Roberts Roost Airport
70TN · Sparta, Tennessee · White County · map
Roberts Roost Airport is a private airport, 5 miles north of Sparta, Tennessee, 1,038 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 1,219 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 70TN
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 1,038 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- March 2026
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,219 × 40 ft | Grass |
- Runway 17: right-hand traffic pattern
Aircraft registered in Sparta from the FAA register
45 aircraft are registered to owners in Sparta, Tennessee: 27 piston singles, 8 piston twins, 4 turboprops, 3 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 3 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Tennessee.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.