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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: SAR
Lat/Long: 38-08-56.1780N / 089-41-55.3550W
38-08.936300N / 089-41.922583W
38.1489383 / -89.6987097
(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: 0800-1800
Pattern altitude: 1338 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
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)

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
SPARTAat field23901ESAR ... .- .-.
PINCKNEYVILLE303/19.021500EPJY .--. .--- -.--
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: 4001 x 60 ft. / 1220 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 5.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RUNWAY MARKINGS ON 18/36 ARE POOR DUE TO 80% OF PAINT GONE.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 38-09.324033N38-08.665450N
Longitude: 089-41.968383W089-41.971967W
Elevation: 538.0 ft.523.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 179 magnetic, 180 true359 magnetic, 000 true
Markings: nonprecision, in poor conditionnonprecision, in poor condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesno
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: 2450 x 135 ft. / 747 x 41 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings: & 27 MARKED WITH WHITE CONES.
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 38-08.844617N38-08.844633N
Longitude: 089-42.097583W089-41.589233W
Elevation: 532.0 ft.519.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 31 ft. bldg, lighted, 673 ft. from runway, 75 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear54 ft. tree, 1284 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left 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: 36
Single engine airplanes: 29
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Helicopters: 1
Ultralights: 4
    
Aircraft operations: avg 93/day *
46% transient general aviation
29% local general aviation
18% air taxi
7% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 August 2007

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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED**   download (212KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED**   download (234KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (25KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (29KB)

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2610:26
Sunrise05:5610:56
Sunset20:1501:15
Evening civil twilight20:4501:45

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Jul-2008 22:19:58
Local (UTC-5)  23-Jul-2008 17:19:58
 
METAR
KSAR 232145Z AUTO 04009KT 10SM CLR 28/15 A3005 RMK AO2 TSNO
TAF
KBLV 
24nm N 
231616 04009KT 9999 FEW040 QNH3004INS BECMG 0607 VRB06KT 4800 BR SKC QNH3001INS BECMG 1011 09009KT 9999 NSW SKC QNH2999INS T29/20Z T18/11Z AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2322 TIL 2408
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Sparta Aero Services UNICOM 122.80
618-443-2002
618-443-5321
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing, ...

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