KGAD Northeast Alabama Regional Airport
Gadsden, AL · 4 miles SW of GADSDEN, AL
Public
Non-towered
Publicly-owned
ICAO KGAD
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 569.2 ft
- Coordinates
- 33-58-13.4590N 086-05-28.6390W
- Lat / Long
- 33.9704053, -86.0912886
- Mag. variation
- 03W (2010)
- Time zone
- UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 01/1944
- ARTCC
- ATLANTA CENTER
- FSS
- ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
- NOTAMs facility
- GAD (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- MON-FRI 0800-1800, ALL SAT 0900-1700 FOR AFT HRS SVC CALL 256-328-4700, 256-504-8109, OR 256-458-2736
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Segmented circle
- yes
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- REACTVT REIL RWY 6 & 24; PAPI RWY 6 & 24; HIRL RWY 6/24; TWY LGTS - CTAF.
Airport diagram FAA official
Range from KGAD
Runways
Longest 6802 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 6802 x 150 ft. / 2073 x 46 m
- Surface
- asphalt/grooved, in good condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 90.0
Runway 6
- Heading
- 064 magnetic, 061 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS/DME
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 569.2 ft.
- Obstructions
- 52 ft. tree, 1621 ft. from runway, 222 ft. right of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear
Runway 24
- Heading
- 244 magnetic, 241 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 549.3 ft.
- Obstructions
- 55 ft. tree, 2724 ft. from runway, 172 ft. left of centerline, 45:1 slope to clear
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 2
Approaches — IAP 4
Arrivals — STAR 0
None published.
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- no
- Ctaf/unicom
- 122.725
- Wx Awos-3pt
- 127.825 (256-442-7094)
- Birmingham Approach
- 125.45
- Birmingham Departure
- 125.45
- Clearance Delivery
- 120.05
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL JET-A1+
- Fuel available
- 100LL JET-A1+
- Parking
- hangars and tiedowns
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
Ownership
- Manager
- ANTHONY TARVER 185 IRA GRAY DRIVE GADSDEN, AL 35904 Phone 256-328-4700
- Manager phone
- 256-328-4700
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.