FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8D4 |
| Lat/Long: | 43-07-38.0000N / 085-40-42.2000W
43-07.633333N / 085-40.703333W
43.1272222 / -85.6783889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 775 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 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL & PAPI RY 07/25 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| GRAND RAPIDS APPROACH: | 124.6 [0600-0000] |
| GRAND RAPIDS DEPARTURE: | 124.6 [0600-0000] |
| WX ASOS at GRR (16 nm SE): | PHONE 616-956-3224 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 128.5/381.4 (PULLMAN RCAG) WHEN GRAND RAPIDS APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MKGr100/16.0 | | MUSKEGON VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 01W |
| GRRr343/21.9 | | GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME | | 115.95 | | 04W |
| HICr177/26.9 | | WHITE CLOUD VOR/DME | | 117.60 | | 01W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HOLLAND | | 050/28.9 | | 233 | | 03W | | HLM | .... .-.. -- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL MOGAS |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| 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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY MARKINGS DO NOT REFLECT IFR APPROACH SCHEME. |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 43-07.492487N | | 43-07.799517N |
| Longitude: | 085-41.155390W | | 085-40.351553W |
| Elevation: | 774.8 ft. | | 774.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 067 magnetic, 063 true | | 247 magnetic, 243 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good 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 |
| Obstructions: | 57 ft. trees, 1340 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear | | 27 ft. trees, 740 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SPARTA
156 E. DIVISION
SPARTA, MI 49345
Phone 616-887-8251 |
| Manager: | RICHARD ROBERTS
9100 VINTON AVE
SPARTA, MI 49345
Phone 616-887-5744
CELL 616-520-1834. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 61 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 51 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 41/day * | | 97% | local general aviation | | 3% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | POWERED PARACHUTE OPNS NORTH SIDE OF RY. |
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 between 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 25 | |
download (173KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (172KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (26KB) |
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 (25 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Scott Kimbro
Photo taken 31-Aug-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Oct-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:26 | | 11:26 |
| Sunrise | | 07:55 | | 11:55 |
| Sunset | | 19:03 | | 23:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:32 | | 23:32 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Oct-2008 14:43:57 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 12-Oct-2008 10:43:57 |
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| METAR |
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KGRR
16nm SE | 121353Z 14003KT 9SM SCT180 BKN250 15/11 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP293 T01500111 $
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KFFX
23nm NW | 121414Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM SCT060 16/08 A3037 RMK AO2
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KMKG
24nm W | 121355Z 12004KT 10SM FEW060 16/11 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP285 T01610111
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KBIV
29nm SW | 121353Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM CLR 17/11 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP287 T01670106
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| TAF |
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KGRR
16nm SE | 121120Z 121212 16009KT P6SM BKN250
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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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