Guntersville Muni/Joe Starnes Field
8A1 · Guntersville, Alabama · Marshall County · map
Guntersville Muni/Joe Starnes Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Guntersville, 3 miles northeast of Guntersville, Alabama, 615 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 07/25, is 5,005 feet of asphalt. It has 1 water landing area. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 41 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 9,217 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Guntersville Muni/Joe Starnes Field?
Its FAA code is 8A1.
Where is Guntersville Muni/Joe Starnes Field?
It is 3 miles northeast of Guntersville, Alabama, 615 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Guntersville Muni/Joe Starnes Field?
Its one runway, 07/25, is 5,005 feet long, asphalt.
Does Guntersville Muni/Joe Starnes Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Guntersville Muni/Joe Starnes Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Guntersville Muni/Joe Starnes Field?
5 pilot examiners and 7 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 8A1
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Guntersville
- Elevation
- 615 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Saturday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4W
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1951
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06W/24W | 5,500 × 200 ft | Water | |
| 07/25 | 5,005 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 07: power line 19 ft high 652 ft from the end
- Runway 25: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 19 ft high 261 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 125.6 | |
| Huntsville and center (remote transmitter) Low | 120.8 | |
| 8A1 AWOS-3PT | 121.125 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Albertville Rgnl/Thomas J Brumlik Field (11 nm south), Scottsboro Muni-Word Field (21 nm northeast), Northeast Alabama Regional (27 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Alabama · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Deer, birds, and coyotes on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 7 and 25; PAPI runway 25; medium-intensity runway lights runway 7/25 - the common traffic frequency.
- 24/7 SELF-SVC avgas and full service JET-A durng nml open hours.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 36 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
| jets | 1 |
| helicopters | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 9,217, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 6,309 |
| general aviation, local | 2,808 |
| military | 100 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Guntersville from the FAA register
82 aircraft are registered to owners in Guntersville, Alabama: 60 helicopters, 19 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alabama.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Repair stations in Guntersville:
- Ace Aeronautics LLC Ace Aeronautics is a FAA Part 145 repair station based in Guntersville, Alabama, that provides avionics and airframe solutions to commercial and government aviation users.
- Spivey Air INC
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 3 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 7 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 engineering representative.
- Edward H Blount private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Albertville Aviation · Albertville, AL (11 nm) · (205) 616-2027 · [email protected]
- Timothy Phillip Knueven private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, commercial pilot; helicopters · Brownsboro, AL (22 nm) · (352) 874-9768 · [email protected]
- Max Peter Gurgew private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Huntsville, AL (29 nm) · (256) 509-3866 · [email protected]
- Catherine Elizabeth Cavagnaro private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Winchester, TN (47 nm) · (931) 636-8678 · [email protected]
- Thomas A Troyer type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency · Chickamauga, GA (50 nm) · (201) 213-9367 · [email protected]
All 15 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 9 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Guntersville 82 aircraft · 60 helicopters, 19 piston singles, 1 turboprops
- Ace Aeronautics LLC 56 aircraft in town
- Marshall County Sheriff Dept 2 aircraft in town
- Ace Aeronautics LLC · repair station
- Spivey Air INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 9 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alabama 1,210 since 1982 · 172 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alabama 85 landing places
- Alabama 4,348 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/8A1.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.