FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 DECEMBER 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 26 December 2024 at 0901Z to 23 January 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 | |
download (229KB) |
| 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 17-Jan-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:25 | | 12:25 |
| Sunrise | | 06:52 | | 12:52 |
| Sunset | | 16:59 | | 22:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:26 | | 23:26 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-Jan-2025 05:16:00 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 17-Jan-2025 23:16:00 |
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| METAR |
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K8A0
11nm S | 180455Z AUTO 15008KT 120V190 6SM -RA BR FEW036 SCT048 OVC070 07/06 A2991 RMK AO2 P0001
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K4A6
21nm NE | 180455Z AUTO VRB05KT 7SM -RA FEW027 SCT032 BKN043 07/05 A2994 RMK AO2 P0010
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KHUA
27nm NW | 172000Z 1720/1902 17010G15KT 9999 FEW150 QNH2990INS BECMG 1802/1803 VRB06KT 9000 -SHRA BKN065 OVC090 650809 QNH2980INS BECMG 1806/1807 VRB06KT 9000 -SHRA BKN009 640809 QNH2979INS BECMG 1807/1808 VRB06KT 9000 -SHRA OVC002 640809 QNH2970INS BECMG 1817/1818 VRB06KT 9000 BR SCT002 OVC009 QNH2968INS BECMG 1818/1819 VRB06KT 8000 BR SCT016 OVC023 QNH2968INS BECMG 1819/1820 VRB06KT 8000 DZ BR BKN016 OVC023 QNH2969INS BECMG 1820/1821 VRB06KT 8000 DZ BR OVC009 QNH2972INS BECMG 1821/1822 34010G15KT 9000 BR
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KHSV
30nm NW | 171721Z 1718/1818 17008G15KT P6SM FEW250 PROB30 1804/1807 4SM -SHRA BR OVC025 FM180700 17006KT 6SM SHRA BR OVC030 FM180900 17007KT 6SM SHRA BR OVC014 WS020/23040KT PROB30 1811/1812 4SM -SHRA BR OVC004 FM181200 17006KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC008
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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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