Northeast Alabama Regional Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Gadsden Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Gadsden, Alabama | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 569 ft / 173 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°58′22″N 086°05′21″W / 33.97278°N 86.08917°W | ||||||||||||||
Website | http://www.gadsdenairport.com/ | ||||||||||||||
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Source:
Federal Aviation Administration
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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.
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, 2019 the airport had 23,886 aircraft operations, average 65 per day: 93% general aviation, 5% air taxi and 2% military. 40 aircraft were then based at this airport: 70% single-engine, 15% multi-engine, 8% jet, 5% glider and 2% helicopter. [1]
The first airline flights were Southern Airways DC-3s in 1949; successor Republic pulled out its Convair 580s in 1981.