📍 Gadsden⬆ 569 ft2 runways
KGAD · GAD
Northeast Alabama Regional Airport
33.97260°N
-86.08900°W
ARR / DAY
5
▲
61.9%
DEP / DAY
4
▲
21.7%
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.
Safety incidents
Last 7 days · 0 total
Current weather
From KANB, 30 mi away (KGAD does not publish METAR)
Temp
76°F
Wind
0 kts
0°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
Runway intelligence
Which runway carries the operations, observed over the last 30 days
24
61% of ops
138 land · 49 TO
18
17% of ops
38 land · 19 TO
06
13% of ops
30 land · 39 TO
36
10% of ops
22 land · 30 TO
Runway 24 carries 61% of operations (138 landings, 49 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 18 at 17%.
Approach quality
Per-runway unstable-approach, go-around, and long-rollout rates
24
138 landings
UA 0%
18
38 landings
UA 0%
06
30 landings
UA 0%
36
22 landings
UA 0%
Approaches to 24 show a 0% unstable-approach rate (0 UA events from 138 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
8.0
flights/day · 239 total
Busy hour (local)
4pm
also 3pm · 2pm
Day vs night
69%
06:00–20:00 local
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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