Airports near Gadsden, AL
10 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Gadsden, Alabama — 4 of them public use. Runway lengths, fuel, CTAF and tower frequencies from the FAA's NASR data (effective 2026-10-01); each airport page adds live METAR/TAF weather, NOTAMs, winds aloft and a crosswind calculator.
Closest public-use field: Northeast Alabama Regional (KGAD), 3.3 nm W. Closest public fuel: KGAD (100LL,A1+), 3.3 nm. Longest runway: 6,802 ft at KGAD.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Gadsden | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KGAD | Northeast Alabama Regional Gadsden · Airport | 3.3 nm W | Public | 6,802 ft | 100LL,A1+ | CTAF 122.725 |
| 8AL3 | Fricks Field Boaz · Airport | 9.7 nm N | Private | 1,300 ft (soft) | — | — |
| AL60 | Dugger's Field Ashville · Airport | 12.8 nm SW | Private | 1,800 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 7AL2 | Peterson Field Steele · Airport | 15.9 nm SW | Private | 1,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 3AL5 | Edwards Farm Jacksonville · Airport | 16.1 nm SE | Private | 1,700 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 20A | Robbins Field Oneonta · Airport | 17.6 nm W | Public | 4,203 ft | — | CTAF 122.8 |
| KBFZ | Albertville Regional/Thomas J Brumlik Field Albertville · Airport | 18.3 nm NW | Public | 6,114 ft | 100LL,A+ | CTAF 123.0 |
| KPYP | Centre Piedmont/Cherokee County Regional Centre · Airport | 21.7 nm E | Public | 5,500 ft | 100LL | CTAF 122.9 |
| AL27 | Headquarters Centre · Airport | 24.0 nm E | Private | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 2AL4 | Tranquility Base Springville · Airport | 24.8 nm SW | Private | 1,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Gadsden as their city (not a surveyed city centre). Heliports are not listed. A snapshot of the 28-day NASR cycle: confirm frequencies and runway data against the current Chart Supplement before flight.