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KSPA — Spartanburg Downtown Meml/Simpson Fld
Spartanburg, SC · field elevation 802 ft · NON-ATCT
KSPA current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSPA 252335Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/10 A3003 RMK AO2
- Wind
- calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 10 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.03 inHg
- Density altitude
- 974 ft · pressure altitude 692 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
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Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 36,000–36,000 ft.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for KSPA — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KSPA — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 34.91641, -81.95577
- Elevation
- 802 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1118Z / 2320Z
- Magnetic variation
- 5°W (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Charlotte
- County
- Spartanburg, SC
Everything else KSPA publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 5,852 | 100 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- Clearance
- 120.55
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
- Approach
- 119.4
Published procedures
- 4 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
- 2 departures published
- 4 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KGSP Greenville Spartanburg Intl13 nm
- KGMU Greenville Downtown20 nm
- KGYH Donaldson Fld23 nm
- KLUX Laurens County25 nm
- KEHO Shelby-Cleveland County Rgnl27 nm
- KFQD Rutherford County/Marchman Fld31 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KSPA airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other South Carolina 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.