# Sparta Community Airport - Hunter Field (SAR / KSAR)

**Sparta Community Airport - Hunter Field** (IATA: SAR, ICAO: KSAR) is a small airport in Sparta, Illinois, United States. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,002 ft (1,220 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksar

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SAR / KSAR
- FAA: SAR
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Sparta, Illinois, United States
- Elevation: 538 ft / 164 m
- Coordinates: 38.1489, -89.6987
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,002 ft / 1,220 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.ksarairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparta_Community_Airport (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61747877
- Weather station: KSAR
- Ident: KSAR

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 4,002 ft / 1,220 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes |
| 09/27 | 2,958 ft / 902 m | 110 ft / 34 m | Grass | 091° / 271° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,002 ft / 1,220 m | =9,563 of 29,858 | =3,756 in North America | =3,139 in US |
| Elevation | 538 ft / 164 m | =26,495 of 43,403 | =12,693 in North America | =10,602 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | ST LOUIS APP/DEP | 125.200 |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 118.375 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [3LL1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/3ll1.md) Herschel Hunter Airport · 5.2 mi / 8.4 km
- [70IL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-13011.md) Robert Lehman RLA · 6.5 mi / 10 km
- [US-5538](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-5538.md) Shubert Airport · 9.4 mi / 15 km
- [9LL2](https://dromopedia.com/airports/9ll2.md) Hepp Airport · 10 mi / 17 km
- [LL26](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ll26.md) Schaller Airport · 12 mi / 20 km
- [01LL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/01ll.md) Schumaier Restricted Landing Area · 13 mi / 21 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksar/data