FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 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 -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. |
| 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 |
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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 | | 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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 **CHANGED** | |
download (320KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (351KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 **CHANGED** | |
download (305KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (259KB) |
| VOR RWY 06 **CHANGED** | |
download (279KB) |
| 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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:10 | | 10:10 |
| Sunrise | | 05:39 | | 10:39 |
| Sunset | | 19:58 | | 00:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:27 | | 01:27 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 18:27:43 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Jul-2009 13:27:43 |
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| METAR |
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| KGAD | 041815Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM CLR 31/16 A3004 RMK AO1
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K8A0
17nm NW | 041819Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM CLR 30/13 A3006 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KANB
26nm SE | 041735Z 0418/0518 21005KT P6SM FEW250 FM042200 22005KT P6SM SCT250 FM050700 23005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM051300 25010KT P6SM VCSH BKN050CB FM051500 23010KT P6SM SHRA OVC025CB
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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