FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SAR |
| Lat/Long: | 38-08-55.9090N 089-41-54.6140W
38-08.931817N 089-41.910233W
38.1488636,-89.6985039
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 537.6 ft. / 163.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (1990) |
| From city: | 2 miles N of SPARTA, IL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 62286 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SAR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT 0800-1500 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 18/36 & WIND INDICATOR PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RY 18 & TWY A - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.075 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 118.375 (618-443-3296) |
| SAINT LOUIS APPROACH: | 125.2 |
| SAINT LOUIS DEPARTURE: | 125.2 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at PCD (19 nm SW): | 118.95 (573-543-5390) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ENLr233/30.2 | | CENTRALIA VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 04E |
| TOYr160/36.9 | | TROY VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 04E |
| FAMr041/38.2 | | FARMINGTON VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 01E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:SELF SVC FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4002 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 36 MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 38-09.323905N | | 38-08.664617N |
| Longitude: | 089-41.966803W | | 089-41.970300W |
| Elevation: | 537.6 ft. | | 522.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 180 true | | 359 magnetic, 000 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RY 18 PAPI, UNUSBL BYD 7 DEG LEFT OF COURSE. | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 2958 x 110 ft. / 902 x 34 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | & 27 MARKED WITH WHITE CONES. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 38-08.851667N | | 38-08.843000N |
| Longitude: | 089-42.139833W | | 089-41.522833W |
| Elevation: | 532.5 ft. | | 519.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 090 magnetic, 091 true | | 270 magnetic, 271 true |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 45 ft. tree, 905 ft. from runway, 87 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | SPARTA COMM ARPT AUTHORITY
1800 N. MARKET
SPARTA, IL 62286
Phone 618-443-2002 |
| Manager: | SCOTT MARQUARDT
1800 N. MARKET
SPARTA, IL 62286
Phone (618) 443-5321 |
Additional Remarks
| - | MIGRATORY WATERFOWL NW OF RY 18/36. |
| - | FOR CD CTC ST LOUIS APCH AT 314-890-1017. |
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 23 January 2025 at 0901Z to 20 February 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (249KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (254KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (149KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (482KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPCD - Perryville Regional Airport (19 nm SW)
KPJY - Pinckneyville/Du Quoin Airport (19 nm SE)
KBLV - Scott Air Force Base/MidAmerica Airport (25 nm N)
KMDH - Southern Illinois Airport (31 nm SE)
KCPS - St Louis Downtown Airport (33 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bob Srenco
Photo taken 01-Mar-2012
looking northwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Sparta Community Airport-Hunter Field that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 09-Feb-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 12:30 |
| Sunrise | | 06:57 | | 12:57 |
| Sunset | | 17:29 | | 23:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:57 | | 23:57 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2025 15:27:32 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Feb-2025 09:27:32 |
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| METAR |
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| KSAR | 091515Z AUTO 01007KT 10SM CLR 00/M04 A3039 RMK AO2 T00001045
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KPCD
19nm SW | 091515Z AUTO RMK AO2 PWINO PNO TSNO
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KBLV
24nm N | 090800Z 0908/1014 35012KT 9999 SCT030 SCT250 QNH3024INS TEMPO 0908/0912 34012G20KT BECMG 0919/0920 35006KT 9999 BKN100 QNH3035INS TX03/0921Z TNM02/0911Z
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