Guntersville Municipal/Joe Starnes Field Airport

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FAA: 8A1

Guntersville Weather (°F)

Location

Latitude: 
 34-24-22.2811N (34.406189)
Longitude: 
 086-15-39.1330W (-86.26087)
Elevation: 
 614.6 feet MSL (187 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 4.3 W (as of May 2023 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 03 N.M. NE of Guntersville, Alabama
Found On: 
 Atlanta Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
GARY MCILQUHAM
405 BUCK ISLAND RD
GUNTERSVILLE, AL 35976
(256) 582-6087		 CITY OF GUNTERSVILLE
341 GUNTER AVE
GUNTERSVILLE, AL 35976
256-571-7560

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 11/1951
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/MON - SAT/0800-1700
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZME (Memphis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZME (Memphis)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1615 feet (492 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 ANB
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  42
Multi Engine:  2
Jet Engine:  1
GA Helicopters:  5

Annual Operations (as of 03/31/2020)

Total Operations:  9217
GA Local:  2808 30.5%
GA Itinerant:  6309 68.4%
Military Aircraft:  100 1.1%

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800
Approach:  HUNTSVILLE
125.6
125.6
MEMPHIS ARTCC
Departure:  HUNTSVILLE
125.6
125.6
MEMPHIS ARTCC

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 120.8/307.0 (HUNTSVILLE RCAG) WHEN HUNTSVILLE APCH CTL CLSD.
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 256
Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Anniston(ANB)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 05/18/23 to 0901Z 06/15/23.

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Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 SE-4
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 SE-4
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS SE-4
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 8A1

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
22.7 Moontown Airport
(3M5)		 334 338 100LL
27.4 Northeast Alabama Regional Airport
(GAD KGAD GAD)		 161 165 100LL, Jet A-1+
29.0 Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field Airport
(HSV KHSV HSV)		 298 302 100LL, Jet A
30.7 Cullman Regional/Folsom Field Airport
(KCMD CMD)		 254 258 100LL, Jet A-1+
30.9 Huntsville Exec Tom Sharp Jr Field Airport
(KMDQ MDQ)		 331 335 100LL, Jet A
33.3 Hartselle/Morgan County Regional Airport
(5M0)		 270 274 100LL
36.0 Hazel Green Airport
(M38)		 328 332 100LL
36.6 Stevenson Airport
(7A6)		 37 42 100LL
37.0 Pryor Field Regional Airport
(DCU KDCU DCU)		 293 297 100LL, Jet A+
47.3 Winchester Municipal Airport
(KBGF BGF)		 11 16 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
50.8 St Clair County Airport
(PLR KPLR PLR)		 179 183 100LL, Jet A+
51.2 Franklin County Airport
(UOS KUOS UOS)		 20 25 100LL
51.3 Talladega Municipal Airport
(ASN KASN ASN)		 168 172 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
51.5 Marion County/Brown Field Airport
(APT KAPT APT)		 40 45 100LL, Jet A+, MOGAS
53.0 Anniston Regional Airport
(ANB KANB ANB)		 157 162 100LL, Jet A
54.7 Richard B Russell Regional - J H Towers Field Airport
(RMG KRMG RMG)		 93 98 100LL, Jet A+
56.1 Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
(BHM KBHM BHM)		 205 209 100LL, Jet A
60.1 Polk County/Cornelius Moore Field Airport
(4A4)		 112 117 100LL, Jet A
60.4 Walker County-Bevill Field Airport
(KJFX JFX)		 240 244 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1
64.4 Lovell Field Airport
(CHA KCHA CHA)		 53 58 100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-1 DEER, BIRDS, AND COYOTES ON & INVOF ARPT.
A110-2 FOR CD CTC HUNTSVILLE APCH AT 256-542-2070, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.
A17 CALL OUT SVC AVBL 256-582-6087.
A70-FUEL-10 0LL 24/7 SELF-SVC AVGAS & FULL SVC JET-A DURNG NML OPN HRS.
A81-APT ACTVT REIL RWY 7 & 25; PAPI RWY 25; MIRL RWY 7/25 - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 06W/24W
07/25
Longest Runway: 06W/24W is 5500 ft (1676 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

8A1 Airport Runway Details

Waterway 06W/24W  5500 ft x 200 ft (1676 m x 61 m)
Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 03/31/2016

Waterway 06W

Runway 24W
Elevation: 
 595.0 595.0
Latitude: 
 34-24-21.0000N 34-24-44.0000N
Longitude: 
 086-16-00.0000W 086-15-00.5000W
Runway True Alignment: 
 065 245
Glide Path Angle: 
 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

Waterway 07/25  5005 ft x 75 ft (1526 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 11/22/2015
Surface:  Water - Saw-cut or plastic grooved
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  24.0

Waterway 07

Runway 25
Elevation: 
 610.0 614.6
Latitude: 
 34-24-00.6847N 34-24-21.4183N
Longitude: 
 086-16-16.0158W 086-15-21.7733W
Runway True Alignment: 
 065 245
Glide Path Angle: 
 0.0 degrees 3.4 degrees
Runway Markings Type: 
 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Fair Fair
Object at End: 
 POLE TREES
Object Height: 
 19 20
Distance from End: 
 842 348
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
 Yes Yes
Threshold Crossing Height: 
 50

Services

Airframe Repair: 
 Major
Powerplant Repair: 
 Major
Bottled Oxygen: 
 High Pressure / Low Pressure
Fuel Available: 
 100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees: 
 No
Parking: 
 Hangars and tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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