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KSPA Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 05/23 & MALSR RY 05 & REIL RY 23 - 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 (843-587-2529)
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
SPAr194/7.2SPARTANBURG VORTAC115.7002W
SUGr155/33.2SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC112.2002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FAIRMONT065/1.624805WFRT ..-. .-. -
UNION COUNTY316/20.832604WUOT ..- --- -
LAURENS003/24.530704WLUX .-.. ..- -..-
RUTHERFORD185/26.034405WRFE .-. ..-. .
FIRST RIVER227/26.841706WSLP ... .-.. .--.
BROAD RIVER134/33.137904WBRA -... .-. .-
LAKE KEOWEE084/37.340804WLQK .-.. --.- -.-
CHESTER288/38.022006WDCM -.. -.-. --
ENOREE341/39.627805WEOE . --- .

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
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 34-54.623300N34-55.264667N
Longitude: 081-57.735100W081-57.044150W
Elevation: 792.8 ft.789.2 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 047 magnetic, 042 true227 magnetic, 222 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: 73 ft. tree, 2520 ft. from runway, 137 ft. right of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear33 ft. tree, 250 ft. from runway, 78 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: JOSH HOUSTON
500 AMMONS RD
SPARTANBURG, SC 29306
Phone 864-574-8552

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 97
Single engine airplanes: 56
Multi engine airplanes: 23
Jet airplanes: 4
Helicopters: 3
Gliders airplanes: 9
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 145/day *
44% transient general aviation
35% local general aviation
21% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 10 April 2008

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 05 **CHANGED**   download (247KB)
NDB OR GPS-A **CHANGED**   download (173KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW**   download (77KB)

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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Area around KSPA (Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KSPA (Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport)
Photo taken 21-Jun-2007
from 13,000 feet MSL

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Sectional chart
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From to KSPA

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3011:30
Sunrise06:5611:56
Sunset17:2722:27
Evening civil twilight17:5322:53

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 06:16:50
Local (UTC-5)  08-Nov-2009 01:16:50
 
METAR
KSPA 
7nm N 
080555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/06 A3024 RMK AO2
KGSP 
13nm W 
080553Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM CLR 09/07 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP233 T00890067 10139 20083 55001
KGMU 
20nm W 
080553Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/06 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP242 T01060061 10150 20089 55001
TAF
KGSP 
13nm W 
080520Z 0806/0906 23004KT P6SM SKC FM081600 17004KT P6SM SCT250
KGMU 
20nm W 
080520Z 0806/0906 24004KT P6SM SKC FM081600 17004KT P6SM SCT250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
City of Spartanburg (FBO) 864-574-8552
Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), GPU / Power cart, Passenger terminal and lounge, Aircraft maintenance, ...
 
NATA Safety 1st   WSI Pilotbrief   Courtesy car   Enterprise Rent-A-Car   Hertz   Wireless Internet Access  
 
More info about City of Spartanburg (FBO)
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FS 
100LL 
$4.10 
Jet A 
$4.21 
 Updated 21-Oct-2009
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KSPA have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT SPARTANBURG 4.3 119-129
SLEEP INN SPARTANBURG 2.0 70-71
MARRIOTT SPARTANBURG 2.9 139-179
RADISSON HOTEL & SUITES SPARTANBURG 4.3 89-109
 

Other hotels near Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 SPARTANBURG 2.0 55-75
COMFORT INN & SUITES SPARTANBURG 2.6 
HOLIDAY INN EXPSTE SPARTANBURG 3.0 94-103
DAYS INN DOWNTOWN SPARTANBURG 3.2 42-60
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT SPARTANBURG 4.7 69-75
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT SPARTANBURG 4.8 79-123
EXTENDED STAY AMERICA ECONOMY SPARTANBURG - ASHEVILLE HWY. 4.9 55-65

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport

18 in Spartanburg
6 in Duncan
4 in Greer
 

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