FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 SEPTEMBER 2020
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 |
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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: | | 107 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 79 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 15 | | 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 10 September 2020 at 0901Z to 08 October 2020 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| JUNNR THREE (RNAV) | |
download (167KB) |
| MCHLN TWO (RNAV) | |
download (119KB) |
| RCTOR TWO (RNAV) | |
download (129KB) |
| WORXS TWO (RNAV) | |
download (160KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 05 **CHANGED** | |
download (249KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 **CHANGED** | |
download (256KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 **CHANGED** | |
download (223KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (64KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| BIMMR TWO (RNAV) | |
download (174KB) |
| BWALL TWO (RNAV) | |
download (162KB) |
| 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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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Sep-2020
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:54 | | 10:54 |
| Sunrise | | 07:19 | | 11:19 |
| Sunset | | 19:20 | | 23:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:45 | | 23:45 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Sep-2020 19:32:57 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Sep-2020 15:32:57 |
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| METAR |
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KSPA
7nm N | 241915Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA SCT060 BKN100 20/14 A3005 RMK AO2
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KGSP
13nm W | 241853Z 03006KT 10SM FEW030 OVC100 20/17 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP172 T02000167
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KGMU
20nm W | 241853Z 01005KT 10SM FEW080 BKN095 BKN120 21/17 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP173 T02110167
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| TAF |
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KGSP
13nm W | 241737Z 2418/2518 14003KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN120 TEMPO 2418/2422 5SM -SHRA BR SCT025 OVC050 FM250100 04006KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT015 BKN030 FM250400 05010KT 5SM SHRA BR OVC009 FM251500 08006KT 3SM -SHRA BR OVC004
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KGMU
20nm W | 241737Z 2418/2518 16003KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN120 TEMPO 2418/2422 5SM -SHRA BR SCT025 OVC050 FM250000 04007KT 6SM BR OVC040 FM250300 05010KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC016 FM250500 05011KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC007
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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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