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 |
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| GADr338/27.0 | | GADSDEN VOR/DME | | 112.30 | | 02E |
| RQZr141/29.9 | | ROCKET VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 02E |
| DCUr115/36.3 | | DECATUR VOR/DME | | 112.80 | | 01W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SARATOGA | | 347/9.1 | | 296 | | 02W | | ARF | .- .-. ..-. |
| REDSTONE | | 131/27.4 | | 287 | | 00W | | HUA | .... ..- .- |
| FORT PAYNE | | 260/30.4 | | 426 | | 04W | | FTP | ..-. - .--. |
| CAPSHAW | | 133/33.7 | | 350 | | 01W | | CWH | -.-. .-- .... |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity
2566 FT USABLE FOR NIGHT OPNS. RY 02 LGTD THLD RELOCATED 802 FT. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 34-23.714500N | | 34-24.217667N |
| Longitude: | 086-16.352500W | | 086-16.069167W |
| Elevation: | 615.3 ft. | | 603.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% DOWN | | 0.4% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 027 magnetic, 025 true | | 207 magnetic, 205 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 805 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, 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 lights | | yes, 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of blakemathis.com
Photo taken 17-Feb-2013
looking northeast.
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 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:27 | | 11:27 |
| Sunrise | | 06:52 | | 11:52 |
| Sunset | | 18:09 | | 23:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:34 | | 23:34 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 10:30:53 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 05:30:53 |
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| METAR |
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K8A0
10nm S | 160755Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM CLR 15/ A3001 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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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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