Airports

KGAD NORTHEAST ALABAMA RGNL

Gadsden, AL · FAA identifier GAD · Accident history (NTSB)

Elevation
569 ft
Tower
Uncontrolled
Use
Public
Position
33°58′13.5″N
086°05′28.6″W
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Airport geometry © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); runways and lighting from FAA NASR.

Conditions

METAR — NEAREST (KBFZ) 11 minutes ago
METAR KBFZ 121755Z AUTO 32010KT 10SM FEW035 17/08 A2985 RMK AO2
     Category: VFR
         Wind: 320° at 10 kt
   Visibility: 10 sm
Temp/Dewpoint: 17°C / 8°C
    Altimeter: 29.85" Hg
          Sky: 3,500 ft - FEW
  Density Alt: 1,016 ft
TAF — NEAREST (KBHM) 46m ago
Prevailing 1218Z-1318Z NOW
KBHM 121720Z 1218/1318 31008G15KT P6SM SKC
     Category: VFR
         Wind: 310° at 8 kt gust 15 kt
   Visibility: more than 6 sm
      Weather: KBHM 121720Z
          Sky: --- ft - SKC
FM 122300Z IN 4h 53m
FM122300 32006KT P6SM FEW250
     Category: VFR
         Wind: 320° at 6 kt
   Visibility: more than 6 sm
          Sky: 25,000 ft - FEW

Runways

06/24 6,804 x 150 - ASPH-G
06
2 kt tail, 10 kt cross from left
24
2 kt head, 10 kt cross from right
0624N ↑

Frequencies

CTAF 122.725
UNICOM 122.725
AWOS-3PT 127.825
BIRMINGHAM CLEARANCE 120.05
BIRMINGHAM CLEARANCE 257.7
All frequencies (7)
UseFrequencySectorHours
CTAF 122.725
UNICOM 122.725
AWOS-3PT 127.825
BIRMINGHAM CLEARANCE 120.05
BIRMINGHAM CLEARANCE 257.7
BIRMINGHAM APCH DEP 125.45
BIRMINGHAM APCH DEP 279.65

Procedures and charts

Charts open from the FAA's digital Terminal Procedures Publication, cycle 2612, effective 11/26/2026 12:00:00 AM to 12/24/2026 12:00:00 AM. Not for navigation; check the cycle before flight.

NOTAMs

Not for operational use

NOTAMs as captured by CircumFlight from the FAA's NOTAM distribution; not FAA data, and not necessarily complete or current. Always get an official briefing before flight.

PLAIN-LANGUAGE READING - BEST EFFORT. Abbreviations are expanded automatically and may be wrong or incomplete. The raw NOTAM above is the official text; fly by it, not by this.

RUNWAYS (2)
RWY 06 PAPI U/S
EFF 301824Z - 310211Z
EXP IN 138d 08h
Runway 06 PAPI unserviceable
RWY 06 PAPI U/S
EFF 301824Z - 302111Z
EXP IN 138d 03h
Runway 06 PAPI unserviceable
TOWER LIGHTS (4)
OBST TOWER LGT (ASN 2025-ASO-23067-OE) 335308N0854817W (15.1NM ESE GAD) 1139FT (265FT AGL) U/S
EFF 302359Z - 302300Z
EXP IN 18d 04h
Obstacle tower light (ASN 2025-ASO-23067-OE) 335308N0854817W (15.1NM ESE GAD) 1139FT (265FT AGL) unserviceable
OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1031307) 335557.00N0855413.00W (9.6NM ESE GAD) 1494.8FT (337.9FT AGL) U/S
EFF 101457Z - 101457Z
EXP IN 117d 20h
Obstacle tower light (ASR 1031307) 335557.00N0855413.00W (9.6NM ESE GAD) 1494.8FT (337.9FT AGL) unserviceable
OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1039285) 335943.00N0860926.00W (3.6NM WNW GAD) 1208.0FT (265.1FT AGL) U/S
EFF 130929Z - 111029Z
EXP IN 59d 16h
Obstacle tower light (ASR 1039285) 335943.00N0860926.00W (3.6NM WNW GAD) 1208.0FT (265.1FT AGL) unserviceable
OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1040154) 335832.70N0861204.10W (5.5NM W GAD) 1756.9FT (277.9FT AGL) U/S
EFF 101019Z - 081119Z
EXP IN 56d 17h
Obstacle tower light (ASR 1040154) 335832.70N0861204.10W (5.5NM W GAD) 1756.9FT (277.9FT AGL) unserviceable
AIRPORT & SERVICES (2)
SVC AUTOMATED WX BCST SYSTEM NOT AVBL
EFF 041952Z - 272359Z
EXP IN 15d 05h
Service AUTOMATED WX BCST SYSTEM NOT available
SVC AUTOMATED WX BCST SYSTEM NOT AVBL
EFF 032135Z - 202359Z
EXP IN 8d 05h
Service AUTOMATED WX BCST SYSTEM NOT available
NAV & PROCEDURES (2)
GAD NAV ILS RWY 24 U/S
EFF 281033Z - 162359Z
EXP IN 34d 05h
GAD navigation ILS Runway 24 unserviceable
NAV ILS RWY 24 U/S
EFF 281033Z - 170459Z
EXP IN 34d 10h
Navigation ILS Runway 24 unserviceable
AIRSPACE (1)
AIRSPACE PJE WI AN AREA DEFINED AS 10NM RADIUS OF GAD SFC-12500FT AGL
INACTIVE
EFF 131400Z - 132100Z
BEGINS IN 19h 53m
Airspace parachute jumping within AN AREA DEFINED AS 10NM RADIUS OF GAD SFC-12500FT AGL

