FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 MARCH 2021
Location
FAA Identifier: | 8D4 |
Lat/Long: | 43-07-38.7752N 085-40-44.8665W 43-07.646253N 085-40.747775W 43.1274376,-85.6791296 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 774.8 ft. / 236.2 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 04W (1980) |
From city: | 3 miles SE of SPARTA, MI |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 49345 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 12/1944 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-FRI 0900-1300, ALL SAT-SUN IREG UNATNDD MAJOR HOLS. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 07 & 25; MIRL RWY 07/25, - CTAF. PAPI RWY 07 & 25 OPS CONSLY. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-AV: | 132.95 |
GREAT LAKES APPROACH: | 124.6 |
GREAT LAKES DEPARTURE: | 124.6 |
WX ASOS at GRR (16 nm SE): | 118.725 (616-575-1953) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC (ZAU) ON FREQ 128.4 (GRAND RAPIDS RCAG) WHEN GREAT LAKES APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
VIOr343/22.0 | | VICTORY VOR/DME | | 115.95 | | 04W |
HICr178/26.9 | | WHITE CLOUD VOR/DME | | 117.60 | | 01W |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL MOGAS SELF SVC FUEL AVBL 24/7 WITH CREDIT CARD. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MINOR REPAIRS AVBL ON CALL 616-706-4421. |
Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
Dimensions: | 4032 x 75 ft. / 1229 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
Latitude: | 43-07.492800N | | 43-07.799705N |
Longitude: | 085-41.149523W | | 085-40.346025W |
Elevation: | 774.6 ft. | | 744.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 067 magnetic, 063 true | | 247 magnetic, 243 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on right (3.50 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF SPARTA 156 E DIVISION ST SPARTA, MI 49345-1330 Phone 616-887-8251 |
Manager: | MARTIN COAKER 156 E DIVISION ST SPARTA, MI 49345-1330 Phone 616-443-1101 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 94 | Single engine airplanes: | | 85 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | Helicopters: | | 3 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 170/day * | 81% | local general aviation | 19% | transient general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 20 September 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
- | BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | POWERED PARACHUTE OPNS NORTH SIDE OF RY. |
- | ADMIN BLDG. ACES 5,3,2,1. |
- | FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3344, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921. |
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 March 2021 at 0901Z to 22 April 2021 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 | |
download (223KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 | |
download (223KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (181KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGRR - Gerald R Ford International Airport (16 nm SE)
6D6 - Greenville Municipal Airport (19 nm E)
KFFX - Fremont Municipal Airport (23 nm NW)
3GM - Grand Haven Memorial Airpark (23 nm W)
KMKG - Muskegon County Airport (24 nm W)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Tal Reichert
Photo taken 29-Jul-2012
looking northeast.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 21-Apr-2021
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:22 | | 10:22 |
Sunrise | | 06:52 | | 10:52 |
Sunset | | 20:31 | | 00:31 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:01 | | 01:01 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 21-Apr-2021 15:49:33 |
Local (UTC-4) | 21-Apr-2021 11:49:33 |
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METAR |
KGRR 16nm SE | 211453Z 31008KT 8SM -SN SCT033 BKN055 02/M06 A3010 RMK AO2 SNB53 SLP199 P0000 60000 T00171056 51004
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KFFX 23nm NW | 211535Z AUTO 32009G14KT 10SM SCT035 BKN044 OVC050 02/M08 A3010 RMK AO2 T00221080
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KMKG 24nm W | 211534Z 00000KT 9SM -SN FEW007 BKN040 OVC050 01/M03 A3013 RMK AO2 CIG 013 RWY 14 P0000 T00111028
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KBIV 29nm SW | 211533Z AUTO 02004KT 10SM BKN026 OVC036 02/M06 A3012 RMK AO2 SNB02E11 P0000 T00221056
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KY70 29nm SE | 211536Z AUTO 29012G15KT 10SM BKN039 BKN045 03/M07 A3007 RMK AO2 T00301068
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TAF |
KGRR 16nm SE | 211139Z 2112/2212 36006KT P6SM BKN060 FM211600 30011G19KT P6SM BKN060 FM220100 29006KT P6SM SCT150 FM220800 23005KT P6SM SCT150
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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