FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GAD |
| Lat/Long: | 33-58-21.5359N / 086-05-20.7004W 33-58.358932N / 086-05.345007W 33.9726489 / -86.0890834 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 569 ft. / 173.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (1980) |
| From city: | 4 miles SW of GADSDEN, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 35954 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1944 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GAD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1900 UNATNDD FEDERAL HOLIDAYS; FOR AFT HRS SVC CALL 256-613-5788. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT HIRL RY 06/24, PAPI RYS 06, 24, 18, & 36, REIL RYS 06, 24, 18 & 36 AND TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 127.825 (256-442-7094) |
| BIRMINGHAM APPROACH: | 120.05 |
| BIRMINGHAM DEPARTURE: | 120.05 |
| WX AWOS-3 at 8A0 (17 nm NW): | 119.575 (256-891-8259) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| GAD at field | | GADSDEN VOR/DME | | 112.30 | | 02E |
| TDGr352/24.0 | | TALLADEGA VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SARATOGA | | 160/18.1 | | 296 | | 02W | | ARF | .- .-. ..-. |
| PELL CITY | | 017/26.1 | | 257 | | 01E | | PLR | .--. .-.. .-. |
| FORT PAYNE | | 213/38.8 | | 426 | | 01W | | FTP | ..-. - .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A SERVICE CHARGE FOR FUEL DARK-DAWN. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 6802 x 150 ft. / 2073 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 90.0 | | Double wheel: | 115.0 | | Double tandem: | 195.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 33-57.950313N | | 33-58.498280N |
| Longitude: | 086-06.064573W | | 086-04.890007W |
| Elevation: | 569.2 ft. | | 549.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 061 | | 241 |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4806 x 150 ft. / 1465 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 25.0 | | Double wheel: | 40.0 | | Double tandem: | 78.0 |
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| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 33-58.945617N | | 33-58.153347N |
| Longitude: | 086-05.155667W | | 086-05.159898W |
| Elevation: | 541.9 ft. | | 553.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 180 | | 000 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (2.75 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (2.75 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 54 ft. bldg, 2201 ft. from runway, 51 ft. left of centerline, 37:1 slope to clear | | 53 ft. tree, 1497 ft. from runway, 248 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | GADSDEN AIRPORT AUTHORITY 185 IRA GRAY DR. GADSDEN, AL 35904-0000 Phone 256-442-3313 FRED SINGTON, CHAIRMAN |
| Manager: | FRED SINGTON, JR. 185 IRA GRAY DRIVE GADSDEN, AL 35904 Phone 256-458-4151 FOR INTL JETS FBO CALL 256-442-8099 . |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 95 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 85 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 65/day * | | 73% | transient general aviation | | 20% | local general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 09 April 2009 | |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download |
| VOR RWY 06 | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (23KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (80KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
8A0 - Albertville Regional Airport-Thomas J Brumlik Field (17 nm NW)
KASN - Talladega Municipal Airport (24 nm S)
KPYP - Centre-Piedmont-Cherokee County Regional Airport (25 nm E)
C22 - Centre Municipal Airport (25 nm NE)
KANB - Anniston Metropolitan Airport (26 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Brian Christopher
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:10 | | 12:10 |
| Sunrise | | 06:36 | | 12:36 |
| Sunset | | 17:21 | | 23:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:47 | | 23:47 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 22:31:57 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Feb-2010 16:31:57 |
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| METAR |
| KGAD | 092215Z 29008G14KT 10SM FEW018 OVC029 03/M01 A2993 RMK AO1
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K8A0 17nm NW | 092219Z AUTO 30015G22KT 10SM SCT017 SCT025 OVC030 02/M01 A2992 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KANB 26nm SE | 091910Z 0919/1018 25010KT 1 1/2SM BR OVC007 FM092000 29012G20KT P6SM OVC015 FM100000 29014G24KT P6SM BKN050 FM101200 33012G22KT P6SM SKC
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