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
11.1%
DEP / DAY
4
27.0%

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

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

4h ago
Temp
82°F
Wind
0 kts
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
METAR KGAD 011456Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP210 60003 T02830228 51006 $

Runway intelligence

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

24
37% of ops
62 land · 13 TO
06
24% of ops
40 land · 30 TO
18
21% of ops
35 land · 15 TO
36
17% of ops
29 land · 19 TO
Runway 24 carries 37% of operations (62 landings, 13 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 06 at 24%.

Approach quality

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

24 62 landings
UA 0%
06 40 landings
UA 0%
18 35 landings
UA 0%
36 29 landings
UA 0%
Approaches to 24 show a 0% unstable-approach rate (0 UA events from 62 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
9.2
flights/day · 275 total
Busy hour (local)
4pm
also 2pm · 3pm
Day vs night
73%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 3pm–4pm local, averaging 9.2 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 1.0× weekday (9.6 vs 9.4 daily).

Aircraft character

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

Activity is led by (31% of 230 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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