FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MAY 2020
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
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 |
| DCUr114/36.6 | | DECATUR VOR/DME | | 112.80 | | 01W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| FORT PAYNE | | 261/29.9 | | 426 | | 04W | | FTP | ..-. - .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A JET-A+
24/7 SELF-SVC AVGAS & FULL SVC JET-A DURNG NML OPN HRS. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 5005 x 75 ft. / 1526 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete, 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 good condition | | nonprecision, in good 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: | 19 ft. pole, 842 ft. from runway, 47 ft. right of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear | | 41 ft. trees, 1670 ft. from runway, 478 ft. right of centerline, 35:1 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 |
| 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) 582-6087 |
| Manager: | GARY MCILQUHAM
405 BUCK ISLAND RD
GUNTERSVILLE, AL 35976
Phone (256) 582-6087 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 51 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 42 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 5 |
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| 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. |
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 May 2020 at 0901Z to 18 June 2020 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 **CHANGED** | |
download (226KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 **CHANGED** | |
download (218KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (344KB) |
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 22-Sep-2017
looking east.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Guntersville Municipal Airport - Joe Starnes Field that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 03-Jun-2020
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:05 | | 10:05 |
| Sunrise | | 05:34 | | 10:34 |
| Sunset | | 19:53 | | 00:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:22 | | 01:22 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 03-Jun-2020 14:14:40 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 03-Jun-2020 09:14:40 |
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| METAR |
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K8A0
11nm S | 031355Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM SCT011 25/20 A3010 RMK AO2
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K4A6
21nm NE | 031355Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 26/25 A3008 RMK AO2
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KHSV
30nm NW | 031120Z 0312/0412 VRB03KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250 FM032000 24006KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100 PROB30 0321/0402 4SM SHRA BKN040 FM040300 16004KT P6SM SCT080
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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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