FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8D4 |
| Lat/Long: | 43-07-38.0000N / 085-40-42.2000W
43-07.633333N / 085-40.703333W
43.1272222 / -85.6783889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 775 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 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| 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: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL & PAPI RY 07/25 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| GRAND RAPIDS APPROACH: | 124.6 [0600-0000] |
| GRAND RAPIDS DEPARTURE: | 124.6 [0600-0000] |
| WX ASOS at GRR (16 nm SE): | PHONE 616-956-3224 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 128.5/381.4 (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 |
| GRRr343/21.9 | | GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME | | 115.95 | | 04W |
| HICr177/26.9 | | WHITE CLOUD VOR/DME | | 117.60 | | 01W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HOLLAND | | 050/28.9 | | 233 | | 03W | | HLM | .... .-.. -- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL MOGAS |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 4033 x 75 ft. / 1229 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY MARKINGS DO NOT REFLECT IFR APPROACH SCHEME. |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 43-07.492487N | | 43-07.799517N |
| Longitude: | 085-41.155390W | | 085-40.351553W |
| Elevation: | 774.8 ft. | | 774.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| 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 |
| Obstructions: | 57 ft. trees, 1340 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear | | 27 ft. trees, 740 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SPARTA
156 E. DIVISION
SPARTA, MI 49345
Phone 616-887-8251 |
| Manager: | RICHARD ROBERTS
9100 VINTON AVE
SPARTA, MI 49345
Phone 616-887-5744
CELL 616-520-1834. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 68 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 55 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 41/day * | | 97% | local general aviation | | 3% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 25 | |
download (173KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (172KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (26KB) |
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 (25 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Scott Kimbro
Photo taken 31-Aug-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Jul-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:55 | | 09:55 |
| Sunrise | | 06:28 | | 10:28 |
| Sunset | | 21:10 | | 01:10 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:43 | | 01:43 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 23:13:07 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 25-Jul-2008 19:13:07 |
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| METAR |
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KGRR
16nm SE | 252253Z 25012KT 10SM SCT041 BKN070 26/16 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP152 T02560161
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KFFX
23nm NW | 252256Z AUTO 25009KT 10SM SCT024 SCT032 BKN041 23/15 A2996 RMK AO2
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KMKG
24nm W | 252255Z 19006KT 10SM OVC037 23/16 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02280161
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KBIV
29nm SW | 252253Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM BKN046 OVC070 26/16 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP151 T02560156
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| TAF |
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KGRR
16nm SE | 251742Z 251818 24011KT P6SM BKN040 FM2000 24011KT P6SM SCT040 SCT100 FM0300 22007KT P6SM BKN040CB FM0900 25005KT P6SM BKN070 FM1300 28008KT P6SM SKC
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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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