Terminal Procedures

KSAR — Sparta Community-Hunter Fld

SPARTA, IL · 4 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA SARElevation 537 ft2 runwaysLongest 4,002 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet AVolume EC-3Not for navigation

2 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 181CPDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 360BPDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

KSAR airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All mon-fri 0800-1700
ARTCC
Kansas City Center
Flight service
Saint Louis
NOTAM facility
SAR (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
1E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Airport area
200 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
St Louis
Last FAA inspection
2024-06-20

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

KSAR radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF123.075
Approach125.2Saint Louis

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

4,002 × 75 ft18362,958 × 110 ft0927N500 ft
Runway layout at KSAR, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
18/364,002 ft75 ftAsphalt GoodMedium intensity
  18 180°TPAPI (4-box) 3°
  36PAPI (4-box) 3.5°
09/272,958 ft110 ftGrass Good

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where KSAR is

Latitude, longitude38.1488640, -89.6985040
Elevation537 ft
From Sparta2 nm N

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FAA remarks for KSAR

  • MIGRATORY WATERFOWL NW OF RY 18/36.
  • MIRL RY 18/36 & WIND INDICATOR PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RY 18 & TWY A - CTAF.
  • RWY 18 MARKINGS FADED.
  • RWY 36 MARKINGS FADED.
  • & 27 MARKED WITH WHITE CONES.
  • RY 18 PAPI, UNUSBL BYD 7 DEG LEFT OF COURSE.
  • FOR CD CTC ST LOUIS APCH AT 314-890-1017.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Balanced RNAV coverage

Sparta Community-Hunter Field’s instrument coverage is compact and balanced: its two RNAV (GPS) approaches serve two runway ends rather than concentrating coverage on one direction. No other approach type is published. The 4,002 ft asphalt runway offers the more accommodating dimension, while the 2,958 ft turf runway adds a second alignment with substantially tighter length and surface constraints.

Coverage around Sparta

Perryville Regional and Pinckneyville/Du Quoin have similarly compact chart sets. Southern Illinois has broader coverage, while Scott AFB/MidAmerica St Louis and St Louis Downtown have much more extensive procedure collections. The St Louis Sectional supplies wider-area VFR context, and the St Louis Terminal Area Chart adds more detailed terminal-area information beyond the airport-specific instrument procedures.

Airports near KSAR

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KPCDPerryville RgnlPERRYVILLE, MO18 nm SW4
KPJYPinckneyville/Du QuoinPINCKNEYVILLE, IL19 nm SE3
KBLVScott AFB/Midamerica St LouisBELLEVILLE, IL25 nm N30
KMDHSouthern IllinoisCARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL31 nm SE8
KCPSSt Louis DowntownCAHOKIA/ST LOUIS, IL33 nm NW18
KENLCentralia MuniCENTRALIA, IL36 nm NE3
H96Benton MuniBENTON, IL37 nm E2
KMWAVeterans Airport Of Southern IllinoisMARION, IL40 nm SE8

VFR charts covering KSAR

Common questions about KSAR

What charts are available for KSAR?

4 current FAA charts for Sparta Community-Hunter Fld, including 2 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KSAR?

CTAF 123.075. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at KSAR?

Sparta Community-Hunter Fld has 2 runways. The longest is 18/36 at 4,002 ft by 75 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KSAR have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total KSAR has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is KSAR a towered airport?

No — Sparta Community-Hunter Fld has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these KSAR charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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