KSAR Sparta Community-Hunter Fld

UNKNOWN

Unknown — not enough evidence to call a runway

We don't know, and saying so beats guessing. No D-ATIS feed here — a voice ATIS/AWOS may exist; check the frequency. No ADS-B traffic data available. Weather observation is 5067 minutes old — treat with caution.

certainty: — evidence: NONE no tower now

Wind 050° true at 5 kt · VFR · 5067 min old

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18 26% 4002 ft · 3 kt TAIL, 4 kt x-left

36 26% 4002 ft · 3 kt head, 4 kt x-right

27 24% 2958 ft · 4 kt TAIL, 3 kt x-right

9 24% 2958 ft · 4 kt head, 3 kt x-left

Why — evidence behind this answer

Runway 18

PRIOR runway length 4002 ft +0.03
WIND 3 kt TAILWIND, 4 kt left crosswind 5067 min ago -0.00

Runway 36

PRIOR runway length 4002 ft +0.03
WIND 3 kt headwind, 4 kt right crosswind 5067 min ago +0.00

Runway 27

PRIOR runway length 2958 ft -0.03
WIND 4 kt TAILWIND, 3 kt right crosswind 5067 min ago -0.00

Runway 9

PRIOR runway length 2958 ft -0.03
WIND 4 kt headwind, 3 kt left crosswind 5067 min ago +0.00

Sources consulted

source	status	age	note
D_ATIS	UNAVAILABLE		No D-ATIS at this field
METAR	OK	5067 min
ADSB	UNAVAILABLE		No ADS-B track history here yet
NOTAM	OK
CIFP	NOT_CONFIGURED		Instrument procedures: phase 4

Recent operations

No operations observed in the last hour. (No ADS-B track history here yet)

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KSAR field & runways

Sparta Community-Hunter Fld, Sparta, Illinois. Field elevation 538 ft. Non-towered (NON-ATCT). Magnetic variation 1.0°E on record, 2.4°W today.

The FAA's variation of record is the number this field was surveyed against; the second is where north points now, from WMM2025. It is moving 0.055°/year west — about 1° every 18 years — which is why runway numbers eventually stop matching their pavement.

Runway data from the FAA NASR 01 Oct 2026 cycle. Where NASR locates both thresholds, the true heading is the bearing between them rather than NASR's whole-degree alignment. Magnetic is that heading against *today's* declination from WMM2025, not the field's variation of record — so it can differ from the chart by the gap between the two shown above. The number painted on the runway is the one ATC uses.
Runway	True	Magnetic	Number	Length	Surface	Pattern
18	180.2°	182.6°	matches rule gives runway 19 in ~44 yr	4,002 ft	ASPH	left
27	271.0°	273.4°	matches rule gives runway 28 in ~29 yr	2,958 ft	TURF	left
36	0.2°	2.6°	matches rule gives runway 1 in ~44 yr	4,002 ft	ASPH	left
9	91.0°	93.4°	matches rule gives runway 10 in ~29 yr	2,958 ft	TURF	left

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KSAR ☆ Sparta Community-Hunter Fld