Northeast Alabama Regional
GAD · KGAD · Gadsden, Alabama · Etowah County · map
Northeast Alabama Regional is a public-use airport owned by Gadsden Airport Authority, 4 miles southwest of Gadsden, Alabama, 569 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 06/24, is 6,802 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive).
Weather right now KGAD · observed 10:56 am CDT (15:56 UTC), 13284 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north (010°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 72°F (22°C), dew point 50°F (10°C)
- Altimeter 30.00 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KGAD 271556Z AUTO 01007KT 10SM CLR 22/10 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02220100 PNO $
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA GAD · ICAO KGAD
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Gadsden Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 569 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm; Saturday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1944
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 6,802 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 06: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 52 ft high 1,621 ft from the end
- Runway 24: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 55 ft high 2,724 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.725 | |
| Clearance delivery | 120.05 | |
| Approach and departure | 125.45 | |
| Gad and aWOS-3PT | 127.825 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 256-442-7094.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Gadsden from the FAA register
29 aircraft are registered to owners in Gadsden, Alabama: 21 piston singles, 4 helicopters, 2 turboprops, 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Alabama.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 9 since 1982, 4 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Reactvt runway end identifier lights runway 6 and 24; PAPI runway 6 and 24; high-intensity runway lights runway 6/24; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.