KSAR — Sparta Community-Hunter Fld
Sparta, IL · field elevation 538 ft · NON-ATCT
KSAR current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSAR 100255Z AUTO 19007KT 10SM CLR 15/07 A3013 RMK AO2 T01490071
- Wind
- from 190° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 15 °C / dewpoint 7 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.13 inHg
- Density altitude
- 393 ft · pressure altitude 328 ft
- Observed
- 20 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 190° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 7 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 27 | 1 kt head | 7 kt from the left |
| 09 | 1 kt tail | 7 kt from the right |
| 36 | 7 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KSAR — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KSAR — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 38.14886, -89.69850
- Elevation
- 538 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1234Z / 2250Z
- Magnetic variation
- 1°E (1990)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- St Louis
- County
- Randolph, IL
Everything else KSAR publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 4,002 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 09/27 | 2,958 | 110 | TURF | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.075
- UNICOM
- 123.075
- Approach
- 125.2
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KPCD Perryville Rgnl18 nm
- KBLV Scott AFB/Midamerica St Louis25 nm
- KMDH Southern Illinois31 nm
- KCPS St Louis Downtown33 nm
- KENL Centralia Muni36 nm
- KMWA Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois40 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KSAR airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Illinois airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.