Airports near Sparta, IL
18 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Sparta, Illinois — 4 of them public use. Runway lengths, fuel, CTAF and tower frequencies from the FAA's NASR data (effective 2026-10-01); each airport page adds live METAR/TAF weather, NOTAMs, winds aloft and a crosswind calculator.
Closest public-use field: Sparta Community-Hunter Field (KSAR), 0.0 nm N. Closest public fuel: KSAR (100LL,A), 0.0 nm. Longest runway: 10,000 ft at KBLV.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Sparta | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KSAR | Sparta Community-Hunter Field Sparta · Airport | 0.0 nm N | Public | 4,002 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 123.075 |
| 3LL1 | Herschel Hunter Marissa · Airport | 4.4 nm N | Private | 1,800 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 70IL | Robert Lehman Rla Marissa · Airport | 5.6 nm N | Private | 2,500 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| 9LL2 | Hepp Cutler · Airport | 8.9 nm SE | Private | 1,780 ft (soft) | — | — |
| LL26 | Schaller New Athens · Airport | 11.1 nm NW | Private | 2,235 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 6LL4 | Wildy Field New Athens · Airport | 11.6 nm NW | Private | 1,900 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 3LL6 | Bickel New Athens · Airport | 11.7 nm N | Private | 2,215 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 83LL | Lindauer New Athens · Airport | 11.9 nm NW | Private | 1,600 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 24LL | Lambert Pinckneyville · Airport | 12.0 nm E | Private | 1,800 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 4IS5 | Smith Hecker · Airport | 13.0 nm NW | Private | 1,600 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 37LL | Dale Curten Farm Modoc · Airport | 15.3 nm SW | Private | 1,750 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 5IL2 | Panther Field Pinckneyville · Airport | 15.6 nm E | Private | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 91LS | Duclos Red Bud · Airport | 16.4 nm W | Private | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KPCD | Perryville Regional Perryville · Airport | 18.5 nm SW | Public | 6,483 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 122.8 |
| 6MO2 | Ste Genevieve Flying Club Ste Genevieve · Airport | 18.6 nm SW | Private | 1,600 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KPJY | Pinckneyville/Du Quoin Pinckneyville · Airport | 19.0 nm SE | Public | 3,999 ft | 100LL | CTAF 122.8 |
| 6LL6 | Fischer's New Memphis · Airport | 20.7 nm N | Private | 2,400 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KBLV | Scott AFB/Midamerica St Louis Belleville · Airport | 24.6 nm N | Public | 10,000 ft | 100LL,A+ | Tower 128.25 · UNICOM 122.95 |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Sparta as their city (not a surveyed city centre). Heliports are not listed. A snapshot of the 28-day NASR cycle: confirm frequencies and runway data against the current Chart Supplement before flight.