FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 MARCH 2018
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: | NOV-FEB 0700-1700, MAR-OCT 0800-1800 FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 256-486-5121. |
Wind indicator: | yes |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 7/25 & REIL RY 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 |
GADr339/27.2 | | 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 |
REDSTONE | | 134/27.5 | | 287 | | 04W | | HUA | .... ..- .- |
FORT PAYNE | | 261/29.9 | | 426 | | 04W | | FTP | ..-. - .--. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A JET-A+ 24/7 SELF-SERVICE AVGAS & JETA |
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/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: | ROBERT MARTIN 405 BUCK ISLAND RD GUNTERSVILLE, AL 35976 Phone 256-486-5121 EMAIL: RWMTRACE@ATT.NET |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 48 | Single engine airplanes: | | 41 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | 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 11 May 2017 | |
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 29 March 2018 at 0901Z to 26 April 2018 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 **CHANGED** | |
download (202KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 **CHANGED** | |
download (194KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Marty Sellers sellersphoto.com
Photo taken 22-Sep-2017
looking east.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 24-Apr-2018
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:37 | | 10:37 |
Sunrise | | 06:04 | | 11:04 |
Sunset | | 19:23 | | 00:23 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:49 | | 00:49 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 24-Apr-2018 06:59:54 |
Local (UTC-5) | 24-Apr-2018 01:59:54 |
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METAR |
K8A0 11nm S | 240635Z AUTO 35004KT 5SM BR BKN003 BKN011 OVC060 14/14 A2986 RMK AO2
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K4A6 21nm NE | 240655Z AUTO 00000KT 2SM BR SCT007 SCT038 14/14 A2987 RMK AO2 VIS 3/4V5
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TAF |
KHSV 30nm NW | 240529Z 2406/2506 VRB03KT P6SM OVC080 FM240800 VRB02KT 4SM BR OVC015 TEMPO 2409/2412 2SM BR OVC009 FM241400 30010G15KT P6SM OVC015 FM242000 32012G17KT P6SM BKN020 FM250000 31008KT P6SM OVC015
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NOTAMs |
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