FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 JULY 2017
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8D4 |
| Lat/Long: | 43-07-38.7752N / 085-40-44.8665W
43-07.646253N / 085-40.747775W
43.1274376 / -85.6791296
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 774.8 ft. / 236.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of SPARTA, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 49345 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1944 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 07/25, PAPI RY 07 & RY 25, REIL RY 07 & RY 25 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-A: | 132.95 (616-887-2039) |
| GRAND RAPIDS APPROACH: | 124.6 [0600-2300] |
| GRAND RAPIDS DEPARTURE: | 124.6 [0600-2300] |
| WX ASOS at GRR (16 nm SE): | 118.725 (616-575-1953) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 128.5/273.525 (PULLMAN RCAG) WHEN GRAND RAPIDS APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MKGr100/16.0 | | MUSKEGON VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 01W |
| VIOr343/22.0 | | VICTORY VOR/DME | | 115.95 | | 04W |
| HICr178/26.9 | | WHITE CLOUD VOR/DME | | 117.60 | | 01W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL MOGAS |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 4032 x 75 ft. / 1229 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 43-07.492800N | | 43-07.799705N |
| Longitude: | 085-41.149523W | | 085-40.346025W |
| Elevation: | 774.6 ft. | | 744.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.7% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 067 magnetic, 063 true | | 247 magnetic, 243 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on right (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SPARTA
156 EAST DIVISION
SPARTA, MI 49345
Phone (616) 887-8251 |
| Manager: | VIC JOHNSTON
9100 VINTON AVE.
SPARTA, MI 49345
Phone (616) 887-5744 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 81 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 77 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 41/day * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2014 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | POWERED PARACHUTE OPNS NORTH SIDE OF RY. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 20 July 2017 at 0901Z and 17 August 2017 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 | |
download (185KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 | |
download (186KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (175KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (24KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (181KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGRR - Gerald R Ford International Airport (16 nm SE)
6D6 - Greenville Municipal Airport (19 nm E)
KFFX - Fremont Municipal Airport (23 nm NW)
3GM - Grand Haven Memorial Airpark (23 nm W)
KMKG - Muskegon County Airport (24 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Tal Reichert
Photo taken 29-Jul-2012
looking northeast.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Paul C Miller-Sparta Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 22-Jul-2017
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:51 | | 09:51 |
| Sunrise | | 06:24 | | 10:24 |
| Sunset | | 21:14 | | 01:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:48 | | 01:48 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Jul-2017 08:10:02 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 22-Jul-2017 04:10:02 |
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| METAR |
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KGRR
16nm SE | 220753Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM -RA OVC041 22/20 A2985 RMK AO2 RAE0654B49 SLP102 P0000 T02220200
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KFFX
23nm NW | 220752Z AUTO 08004KT 10SM SCT046 OVC060 21/20 A2984 RMK AO2 T02090200
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KMKG
24nm W | 220755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN034 OVC047 22/19 A2984 RMK AO2 RAB0658E27 SLP100 P0000 T02170189 $
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KBIV
29nm SW | 220753Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM OVC028 21/19 A2985 RMK AO2 RAB23E37 SLP103 P0000 T02110189
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KY70
29nm SE | 220757Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM SCT039 OVC065 23/19 A2985 RMK AO2 T02330194
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KGRR
16nm SE | 220540Z 2206/2306 16005KT P6SM -SHRA SCT040 OVC100 TEMPO 2206/2210 4SM -RA BR OVC025 FM221000 16005KT P6SM OVC025 FM221800 23006KT P6SM BKN035 FM230000 VRB03KT P6SM FEW040 SCT200
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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