Guntersville Municipal Airport

Guntersville Municipal Airport(FAALID:8A1), also known asJoe Starnes Field,is a city-owned public-useairportlocated three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of thecentral business districtofGuntersville,a city inMarshall County,Alabama,United States.According to the FAA'sNational Plan of Integrated Airport Systemsfor 2009–2013, it iscategorizedas ageneral aviationfacility.

Guntersville Municipal Airport Joe Starnes Field
NAIPaerial image, 2006
IATA:none ICAO:none FAALID:8A1
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Guntersville
Serves	Guntersville, Alabama
ElevationAMSL	615 ft / 187 m
Coordinates	34°23′58″N086°16′13″W
Map
8A1 Location of airport in Alabama 8A1 8A1(the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 07/25 5,005 1,263 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft operations 9,217 Based aircraft 39
Source:Federal Aviation Administration

Facilities and aircraft

Airport covers an area of 55 acres (22 ha) at anelevationof 615 feet (187 m) abovemean sea level.It has onerunwaydesignated 07/25 with anasphaltsurface measuring 5,005 by 75 feet (1,525 x 23 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 aviationand 1%military.At that time there were 39 aircraft based at this airport: 90% single-engine,5% multi-engine and 5%helicopter.

See also

• List of airports in Alabama

External links

• Aerial image as of 7 March 1997fromUSGSThe National Map
• Airfield photos for 8A1fromCivil Air Patrol
• FAA Terminal Procedures for 8A1,effective November 28, 2024
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAAairport information for 8A1
  • AirNavairport information for 8A1
  • FlightAwareairport informationandlive flight tracker
  • SkyVectoraeronautical chart for 8A1