FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 FEBRUARY 2023
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SPA |
| Lat/Long: | 34-54-59.1000N 081-57-20.8000W
34-54.985000N 081-57.346667W
34.9164167,-81.9557778
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 801.9 ft. / 244.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of SPARTANBURG, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 29376 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1937 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SPA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1900 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1601.9 ft. MSL
TPA: 800 FT AGL FOR PISTON ACFT, 1300 FT AGL FOR TURBO PROP ACFT AND SML JETS. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RWY 05; REIL RWY 23; PAPI RWY 05 & 23; HIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
ACTVT ROTATING BCN - CTAF. Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 133.925 (864-587-2529) |
| GREER APPROACH: | 119.4 |
| GREER DEPARTURE: | 119.4 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 120.55 |
| BIMMR DP: | 119.4R |
| BWALL DP: | 119.4 |
| WX ASOS at GSP (13 nm W): | 134.25 (864-879-0614) |
| WX ASOS at GMU (20 nm W): | 127.075 (864-239-0014) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 135.35/263.125 (OWING RCAG) WHEN GREER APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SPAr193/7.2 | | SPARTANBURG VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 02W |
| SUGr154/33.2 | | SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 02W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL 864-574-8552. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 5852 x 100 ft. / 1784 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 37 /F/C/X/T | | Single wheel: | 95.0 | | Double wheel: | 131.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 34-54.623535N | | 34-55.345053N |
| Longitude: | 081-57.734850W | | 081-56.957518W |
| Elevation: | 794.5 ft. | | 786.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 047 magnetic, 042 true | | 227 magnetic, 222 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:5852 TODA:5852 ASDA:5852 LDA:5852 | | TORA:5852 TODA:5852 ASDA:5452 LDA:5452 |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 102 ft. tree, 3661 ft. from runway, 434 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SPARTANBURG
PO DRAWER 1749
SPARTANBURG, SC 29304
Phone 864-596-2000 |
| Manager: | TERRY CONNORTON
500 AMMONS RD
SPARTANBURG, SC 29306
Phone (864) 580-5004 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 131 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 100 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 3 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 91/day * | | 44% | local general aviation | | 38% | transient general aviation | | 17% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 13 July 2021 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GLIDER OPS. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC GREER APCH AT 864-877-8275, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692. |
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 February 2023 at 0901Z to 23 March 2023 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| JUNNR THREE (RNAV) | |
download (166KB) |
| MCHLN TWO (RNAV) | |
download (118KB) |
| RCTOR TWO (RNAV) | |
download (128KB) |
| WORXS TWO (RNAV) | |
download (153KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 05 | |
download (244KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (233KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (223KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (142KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| BIMMR THREE (RNAV) | |
download (161KB) |
| BWALL TWO (RNAV) | |
download (160KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (355KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGSP - Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (13 nm W)
KGMU - Greenville Downtown Airport (20 nm W)
35A - Union County Airport, Troy Shelton Field (21 nm SE)
KGYH - Donaldson Field Airport (23 nm SW)
KLUX - Laurens County Airport (25 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of AirNav, LLC
Photo taken 28-Sep-2012
looking north.
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 20-Mar-2023
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:07 | | 11:07 |
| Sunrise | | 07:33 | | 11:33 |
| Sunset | | 19:38 | | 23:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:03 | | 00:03 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Mar-2023 16:20:14 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 20-Mar-2023 12:20:14 |
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| METAR |
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KSPA
7nm N | 201555Z AUTO 01006KT 10SM CLR 06/M11 A3036 RMK AO2
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KGSP
13nm W | 201553Z VRB03KT 10SM CLR 06/M09 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP284 T00611094
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KGMU
20nm W | 201553Z 06006KT 10SM CLR 07/M08 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP287 T00671083
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| TAF |
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KGSP
13nm W | 201120Z 2012/2112 03007KT P6SM SKC FM201500 04005KT P6SM SKC FM210200 00000KT P6SM FEW250
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KGMU
20nm W | 201120Z 2012/2112 04008KT P6SM SKC FM201800 03004KT P6SM SKC FM210100 03003KT P6SM FEW250
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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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