FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 JULY 2019
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: | MON-FRI 0900-1300, ALL SAT-SUN IREG
UNATNDD MAJOR HOLS. |
| 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 |
| GREAT LAKES APPROACH: | 124.6 |
| GREAT LAKES DEPARTURE: | 124.6 |
| WX ASOS at GRR (16 nm SE): | 118.725 (616-575-1953) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC (ZAU) ON FREQ 128.4 (GRAND RAPIDS RCAG) WHEN GREAT LAKES 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: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE
REPAIRS AVBL ON CALL 616-706-4421. |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| 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. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 067 magnetic, 063 true | | 247 magnetic, 243 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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
616-262-6533 MGR CELL. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 88 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 85 | | 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 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | POWERED PARACHUTE OPNS NORTH SIDE OF RY. |
| - | ADMIN BLDG. ACES 5,3,2,1. |
| - | FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3345, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921. |
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 18 July 2019 at 0901Z to 16 August 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 **CHANGED** | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 **CHANGED** | |
download |
| 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 18-Jul-2019
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:46 | | 09:46 |
| Sunrise | | 06:20 | | 10:20 |
| Sunset | | 21:17 | | 01:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:51 | | 01:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-Jul-2019 16:37:45 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 18-Jul-2019 12:37:45 |
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| METAR |
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KGRR
16nm SE | 181553Z 26010KT 10SM FEW018 SCT060 BKN100 OVC180 26/22 A2993 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW SLP129 T02560217
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KFFX
23nm NW | 181616Z AUTO 17023G35KT 10SM SCT060 SCT085 SCT100 23/19 A2972 RMK AO2 T02280191
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KMKG
24nm W | 181555Z 22008KT 6SM -RA BR BKN110 23/21 A2992 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE SLP130 P0006 T02280206
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KBIV
29nm SW | 181553Z AUTO 29008KT 4SM -RA BR FEW037 BKN060 OVC085 24/22 A2997 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND S RAB12 SLP144 P0002 T02390222
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KY70
29nm SE | 181617Z AUTO 25011KT 10SM BKN019 BKN110 27/21 A2992 RMK AO2 T02650205
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KGRR
16nm SE | 181139Z 1812/1912 18008KT P6SM BKN100 FM181530 19012KT 5SM -SHRA VCTS BKN050CB FM181900 19013G22KT P6SM SCT035 BKN250 FM190400 21010KT P6SM VCTS BKN050CB
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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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