| 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 / 33.97278; -86.08917 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | http://www.gadsdenairport.com/ | ||||||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||||||
Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (IATA: GAD, ICAO: KGAD, FAA LID: GAD) is five miles southwest of Gadsden, in Etowah County, Alabama. It is owned by Gadsden Airport Authority 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).
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.
Former airlines
- Air New Orleans - mid-1980s
- Atlantic Southeast Airlines - early 1990s
- Southern Airways
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.
See also
References
- ^ 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 November 28, 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