Paul C Miller/Sparta Airport
8D4 · Sparta, Michigan · Kent County · map
Paul C Miller/Sparta Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Sparta, 2 miles southeast of Sparta, Michigan, 775 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 07/25, is 4,033 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive, car gas (mogas)) and about 95 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 62,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Paul C Miller/Sparta Airport?
Its FAA code is 8D4.
Where is Paul C Miller/Sparta Airport?
It is 2 miles southeast of Sparta, Michigan, 775 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Paul C Miller/Sparta Airport?
Its one runway, 07/25, is 4,033 feet long, asphalt.
Does Paul C Miller/Sparta Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Paul C Miller/Sparta Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive, car gas (mogas).
Are there flight schools at Paul C Miller/Sparta Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Mohawk Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Paul C Miller/Sparta Airport?
5 pilot examiners and 8 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Paul C Miller/Sparta Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 8D4
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Sparta
- Elevation
- 775 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive, car gas (mogas); the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4W
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1944
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 4,033 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 07: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 27 ft high 471 ft from the end
- Runway 25: PAPI, four lights on the right, tree 34 ft high 716 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 124.6 | |
| 8D4 AWOS-3PT | 126.650 | |
| Grand Rapids Center (remote transmitter) Low | 128.4 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 616-887-6314.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive, car gas (mogas)
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- avionics, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Gerald R Ford International (16 nm southeast), Greenville Municipal (19 nm east), Ottawa Executive (22 nm southwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Michigan · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 07 and 25; PAPI runway 07 and 25; medium-intensity runway lights runway 07/25 - the common traffic frequency.
- 100LL and jet a+ available H24 self service via credit card.
- Deer and large birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Admin building aces: 5-3-2-1.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 86 |
| multi-engine | 5 |
| jets | 2 |
| helicopters | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 62,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 12,000 |
| general aviation, local | 50,000 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Sparta from the FAA register
11 aircraft are registered to owners in Sparta, Michigan: 6 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 1 helicopter, 1 drone, 1 business jet. 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Mohawk Flying Club INC 4 aircraft · Ada, 15 miles away Mohawk Flying Club is a member-owned flying club based at Gerald R.
Repair stations in Sparta:
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 5 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 8 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing).
- Dennis Joseph Doren private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Sparta, MI (0 nm) · (616) 450-7809 · [email protected]
- Mark Schmitt private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, seaplanes · Rockford, MI (8 nm) · (616) 308-3967 · [email protected]
- David Henry Johnson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Grand Rapids, MI (16 nm) · (616) 481-3485 · [email protected]
- David Crisp private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Lake Odessa, MI (31 nm) · (239) 776-6279 · [email protected]
- Jason Blair private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Allegan Airport · Allegan, MI (36 nm) · (269) 275-7959 · [email protected]
All 17 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 11 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Sparta 11 aircraft · 6 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 1 helicopters
- Maks97 LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Mohawk Flying Club INC 4 aircraft · flying club
- Tramper Avionics INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 11 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,103 since 1982 · 226 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Michigan 221 landing places
- Michigan 7,225 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/8D4.json.
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 27, 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.