FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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: | 03W (2010) |
| From city: | 4 miles SW of GADSDEN, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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.
UNATNDD FEDERAL HOLIDAYS; FOR AFT HRS SVC CALL 256-328-4700/334-444-7697. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT HIRL RY 06/24, MIRL RY 18/36, PAPI RYS 06, 24, 18, & 36, REIL RYS 06, 24, 18 & 36 AND TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 |
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| 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 |
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| SARATOGA | | 160/18.1 | | 296 | | 02W | | ARF | .- .-. ..-. |
| PELL CITY | | 017/26.1 | | 257 | | 01E | | PLR | .--. .-.. .-. |
| FORT PAYNE | | 216/38.8 | | 426 | | 04W | | 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: | 064 magnetic, 061 true | | 244 magnetic, 241 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in fair 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 |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 36 ft. tree, 1623 ft. from runway, 234 ft. right of centerline, 39:1 slope to clear | | none |
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 edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RYS 18 AND 36 MARKINGS FADED. |
| 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: | 183 magnetic, 180 true | | 003 magnetic, 000 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor 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: | | 29 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 19 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | 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 16 March 2010 | |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 24 | |
download (305KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (273KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (281KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (278KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (255KB) |
| VOR RWY 06 | |
download (232KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (189KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
20A - Robbins Field Airport (14 nm W)
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)
KANB - Anniston Regional Airport (26 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:26 | | 11:26 |
| Sunrise | | 06:51 | | 11:51 |
| Sunset | | 18:09 | | 23:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:34 | | 23:34 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 10:29:47 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 05:29:47 |
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| METAR |
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| KGAD | 160755Z 00000KT 10SM SCT029 14/12 A3002 RMK AO1
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K8A0
17nm NW | 160755Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM CLR 15/ A3001 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KASN
24nm S | 160520Z 1606/1706 00000KT P6SM SCT050 OVC100 FM161400 11003KT P6SM BKN025 OVC100 FM162100 21005KT P6SM SHRA OVC040 AMD NOT SKED
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KANB
26nm SE | 160520Z 1606/1706 05004KT P6SM SCT050 OVC100 FM161400 08004KT P6SM BKN025 OVC100 FM162200 21005KT P6SM SHRA OVC040
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