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8A1 Guntersville Municipal Airport - Joe Starnes Field
Guntersville, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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
GADr339/27.2GADSDEN VOR/DME112.3002E
RQZr140/29.8ROCKET VORTAC112.2002E

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: 
Single wheel: 24.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 34-24.011412N34-24.356972N
Longitude: 086-16.266930W086-15.362888W
Elevation: 610.0 ft.614.6 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 069 magnetic, 065 true249 magnetic, 245 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.35 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 45 ft. tree, 604 ft. from runway, 297 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear19 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: 34-24.350000N34-24.733333N
Longitude: 086-16.000000W086-15.008333W
Elevation: 595.0 ft.595.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 069 magnetic, 065 true249 magnetic, 245 true
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 41
Single engine airplanes: 36
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Jet airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 25/day *
68% transient general aviation
30% local general aviation
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 March 2020

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 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 07   download (228KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25   download (228KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (479KB)

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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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From to 8A1

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1211:12
Sunrise06:3711:37
Sunset19:0200:02
Evening civil twilight19:2800:28

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Mar-2024 13:53:27
Local (UTC-5)  28-Mar-2024 08:53:27
 
METAR
K8A0 
11nm S 
281335Z AUTO 03012G19KT 10SM CLR 08/M01 A3016 RMK AO2
K4A6 
21nm NE 
281335Z AUTO 04011G17KT 10SM CLR 10/M02 A3019 RMK AO2
TAF
KHUA 
27nm NW 
281200Z 2812/2918 36006KT 9999 FEW200 510053 QNH3015INS BECMG 2814/2815 02015G20KT 9999 SKC 510063 QNH3017INS BECMG 2823/2824 34006KT 9999 SKC QNH3016INS TX17/2818Z TN03/2912Z
KHSV 
30nm NW 
281120Z 2812/2912 35006KT P6SM SKC FM281500 01010G20KT P6SM SKC FM282100 35009KT P6SM SKC FM290100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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SS $5.60 --- 
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