Waseca Municipal Airport (ACQ)
The Waseca Municipal Airport (ACQ) is a City-owned public use airport located approximately two (2) miles west of Waseca’s downtown at 35493 110th Street. The ACQ property includes 308.84 acres of City owned land and 6.7 acres of easement. The airport’s elevation is 1,126 feet above mean sea level.
The airport began operations at its current location in 1974, houses 23 based aircraft and averages just over 17,000 annual operations. The runway (15/33) is primarily asphalt and is 3,400 feet long and 75 feet wide. Structures at the airport consist of an Arrival/Departure Building (507-835-5920), an FBO maintenance hangar, a City-owned box hangar, five (5) T-hangars, and one private box hangar. A map of the airport can be viewed by clicking HERE.
As part of the Airport's current Capital Improvement Plan, a new Multi-Unit Hangar is scheduled for construction in 2024. For more information about this project, please click HERE.
The airport currently has nineteen (19) T-hangar spaces and one (1) box hangar that are leased by the City. The airport is also offering leasable ground sites ranging in size from (80 x 80) feet to (120 x 180) feet. These sites are ready for the construction of a private hangar at extremely reasonable land lease prices. Please call 507-835-9716 if you would like more information about leasing ground or hangar space at the Waseca Municipal Airport.
Since 1972, the City has contracted daily airport maintenance and operations to a Fixed Based Operator (FBO). Waseca Airport FBO’s have historically provided airport services such as fueling, aircraft repair and maintenance, overnight aircraft storage, aircraft rental, and pilot instruction. From 1972 to 1984, James Bates operated as FBO under Waseca Aero Service. Richard House then took over Waseca Aero Service and operated until 1990. In 1990, Maynard Stensrud took over as FBO, renamed it Stensrud Aviation, and operated until April of 2022. On October 4, 2022, the City entered into a contract with Brent Langer of Langer Aviation, who began operating as the new airport FBO on January 1, 2023.
The City of Waseca sponsors the airport and operations are supported by a five (5) member Airport Advisory Board. The Airport Board typically meets once a month and advises the City Council regarding airport operations, management, and improvements. The City Council makes final decisions for the Airport based on the advice received from the Airport Board.
The current airport engineering consultant is John Peterson of Toltz, King, Duvall, and Anderson (TKDA). TKDA is under contract until August of 2025 to provide project and airport engineering services. The City liason between the FBO, Airport Board, and TKDA is the Director of Engineering, Nathan Willey.