Gadsden's Northeast Alabama Regional Airport is an uncontrolled field
used for general aviation purposes. It has a main runway length of
6,800 feet and a secondary
runway length of 4,800 feet. Funding has been approved to extend the
main runway to 8,500 feet and to install an Instrument Landing System.
Click www.airnav.com/airport/KGAD for
communications, navaids, runway specifications and more details.
The airport
is served by Northeast Alabama Regional Aviation, an FBO
providing Chevron 100LL and JetA fuel, maintenance and repairs, oxygen
service,
aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), hangar rentals, aircraft rentals,
flight training, and a passenger terminal and lounge.
Click http://www.airnav.com/airport/KGAD/NE_ALABAMA_REG_AV
for
more information. The telephone number for the Automated Weather Observation System at the airport is 256-442-7094.
There is no demand for scheduled commercial air service
due to the proximity of the Birmingham International Airport, less than
an hour’s drive from Gadsden. Offering nearly 160 departures and arrivals
daily to and from major cities throughout the nation, it ranks in the
country's top 75 airports in terms of passengers served annually. Click www.bhamintlairport.com for additional details.
Commercial
service is provided by:
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Cargo
service is provided by:
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| American Airlines
Continental Airlines
Delta Air Lines
Delta Connection/Comair
Northwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines
United Express
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Airborne
BAX Global
Continental Cargo
Delta Air Lines
FedEx
Northwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines
UPS
US Airways
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Updated
as of March, 2005 |