METAR & TAF KSAR
Current METAR
Observed 00:00Z
KSAR 260000Z AUTO 05006KT 10SM CLR 23/11 A3004 RMK AO2
- Wind
- 050° @ 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 23°C / 11°C
- Altimeter
- 30.04 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- 1,478 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
- 2 NM N
- VFR sectional
- ST LOUIS
- ARTCC
- ZKC · KANSAS CITY
- NOTAM facility
- SAR (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- SCOTT MARQUARDT
- Phone
- (618) 443-5321
- Address
- 1800 N. MARKET, SPARTA IL 62286
Flight service · Hours
- FSS STL
- SAINT LOUIS1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- MON-FRI · 0800-1700
- SAT · 0800-1500
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 09
LEFT TRAFFIC| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 179° / 359° | 4,002 ft | ASPH | Standard L |
| 09/27Favored | 90° / 270° | 2,958 ft | TURF | Standard L |
Runway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | — |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box left(3.5°) | — | — |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45', tree, 905' from thr, 87' R of cntrln, slope 20 |
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
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
- INSTR,RNTL,SALES
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
- MIGRATORY WATERFOWL NW OF RY 18/36.
- FOR CD CTC ST LOUIS APCH AT 314-890-1017.
Lighting notes
- MIRL RY 18/36 & WIND INDICATOR PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RY 18 & TWY A - CTAF.
Fuel notes
- 100LLSELF SVC FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.
Approach & departure obstructions
- 18RWY 18 MARKINGS FADED.
- 36RWY 36 MARKINGS FADED.
- 09& 27 MARKED WITH WHITE CONES.
- 18RY 18 PAPI, UNUSBL BYD 7 DEG LEFT OF COURSE.
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KSAR
Answer card- ICAO
- KSAR
- Name
- SPARTA COMMUNITY-HUNTER FLD
- Location
- SPARTA, ILLINOIS
- Elevation
- 537.6 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,537.6 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 18/36 · 4,002 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 4
- Magnetic variation
- 1°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 050° at 6 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 09
Sparta Community-Hunter Fld sits in Sparta, Illinois at 537.6 ft MSL. It has two runways. The longest is runway 18/36 at 4,002 ft. Runway 09/27 is turf and measures 2,958 ft. The field is non-towered, so expect self-announce traffic on CTAF 123.075. No ILS approaches are published here.
Pattern altitude is not published. Use the standard 1,000 ft AGL pattern unless local procedures or the current Chart Supplement say otherwise. That puts the light-aircraft pattern near 1,538 ft MSL based on the listed field elevation. Runway 18 has a PAPI, but it is unusable beyond 7 degrees left of course. Runway 18 and runway 36 markings are faded. Runways 09 and 27 are marked with white cones.
Sparta Aero Services is on the field. It carries 100LL and Jet A with Prist. Self-serve 100LL is available 24 hours with a credit card. Migratory waterfowl are reported northwest of runway 18/36, so keep a sharp scan on arrival and departure. Medium intensity runway lights on 18/36 and the wind indicator start on low intensity. Use the CTAF to bring them up and to activate the runway end identifier lights on runway 18 and taxiway A. For clearance delivery, contact St Louis Approach at 314-890-1017.