Guntersville Muni/joe Starnes Fld Airport (8A1)

8A1
Guntersville Muni/joe Starnes Fld Airport (8A1)
Guntersville, AL
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8A1, GUNTERSVILLE MUNI - JOE STARNES FIELD AIRPORT, GUNTERSVILLE AL USA OFFICE & TOWER, photo by dennisheal
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Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier 8A1
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 86°15'39.1330" W / 34°24'22.2811" N
-86.260870 / 34.406189 (Estimated)
Elevation 614.60 ft / 187.33 m (Surveyed)
Land 15 acres
From nearest city 3 nautical miles NE of Guntersville, AL
Location Marshall County, AL
Magnetic Variation 04W (2020)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner CITY OF GUNTERSVILLE
Address 341 GUNTER AVE
GUNTERSVILLE, AL 35976
Phone number 256-571-7560
Manager GARY MCILQUHAM
Address 405 BUCK ISLAND RD
GUNTERSVILLE, AL 35976
Phone number (256) 582-6087
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle Yes
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart ATLANTA
Region ASO - Southern
Responsible ARTCC ZME - MEMPHIS
Tie-in FSS ANB - ANNISTON
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility ANB (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.8 MHz
UNICOM 122.8 MHz
AWOS-3PT 8A1
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL,A+
Airframe repair MAJOR
Power plant repair MAJOR
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage Tiedown
Other services RNTL
Runway Information
Runway 06W/24W
Dimensions 5500 x 200 ft (1676 x 61 m)
Surface WATER
Surface treatment
06W 24W
Alignment 65° 245°
Physical elevation 595.00 ft 595.00 ft
Coordinates 34.405833 / -86.266667 34.412222 / -86.250139
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway 07/25
Dimensions 5005 x 75 ft (1526 x 23 m)
Surface ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights Medium
07 25
Alignment 65° 245°
Physical elevation 610.00 ft 614.60 ft
Coordinates 34.400190 / -86.271115 34.405949 / -86.256048
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Non-precision instrument , Good Condition Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI 2-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights Yes Yes
Remarks
  • DEER, BIRDS, AND COYOTES ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • FOR CD CTC HUNTSVILLE APCH AT 256-542-2070, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.