FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
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: | 8D4 (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
| 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-3PT: | 126.650 (616-887-6314) |
| GREAT LAKES APPROACH: | 124.6 |
| GREAT LAKES DEPARTURE: | 124.6 |
| WX ASOS at GRR (16 nm SE): | PHONE 616-986-5029 |
- 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 |
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| VIOr343/22.0 | | VICTORY VOR/DME | | 115.95 | | 04W |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 43-07.492777N | | 43-07.799700N |
| Longitude: | 085-41.149545W | | 085-40.346005W |
| Elevation: | 774.4 ft. | | 744.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 066 magnetic, 062 true | | 246 magnetic, 242 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 27 ft. tree, 471 ft. from runway, 166 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear | | 34 ft. tree, 716 ft. from runway, 342 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear |
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. |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | 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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 **CHANGED** | |
download (202KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 **CHANGED** | |
download (214KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **NEW** | |
download (57KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (376KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGRR - Gerald R Ford International Airport (16 nm SE)
6D6 - Greenville Municipal Airport (19 nm E)
Z98 - Ottawa Executive Airport (22 nm SW)
KFFX - Fremont Municipal Airport (23 nm NW)
3GM - Grand Haven Memorial Airpark (23 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Tal Reichert
Photo taken 29-Jul-2012
looking northeast.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Paul C Miller/Sparta Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:57 | | 11:57 |
| Sunrise | | 07:28 | | 12:28 |
| Sunset | | 17:26 | | 22:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:56 | | 22:56 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2025 22:03:20 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Nov-2025 17:03:20 |
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| METAR |
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KGRR
16nm SE | 082153Z 02003KT 10SM BKN060 OVC120 05/M03 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP130 T00501028 $
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KFFX
23nm NW | 082155Z AUTO 04004KT 10SM SCT042 BKN110 04/M04 A2990 RMK AO2
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KMKG
24nm W | 082155Z 03003KT 10SM OVC120 05/M04 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP130 T00501039
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KBIV
29nm SW | 082153Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM OVC065 05/M03 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP130 T00501028
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KY70
29nm SE | 082155Z AUTO 14001KT 6SM HZ OVC040 05/M03 A2989 RMK AO2
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KGRR
16nm SE | 081720Z 0818/0918 04005KT P6SM OVC050 FM090300 VRB04KT 3SM -SHRASN OVC022 FM090600 05005KT 3SM -SHSN OVC022 FM091200 36008KT P6SM VCSH OVC022
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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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