Release queue

Awaiting release

No departures are waiting on a release time right now.

Recently released

No recent releases in the current picture.

Release times (the slot at the departure fix) and delay causes from traffic management, derived by CircumFlight, as of 1806Z; not FAA data and not for operational use. Get your release from ATC. Aircraft whose owners have asked the FAA to limit the display of their flights are not shown.

Arrivals and departures

Arrivals
FlightTypeFromNow
N762KE RV7 FD22 130 nm · 8,000 ft · 128 kt · ~61 min
Departures

No outbound flights in the current picture.

Flights seen in the last five minutes, as of 1806Z. A departure at a gate has its departure clearance and has not yet moved; a place marked (est.) is the nearest stand to the aircraft's last surface position. Derived by CircumFlight from air traffic management feeds; not FAA data and not for operational use. Times are estimates from distance and ground speed. Aircraft whose owners have asked the FAA to limit the display of their flights are not shown.

Statistics

Grants

Awarded FY2010–FY2025
$7.3M
$7,306,360 in 15 grants
AIP share
94%
$6.8M AIP · $95K relief · $377K infrastructure law
Rank, United States
0.01% of all awards FY2010–FY2025
Rank, AL
0.56% of the state's airport awards
$0$625K$1.3M$1.9M$2.5M'10FY2010: $1,313,283'11FY2011: $135,850'12FY2012: $89,100'13FY2013: $2,117,461'14FY2014: $146,895'15FY2015: $174,457'16FY2016: $377,069'17FY2017: $150,000'18'19FY2019: $1,044,172'20FY2020: $129,476FY2020: $129,476'21FY2021: $23,000'22FY2022: $59,000'23FY2023: $1,238,022FY2023: $1,238,022'24'25FY2025: $308,575
AIP Pandemic relief, ARRA Infrastructure law (AIG, ATRM, FCT)
By fiscal year
FYGrantsAwardedAIPOther programs Share of US
2010 1 $1,313,283 $1,313,283 — 0.04%
2011 1 $135,850 $135,850 — 0.00%
2012 1 $89,100 $89,100 — 0.00%
2013 1 $2,117,461 $2,117,461 — 0.07%
2014 1 $146,895 $146,895 — 0.00%
2015 1 $174,457 $174,457 — 0.01%
2016 1 $377,069 $377,069 — 0.01%
2017 1 $150,000 $150,000 — 0.00%
2019 1 $1,044,172 $1,044,172 — 0.03%
2020 1 $129,476 $116,528 $12,948 0.00%
2021 1 $23,000 $0 $23,000 0.00%
2022 1 $59,000 $0 $59,000 0.00%
2023 2 $1,238,022 $861,278 $376,744 0.02%
2025 1 $308,575 $308,575 — 0.00%

Other programs: pandemic relief (CARES, CRRSA, ARPA), the infrastructure law (AIG, ATRM, FCT) and ARRA. US $ / op is that fiscal year's awards to towered fields divided by those fields' operations, so it compares like with like; Share of US is this field's awards against every award in the FAA's report for the year.

By categorywhat the money was for
CategoryGrantsAwardedShare
Runways 5 $3,619,040 50%
Taxiways 4 $2,627,891 36%
Planning and environmental 2 $458,575 6.3%
Lighting, signs and navaids 2 $265,326 3.6%
Buildings, roads and utilities 1 $253,528 3.5%
Pandemic relief 2 $82,000 1.1%

Categories are read from the FAA's project wording by CircumFlight's rules (noise mitigation first, then the pandemic programs, terminals, runways, taxiways, aprons, lighting and navaids, safety and security, snow removal and equipment, land, planning, buildings and roads). A grant that lists several projects is counted under its largest line item here and shown under it below; a line item with several projects takes the first one named.

