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KSAR Sparta Community Airport-Hunter Field
Sparta, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: SAR
Lat/Long: 38-08-56.2000N / 089-41-55.6000W
38-08.936667N / 089-41.926667W
38.1489444 / -89.6987778
(estimated)
Elevation: 538 ft. / 164.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 01E (1990)
From city: 2 miles N of SPARTA, IL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 62286

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: ST LOUIS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS: SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: SAR (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-SAT 0800-1700
Pattern altitude: 1338 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: MIRL RY 18/36 & WIND INDICATOR PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RY 18 & TWY A - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.075
WX AWOS-3: 118.375 (843-587-2529)
SAINT LOUIS APPROACH: 125.2
SAINT LOUIS DEPARTURE: 125.2

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ENLr233/30.2CENTRALIA VORTAC115.0004E
TOYr160/36.9TROY VORTAC116.0004E
FAMr041/38.2FARMINGTON VORTAC115.7001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FESTUS094/32.626901EFES ..-. . ...

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
SELF SVC FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 4002 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 5.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 38-09.323905N38-08.664617N
Longitude: 089-41.966803W089-41.970300W
Elevation: 537.6 ft.522.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.4% DOWN0.4% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 179 magnetic, 180 true359 magnetic, 000 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RY 18 PAPI, UNUSBL BYD 7 DEG LEFT OF COURSE.
4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesno
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 52 ft. tree, 1539 ft. from runway, 329 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear64 ft. tree, 1802 ft. from runway, 41 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 2616 x 110 ft. / 797 x 34 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings: & 27 MARKED WITH WHITE CONES.
Gradient: W.
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 38-08.851620N38-08.844205N
Longitude: 089-42.137150W089-41.591445W
Elevation: 533.3 ft.518.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.5% DOWN0.6% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 090 magnetic, 091 true270 magnetic, 271 true
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 31 ft. bldg, lighted, 673 ft. from runway, 75 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear37 ft. tree, 860 ft. from runway, 26 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: SPARTA COMMUNITY AIRPORT
1800 N. MARKET
SPARTA, IL 62286
Phone 618-443-2002
Manager: MARVIN CAMPBELL
1800 N. MARKET
SPARTA, IL 62286
Phone 618-443-2002

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 34
Single engine airplanes: 32
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 93/day *
46% transient general aviation
29% local general aviation
18% air taxi
7% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 September 2012

Additional Remarks

MIGRATORY WATERFOWL NW OF RY 18/36.
THERE IS A 60 FT BY 60 FT CONC PAD E OF FUELING AREA FOR HELI PARKING.

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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (225KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download (205KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (25KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (201KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

K02 - Perryville Municipal Airport (19 nm SW)
KPJY - Pinckneyville-Du Quoin Airport (19 nm SE)
KBLV - Scott Air Force Base/MidAmerica Airport (25 nm N)
KMDH - Southern Illinois Airport (31 nm SE)
KFES - Festus Memorial Airport (33 nm W)
 
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Aerial photo of KSAR (Sparta Community Airport-Hunter Field)
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Photo taken 01-Mar-2012
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4311:43
Sunrise07:1012:10
Sunset18:1923:19
Evening civil twilight18:4623:46

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 14:33:25
Local (UTC-5)  16-Oct-2013 09:33:25
 
METAR
KSAR 161355Z AUTO 31007KT 10SM OVC110 10/06 A3004 RMK AO2
TAF
KBLV 
24nm N 
1608/1714 29009KT 9999 SCT060 QNH2998INS BECMG 1612/1613 29012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH3000INS BECMG 1623/1624 29006KT 9999 SKC QNH3000INS BECMG 1712/1713 29012KT 9999 SKC QNH2998INS T18/1621Z T06/1709Z
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Sparta Aero Services 618-443-2002
no information available

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100LL Jet A
AS $5.79 $5.30 
 Updated 09-Oct-2013
 
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HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES SPARTA 0.8 109-119

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