Spartanburg Downtown Meml/Simpson Field Airport

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Spartanburg Weather (°F)

METAR: KSPA 190355Z AUTO 32010G16KT 10SM CLR 04/M11 A3004 RMK AO2

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KSPA (0.4 NM at True Heading of 203)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1017.4
Temperature: 4 C (39.2 F)
Dewpoint: -11 C (12.2 F)

Location

Latitude: 
34-54-59.1000N (34.916417)
Longitude: 
081-57-20.8000W (-81.955778)
Elevation: 
801.9 feet MSL (244 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
7.2 W (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
03 N.M. SW of Spartanburg, South Carolina
Found On: 
Charlotte Chart
FAA Region: 
ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
TERRY CONNORTON
500 AMMONS RD
SPARTANBURG, SC 29306
(864) 580-5004
CITY OF SPARTANBURG
PO DRAWER 1749
SPARTANBURG, SC 29304
864-596-2000

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
11/1937
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0700-1900
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZTL (Atlanta)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZTL (Atlanta)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1802 feet (549 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
SPA
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
No
Customs Landing Rights: 
No
Military Landing Rights: 
Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  55
Multi Engine:  12
Jet Engine:  3
GA Helicopters:  4
Gliders:  5

Annual Operations (as of 08/31/2023)

Total Operations:  33390
Air Taxi:  5566 16.7%
GA Local:  14785 44.3%
GA Itinerant:  12649 37.9%
Military Aircraft:  390 1.2%

Communications

CTAF:  123.000
Unicom:  123.000
Approach:  GREER
119.4
119.4
119.4
119.4
119.4
119.4
119.4

ATLANTA ARTCC
Departure:  GREER
119.4
119.4
119.4
119.4
119.4
119.4
119.4

ATLANTA ARTCC
AWOS-3:  133.925 (864-587-2529)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 135.35/263.125 (OWING RCAG) WHEN GREER APCH CTL CLSD.
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 864

Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Aero II, Inc.
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Unicom 123.0 576-2376
Air Carolina, Inc.
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Unicom 123.0 574-4857
City of Spartanburg
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Unicom 123.0 574-8552 100LL, Jet A
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Anderson(AND)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 02/22/24 to 0901Z 03/21/24.

There are various types of charts available for an airport. They are listed in the Page Type column. Here is a legend for those types:

APD - Airport Diagram
DP - Departure Procedure Charts
HOT - Hot Spots
IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
DP BIMMR THREE (RNAV) SE-2
DP BWALL TWO (RNAV) SE-2
IAP ILS OR LOC RWY 05 SE-2
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 SE-2
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 SE-2
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS SE-2
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS SE-2
STAR JUNNR THREE (RNAV) SE-2
STAR MCHLN TWO (RNAV) SE-2
STAR RCTOR TWO (RNAV) SE-2
STAR WORXS TWO (RNAV) SE-2
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near SPA

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

List ALL KSPA NOTAMs

NOTAM Radius Search

NOTAMS within

Enter NOTAM radius search distance

This field is required
NM of KSPA

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

NOTAMS within

Enter NOTAM radius search distance

This field is required
NM of KSPA

Remarks

A110-3 GLIDER OPS.
A110-4 FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC GREER APCH AT 864-877-8275, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
A70-FUEL-10 0LL FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL 864-574-8552.
A80 ACTVT ROTATING BCN - CTAF.
A81-APT ACTVT MALSR RWY 05; REIL RWY 23; PAPI RWY 05 & 23; HIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF.
E111 ARPT EXISTED PRIOR 1958.
E147 TPA: 800 FT AGL FOR PISTON ACFT, 1300 FT AGL FOR TURBO PROP ACFT AND SML JETS.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 05/23
Longest Runway: 05/23 is 5852 ft (1784 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach: 05

SPA Airport Runway Details

Runway 05/23  5852 ft x 100 ft (1784 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 05/29/2018
Surface:  Asphalt - Excellent condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Pavement Class:  37 /F/C/X/T
Runway Edge Lights:  High Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  95.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  131.0

Runway 05

Runway 23

Elevation: 
794.5 786.8
Latitude: 
34-54-37.4121N 34-55-20.7032N
Longitude: 
081-57-44.0910W 081-56-57.4511W
Runway True Alignment: 
042 222
ILS Type: 
ILS/DME
Glide Path Angle: 
3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Precision Instrument Precision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
TREE
Object Height: 
88
Distance from End: 
3504
Object Centerline Offset: 
117 ft. right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
4-Light PAPI On Right Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
Approach Light System: 
1,400 Foot Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System With Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
REIL: 
No Yes
Touchdown Lights: 
No No
Centerline Lights: 
No No
Threshold Crossing Height: 
45 46
Declared Distances
Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA): 
5852 5852
Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA): 
5852 5852
Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA): 
5852 5452
Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA): 
5852 5452

Services

Airframe Repair: 
None
Powerplant Repair: 
None
Bulk Oxygen: 
None
Fuel Available: 
100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees: 
Yes
Parking: 
Hangars and tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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