KSAR · Sparta Community Airport - Hunter Field

SPARTA, ILLINOIS · SMALL AIRPORT

538

Elevation ft

Runways

4,002

Longest ft · 18/36

38.15N

89.70W

Sparta Community Airport - Hunter Field serves Sparta, Illinois at 538 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 4,002 by 75 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
18/36	4,002 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
09/27	2,958 × 110 ft	turf	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 538 ft is about 14°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)	538 ft	2,543 ft	2,167 ft	3,250 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,738 ft	2,777 ft	2,293 ft	3,440 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,938 ft	3,011 ft	2,420 ft	3,630 ft
35°C afternoon	3,067 ft	3,036 ft	2,434 ft	3,650 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18/36, 4,002 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,650 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KSAR is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KPCD Perryville Regional Airport	19 nm SW	6,483 ft
KMDH Southern Illinois Airport	31 nm SE	6,506 ft
KCPS St Louis Downtown Airport	33 nm NW	7,002 ft
KENL Centralia Municipal Airport	36 nm NE	5,001 ft
KMWA Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois	40 nm SE	8,012 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KSAR

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KSAR, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KSAR or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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