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K8A1 · Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field

FAA-LID · US · 9 NTSB events

ID K8A1 Elev 615 ft Lat 34° 24.18' N Lon 86° 15.82' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,005 ft. Max gradient: 0.09%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 069° 5,005 ft 75 ft concrete No 0.09%
25 249° 5,005 ft 75 ft concrete No 0.09%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 2 frequencies

  • A/D HUNTSVILLE APP/DEP 125.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 2 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 7 & 25; PAPI RWY 25; MIRL RWY 7/25. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 7 & 25; PAPI RWY 25; MIRL RWY 7/25. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 7 & 25; PAPI RWY 25; MIRL RWY 7/25. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 7 & 25; PAPI RWY 25; MIRL RWY 7/25 - CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    DEER, BIRDS, AND COYOTES ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC HUNTSVILLE APCH AT 256-542-2070, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.
  • ·CALL OUT SVC AVBL 256-582-6087. 24/7 SELF-SVC AVGAS & FULL SVC JET-A DURNG NML OPN HRS.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

9 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

11

since 1982

Fatal

3

27.3% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 9,217 ops in 1994

2024 total

9,217

10-yr total

92,170

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 99% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

10.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.96

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=9

  • Stall / spin 4
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2017-08-21 Cessna 172 · Loss of control · day →
2013-09-08 Piper PA-32R-300 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2011-06-18 Piper PA-28-140 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2007-10-20 Blair Skybolt · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2007-01-23 Greenhaw, William Lancair 360 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1998-01-17 Cessna 150L · Engine failure · VMC · night-moonlit →
1992-11-08 Bede Aircraft BD-5B · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1986-06-08 Aero Commander 500-B · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1985-04-09 Mooney M20E · Gear-up · VMC · day →

Designees in AL

CFI Flight Instructors 1,090 A&P Mechanics 6,369 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 38 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 4 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 5 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 4 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 28 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 3 Schools Flight Schools 29 FBO Fixed Base Operators 50 Clubs Flying Clubs 11 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 9

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Edward H Blount Albertville AL 9 nm
Kenneth Raymond Czarnecki Arab AL 13 nm
Timothy Phillip Knueven Brownsboro AL 22 nm
Max Peter Gurgew Huntsville AL 27 nm
Catherine Elizabeth Cavagnaro Winchester TN 48 nm
Mark Gregory Etheredge Pell City AL 51 nm
David Lewis Jasper AL 60 nm
Joseph Gordon Sanders Jasper AL 60 nm
William Joseph Walker Jasper AL 60 nm
Anthony Cresswell Vestavia Hills AL 61 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Albert Jules Ledet Iii Guntersville AL 2 nm
Ronald Ray Vanbenthuysen Guntersville AL 2 nm
John Todd Coffindaffer Guntersville AL 2 nm
Roan Sumner Gannon Guntersville AL 2 nm
James Glenn Putman Guntersville AL 2 nm
Christopher Matthew Cornelius Guntersville AL 2 nm
Brian Clarke Golden Albertville AL 9 nm
Bradley Keith Fritz Albertville AL 9 nm
James Milbern Minor Albertville AL 9 nm
Paul Eric Richey Albertville AL 9 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Kenneth David Sebek Guntersville AL 2 nm
Ronald Ray Vanbenthuysen Guntersville AL 2 nm
James Glenn Putman Guntersville AL 2 nm
George Robert Harman Guntersville AL 2 nm
Darwyn Duane Spivey Guntersville AL 2 nm
David Neil Zimmerman Guntersville AL 2 nm
Stanley Wendell Stewart Guntersville AL 2 nm
Jacob Britton Adkison Guntersville AL 2 nm
Shawn Keenan Staggs Guntersville AL 2 nm
Brian Scott Abbott Guntersville AL 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Moontown Aero Service
Brownsboro, AL
 23 nm
Thom Duncan Avionics, LLC
Winchester, TN
 48 nm
Star Aviation Services / Star Avionics, Inc.
Chattanooga, TN
 64 nm
Southern Air Custom Interiors, Inc
Haleyville, AL
 67 nm
Aeropaint II
Carrollton, GA
 72 nm
Avionics West, Inc.
Dallas, GA
 72 nm
Mid-South Avionics, Inc.
Bessemer, AL
 74 nm
The Aircraft Maintenance Company
Bessemer, AL
 74 nm
Avias Aircraft Services
Kennesaw, GA
 86 nm
SportTechs, LLC
Jasper, GA
 90 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.