Airports / KGAD / Northeast Alabama Regional AirportIATA GADPoor ground coverage
Northeast Alabama Regional Airport satellite view
📍 Gadsden⬆ 569 ft2 runways
KGAD · GAD

Northeast Alabama Regional Airport

33.97260°N
-86.08900°W
ARR / DAY
6
24.6%
DEP / DAY
5
22.0%

Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (KGAD/GAD) is a small general aviation airport located in Gadsden, AL, 52 mi north east of Birmingham. It features 2 runways with the longest being 6,802 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 6 arrivals and 5 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

23m ago
Temp
86°F
Wind
0 kts
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
METAR KGAD 271756Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 30/23 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP155 T03000228 10300 20211 58012 $

Runway intelligence

Which runway carries the operations, observed over the last 30 days

24
42% of ops
67 land · 14 TO
06
23% of ops
37 land · 32 TO
18
19% of ops
31 land · 17 TO
36
16% of ops
26 land · 22 TO
Runway 24 carries 42% of operations (67 landings, 14 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 06 at 23%.

Approach quality

Per-runway unstable-approach, go-around, and long-rollout rates

24 67 landings
UA 0%
06 37 landings
UA 0%
18 31 landings
UA 0%
36 26 landings
UA 0%
Approaches to 24 show a 0% unstable-approach rate (0 UA events from 67 landings).Phase B will add wind-correlation: which crosswind band produces most UA events.

Traffic behavior

When the field is busy: hourly + weekday vs weekend

Daily avg
9.1
flights/day · 273 total
Busy hour (local)
2pm
also 4pm · 3pm
Day vs night
72%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 2pm–3pm local, averaging 9.1 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 0.8× weekday (8.0 vs 10.0 daily).

Aircraft character

What's actually flying here: top types over the last 30 days

Activity is led by (34% of 232 flights). Top three types: , , .

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
CTAF 122.725
APCH 125.450
APCH 279.650
UNICOM 122.725
AWOS 127.825
OTHER 120.050
CD/P 120.050
OTHER 257.700
CD/P 257.700
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZTL
Mag var:
3° W
Fuel:
100LL, A1+

Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p
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