Airports / Illinois / SAR
Sparta Community Airport - Hunter Field
KSAR / SARSparta, IllinoisELEV 538 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#6 / 42
Illinois airports by Google rating
4.9★ across 10 Google ratings — ranked against 42 rated IL fields.
25 nm
To the nearest alternate
Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport (BLV) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Sparta Community Airport - Hunter Field, listed as KSAR / SAR, is a general aviation field in Sparta, Illinois. The field lies at an elevation of 538 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
SAR has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport (BLV, 25 nm), Southern Illinois Airport (MDH, 31 nm), and Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (MWA, 40 nm).
Quotes for flights out of SAR vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from SAR, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
3/4 reviews“Really great facility, with awesome aviation posters and flyers from aviators across the decade.”
Tyler Timm5★ on Google
Staff & service
3/4 reviews“The friendly, knowledgeable folks at Sparta were very accommodating and helpful.”
Jeff Carleton5★ on Google
FBO & ground handling
2/4 reviews“Sparta is the perfect GA airport with 24/7 fuel, good food, and a hotel right across the street from the terminal.”
John Trolinger5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Sparta Community Airport - Hunter Field — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KSAR
IATA
SAR
FAA / Local
SAR
Elevation
538 ft
Coordinates
38.1489° N · 89.6987° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs IL fields
state range 321–871 ft
At 538 ft, SAR sits lower than 69% of the 42 Illinois fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 25nmBLVScott AFB/Midamerica AirportBelleville
- 31nmMDHSouthern Illinois AirportMurphysboro
- 40nmMWAVeterans Airport of Southern IllinoisMarion
- 47nmALNSt Louis Regional AirportAlton/St Louis
- 48nmSTLSt. Louis Lambert International AirportSt Louis
- 54nmSUSSpirit of St Louis AirportSt Louis
Location
Open the full mapKSAR · Sparta Community Airport - Hunter Field · Sparta, IL
From the ramp
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