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
4
▼ 29.3%
DEP / DAY
3
▼ 33.3%

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 4 arrivals and 3 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

just now
Temp
72°F
Wind
7 kts
10°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
METAR KGAD 271556Z AUTO 01007KT 10SM CLR 22/10 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02220100 PNO $

Runway intelligence

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

24
36% of ops
58 land · 24 TO
06
29% of ops
48 land · 26 TO
36
20% of ops
32 land · 11 TO
18
15% of ops
25 land · 10 TO
Runway 24 carries 36% of operations (58 landings, 24 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 06 at 29%.

Approach quality

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

24 58 landings
UA 0%
06 48 landings
UA 0%
36 32 landings
UA 0%
18 25 landings
UA 0%
Approaches to 24 show a 0% unstable-approach rate (0 UA events from 58 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
9.7
flights/day · 292 total
Busy hour (local)
3pm
also 4pm · 2pm
Day vs night
67%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 2pm–3pm local, averaging 9.7 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 0.4× weekday (5.1 vs 12.0 daily).

Aircraft character

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

Activity is led by (27% of 223 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
© SkyMeter · All flight data subject to ODbL attribution · Updated 09:05 UTC