FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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 |
| GADr338/27.0 | | 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 |
| 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 2558 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 +8 FT TREES 134 FT FR THLD, 91 FT RT; +7 FT TREES 51 FT FM THLD, 85 FT RT. |
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: | | 35 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 32 | | 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS-A | |
download (143KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of blakemathis.com
Photo taken 17-Feb-2013
looking northeast.
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Times for 12-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:38 | | 10:38 |
| Sunrise | | 06:05 | | 11:05 |
| Sunset | | 19:35 | | 00:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:02 | | 01:02 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 02:46:16 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Aug-2013 21:46:16 |
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| METAR |
K8A0 10nm S | 130155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/23 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE
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| TAF |
KHSV 29nm NW | 121735Z 1218/1318 24006KT P6SM TSRA SCT025CB BKN100 FM130100 21003KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB BKN120 FM130900 22004KT P6SM VCTS SCT015CB OVC120 TEMPO 1309/1313 4SM TSRA BR BKN015CB FM131400 27005KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN120
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