FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 03/21 AND PAPI RYS 03 & 21 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 | .... ..- .- |
| COLE SPRING | | 087/27.5 | | 230 | | 01W | | CPP | -.-. .--. .--. |
| 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 edge markings: | MARKINGS FADED. |
| 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: | 802 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Obstructions: | 72 ft. trees, 684 ft. from runway, 194 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
CLNC SLOPE 21:1 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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS-A | |
download (172KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (33KB) |
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)
KHUA - Redstone Army Airfield (26 nm NW)
KGAD - Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (27 nm S)
4A9 - Isbell Field Airport (28 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Brett Bunch
Taken in the Fall of 2005
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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Times for 13-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:08 | | 12:08 |
| Sunrise | | 06:33 | | 12:33 |
| Sunset | | 17:25 | | 23:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:51 | | 23:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 07:15:26 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Feb-2012 01:15:26 |
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| METAR |
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K8A0
10nm S | 130655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M04/M08 A3029 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KHSV
29nm NW | 130532Z 1306/1406 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM131500 14005KT P6SM BKN250 FM132000 18008KT P6SM BKN070 OVC100 FM140200 17008KT 5SM -SN OVC030
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| NOTAMs |
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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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