KGAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport

GADSDEN, ALABAMA · SMALL AIRPORT

569

Elevation ft

Runway

6,802

Longest ft · 06/24

33.97N

86.09W

Northeast Alabama Regional Airport serves Gadsden, Alabama at 569 ft elevation with its longest runway, 06/24, at 6,802 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
06/24	6,802 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 569 ft is about 14°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)	569 ft	2,549 ft	2,170 ft	3,255 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,769 ft	2,783 ft	2,297 ft	3,445 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,969 ft	3,017 ft	2,423 ft	3,635 ft
35°C afternoon	3,106 ft	3,044 ft	2,438 ft	3,657 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (06/24, 6,802 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,657 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KGAD is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KBFZ Albertville Regional Airport/Thomas J Brumlik Field	17 nm NW	6,114 ft
KASN Talladega Municipal Airport	24 nm S	6,032 ft
KANB Anniston Regional Airport	26 nm SE	7,002 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KGAD

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KGAD, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KGAD or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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