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8D4 Paul C Miller/Sparta Airport
Sparta, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 FEBRUARY 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: 8D4
Lat/Long: 43-07-38.7750N 085-40-44.8680W
43-07.646250N 085-40.747800W
43.1274375,-85.6791300
(estimated)
Elevation: 774.7 ft. / 236.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04W (1980)
From city: 3 miles SE of SPARTA, MI
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 0800-1700, ALL SAT-SUN IREG
UNATNDD MAJOR HOLS.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT REIL RWY 07 & 25; PAPI RWY 07 & 25; MIRL RWY 07/25 - CTAF.
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): PHONE 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
VIOr343/22.0VICTORY VOR/DME115.9504W

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL MOGAS
100LL:FUEL AVBL H24 SELF SVC VIA CREDIT CARD.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
RPRS AVBL ON CALL 616-706-4421.
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 4033 x 75 ft. / 1229 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 24.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 43-07.492777N43-07.799700N
Longitude: 085-41.149545W085-40.346005W
Elevation: 774.4 ft.744.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 066 magnetic, 062 true246 magnetic, 242 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on right (3.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 20 ft. trees, 504 ft. from runway, 158 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clearnone

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: MICHAEL KRZCIOK
9100 VINTON AVE NW
SPARTA, MI 49345-9423
Phone 616-240-4295
CELL 616-240-4295.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 95
Single engine airplanes: 86
Multi engine airplanes: 5
Jet airplanes: 2
Helicopters: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 170/day *
81% local general aviation
19% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2021

Additional Remarks

A30A-25 CALM WIND RWY.
BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
PWRD PRCHT OPS NORTH SIDE OF RWY.
ADMIN BLDG ACES: PRESS 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 22 February 2024 at 0901Z to 21 March 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 07   download (212KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25   download (212KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (349KB)

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 of 8D4 (Paul C Miller/Sparta Airport)
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Photo taken 29-Jul-2012
looking northeast.

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 19-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1911:19
Sunrise07:4711:47
Sunset19:5423:54
Evening civil twilight20:2200:22

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Mar-2024 04:23:15
Local (UTC-4)  19-Mar-2024 00:23:15
 
METAR
KGRR 
16nm SE 
190353Z 24009KT 10SM OVC035 M01/M07 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP163 LAST T10061067
KFFX 
23nm NW 
190355Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM BKN036 M01/M07 A2994 RMK AO2 T10151067
KMKG 
24nm W 
190355Z AUTO 23011KT 10SM OVC036 02/M06 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP155 T00171061 $
KBIV 
29nm SW 
190353Z AUTO 25013KT 10SM OVC035 01/M06 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP166 T00061056
KY70 
29nm SE 
190355Z AUTO 25011KT 10SM OVC034 M01/M07 A2997 RMK AO2 T10061069
TAF
KGRR 
16nm SE 
181720Z 1818/1918 31011KT P6SM -SHSN SCT015 BKN025 OVC050 FM182200 30013KT P6SM SCT015 OVC050 FM190200 24006KT P6SM OVC060 FM191100 23014G23KT P6SM OVC100 FM191600 25022G31KT P6SM OVC050
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 
 
 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Fuel Prices
 
Comments
  
Village of Sparta (FBO) 616-887-5744
616-240-4295
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, Aircraft rental, ...
 
Crew cars  
 
More info about Village of Sparta (FBO)
independent
100LL Mogas
SS $5.64 $4.89 
 Updated 19-Feb-2024
 
   6 read write
SS=Self service
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