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KGAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 9 NTSB events

ID KGAD FAA GAD Elev 569 ft Lat 33° 58.36' N Lon 86° 5.34' W Zulu …

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,802 ft. Max gradient: 0.29%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 061° 6,802 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.29%
24 241° 6,802 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.29%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 127.825
  • A/D BIRMINGHAM APP/DEP 120.050
  • RDO ANNISTON RDO 112.300
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 23 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

All translated remarks (1)

  • Airport attended 1300–2300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–2300Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (23 sentences)
  • ·54 ALABAMA FORT PAYNE ISBELL FLD (4A9) 2 N UTC–6(–5DT) N34º28.42´ W85º43.28´ 877 B NOTAM FILE 4A9 RWY 04–22: H5001X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–16 MIRL 0.3% up NE RWY 04: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 4.0º TCH 58´.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 38´.
  • ·FUEL 100LL, JET A+ LGT MIRL Rwy 04–22 preset low intst, to incr intst ACTVT—CTAF.
  • ·REIL Rwy 04 and 22 ACTVT—CTAF.
  • ·PAPI Rwys 04 and 22 opr consly.
  • ·For svc after hrs call 256–997–7524.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 256-845-9129
  • ·AWOS–3PT 119.025 (256) 845–5397.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®ATLANTA CENTER APP/DEP CON 124.5 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Atlanta ARTCC at 770-210-7692.
  • ·ROME (VH) (H) VORTACW 115.4 RMG Chan 101 N34º09.75´ W85º07.16´ 301º 35.2 NM to fld. 1148/1E.
  • ·FORT RUCKER (See HANCHEY AHP (FORT RUCKER) on page 58) FORT RUCKER (See LOWE AHP (FORT RUCKER) on page 64) FRANK SIKES (See LUVERNE on page 65) FRANKLIN FLD (See UNION SPRINGS on page 81) GADSDEN NORTHEAST ALABAMA RGNL (GAD)(KGAD) 4 SW UTC–6(–5DT) N33º58.22´ W86º05.48´ 569 B NOTAM FILE GAD RWY 06–24: H6802X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–90, D–115, 2S–146, 2D–195 HIRL 0.3% up NE RWY 06: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A1+ LGT REACTVT REIL Rwy 06 and 24; PAPI Rwy 06 and 24; HIRL Rwy 06–24; twy lgts—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–0000Z‡, Sat 1500–2300Z‡.
  • ·For aft hrs svc call 256–328–4700, 256–504–8109, or 256–458–2736.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 256-328-4700
  • ·AWOS–3PT 127.825 (256) 442–7094.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.725 RCO 122.1R 112.3T (ANNISTON RADIO) ®BIRMINGHAM APP/DEP CON 125.45 CLNC DEL 120.05 257.7
  • ·GADSDEN (VL) (L) VOR/DME 112.3 GAD Chan 70 N33º58.58´ W86º05.01´ at fld. 560/2E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 081º–084º byd 40 NM 091º–229º byd 40 NM 295º–305º byd 40 NM blo 3,500´ 295º–305º byd 47 NM 306º–054º byd 40 NM ILS/DME 108.35 I–GAD Chan 20(Y) Rwy 24.
  • ·ATLANTA H–9A, 12F, L–18I IAP ATLANTA H–6K, 9A, 12F, L–18I IAP, AD SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Gadsden Municipal

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NTSB events

9 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

10

since 1982

Fatal

4

40.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 27,208 ops in 1990

2024 total

23,886

10-yr total

238,860

2024 mix

AC/AT 5% · GA 93% · Mil 2%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=9

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Other 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Loss of control 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2003-06-30 Aero Vodochody Aero Works L39C · CFIT · IMC · day →
2012-01-20 Aero Vodochody L39C · Loss of control · IMC · night →
2001-08-21 Cessna 172S · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1993-06-10 Cessna 421B · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1992-04-14 GUY WHISENANT Skybolt · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1992-01-21 Cessna 172I · Ground collision · VMC · night →
1991-10-06 Cessna 320 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1989-11-05 Beech,Cessna C90,172P · Other · day →
1983-07-09 Aeronca 7BCM L-16A · Stall / spin · VMC · day →

Designees in AL

CFI Flight Instructors 1,090 A&P Mechanics 6,369 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 38 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 4 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 5 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 4 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 28 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 3 Schools Flight Schools 29 FBO Fixed Base Operators 50 Clubs Flying Clubs 11 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 9

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Edward H Blount Albertville AL 18 nm
Mark Gregory Etheredge Pell City AL 26 nm
Kenneth Raymond Czarnecki Arab AL 30 nm
Greg Harper Muse Alpine AL 38 nm
Anthony Cresswell Vestavia Hills AL 45 nm
Timothy Phillip Knueven Brownsboro AL 49 nm
Max Peter Gurgew Huntsville AL 52 nm
Raymond Ernest Fowler Carrollton GA 55 nm
David Lewis Jasper AL 59 nm
Joseph Gordon Sanders Jasper AL 59 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
William Michael Honan Rainbow City AL 3 nm
David Paul Ray Rainbow City AL 3 nm
Joel Brett Hill Rainbow City AL 3 nm
Randall Durward Gunter Rainbow City AL 3 nm
Beau James Ashley Gadsden AL 4 nm
Jaran Kumar Meinzen-Derr Southside AL 6 nm
George Michael Ray Glencoe AL 8 nm
Robert Edward Lee Glencoe AL 8 nm
Thomas Alan Deal Hokes Bluff AL 11 nm
Brandtly Mason Ingram Hokes Bluff AL 11 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Dennis Corey Fairchild Attalla AL 2 nm
Sammy Mark Clay Attalla AL 2 nm
Richard Kevin Cline Attalla AL 2 nm
Kurt William Braun Attalla AL 2 nm
Adam Lee Hawley Attalla AL 2 nm
Tyler Seith Smothers Attalla AL 2 nm
Michael Earl Champion Attalla AL 2 nm
Jason Scott Kimbril Attalla AL 2 nm
Lucas Ted Butler Attalla AL 2 nm
Nicholas Adam Sauls Attalla AL 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Moontown Aero Service
Brownsboro, AL
 50 nm
Aeropaint II
Carrollton, GA
 51 nm
Avionics West, Inc.
Dallas, GA
 57 nm
Mid-South Avionics, Inc.
Bessemer, AL
 58 nm
The Aircraft Maintenance Company
Bessemer, AL
 58 nm
Thom Duncan Avionics, LLC
Winchester, TN
 72 nm
Avias Aircraft Services
Kennesaw, GA
 74 nm
Oasis Aviation Maintenance
Newnan, GA
 77 nm
Classic Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Newnam, GA
 77 nm
Star Aviation Services / Star Avionics, Inc.
Chattanooga, TN
 77 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.