| Northeast Alabama Regional Airport | |
| Iata: | GAD |
| Icao: | KGAD |
| Faa: | GAD |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | Gadsden Airport Authority |
| City-Served: | Gadsden, Alabama |
| Elevation-F: | 569 |
| Elevation-M: | 173 |
| Coordinates: | 33.9728°N -86.0892°W |
| Website: | http://www.gadsdenairport.com/ |
| R1-Number: | 6/24 |
| R1-Length-F: | 6,802 |
| R1-Length-M: | 2,073 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| R2-Number: | 18/36 |
| R2-Length-F: | 4,806 |
| R2-Length-M: | 1,465 |
| R2-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat-Year: | 2020 |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations (year ending 7/31/2020) |
| Stat1-Data: | 23,886 |
| Stat2-Header: | Based aircraft |
| Stat2-Data: | 36 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Northeast Alabama Regional Airport is five miles southwest of Gadsden, in Etowah County, Alabama. It is owned by Gadsden Airport Authority and it used to be Gadsden Municipal Airport. The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013 categorized as a general aviation facility.
The airport covers 1480acres at an elevation of 569 feet (173 m). It has two asphalt runways: 6/24 is 6,802 by 150 feet (2,073 x 46 m) and 18/36 is 4,806 by 150 feet (1,465 x 46 m).
In the year ending July 31, 2020 the airport had 23,886 aircraft operations, average 65 per day: 93% general aviation, 5% air taxi and 2% military. 36 aircraft were then based at this airport: 26 single-engine, 6 multi-engine, 3 jet, and 1 helicopter.
The first airline flights were Southern Airways DC-3s in 1949; successor Republic pulled out its Convair 580s in 1981.