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KSPA Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport/Simpson Field
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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
SPAr193/7.2SPARTANBURG VORTAC115.7002W
SUGr154/33.2SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC112.2002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
UNION COUNTY318/20.832606WUOT ..- --- -
FIRST RIVER227/26.741706WSLP ... .-.. .--.
BROAD RIVER137/33.137907WBRA -... .-. .-
CHESTER288/38.022006WDCM -.. -.-. --
ENOREE344/39.627807WEOE . --- .

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
100LL: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 37 /F/C/X/T
Single wheel: 95.0
Double wheel: 131.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 34-54.623535N34-55.345053N
Longitude: 081-57.734850W081-56.957518W
Elevation: 794.5 ft.786.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 047 magnetic, 042 true227 magnetic, 222 true
Declared distances: TORA:5852 TODA:5852 ASDA:5852 LDA:5852TORA:5852 TODA:5852 ASDA:5452 LDA:5452
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, 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: noyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME
Obstructions: 88 ft. tree, 3504 ft. from runway, 117 ft. right of centerline, 37:1 slope to clearnone

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: 79
Single engine airplanes: 55
Multi engine airplanes: 12
Jet airplanes: 3
Helicopters: 4
Gliders airplanes: 5
    
Aircraft operations: avg 91/day *
44% local general aviation
38% transient general aviation
17% air taxi
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 August 2023

Additional Remarks

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 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
JUNNR THREE (RNAV)   download (167KB)
MCHLN TWO (RNAV)   download (120KB)
RCTOR TWO (RNAV)   download (130KB)
WORXS TWO (RNAV)   download (155KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 05   download (240KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05   download (235KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23   download (223KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (142KB)
 
Departure Procedures
BIMMR THREE (RNAV)   download (161KB)
BWALL TWO (RNAV)   download (161KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (355KB)

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5310:53
Sunrise07:1911:19
Sunset19:4623:46
Evening civil twilight20:1200:12

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Mar-2024 05:42:35
Local (UTC-4)  29-Mar-2024 01:42:35
 
METAR
KSPA 
7nm N 
290515Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/M01 A3012 RMK AO2
KGSP 
13nm W 
290453Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM CLR 11/M06 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP197 T01111061 401890106
KGMU 
20nm W 
290453Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM CLR 11/M05 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP202 T01111050 402000100
TAF
KGSP 
13nm W 
281732Z 2818/2918 35010G18KT P6SM SCT250 FM290000 34006KT P6SM SKC FM290600 28004KT P6SM SKC FM291500 26008KT P6SM SKC
KGMU 
20nm W 
281732Z 2818/2918 36010G18KT P6SM SCT250 FM290000 34008KT P6SM SKC FM290500 32005KT P6SM SKC FM291500 27008KT P6SM SKC
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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
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), GPU / Power cart, Passenger terminal and lounge, Aircraft maintenance, ...
 
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More info about City of Spartanburg (FBO)
World Fuel Services
100LL Jet A
FS $6.75 $6.15 
SS $6.25 --- 
 Updated 18-Mar-2024
 
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FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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