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Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (KGAD) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 10:56 AM CDT, Sep 27, KGAD is currently VFR with winds from 010° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Northeast Alabama Regional Airport in Gadsden, AL, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (KGAD) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Gadsden, AL at a field elevation of 569 ft. KGAD reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 6,802 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.

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VFR
Observed 1556Z (10:56 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
010° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.00"
Temp / Dew
72°F / 22°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind from the north (010°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.00 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KGAD 271556Z AUTO 01007KT 10SM CLR 22/10 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02220100 PNO $

Current pilot readout for KGAD

KGAD is currently VFR with winds from 010° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (06). Density altitude is approximately 1,450 ft (field elevation 569 ft). KGAD does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBHM, about 41 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
06FAV4 kt head5 kt left
244 kt tail5 kt right

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KGAD runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 06/24
    6,802 × 150 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KGAD
    Wind
    06
    4 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    24
    4 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

KGAD weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KGAD

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1512Z (10:12 AM CDT) · 77 NM NE of KGAD · 1,200 ft MSL · SF50
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CHA UA /OV CHA 1N/TM 1512/FL012/TP SF50/SK OVC012/WX 1SM
CHA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CHA 1NLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1512Reported at 15:12 UTC.
FL012Altitude: 1,200 ft MSL.
TP SF50Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC012Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 1SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1406Z (9:06 AM CDT) · 77 NM NE of KGAD · 1,000 ft MSL · C525
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CHA UA /OV CHA 1S/TM 1406/FL010/TP C525/SK VV002-TOP001/WX 1/8SM
CHA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CHA 1SLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1406Reported at 14:06 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP C525Aircraft type reporting.
SK VV002-TOP001Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 1/8SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1305Z (8:05 AM CDT) · 82 NM NE of KGAD · 1,400 ft MSL · CRJ7
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CHA UA /OV CHA020005/TM 1305/FL014/TP CRJ7/SK OVC-TOP014/WX FG
CHA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CHA020005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1305Reported at 13:05 UTC.
FL014Altitude: 1,400 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC-TOP014Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FGWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1202Z (7:02 AM CDT) · 85 NM E of KGAD · 34,000 ft MSL · E170
occasional light chop turbulence
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ATL UA /OV ATL/TM 1202/FL340/TP E170/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-21
ATL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ATLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1202Reported at 12:02 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM ZTLFD-21Remarks.
PIREP1202Z (7:02 AM CDT) · 77 NM NE of KGAD · 200 ft MSL · TBM7
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CHA UA /OV CHA 1S/TM 1202/FL002/TP TBM7/SK OVC002/WX 1/4SM
CHA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CHA 1SLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1202Reported at 12:02 UTC.
FL002Altitude: 200 ft MSL.
TP TBM7Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 1/4SMWeather and flight visibility observed.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KGAD

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Live KGAD Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KGAD's own weather station.

N06247 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
5 kt

Wind is 51° off runway 06, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 6,802 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (KGAD) with runway 06/24 marked
N ↑

Runway 06/24 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
100LL · Jet A-1+
Attended
Mon-Fri 0800-1800 local; Sat 0900-1700 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Avionics · Cargo handling · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KGAD
IATA
GAD
FAA LID
GAD
City
Gadsden
State
Alabama
Country
United States
Elevation
569 ft
Coordinates
33.9726, -86.0890
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
6,802 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KBHM
AWOS/ASOS
127.825 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
6h 31m

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KGAD airport diagram

Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.

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Pilot PIREPs for Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (KGAD)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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