Sparta Community-Hunter Field
SAR · KSAR · Sparta, Illinois · Randolph County · map
Sparta Community-Hunter Field is a public-use airport owned by Sparta Comm Arpt Authority, 2 miles north of Sparta, Illinois, 538 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 4,002 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KSAR · observed 3:15 pm CDT (20:15 UTC), 21 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east (100°) at 3 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 78°F (26°C), dew point 41°F (5°C)
- Altimeter 30.02 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KSAR 062015Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM CLR 26/05 A3002 RMK AO2 T02560048
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA SAR · ICAO KSAR
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Sparta Comm Arpt Authority
- Elevation
- 538 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; Saturday, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- St Louis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1E
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 4,002 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 09/27 | 2,958 × 110 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 18: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 36: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 27: tree 45 ft high 905 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.075 | |
| Approach and departure | 125.2 | |
| Sar and aWOS-3PT | 118.375 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 618-443-3296.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Sparta from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in Sparta, Illinois: 2 piston singles, 1 piston twin. 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 Illinois.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 7 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Migratory waterfowl northwest of runway 18/36.
- Medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 and wind indicator preset on low intst; to incr intst and activate runway end identifier lights runway 18 and taxiway a - the common traffic frequency.
- Self service fuel available 24 hours with credit card.
- Runway 18 markings faded.
- Runway 36 markings faded.
- And 27 marked with white cones.
- Runway 18 PAPI, unusable beyond 7 degrees left of course.
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.