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Guntersville Municipal - Joe Starnes Field Airport |
Guntersville Municipal Airport
Joe Starnes Field |
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| NAIP aerial image, 2006 |
| IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 8A1 |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Owner |
City of Guntersville |
| Serves |
Guntersville, Alabama |
| Elevation AMSL |
615 ft / 187 m |
| Coordinates |
34°23′58″N 086°16′13″W / 34.39944°N 86.27028°W / 34.39944; -86.27028 |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
| 3/21 |
3,368 |
1,027 |
Asphalt |
| Statistics (2009) |
| Aircraft operations |
9,217 |
| Based aircraft |
39 |
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration |
Guntersville Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 8A1), also known as Joe Starnes Field, is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Guntersville, a city in Marshall County, Alabama, United States. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation facility.
Facilities and aircraft
Airport covers an area of 15 acres (6 ha) at an elevation of 615 feet (187 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 3/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,368 by 95 feet (1,027 x 29 m).
For the 12-month period ending July 13, 2009, the airport had 9,217 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 39 aircraft based at this airport: 90% single-engine, 5% multi-engine and 5% helicopter.
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Location
& QuickFacts
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FAA Information Effective: |
2007-01-18 |
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Airport
Identifier: |
8A1 |
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Airport
Status: |
Operational |
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Longitude/Latitude: |
086-16-12.6500W/34-23-57.9700N
-86.270181/34.399436 (Estimated) |
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Elevation: |
615 ft / 187.45 m (Surveyed) |
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Land: |
15
acres |
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From
nearest city: |
3 nautical miles NE of Guntersville, AL |
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Location: |
Marshall County, AL |
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Magnetic Variation: |
01W (1985) |
Owner
& Manager
|
Ownership: |
Publicly owned |
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Owner: |
City Of Guntersville |
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Address: |
341 Gunter Ave
Guntersville, AL 35976 |
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Phone
number: |
256-571-7560 |
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Manager: |
Norman Giles |
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Address: |
20524 Hwy 431
Guntersville, AL 35976 |
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Phone number: |
256-582-6087 |
Airport
Operations and Facilities
|
Airport Use: |
Open to public |
|
Wind
indicator: |
Yes |
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Segmented
Circle: |
Yes |
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Control
Tower: |
No |
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Lighting
Schedule: |
DUSK-DAWN |
|
Beacon
Color: |
Clear-Green (lighted land airport) |
|
Landing
fee charge: |
No |
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Sectional
chart: |
Atlanta |
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Region: |
ASO - Southern |
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Boundary
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 avaliable) |
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Federal Agreements: |
NS1 |
Airport
Communications
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CTAF: |
122.800 |
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Unicom: |
122.800 |
Airport
Services
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Fuel available: |
100LLA |
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Airframe Repair: |
MAJOR |
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Power Plant Repair: |
MAJOR |
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Bottled
Oxygen: |
NONE |
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Bulk
Oxygen: |
NONE |
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Runway Information
Runway 03/21
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Dimension: |
3368 x 95 ft / 1026.6 x 29.0 m |
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Surface: |
ASPH, Fair Condition |
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Weight
Limit: |
Single wheel: 10000 lbs. |
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Edge
Lights: |
Medium
2558 FT USABLE FOR NIGHT OPNS. RY 02 LGTD THLD RELOCATED 802 FT. |
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Runway 03 |
Runway 21 |
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Longitude: |
086-16-21.1500W |
086-16-04.1500W |
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Latitude: |
34-23-42.8700N |
34-24-13.0600N |
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Elevation: |
615.00
ft |
603.00
ft |
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Alignment: |
25 |
127 |
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Traffic
Pattern: |
Left |
Left |
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Markings: |
Basic, Good Condition |
Basic, Good Condition |
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Displaced
threshold: |
802.00
ft |
0.00 ft |
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VASI: |
2-light PAPI on left side |
2-light PAPI on left side |
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Obstruction: |
77 ft trees, 872.0 ft from runway, 175 ft right
of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
CLNC SLOPE 21:1 FR DSPLCD THLD. |
, 50:1 slope to clear |
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Radio Navigation
Aids
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ID |
Type |
Name |
Ch |
Freq |
Var |
Dist |
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ARF |
NDB |
Saratoga |
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296.00 |
02W |
9.1 nm |
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HUA |
NDB |
Redstone |
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287.00 |
00W |
27.4 nm |
|
CPP |
NDB |
Cole Spring |
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230.00 |
01W |
27.5 nm |
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FTP |
NDB |
Fort Payne |
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426.00 |
01W |
30.5 nm |
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CWH |
NDB |
Capshaw |
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350.00 |
01W |
33.8 nm |
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TNY |
NDB |
Kelso |
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358.00 |
01W |
46.2 nm |
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BGF |
NDB |
Boiling Fork |
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263.00 |
02W |
47.8 nm |
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GAD |
VOR/DME |
Gadsden |
070X |
112.30 |
02E |
27.1 nm |
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DCU |
VOR/DME |
Decatur |
075X |
112.80 |
01W |
36.4 nm |
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RQZ |
VORTAC |
Rocket |
059X |
112.20 |
02E |
29.9 nm |
|
HSV |
VOT |
Huntsville |
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111.00 |
|
42.9 nm |
Based
Aircraft
|
Aircraft
based on field: |
40 |
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Single
Engine Airplanes: |
37 |
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Multi
Engine Airplanes: |
1 |
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Helicopters: |
2 |
Operational Statistics
Time Period: 1998-10-02
- 1999-10-01
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Aircraft
Operations: |
178/Week |
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General
Aviation Local: |
30.5% |
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General
Aviation Itinerant: |
68.4% |
|
Military: |
1.1% |
Guntersville Municipal - Joe Starnes Field
Airport
Address:
Marshall County, AL
Tel:
256-571-7560,
256-582-6087
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and information placed above are from
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thank them for the data!
| General
Info |
| Country |
United
States |
| State |
ALABAMA
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| FAA ID |
8A1
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| Latitude |
34-23-57.990N
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| Longitude |
086-16-12.580W
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| Elevation |
613 feet
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| Near City |
GUNTERSVILLE
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