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Upper Cumberland Regional Airport (KSRB) is an uncontrolled general aviation field near Sparta, Tennessee, notable for having the longest and heaviest uncontrolled runway in the state. It sits between Cookeville and Sparta alongside State Route 111 and offers a full-service FBO capable of handling business jets up to Global Express and 737-series aircraft.
Upper Cumberland Regional Airport, identified as KSRB, is a public-use general aviation airport serving the twin communities of Cookeville and Sparta in Tennessee. It is jointly owned by the Upper Cumberland Airport Authority, made up of the Cities of Cookeville and Sparta together with Putnam and White Counties. For a simulator pilot the field is of interest as an uncontrolled airport with a long, well-lit runway and an instrument approach, described locally as the longest and heaviest uncontrolled runway in Tennessee, making it capable of handling everything from light singles to large business jets.
The airport lies adjacent to Tennessee State Route 111, roughly 8.5 nautical miles south of central Cookeville and about 9 nautical miles northwest of central Sparta, placing it conveniently between the two towns. It is also less than four miles from Interstate 40. KSRB is an uncontrolled field; Memphis Center provides area radar service on 132.9 MHz.
KSRB has a single physical runway, 04/22, of hard surface construction and 6702 to 6001 feet in length depending on direction, both ends lit. Runway 04 is equipped with an ILS approach.
Traffic at KSRB should monitor and call on the CTAF/UNICOM frequency of 122.975 MHz, which also serves as the airport's Universal Communications (UNICOM) channel. Automated weather is broadcast on the AWOS frequency of 128.25 MHz. A ground communications outlet (GCO) is available on 121.725 MHz for contacting Nashville radio, and Memphis Center can be reached on 132.9 MHz for en-route and approach services. Runway 04 offers an ILS approach for instrument arrivals.
As an uncontrolled airport, KSRB relies on pilots self-announcing on the CTAF/UNICOM frequency of 122.975 MHz for traffic advisories and sequencing; no specific published circuit heights or noise abatement procedures are given in the available material.
The airport is a useful visual reference itself, situated immediately alongside State Route 111 between Sparta and Cookeville, with Interstate 40 passing within about four miles, both of which serve as good line features for a VFR approach to the field.
The airport was formerly known as the Sparta White County Airport before being renamed the Upper Cumberland Regional Airport. It has long served as a joint aviation facility for the surrounding communities, categorised as a general aviation facility in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011 to 2015.
KSRB today hosts the Upper Cumberland Jet Center, a full-service FBO with a 5,000 square foot terminal, pilot lounge, flight planning area and conference room, offering Prist-premixed jet fuel and 100LL. The field is home to three flight schools, Aileron Aviation, Blue Skies Flight Academy and Highland Aero, providing training from private through multi-engine commercial levels, along with piston and jet maintenance through Aviation Services of Tennessee and Tennessee Flying Machines. The runway's length and load-bearing capacity allow it to accommodate aircraft as large as 737 and A320-series jets in addition to typical general aviation traffic.