FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 -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, 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) |
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 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 |
| 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: | RY 18 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 fair 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: | | 28 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 18 | | 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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 24 | |
download (364KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (326KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (343KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (336KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (306KB) |
| VOR RWY 06 | |
download (276KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
download (117KB) |
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)
KANB - Anniston Metropolitan Airport (26 nm SE)
KPLR - St Clair County Airport (26 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:07 | | 12:07 |
| Sunrise | | 06:33 | | 12:33 |
| Sunset | | 17:24 | | 23:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:50 | | 23:50 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 02:09:57 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 12-Feb-2012 20:09:57 |
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| METAR |
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| KGAD | 130155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M09 A3036 RMK AO1
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K8A0
17nm NW | 130155Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM CLR 00/M10 A3033 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KANB
26nm SE | 121730Z 1218/1318 33010KT P6SM SKC FM130100 00000KT P6SM SCT250 FM131500 08003KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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