Airports / US / K8A1
K8A1AIRPORT
Guntersville · US
Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field (K8A1) 615 ft MSL 2 listed runways Tower status unverified
Overview Weather Runways Frequencies Charts Services NOTAMs
06W / 24W 07 / 25
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Selected runway
06W / 24W FAA NASR reference · WATER
Length 5,500 ft
Width 200 ft 06W 24W
Traffic pattern · 06W
Published direction Not published
Pattern altitude Not published When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.
Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available Not published
Takeoff run Not published
Takeoff available Not published
Accelerate-stop Not published
Displaced threshold Not published
End elevation MSL 595 ft
Visual aid · FAA code Not published
Approach lighting Not published FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status
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THE FIELD
Runways
06W/24W 5,500 × 200 ft WATER · FAA lighting code: Not published
Traffic patterns & runway remarks Traffic pattern · 06W
Published direction Not published
Pattern altitude Not published When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.
Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available Not published
Takeoff run Not published
Takeoff available Not published
Accelerate-stop Not published
Displaced threshold Not published
End elevation MSL 595 ft
Visual aid · FAA code Not published
Approach lighting Not published FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status
Traffic pattern · 24W
Published direction Not published
Pattern altitude Not published When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.
Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available Not published
Takeoff run Not published
Takeoff available Not published
Accelerate-stop Not published
Displaced threshold Not published
End elevation MSL 595 ft
Visual aid · FAA code Not published
Approach lighting Not published FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status
07/25 5,005 × 75 ft ASPH · FAA lighting code: MED
Traffic patterns & runway remarks Traffic pattern · 07
Published direction Not published
Pattern altitude Not published When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.
Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available Not published
Takeoff run Not published
Takeoff available Not published
Accelerate-stop Not published
Displaced threshold Not published
End elevation MSL 610 ft
Visual aid · FAA code Not published
Approach lighting Not published FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status
Traffic pattern · 25
Published direction Not published
Pattern altitude Not published When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.
Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available Not published
Takeoff run Not published
Takeoff available Not published
Accelerate-stop Not published
Displaced threshold Not published
End elevation MSL 614.6 ft
Visual aid · FAA code P2L
Approach lighting Not published FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status
Published FAA details are shown where available. Missing values remain unknown; verify current publications and NOTAMs.
ON THE RADIO
Communications
HUNTSVILLE APP/DEPA/D 125.6 MHz
CTAF/UNICOMUNIC 122.8 MHz Reference only. Verify frequencies, sectors and tower hours in the current Chart Supplement. A tower listing does not mean it is operating now.
AFTER YOU LAND
FBOs, fuel & visiting
Published fuel types 100LL · A+
Facility use Public use
Lighting schedule See airport remarks
Ownership Public Attendance & contacts ALL · MON - SAT · 0800-1700
Attendance as published; this does not establish current tower or FBO hours.
MANAGER · GARY MCILQUHAM(256) 582-6087
OWNER · CITY OF GUNTERSVILLE256-571-7560
FAA NASR · Effective 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26
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Reference snapshot retrieved 2026-09-28 from OurAirports, a community-maintained public-domain source; retrieval is not verification of each field. Weather and chart status are shown separately.