FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
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 256-878-3539 OR 256-508-9604. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| 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 |
| 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 | .... ..- .- |
| COLE SPRING | | 087/27.5 | | 230 | | 01W | | CPP | -.-. .--. .--. |
| FORT PAYNE | | 257/30.4 | | 426 | | 01W | | 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. | | 28 ft. trees, 387 ft. from runway, 205 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 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: | NORMAN GILES 20524 HWY 431 GUNTERSVILLE, AL 35976 Phone 256-582-6087 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 39 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 35 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | 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 13 July 2009 | |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS-A | |
download |
| 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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Brett Bunch
Taken in the Fall of 2005
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Times for 10-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:10 | | 12:10 |
| Sunrise | | 06:36 | | 12:36 |
| Sunset | | 17:22 | | 23:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:48 | | 23:48 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 09:58:13 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 10-Feb-2010 03:58:13 |
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| METAR |
K8A0 10nm S | 100939Z AUTO 30012G24KT 10SM SCT020 OVC030 M03/M08 A3004 RMK AO2
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KHSV 29nm NW | 100702Z 1007/1106 30015G25KT P6SM -SN BKN030 FM100800 31010G20KT P6SM BKN035 FM101400 32015G25KT P6SM SCT250 FM102300 34007KT P6SM BKN100
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