FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 NOVEMBER 2024
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8A1 |
| Lat/Long: | 34-24-22.2811N 086-15-39.1330W
34-24.371352N 086-15.652217W
34.4061892,-86.2608703
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 614.6 ft. / 187.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (2020) |
| 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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ANB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON - SAT 0800-1700
MGR ON CALL AFT HRS.
CALL OUT SVC AVBL 256-582-6087. |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 7 & 25; PAPI RWY 25; MIRL RWY 7/25 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| HUNTSVILLE APPROACH: | 125.6 |
| HUNTSVILLE DEPARTURE: | 125.6 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at 8A0 (11 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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| GADr339/27.2 | | GADSDEN VOR/DME | | 112.30 | | 02E |
| RQZr140/29.8 | | ROCKET VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 02E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+
100LL:24/7 SELF-SVC AVGAS & FULL SVC JET-A DURNG NML OPN HRS. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 5005 x 75 ft. / 1526 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 34-24.011412N | | 34-24.356972N |
| Longitude: | 086-16.266930W | | 086-15.362888W |
| Elevation: | 610.0 ft. | | 614.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 069 magnetic, 065 true | | 249 magnetic, 245 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.35 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 45 ft. tree, 604 ft. from runway, 297 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear | | 19 ft. trees, 233 ft. from runway, 142 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear |
Runway 6W/24W
| Dimensions: | 5500 x 200 ft. / 1676 x 61 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 6W | | RUNWAY 24W |
| Latitude: | 34-24.350000N | | 34-24.733333N |
| Longitude: | 086-16.000000W | | 086-15.008333W |
| Elevation: | 595.0 ft. | | 595.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 069 magnetic, 065 true | | 249 magnetic, 245 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
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: | GARY MCILQUHAM
405 BUCK ISLAND RD
GUNTERSVILLE, AL 35976
Phone (256) 582-6087 |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER, BIRDS, AND COYOTES ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC HUNTSVILLE APCH AT 256-542-2070, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449. |
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 from 28 November 2024 at 0901Z to 26 December 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 | |
download (228KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 | |
download (229KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (479KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
8A0 - Albertville Regional Airport-Thomas J Brumlik Field (11 nm S)
4A6 - Scottsboro Municipal Airport-Word Field (21 nm NE)
KHUA - Redstone Army Airfield (27 nm NW)
20A - Robbins Field Airport (27 nm S)
4A9 - Isbell Field Airport (27 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Marty Sellers sellersphoto.com
Photo taken 01-Oct-2020
looking west.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-Dec-2024
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:20 | | 12:20 |
| Sunrise | | 06:48 | | 12:48 |
| Sunset | | 16:37 | | 22:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:05 | | 23:05 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-Dec-2024 21:06:21 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 18-Dec-2024 15:06:21 |
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| METAR |
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K8A0
11nm S | 182055Z AUTO VRB04KT 7SM -DZ BKN050 BKN065 BKN090 15/14 A3015 RMK AO2 P0001
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K4A6
21nm NE | 182055Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM -RA SCT065 BKN075 BKN095 16/14 A3015 RMK AO2 P0002
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KHUA
27nm NW | 182000Z 1820/2002 27006KT 4800 -SHRA OVC040 QNH3012INS BECMG 1821/1822 32009KT 9000 -SHRA OVC010 QNH3012INS BECMG 1823/1824 35010G20KT 9999 NSW BKN005 QNH3015INS BECMG 1901/1902 35015G20KT 9000 BR BKN005 QNH3021INS BECMG 1902/1903 36015G20KT 9999 NSW FEW005 QNH3023INS BECMG 1911/1912 01009KT 9999 OVC010 QNH3027INS TX06/1920Z TN05/1902Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1900 NEXT1912
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KHSV
30nm NW | 181727Z 1818/1918 22009KT P6SM FEW060 SCT160 SCT250 TEMPO 1818/1819 3SM -TSRA BKN015 OVC030CB FM182300 34010G15KT P6SM OVC008 FM190200 36012G20KT P6SM OVC015 FM191400 01006KT P6SM SCT020
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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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