FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 FEBRUARY 2021
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SPA |
| Lat/Long: | 34-54-59.1000N 081-57-20.8000W
34-54.985000N 081-57.346667W
34.9164167,-81.9557778
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 801.9 ft. / 244.4 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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SPA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1900 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1601.9 ft. MSL
TPA: 800 FT AGL FOR PISTON ACFT, 1300 FT AGL FOR TURBO PROP ACFT AND SML JETS. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RWY 05; REIL RWY 23; PAPI RWY 05 & 23; HIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
ACTVT ROTATING BCN - CTAF. Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 133.925 (864-587-2529) |
| GREER APPROACH: | 119.4 |
| GREER DEPARTURE: | 119.4 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 120.55 |
| BIMMR DP: | 119.4R |
| BWALL DP: | 119.4 |
| WX ASOS at GSP (13 nm W): | 134.25 (864-879-0614) |
| WX ASOS at GMU (20 nm W): | 127.075 (864-239-0014) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 135.35/263.125 (OWING RCAG) WHEN GREER APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SPAr193/7.2 | | SPARTANBURG VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 02W |
| SUGr154/33.2 | | 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: | 5852 x 100 ft. / 1784 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 15 /F/B/X/T | | Single wheel: | 45.5 | | Double wheel: | 67.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 34-54.623535N | | 34-55.345053N |
| Longitude: | 081-57.734850W | | 081-56.957518W |
| Elevation: | 794.5 ft. | | 786.8 ft. |
| 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-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI 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 | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | 104 ft. tree, 3605 ft. from runway, 432 ft. left of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear | | none |
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: | TERRY CONNORTON
500 AMMONS RD
SPARTANBURG, SC 29306
Phone (864) 580-5004 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 108 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 78 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Jet airplanes: | | 5 | | Helicopters: | | 3 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 91/day * | | 44% | local general aviation | | 38% | transient general aviation | | 17% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 05 June 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 05 50 FT DROP 97 FT FROM THLD. |
| - | GLIDER OPS. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC GREER APCH AT 864-877-8275, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692. |
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 from 25 February 2021 at 0901Z to 25 March 2021 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| JUNNR THREE (RNAV) | |
download (177KB) |
| MCHLN TWO (RNAV) | |
download (129KB) |
| RCTOR TWO (RNAV) | |
download (139KB) |
| WORXS TWO (RNAV) | |
download (170KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 05 | |
download (259KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (267KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (233KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (64KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| BIMMR TWO (RNAV) | |
download (184KB) |
| BWALL TWO (RNAV) | |
download (172KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (282KB) |
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 Field Airport (23 nm SW)
KLUX - Laurens County Airport (25 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of AirNav, LLC
Photo taken 28-Sep-2012
looking north.
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 02-Mar-2021
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:32 | | 11:32 |
| Sunrise | | 06:57 | | 11:57 |
| Sunset | | 18:23 | | 23:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:48 | | 23:48 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 03-Mar-2021 04:07:42 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 02-Mar-2021 23:07:42 |
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| METAR |
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KSPA
7nm N | 030355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC075 06/M04 A3014 RMK AO2
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KGSP
13nm W | 030353Z 01003KT 10SM OVC075 06/M03 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP209 T00561033
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KGMU
20nm W | 030353Z AUTO 04004KT 10SM OVC075 07/M06 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP209 T00721056
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KGSP
13nm W | 021740Z 0218/0318 09005KT P6SM OVC200 FM030200 07003KT P6SM FEW060 OVC100 PROB30 0303/0308 4SM -RA BR OVC060 FM030800 01005KT P6SM -RA OVC030 TEMPO 0308/0312 3SM -RA BR SCT008 OVC015 FM031200 02007KT P6SM BKN035 FM031400 03005KT P6SM SCT045
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KGMU
20nm W | 021740Z 0218/0318 05007KT P6SM OVC200 FM030200 07003KT P6SM FEW060 OVC100 PROB30 0303/0308 4SM -RA BR OVC060 FM030800 01005KT P6SM -RA OVC030 TEMPO 0308/0312 3SM -RA BR SCT008 OVC015 FM031200 02007KT P6SM BKN035 FM031400 03005KT P6SM SCT045
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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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