FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SPA |
| Lat/Long: | 34-54-56.6000N / 081-57-23.4000W 34-54.943333N / 081-57.390000W 34.9157222 / -81.9565000 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 801 ft. / 244.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of SPARTANBURG, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 29376 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1937 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SPA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-2000, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-2000 |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA 800 FT AGL FOR PISTON ACT AND 1300 FT AGL FOR TURBO PROP ACFT WITH SMALL JETS. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL ACTVT ROTATING BCN - CTAF. ACTVT HIRL RY 05/23 & MALSR RY 05 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 133.925 (864-587-2529) |
| GROUND: | 121.6 |
| TOWER: | 118.3 257.8 |
| GREER APPROACH: | 119.4 |
| GREER DEPARTURE: | 119.4 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 120.55 121.6 |
| WX ASOS at GSP (13 nm W): | PHONE 864-879-0614 |
| WX ASOS at GMU (20 nm W): | 127.075 (864-239-0014) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 135.35/322.4 (OWING RCAG) WHEN GREER APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| SPAr194/7.2 | | SPARTANBURG VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 02W |
| SUGr155/33.2 | | SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 02W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL 864-574-8552. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 5202 x 100 ft. / 1586 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 34-54.623303N | | 34-55.264672N |
| Longitude: | 081-57.735103W | | 081-57.044142W |
| Elevation: | 792.7 ft. | | 789.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% DOWN | | 0.7% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 047 magnetic, 042 true | | 227 magnetic, 222 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | 118 ft. tree, 4105 ft. from runway, 754 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear | | 42 ft. tree, 265 ft. from runway, 170 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SPARTANBURG PO DRAWER 1749 SPARTANBURG, SC 29304 Phone 864-596-2000 |
| Manager: | DARWIN SIMPSON 500 AMMONS RD SPARTANBURG, SC 29306 Phone 864-595-2700 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 86 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 52 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Jet airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 3 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 9 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 145/day * | | 44% | transient general aviation | | 35% | local general aviation | | 21% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 20 August 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| E67 | NAVD88 |
| - | RY 05 50 FT DROP 97 FT FROM THR. |
| - | RY 23 15 FT DROP 168 FT FROM THR. |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| UNMAN ONE (RNAV) | |
download (180KB) |
| WHTTL ONE (RNAV) | |
download (153KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 05 **CHANGED** | |
download (279KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (277KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (274KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (85KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGSP - Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (13 nm W)
KGMU - Greenville Downtown Airport (20 nm W)
35A - Union County Airport, Troy Shelton Field (21 nm SE)
KGYH - Donaldson Center Airport (23 nm SW)
KLUX - Laurens County Airport (25 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 09-Aug-2010
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| Airport distance calculator |
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:51 | | 11:51 |
| Sunrise | | 07:17 | | 12:17 |
| Sunset | | 18:07 | | 23:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:33 | | 23:33 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 12:09:00 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Feb-2012 07:09:00 |
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| METAR |
KSPA 7nm N | 131155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M05/M07 A3025 RMK AO2
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KGSP 13nm W | 131153Z 20003KT 10SM CLR M04/M10 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP246 T10441100 10000 21050 53009
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KGMU 20nm W | 131153Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M10 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP253 T10281100 10006 21033 53010
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| TAF |
KGSP 13nm W | 131120Z 1312/1412 00000KT P6SM SKC FM131600 18003KT P6SM FEW250 FM132000 21007KT P6SM SCT200 FM140000 22003KT P6SM BKN180 FM140500 27003KT P6SM OVC080
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KGMU 20nm W | 131120Z 1312/1412 00000KT P6SM SKC FM131600 18003KT P6SM FEW230 FM132000 21007KT P6SM SCT200 FM140000 22003KT P6SM BKN180 FM140500 28003KT P6SM OVC080 FM141100 24007KT P6SM OVC060
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| NOTAMs |
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