Northeast Alabama Regional Airport
Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (IATA Airport code GAD), formerly Gadsden Municipal Airport, is a public airport and general aviation facility owned and operated by the Gadsden Airport Authority. The airport is located on 1,480 acres at 185 Ira Gray Drive just southwest of Gadsden in Etowah County.
The airport houses 40 based aircraft (28 single-engine airplaines, 6 multi-engine planes, 2 jets, 2 gliders and 1 helicopter). It features two asphalt-paved runways: 6/24 is 6,802 by 150 feet and 18/36 is 4,806 by 150 feet. In 2019 the airport hosted 23,886 aircraft operations, an average 65 per day. Of those, 93% were general aviation, 5% were air taxi 2% were military.
The Gadsden Airport began commercial service with Southern Airways in 1949. Its successor, Republic Airways, ended service to Gadsden in 1981. Since then the airport was briefly served by Air New Orleans in the mid-1980s and Atlanta Southeast Airlines in the early 1990s.
References
- "Tuscaloosa Regional Airport" (November 14, 2007) Wikipedia - accessed March 27, 2008