METAR & TAF KSPA
Current METAR
Observed 22:35Z
KSPA 112235Z AUTO 24005KT 7SM CLR 32/18 A2994 RMK AO2
- Wind
- 240° @ 5 kt
- Visibility
- 7 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 32°C / 18°C
- Altimeter
- 29.94 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- 3,010 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 3 NM SW
- VFR sectional
- CHARLOTTE
- Pattern altitude
- 800 ft AGL · 1,602 ft MSL
- ARTCC
- ZTL · ATLANTA
- NOTAM facility
- SPA (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- TERRY CONNORTON
- Phone
- (864) 580-5004
- Address
- 500 AMMONS RD, SPARTANBURG SC 29306
Flight service · Hours
- FSS AND
- ANDERSON1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- 0700-1900
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 23
LEFT TRAFFICRunway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | 5,852' | 5,852' | 5,852' | 5,852' | PAPI 4-box right(3°) | MALSR | 88', tree, 3504' from thr, 117' R of cntrln, slope 37 |
| 23 | 5,852' | 5,852' | 5,452' | 5,452' | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | — |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
ILS · 1
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LLA
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Major
- Power plant repair
- Major
- Other services
- GLD,INSTR,RNTL
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Hangar
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- Yes
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- 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.
Lighting notes
- ACTVT ROTATING BCN - CTAF.
- ACTVT MALSR RWY 05; REIL RWY 23; PAPI RWY 05 & 23; HIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF.
Fuel notes
- 100LLFOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL 864-574-8552.
Other notes
- ARPT EXISTED PRIOR 1958.
- TPA: 800 FT AGL FOR PISTON ACFT, 1300 FT AGL FOR TURBO PROP ACFT AND SML JETS.
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KSPA
Answer card- ICAO
- KSPA
- Name
- SPARTANBURG DOWNTOWN MEML/SIMPSON FLD
- Location
- SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA
- Elevation
- 802 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,602 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 05/23 · 5,852 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 1
- Published frequencies
- 5
- Magnetic variation
- 5°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 240° at 5 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 23
Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport is in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Field elevation is 802 ft MSL. The airport has one runway. Runway 05/23 is 5,852 ft long with asphalt pavement. There is no control tower. Pattern altitude is 800 ft AGL, which is 1,602 ft MSL for piston aircraft. Turboprop aircraft and small jets use 1,300 ft AGL. An ILS is available to runway 05. The runway lighting setup is worth planning for. MALSR serves runway 05. Runway 23 has REIL. PAPI is available on both ends. High intensity runway lights are pilot controlled on CTAF. Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport is the on-field FBO. It carries 100LL and Jet A Prist. Call the field directly for after-hours fuel. Glider operations are conducted here. Keep a sharp scan in the pattern and on final. If you need clearance delivery and cannot reach Flight Service, Greer Approach is the backup contact when it is open. This is a useful field for local and transient traffic. The mix of gliders, pilot-controlled lighting and non-towered operations means you should brief the arrival carefully before you descend.