Spartanburg Downtown Meml/simpson Fld Airport (SPA)

SPA
Spartanburg Downtown Meml/simpson Fld Airport (SPA)
Spartanburg, SC
Latest photos of Spartanburg Downtown Meml/simpson Fld Airport (SPA)
SPA, Logo in floor inside main entrance., photo by John S. Anderson
John S. Anderson
SPA, Terminal with free parking to the left., photo by John S. Anderson
John S. Anderson
SPA, Terminal - streetside, photo by John S. Anderson
John S. Anderson
SPA, Flight line view, photo by John S. Anderson
John S. Anderson
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier SPA
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 81°57'20.7750" W / 34°54'59.0590" N
-81.955771 / 34.916405 (Estimated)
Elevation 802.00 ft / 244.45 m (Surveyed)
Land 544 acres
From nearest city 3 nautical miles SW of Spartanburg, SC
Location Spartanburg County, SC
Magnetic Variation 05W (1995)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner CITY OF SPARTANBURG
Address PO DRAWER 1749
SPARTANBURG, SC 29304
Phone number 864-596-2000
Manager TERRY CONNORTON
Address 500 AMMONS RD
SPARTANBURG, SC 29306
Phone number (864) 580-5004
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle Yes
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart CHARLOTTE
Region ASO - Southern
Traffic Pattern Alt 800 ft
Responsible ARTCC ZTL - ATLANTA
Tie-in FSS AND - ANDERSON
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility SPA (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 123.0 MHz
UNICOM 123.0 MHz
AWOS-3 SPA (864-587-2529)
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL,A
Airframe repair MAJOR
Power plant repair MAJOR
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage Hangar, Tiedown
Other services GLD,INSTR,RNTL
Runway Information
Runway 05/23
Dimensions 5852 x 100 ft (1784 x 30 m)
Surface ASPH (EXCELLENT)
Surface treatment
Edge lights High
PCN 37
05 23
Alignment 42° 222°
Physical elevation 794.50 ft 786.50 ft
Coordinates 34.910392 / -81.962248 34.922418 / -81.949293
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Precision instrument , Good Condition Precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type ILS/DME
VGSI 4-light PAPI on right 4-light PAPI on left
Approach light MALSR
Runway end lights No Yes
CL lights No No
TDZ lights No No
Remarks
  • GLIDER OPS.
  • 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.
  • ARPT EXISTED PRIOR 1958.