Awardsnewest first · click a heading to sort · Sponsor: City of Gadsden
FY Grant Category Amount Work
2025 3-01-0033-026-2025
2025-07-31
Planning and environmental $308,575 Update Airport Master Plan
2023 3-01-0033-024-2023
2023-07-31
Runways $376,744 Rehabilitate Runway
2023 3-01-0033-025-2023
2023-07-31
Runways $861,278 Seal Runway Pavement Surface/Pavement Joints
2022 3-01-0033-023-2022
2021-11-23
Pandemic relief $59,000 General ARPA
2021 3-01-0033-022-2021
2021-05-05
Pandemic relief $23,000 CRRSA Act Funds
2020 seq. 20 Lighting, signs and navaids $129,476
$117K AIP
Rehabilitate Airport Beacons; Install Runway Vertical/Visual Guidance System
2019 3-01-0033-019-2019 Taxiways $1,044,172 Rehabilitate Taxiway; Improve Airport Drainage
2017 seq. 18 Planning and environmental $150,000 Conduct Airport Master Plan Study
2016 seq. 17 Taxiways $377,069 Rehabilitate Taxiway
2015 seq. 16 Runways $174,457 Rehabilitate Runway - 06/24, Rehabilitate Runway - 18/36, Rehabilitate Taxiway
2014 seq. 15 Taxiways $146,895 Rehabilitate Taxiway [Rehabilitate main taxiway (crack seal)]
2013 seq. 14 Runways $2,117,461 Rehabilitate Runway 06/24 [Construction]
2012 seq. 13 Runways $89,100 Rehabilitate Runway [Rehabilitate Runway 6/24 (design only)] - 06/24
2011 seq. 12 Lighting, signs and navaids $135,850 Rehabilitate Taxiway Lighting
2010 seq. 11 Taxiways $1,313,283 Construct Taxiway [Construct Access taxiway (Phase 1)], Install Emergency Generator, Install Runway Vertical/Visual Guidance System - 06/24, Rehabilitate Runway Lighting - 06/24, Rehabilitate Taxiway Lighting

From the FAA's Airport Improvement Program grant history reports, FY2010–FY2025 (federal fiscal years, October to September), as the FAA published them. Every program in those reports is counted: from FY2020 they include CARES, CRRSA and ARPA relief, and from FY2021 the infrastructure law's AIG, terminal (ATRM) and contract tower (FCT) grants, so a total here is not AIP alone; the AIP share is shown separately. Tower operations are the FAA's ATADS counts for towered fields, calendar years 2010 to 2024; a field without a tower has no counts, and a year's dollars per operation divide a fiscal year's awards by the same-numbered calendar year's count. Grants to state block programs, system plans and proposed airports carry no airport identifier and are not shown on airport pages. Ranks count airports with at least one award in these years. Figures are as published and may be revised by the FAA; this is not FAA analysis. Sources: FAA AIP grant histories, FAA ATADS airport operations. What a sponsor agrees to in accepting a grant: FAA grant assurances.

Nearby airports

AirportNameDistanceBearingConditionsWind
20A ROBBINS FLD 14.4 nm 270° W —
KBFZ ALBERTVILLE RGNL/THOMAS J BRUMLIK FLD 17.6 nm 332° NW VFR 320° 10 kt
KASN TALLADEGA MUNI 24.2 nm 175° S VFR 300° 11 kt
KPYP CENTRE PIEDMONT/CHEROKEE COUNTY RGNL 25.0 nm 073° E —
KANB ANNISTON RGNL 25.7 nm 153° SE VFR 300° 9G18 kt
KPLR ST CLAIR COUNTY 25.9 nm 198° S VFR VRB 3G14 kt
8A1 GUNTERSVILLE MUNI/JOE STARNES FLD 27.5 nm 342° N —
4A9 ISBELL FLD 35.4 nm 031° NE —
Private-use fields nearby (17)
AL60 DUGGER'S FLD 9.9 nm 217° SW —
8AL3 FRICKS FLD 10.3 nm 001° N —
7AL2 PETERSON FLD 12.6 nm 240° SW —
3AL5 EDWARDS FARM 18.2 nm 116° SE —
2AL4 TRANQUILITY BASE 21.7 nm 225° SW —
3AL6 TOWN & COUNTRY AIRPARK 24.7 nm 220° SW —
AL27 HEADQUARTERS 27.4 nm 073° E —
AL29 NEW HORIZON 28.6 nm 290° W —
1AL8 MOORE FLD 28.8 nm 222° SW —
AL32 FLYING BK RANCH 30.7 nm 046° NE —
2AL7 MOUNT AERO LAKE FARM 31.9 nm 280° W —
2AL5 FLYING H RANCH 33.0 nm 040° NE —
AL16 TURKEY CREEK 34.8 nm 245° SW —
GE61 BROWNSTONE AIRPARK 36.1 nm 077° E —
8AL2 CHARLES C KILLOUGH FLD 37.9 nm 193° S —
6AL3 LAY LANDING 38.3 nm 202° S —
6AL0 FLYING TIGERS WINERY & RESORT 38.9 nm 122° SE —

Distances are great-circle from the airport reference point; bearings and winds are true. Conditions are each field's own METAR from the last two hours; a dash means it has none.