Northeast Alabama Regional Airport
Direction | Length | Surface | |
---|---|---|---|
ft | m | ||
6/24 | 6,802 | 2,073 | Asphalt |
18/36 | 4,806 | 1,465 | Asphalt |
Aircraft operations (year ending 7/31/2020) | 23,886 |
---|---|
Based aircraft | 36 |
Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (IATA: GAD, ICAO: KGAD, FAA LID: GAD) is five miles southwest of Gadsden, in Etowah County, Alabama.[1] It is owned by Gadsden Airport Authority[1] and it used to be Gadsden Municipal Airport. The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013 categorized as a general aviation facility.
Facilities
The airport covers 1,480 acres (600 ha) at an elevation of 569 feet (173 m). It has two asphalt runways: 6/24 is 6,802 by 150 feet (2,073 x 46 m) and 18/36 is 4,806 by 150 feet (1,465 x 46 m).[1]
In the year ending July 31, 2020 the airport had 23,886 aircraft operations, average 65 per day: 93% general aviation, 5% air taxi and 2% military. 36 aircraft were then based at this airport: 26 single-engine, 6 multi-engine, 3 jet, and 1 helicopter.[1]
Former airlines
- Air New Orleans - mid-1980s[2]
- Atlantic Southeast Airlines - early 1990s
- Southern Airways[3]
The first airline flights were Southern Airways DC-3s in 1949; successor Republic pulled out its Convair 580s in 1981.
Incidents and accidents
- On April 9, 1990, a Delta Connection flight operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines Embraer EMB-120 (Registration N217AS) as Flight 2254, en route to William B. Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport struck a Cessna 172 just after take-off. The Embraer was able to land, but the Cessna was unable to regain control and crashed. Of the seven on the Embraer, there were zero fatalities; the two on board the Cessna were killed.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for GAD PDF, effective April 18, 2024.
- ^ "Air New Orleans". AirTimes: A Collector's Guide to Airline Timetables. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
- ^ "Southern Airways.org". Archived from the original on 25 September 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ "NTSB Report Atlantic Southeast Airlines Embraer EMB-120 Midair Collision With Cessna 172 April 9, 1990" (PDF). reports.aviation-safety.net. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
External links
- Airfield photos for GAD from Civil Air Patrol
- FAA Terminal Procedures for GAD, effective September 5, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for GAD
- AirNav airport information for KGAD
- ASN accident history for GAD
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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