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Sparta Community Airport - Hunter Field (KSAR) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 2:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, KSAR is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Sparta Community Airport - Hunter Field in Sparta, IL, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Sparta Community Airport - Hunter Field (KSAR) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sparta, IL at a field elevation of 538 ft. KSAR reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (09/27, 18/36), the longest 4,002 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 118.375.

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VFR
Observed 1935Z (2:35 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
160° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.19"
Temp / Dew
77°F / 25°C
dew 47°F / 9°C

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KSAR 281935Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM CLR 25/09 A3019 RMK AO2 T02490085

What changed at KSAR?

Since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KSAR

KSAR is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 538 ft). KSAR does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBLV, about 25 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18FAV6 kt head2 kt left
092 kt head6 kt right
272 kt tail6 kt left
366 kt tail2 kt right

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KSAR runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 09/27
    2,958 × 110 ft · GRS
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KSAR
    Wind
    09
    2 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
    27
    2 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 18/36
    4,002 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KSAR
    Wind
    18
    6 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    36
    6 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
081619Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KSAR weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KSAR

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1503Z (10:03 AM CDT) · 82 NM NW of KSAR · 9,000 ft MSL · C182
Show raw report
SET UA /OV STL315026 /TM 1503 /FL090 /TP C182 /SK OVC090-TOP110 /WX FV99SM /TA 08 /WV 00000KT /TB NEG /IC NEG /RM FV 99SM OUTSIDE CLDS
SET UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV STL315026Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1503Reported at 15:03 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP C182Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC090-TOP110Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FV99SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
TA 08Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 00000KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM FV 99SM OUTSIDE CLDSRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KSAR

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KSAR reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/8 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 1/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 0.75 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

18
39%
36
28%
27
23%
09
10%

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Live KSAR Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KSAR's own weather station.

N18366 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 20° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 4,002 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Sparta Community Airport - Hunter Field (KSAR) with runway 09/27, 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 09/27, 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
100LL · Jet A
Attended
Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local; Sat 0800-1500 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KSAR
IATA
SAR
FAA LID
SAR
City
Sparta
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
538 ft
Coordinates
38.1489, -89.6987
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
4,002 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KBLV
AWOS/ASOS
118.375 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 23m

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Pilot PIREPs for Sparta Community Airport - Hunter Field (KSAR)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Sparta Community Airport - Hunter Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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