States. It is located south of the central business district of the city of Marquette. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.
This commercial and general aviation airport is located near Gwinn, on a portion of the former K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, which closed in September 1995. The airport opened for passenger service in September 1999, serving Marquette and the surrounding area. It replaced the former Marquette County Airport, which closed the same year.
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the Federal Aviation Administration and International Air Transport Association, this airport is assigned SAW by the FAA and MQT by the IATA. The airport's International Civil Aviation Organization identifier is KSAW.

Facilities and aircraft

Sawyer International Airport covers an area of. It has a single asphalt/concrete runway,, originally re-designed in 1959 to accommodate B-52 bombers and KC-135 tankers.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2017, the airport had 17,166 aircraft operations, an average of 47 per day: 48% general aviation, 31% air taxi, 13% scheduled commercial service and 8% military. In July 2020, there were 41 aircraft based at this airport: 36 single-engine, 4 multi-engine and 1 jet.
There is an industrial park, the Telkite Technology Park, adjacent to the airport, with of land and of space in a Michigan Renaissance Zone, which exempts the tenant or owner from the majority of state and local taxes.
The airport is home to the Marquette County Aviation Wall of Honor, which features many influential pilots and engineers.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Statistics

RankAirportPassengersCarriers
1Detroit, MI 24,210Delta
2Chicago, IL 19,590American
3Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 15,660Delta

Cargo