Guntersville Municipal Airport
Guntersville Municipal Airport Joe Starnes Field | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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  8A1 Location of airport in Alabama  8A1 8A1 (the United States) | |||||||||||
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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.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation facility.[2]
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Airport covers an area of 55 acres (22 ha) at an elevation of 615 feet (187 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 07/25 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,005 by 75 feet (1,525 x 23 m).[1]
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.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 8A1 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 3 June 2010.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
External links
[edit]- Aerial image as of 7 March 1997 from USGS The National Map
- Airfield photos for 8A1 from Civil Air Patrol
- FAA Terminal Procedures for 8A1, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 8A1
- AirNav airport information for 8A1
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 8A1