FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 24 MAY 2018
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: | | 92 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 89 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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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 from 24 May 2018 at 0901Z to 21 June 2018 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 (176KB) |
| 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 27-May-2018
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:36 | | 09:36 |
| Sunrise | | 06:10 | | 10:10 |
| Sunset | | 21:10 | | 01:10 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:44 | | 01:44 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 27-May-2018 23:38:31 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 27-May-2018 19:38:31 |
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| METAR |
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KGRR
16nm SE | 272253Z 27007KT 10SM FEW065 BKN250 32/16 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP112 CB DSNT E MOV SE T03220156
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KFFX
23nm NW | 272319Z AUTO 28004KT 7SM CLR 31/18 A2987 RMK AO2 T03100179
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KMKG
24nm W | 272255Z 24007KT 10SM FEW047 FEW080 SCT200 SCT250 29/17 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP115 T02940167
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KBIV
29nm SW | 272253Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM CLR 31/17 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP114 T03110167
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KY70
29nm SE | 272315Z AUTO 28007KT 10SM CLR 33/15 A2987 RMK AO2 T03260145
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KGRR
16nm SE | 271744Z 2718/2818 27009KT P6SM SCT050 FM280200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
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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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