Terminal Procedures

8A1 — Guntersville Muni/Joe Starnes Fld

GUNTERSVILLE, AL · 4 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

Elevation 614 ft2 runwaysLongest 5,500 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet A+Volume SE-4Not for navigation

2 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 070CPDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 251PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

8A1 airport information

Control tower
No
ARTCC
Memphis Center
Flight service
Anniston
NOTAM facility
ANB (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
4W
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Yes
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A+
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
November 1951
Airport area
15 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Atlanta
Last FAA inspection
2025-09-09

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

8A1 radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.8
Approach125.6Huntsville

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

5,500 × 200 ft06W24W5,005 × 75 ft0725N2,000 ft
Runway layout at 8A1, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
06W/24W5,500 ft200 ftWater
07/255,005 ft75 ftAsphalt GoodMedium intensity
  25 245°TPAPI (2-box) 3.35°

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where 8A1 is

Latitude, longitude34.4061890, -86.2608700
Elevation614 ft
From Guntersville3 nm NE

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FAA remarks for 8A1

  • DEER, BIRDS, AND COYOTES ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • ACTVT REIL RWY 7 & 25; PAPI RWY 25; MIRL RWY 7/25 - CTAF.
  • MGR ON CALL AFT HRS.
  • CALL OUT SVC AVBL 256-582-6087.
  • FOR CD CTC HUNTSVILLE APCH AT 256-542-2070, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Procedures and runway layout

Guntersville combines a 5,500 ft water runway with a 5,005 ft asphalt runway, separating water-capable operations from aircraft requiring a paved surface. The two RNAV (GPS) approaches serve two of the four listed runway ends, so published instrument coverage reaches only half of them. With no airport diagram, the chart set is narrowly centred on those approaches and the accompanying minima publications.

Coverage around Guntersville

Albertville Regional/Thomas J Brumlik Field and Scottsboro Municipal-Word Field have chart sets equal in size to Guntersville’s. Redstone AAF and Isbell Field have somewhat broader coverage, while Robbins Field’s set is thinner. The Atlanta Sectional supplies the wider visual context not provided by the instrument procedures.

Airports near 8A1

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KBFZAlbertville Rgnl/Thomas J Brumlik FldALBERTVILLE, AL11 nm S4
4A6Scottsboro Muni-Word FldSCOTTSBORO, AL21 nm NE4
KHUARedstone AAFREDSTONE ARSNL HUNTSVILLE, AL27 nm NW6
20ARobbins FldONEONTA, AL27 nm S3
4A9Isbell FldFORT PAYNE, AL27 nm E5
KGADNortheast Alabama RgnlGADSDEN, AL27 nm S7
KHSVHuntsville Intl-Carl T Jones FldHUNTSVILLE, AL29 nm NW14
KCMDCullman Rgnl/Folsom FldCULLMAN, AL31 nm W4

VFR charts covering 8A1

Common questions about 8A1

What charts are available for 8A1?

4 current FAA charts for Guntersville Muni/Joe Starnes Fld, including 2 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for 8A1?

CTAF 122.8. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at 8A1?

Guntersville Muni/Joe Starnes Fld has 2 runways. The longest is 06W/24W at 5,500 ft by 200 ft, water. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does 8A1 have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total 8A1 has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is 8A1 a towered airport?

No — Guntersville Muni/Joe Starnes Fld has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these 8A1 charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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