FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8A1 |
| Lat/Long: | 34-23-57.9700N / 086-16-12.6500W
34-23.966167N / 086-16.210833W
34.3994361 / -86.2701806
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 615 ft. / 187.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02W (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of GUNTERSVILLE, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 35976 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1951 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ANB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MAR-OCT 0800-1800, NOV-FEB 0700-1700
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 256-878-3539 OR 256-508-9604. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 03/21 AND PAPI RYS 03 & 21 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| HUNTSVILLE APPROACH: | 125.6 |
| HUNTSVILLE DEPARTURE: | 125.6 |
| WX AWOS-3 at 8A0 (10 nm S): | 119.575 (256-891-8259) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 120.8/307.0 (HUNTSVILLE RCAG) WHEN HUNTSVILLE APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GADr338/27.0 | | GADSDEN VOR/DME | | 112.30 | | 02E |
| RQZr141/29.9 | | ROCKET VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 02E |
| DCUr115/36.3 | | DECATUR VOR/DME | | 112.80 | | 01W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SARATOGA | | 347/9.1 | | 296 | | 02W | | ARF | .- .-. ..-. |
| REDSTONE | | 131/27.4 | | 287 | | 00W | | HUA | .... ..- .- |
| COLE SPRING | | 087/27.5 | | 230 | | 01W | | CPP | -.-. .--. .--. |
| FORT PAYNE | | 257/30.4 | | 426 | | 01W | | FTP | ..-. - .--. |
| CAPSHAW | | 133/33.7 | | 350 | | 01W | | CWH | -.-. .-- .... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 3368 x 95 ft. / 1027 x 29 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity
2558 FT USABLE FOR NIGHT OPNS. RY 02 LGTD THLD RELOCATED 802 FT. |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 34-23.714500N | | 34-24.217667N |
| Longitude: | 086-16.352500W | | 086-16.069167W |
| Elevation: | 615.3 ft. | | 603.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% DOWN | | 0.4% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 027 magnetic, 025 true | | 207 magnetic, 205 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 802 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Obstructions: | 72 ft. trees, 684 ft. from runway, 194 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
CLNC SLOPE 21:1 FR DSPLCD THLD. | | 28 ft. trees, 387 ft. from runway, 205 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GUNTERSVILLE
341 GUNTER AVE
GUNTERSVILLE, AL 35976
Phone 256-571-7560 |
| Manager: | NORMAN GILES
20524 HWY 431
GUNTERSVILLE, AL 35976
Phone 256-582-6087 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 39 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 35 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 25/day * | | 68% | transient general aviation | | 30% | local general aviation | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 13 July 2009 | |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS-A | |
download (172KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
8A0 - Albertville Regional Airport-Thomas J Brumlik Field (10 nm S)
4A6 - Scottsboro Municipal Airport-Word Field (22 nm NE)
KHUA - Redstone Army Airfield (26 nm NW)
KGAD - Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (27 nm S)
4A9 - Isbell Field Airport (28 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Brett Bunch
Taken in the Fall of 2005
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 01-Dec-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:07 | | 12:07 |
| Sunrise | | 06:34 | | 12:34 |
| Sunset | | 16:34 | | 22:34 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:01 | | 23:01 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Dec-2009 06:57:21 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 01-Dec-2009 00:57:21 |
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| METAR |
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K8A0
10nm S | 010640Z AUTO 04003KT 7SM CLR 01/01 A3009 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KHSV
29nm NW | 010532Z 0106/0206 02006KT P6SM SKC FM011000 08007KT P6SM SKC FM020100 11009KT P6SM BKN100
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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