Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field frequencies
Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field (8A1) in Guntersville, AL has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.8. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
All of Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- ASOS/AWOS 121.125
- An automated weather station reading the field conditions aloud — wind, visibility, ceiling, temperature and altimeter. It replaces ATIS at a field with no controller to record one. Get the altimeter setting before you descend below the transition altitude.
Taxi & takeoff
- CTAF 122.8
- The common frequency pilots use to announce themselves to each other at a field with no operating control tower. Nobody is controlling traffic — you are self announcing. Report your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern, and listen well before you transmit.
- UNICOM 122.8
- A ground station run by the FBO rather than the FAA, for fuel, parking and airport services. Use it for services. Where the field has no separate CTAF, the same frequency doubles as the advisory frequency.
Departure & arrival Huntsville
- App/Dep 125.6
- One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.
Also
- Flight service 120.8 (LOW)
- Flight Service handles briefings, flight plans and en route advisories, reached here through a remote outlet. Open and close VFR flight plans, and get updated weather in the air. 1-800-WX-BRIEF reaches the same specialists from the ground.
What to say on 122.8
Nobody is sequencing traffic at 8A1, so every call is you telling other aircraft where you are. Open and close with the field name so a pilot tuned to a shared frequency knows which airport you mean — 122.8 is not unique to Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Guntersville Joe Starnes traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 07, Guntersville Joe Starnes.
- Entering the pattern
Guntersville Joe Starnes traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 07, Guntersville Joe Starnes.
- Before taking the runway
Guntersville Joe Starnes traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 07, Guntersville Joe Starnes.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 8A1 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 8A1 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (2 more)
| 307.0 | HUNTSVILLE RCAG (LOW) |
|---|---|
| 354.1 | APCH/P DEP/P |
Every 8A1 frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 121.125 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 122.8 |
| UNICOM | 122.8 |
| Flight service | 120.8 (LOW) |
| App/Dep | 125.6 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at 8A1?
Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.8 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at 8A1?
ASOS/AWOS at Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field is 121.125. It is an automated broadcast, so there is no letter to report — just take the altimeter setting and wind.
What is the approach frequency for 8A1?
App/Dep for Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field is 125.6, working as "Huntsville". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about 8A1
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.