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8D4 · Paul C. Miller-Sparta Airport

FAA-LID · US · 11 NTSB events

ID 8D4 Elev 775 ft Lat 43° 7.64' N Lon 85° 40.75' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,033 ft. Max gradient: 0.74%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 063° 4,033 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.74%
25 243° 4,033 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.74%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 4 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 07 & 25; PAPI RWY 07 & 25; MIRL RWY 07/25. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 07 & 25; PAPI RWY 07 & 25; MIRL RWY 07/25. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 07 & 25; PAPI RWY 07 & 25; MIRL RWY 07/25. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 07 & 25; PAPI RWY 07 & 25; MIRL RWY 07/25 - CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·ADMIN BLDG ACES: 5-3-2-1.
  • ·FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3344, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
  • ·CELL 616-240-4295. 100LL & JET A+ AVBL H24 SELF SVC VIA CREDIT CARD.
  • ·RPRS AVBL ON CALL 616-706-4421.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Paul C. Miller–Sparta Airport is a public airport located 3 mi (5 km) southeast of Sparta, Michigan. Established in 1941, the airport is currently owned and operated by the Village of Sparta and is self-supporting, requiring no public funding. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a regional general aviation facility.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

11 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

13

since 1982

Fatal

1

7.7% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

5

≈ 0.5/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 62,000 ops in 2020

2024 total

62,000

10-yr total

385,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

13.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Hard landing 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Runway excursion 1

All time · n=11

  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Other 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Birdstrike / wildlife 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-08-10 Piper PA-28-140 · Runway excursion · day →
2021-01-12 Piper PA-32R-301 · Weather · IMC · night →
2020-02-16 Piper PA28 · Loss of control · day →
2017-08-12 Cessna 182 · Hard landing · day →
2016-08-04 GILCHRIST PA14EXP · Engine failure · day →
2010-10-01 Cessna 182Q · Birdstrike · night →
2003-02-18 Beech V35 · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
2000-10-25 Piper PA28-140 · Ground collision · IMC · night →
1993-07-24 Piper PA-28-140 · Engine failure · day →
1991-07-05 Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415-C · Other · VMC · day →
1982-10-05 Cessna T188C · Other · day →

Designees in MI

CFI Flight Instructors 1,786 A&P Mechanics 5,757 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 55 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 9 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 29 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 16 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 1 ODA Organizational Designations 3 Schools Flight Schools 54 FBO Fixed Base Operators 103 Clubs Flying Clubs 41 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 9 EAA EAA Chapters 40

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Dennis Joseph Doren Sparta MI 2 nm
Mark Schmitt Rockford MI 5 nm
David Henry Johnson Grand Rapids MI 10 nm
David Crisp Lake Odessa MI 32 nm
Jason Blair Allegan MI 36 nm
Spencer Norris Ottawa Lake MI 53 nm
Edmond William Verville Battle Creek MI 54 nm
Kevin Paul Spaulding Cadillac MI 68 nm
Todd Daniel Haifley Three Rivers MI 71 nm
Clint Edward White Jackson MI 77 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Timothy Michael Emmons Sparta MI 2 nm
Erik Robert Bransdorfer Sparta MI 2 nm
Evan Russell Zahrt Comstock Park MI 5 nm
Terry Joel Finger Rockford MI 6 nm
Duane Gordon Linsley Rockford MI 6 nm
Steven Randall Stinson Rockford MI 6 nm
Jerry Lee Koetje Jr Rockford MI 6 nm
Jon Rex Stotz Rockford MI 6 nm
Richard John Laufersky Rockford MI 6 nm
Kevin Wesley Freeman Rockford MI 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Roy Eldred Matthews Sparta MI 2 nm
Theodore Thomas Thompson Sparta MI 2 nm
Randy Frederick Lavoie Sparta MI 2 nm
Shawn Daniel Petersen Sparta MI 2 nm
Kevin Marcell Wheeler Comstock Park MI 5 nm
Dale Norman Hamilton Comstock Park MI 5 nm
Gary Lee Dredge Comstock Park MI 5 nm
Douglas Robert Sehler Comstock Park MI 5 nm
Keith Allen Denton Comstock Park MI 5 nm
Anthony Joel Lange Comstock Park MI 5 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 16 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 30 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 80 nm
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 86 nm
Evans Avionics, LLC
Traverse City, MI
 97 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 98 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 102 nm
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 103 nm
Unique One Aircraft Interiors
Waterford Twp, MI
 103 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 104 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.