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KSAR · Sparta Community Airport - Hunter Field

ICAO · US · 7 NTSB events

ID KSAR FAA SAR Elev 538 ft Lat 38° 8.93' N Lon 89° 41.92' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

fetching…

Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,002 ft. Max gradient: 0.44%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 180.3° 4,002 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.37%
36 0.3° 4,002 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.37%
09 090° 2,958 ft 110 ft GRS No 0.44%
27 270° 2,958 ft 110 ft GRS No 0.44%

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).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 118.375
  • A/D ST LOUIS APP/DEP 125.200
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KSAR on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 17 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 18 and Twy A. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 18 and Twy A. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 18 and Twy A. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    actvt REIL Rwy 18 and Twy A—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (17 sentences)
  • ·88 ILLINOIS SPARTA COMMUNITY–HUNTER FLD (SAR)(KSAR) 2 N UTC–6(–5DT) N38º08.93´ W89º41.91´ 538 B NOTAM FILE SAR RWY 18–36: H4002X75 (ASPH) S–5 MIRL 0.4% up N RWY 18: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 20´.
  • ·RWY 36: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.5º TCH 24´.
  • ·RWY 09–27: 2958X110 (TURF) 0.4% up W RWY 27: Tree.
  • ·Rwy 18 PAPI unusable byd 7º left of course.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–2300Z‡, Sat 1400–2100Z‡.
  • ·Self svc fuel avbl 24 hrs with credit card.
  • ·Migratory waterfowl northwest of Rwy 18–36.
  • ·Rwy 09 and 27 marked with white cones.
  • ·Rwy 18 and Rwy 36 markings faded.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (618) 443-5321
  • ·AWOS–3PT 118.375 (618) 443–3296.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.075 ®SAINT LOUIS APP/DEP CON 125.2 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc St Louis Apch at 314-890-1017.
  • ·CENTRALIA (VH) (H) VORTAC 115.0 ENL Chan 97 N38º25.20´ W89º09.54´ 234º 30.2 NM to fld. 546/4E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 077º–083º byd 40 NM 100º–134º blo 3,000´ 120º–137º byd 40 NM 135º–140º blo 2,700´ 149º–154º byd 40 NM 161º–169º byd 40 NM 172º–178º byd 40 NM 182º–192º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 216º–224º byd 40 NM 293º–298º byd 40 NM 304º–309º byd 40 NM 319º–326º byd 40 NM SPINNER N39º50.38´ W89º40.66´ NOTAM FILE SPI.
  • ·(VH) (H) VORTACW 112.7 SPI Chan 74 at Abraham Lincoln Capital. 586/1W.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 025º–045º byd 15 NM blo 3,000´ 190º–244º byd 15 NM blo 4,000´ 245º–300º byd 10 NM VOR unusable: 269º–271º byd 40 NM 328º–331º byd 40 NM RCO 122.4 (SAINT LOUIS RADIO) ST LOUIS L–16H IAP ST LOUIS H–5D, L–27C EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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NTSB events

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

1

12.5% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 34,000 ops in 2005

2024 total

34,000

10-yr total

340,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 18% · GA 75% · Mil 7%

Events / million ops

5.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.74

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Loss of control 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=7

  • Other 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-02-01 Rutan Long-EZ · Engine failure · day →
2019-05-31 Piper PA18 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2003-03-05 Beech A36 · Stall / spin · IMC · night →
2002-07-09 Piper PA-J3-C65 · Other · day →
2002-05-31 Piper PA-24-250 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1999-08-28 Boeing Stearman E75 · Other · VMC · day →
1989-02-25 Cessna 182A · Gear-up · VMC · day →

Designees in IL

CFI Flight Instructors 2,147 A&P Mechanics 6,104 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 49 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 13 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 9 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 11 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 43 ODA Organizational Designations 4 Schools Flight Schools 64 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 56 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 40

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Adrian Konrad Krupa Murphysboro IL 29 nm
Steven Charles Goetz Murphysboro IL 29 nm
John Scott Saunders Cahokia IL 34 nm
Forrest Crawford Sauget IL 34 nm
James Andrew Moseley Sauget IL 34 nm
Lindsey Erin Saunders East Saint Louis IL 37 nm
John Scott Saunders St. Louis MO 39 nm
David Walter Chilenski Saint Louis MO 46 nm
Lindsey Erin Saunders Saint Louis MO 46 nm
Roy Carl Beisswenger Greenville IL 47 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
Marvin Lee Campbell Tilden IL 4 nm
William Dean Boehm Baldwin IL 7 nm
Luke Marvin Bartens Steeleville IL 9 nm
John Andersen Friedenbach Saint Libory IL 13 nm
Justin Dale Morgan Campbell Hill IL 15 nm
Jason Christopher Voss Okawville IL 19 nm
Chad Ryan Carns Nashville IL 20 nm
Rylan Robert Crane Nashville IL 20 nm
Leon Edward Basler Sainte Genevieve MO 20 nm
Gregory William Gremminger Sainte Genevieve MO 20 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
Kenneth Edward Kopriva Sparta IL 2 nm
William Larry Schulte Sparta IL 2 nm
Timothy Lee Page Sparta IL 2 nm
James Edward Mccree Sparta IL 2 nm
Marvin Lee Campbell Tilden IL 4 nm
Gary Lee Rodely Coulterville IL 5 nm
Stephen Henry Long Coulterville IL 5 nm
Mychael David Salzer Coulterville IL 5 nm
Jeremy Scott English Marissa IL 7 nm
Donald Paul Hubert Walsh IL 8 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aircraft Maintenance Specialties, Inc
St. Louis, MO
 51 nm
Mistwood Aviation
Chesterfield, MO
 54 nm
AVMATS - Aviation Maintenance & Technical Support
Chesterfield, MO
 55 nm
Klem's Aero Repair
Jacksonville, IL
 101 nm
Aero Turbine Maintenance
Murray, KY
 109 nm
Aviation Repair Technologies, LLC
Blytheville, AR
 132 nm
Harrison Avionics, Inc.
Hopkinsville, KY
 132 nm
Dusty’s Flying Service
Hopkinsville , KY
 132 nm
Pilots Ally
Walnut Ridge, AR
 135 nm
Turbines, Inc
Terre Haute, IN
 137 nm

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