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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 256-302-4021 OR 256-505-2420.
Wind indicator: yes, WIND SOCK LGTS OTS INDEFLY.
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 03/21 AND PAPI RYS 03 & 21 - 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-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
GADr338/27.0GADSDEN VOR/DME112.3002E
RQZr141/29.9ROCKET VORTAC112.2002E
DCUr115/36.3DECATUR VOR/DME112.8001W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SARATOGA347/9.129602WARF .- .-. ..-.
REDSTONE131/27.428700WHUA .... ..- .-
FORT PAYNE260/30.442604WFTP ..-. - .--.
CAPSHAW133/33.735001WCWH -.-. .-- ....

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: 
Single wheel: 10.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
2566 FT USABLE FOR NIGHT OPNS. RY 02 LGTD THLD RELOCATED 802 FT.
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 34-23.714500N34-24.217667N
Longitude: 086-16.352500W086-16.069167W
Elevation: 615.3 ft.603.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.4% DOWN0.4% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 027 magnetic, 025 true207 magnetic, 205 true
Displaced threshold: 805 ft.no
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 72 ft. trees, 684 ft. from runway, 194 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
CLNC SLOPE 20:1 FR DSPLCD THLD.
5 ft. trees, 274 ft. from runway, 80 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 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: MATTHEW METCALF
20524 HWY 431
GUNTERSVILLE, AL 35976
Phone 256-582-6087

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 34
Single engine airplanes: 31
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 25/day *
68% transient general aviation
30% local general aviation
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 27 July 2010

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 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS-A   download (143KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (189KB)

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)
20A - Robbins Field Airport (26 nm S)
KHUA - Redstone Army Airfield (26 nm NW)
KGAD - Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (27 nm S)
 
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From to 8A1

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2711:27
Sunrise06:5211:52
Sunset18:0923:09
Evening civil twilight18:3423:34

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 10:30:53
Local (UTC-5)  16-Oct-2013 05:30:53
 
METAR
K8A0 
10nm S 
160755Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM CLR 15/ A3001 RMK AO2
TAF
KHSV 
29nm NW 
160520Z 1606/1706 12005KT P6SM SCT040 BKN120 FM161100 12005KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 FM161600 18010KT P6SM OVC030 TEMPO 1616/1620 5SM -SHRA BR FM162000 19010KT 3SM SHRA BR OVC020 FM170100 20005KT 2SM -SHRA BR OVC009
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Guntersville Municipal Airport 256-582-6087
no information available

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100LL Jet A
FS $5.80 $5.00 
SS $5.65 --- 
 Updated 14-Oct-2013
 
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FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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HAMPTON INN GUNTERSVILLE 5.8 99-100
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