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
5
▼ 2.6%
DEP / DAY
4
▲ 16.0%

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

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

2h ago
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
32% of ops
53 land · 10 TO
06
31% of ops
52 land · 24 TO
18
20% of ops
34 land · 12 TO
36
17% of ops
29 land · 13 TO
Runway 24 carries 32% of operations (53 landings, 10 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 06 at 31%.

Approach quality

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

24 53 landings
UA 0%
06 52 landings
UA 0%
18 34 landings
UA 0%
36 29 landings
UA 0%
Approaches to 24 show a 0% unstable-approach rate (0 UA events from 53 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
9.4
flights/day · 283 total
Busy hour (local)
4pm
also 2pm · 3pm
Day vs night
70%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 3pm–4pm local, averaging 9.4 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 0.8× weekday (8.6 vs 10.2 daily).

Aircraft character

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

Activity is led by (30% 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 18:23 UTC