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
2
69.1%
DEP / DAY
2
72.9%

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 2 arrivals and 2 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

54m ago
Temp
77°F
Wind
0 kts
Visib
Ceil
METAR KGAD 080056Z AUTO 00000KT CLR 25/25 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP173 T02500250 PWINO $

Runway intelligence

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

24
63% of ops
122 land · 26 TO
18
18% of ops
34 land · 22 TO
06
10% of ops
19 land · 44 TO
36
9% of ops
18 land · 24 TO
Runway 24 carries 63% of operations (122 landings, 26 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 18 at 18%.

Approach quality

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

24 122 landings
UA 0%
18 34 landings
UA 0%
06 19 landings
UA 0%
36 18 landings
UA 0%
Approaches to 24 show a 0% unstable-approach rate (0 UA events from 122 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
7.7
flights/day · 232 total
Busy hour (local)
4pm
also 3pm · 1pm
Day vs night
63%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 1pm–4pm local, averaging 7.7 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 0.6× weekday (5.8 vs 8.9 daily).

Aircraft character

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

Activity is led by (31% of 188 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

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© SkyMeter · All flight data subject to ODbL attribution · Updated 01:50 UTC