JKA - Gulf Shores International/Jack Edwards Field Airport

Location Information for KJKA

Coordinates: N30°17.38' / W87°40.31'
Located 02 miles N of Gulf Shores, Alabama on 838 acres of land. View all Airports in Alabama.
Surveyed Elevation is 17 feet MSL.

Operations Data

Airport Use:	Open to the public
Activation Date:	March 1978
Status:	Operational
Control Tower:	Yes
Seg-Circle:	Yes
Beacon:	White-Green (Lighted Land Airport)
Wind Indicator:	Yes, Lighted
Lighting Schedule:	SEE RMK

A.R.T.C.C.:	JACKSONVILLE
F.S.S.:	ANNISTON
NOTAMs Facility:	ANB (NOTAM-D available)
Sectional Chart:	NEW ORLEANS
ARFF Cert:	I A U 06/2023 INDEX A ARFF EQUIP AVBL ON REQ.
Customs:	Customs Landing Rights
AirspaceAnalysis:	CONDITIONAL
Attendance:	ALL/ALL/0600-2200 AFT HRS SVC CALL (251) 968-5200.

Airport Communications

ATIS:	134.525 (251-968-7581)
AWOS-3PT:	Tel. 251-923-5615
GULF SHORES TOWER:	118.65
GULF SHORES GROUND:	121.7
PENSACOLA APPROACH:	120.65 270.8
PENSACOLA DEPARTURE:	120.65 270.8
CLEARANCE DELIVERY:	121.7 124.55 ;WHEN TWR CLSD
UNICOM:	122.700
CTAF:	118.650
AWOS-3PT at CQF (14.8 NW):	118.425 251-928-3242
ATIS at NPA (18.7 E):	266.8
ATIS at PNS (27.4 NE):	121.25

Nearby Navigation Aids

ID	Name	Freq	Radial / Range
NPA	PENSACOLA	117.20	260°	18.9
NUN	SAUFLEY	112.25	237°	20.6
BFM	BROOKLEY	116.35	130°	27.7
NSE	WHITING	112.30	234°	42.7

ID	Name	Freq	Bearing / Range
MOB	WISLE	248	310°	43.2
CE	KOBRA	201	059°	67.8
GP	BAYOU	360	279°	78.2
HS	HANCO	221	276°	93.1

Runway 09/27

Dimensions:	6962 x 100 feet / 2122 x 30 meters
Surface:	Asphalt / Grooved in Good Condition
Weight Limits:	30 /F/B/X/T, S-80, D-100
Edge Lighting:	High Intensity
	Runway 09	Runway 27
Coordinates:	N30°17.42' / W87°40.81'	N30°17.42' / W87°39.49'
Elevation:	15.6	16.1
Runway Heading:	90° True	270° True
Displaced Threshold:	462 Feet
Declared Distances:	TORA:6962 TODA:6962 ASDA:6962 LDA:6500	TORA:6500 TODA:6500 ASDA:6500 LDA:6500
Markings:	Non-Precision Instrument in fair condition.	Precision Instrument in good condition.
Glide Slope Indicator	P4L (3.00° Glide Path Angle)	P4L (3.00° Glide Path Angle)
Approach Lights:		MALSR 1,400 Foot Medium-intensity Approach Lighting System with runway alignment indicator lights.
Obstacles:	84 ft Trees 2039 ft from runway, 140 ft left of center

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	3596 x 75 feet / 1096 x 23 meters
Surface:	Asphalt in Good Condition
Weight Limits:	23 /F/B/X/T, S-80, D-100
Edge Lighting:	Medium Intensity
	Runway 17	Runway 35
Coordinates:	N30°17.60' / W87°40.63'	N30°17.00' / W87°40.58'
Elevation:	16.7	11.3
Runway Heading:	175° True	355° True
Displaced Threshold:		320 Feet
Declared Distances:	TORA:3276 TODA:3276 ASDA:3276 LDA:3276	TORA:3596 TODA:3596 ASDA:3596 LDA:3276
Markings:	Basic in good condition.	Basic in good condition.
Glide Slope Indicator	P2L (3.63° Glide Path Angle)	P2L (4.00° Glide Path Angle)
Obstacles:	148 ft Trees 1427 ft from runway, 234 ft left of center	53 ft Tree 436 ft from runway, 212 ft left of center

Services Available

Fuel:	100LL (blue), Jet A+
Transient Storage:	Hangars,Tiedowns
Airframe Repair:	MAJOR
Engine Repair:	MAJOR
Bottled Oxygen:	HIGH
Bulk Oxygen:	HIGH
Other Services:	CARGO HANDLING SERVICES,CHARTER SERVICE,PILOT INSTRUCTION,AIRCRAFT RENTAL,AIRCRAFT SALES

Ownership Information

Ownership:	Publicly owned
Owner:	GULF SHORES AIRPORT AUTHORITY
	PO BOX 919
	GULF SHORES, AL 36547
	251-967-3968
Manager:	SCOTT FULLER
	PO BOX 919
	GULF SHORES, AL 36547
	251-967-3968

Operational Statistics

Single Engine Aircraft Based on Field:	80	Statistics collected for 12 month period ending 2023-01-31
Multi-Engine Aircraft Based on Field:	9	Annual Commercial Operations:	1
Jet Aircraft Based on Field:	11	Annual Commuter Operations:	none
Helicopters Based on Field:	1	Annual Air Taxi Operations:	1431
Military Aircraft Based on Field:	none	Annual Military Operations:	4139
Gliders Based on Field:	none	Annual GA Local Operations:	24189
Ultralights Based on Field:	7	Annual GA Itinerant Operations:	31612

Other Remarks

ACR OPNS INVOLVING ACFT WITH MORE THAN 9 PAX SEATS ARE NA IN EXCESS OF 15 MINS BFR OR AFT SKED ARR OR DEP TIMES WO PRIOR CDN WITH ARPT MGMT OR THE ARPT SAFETY DEPT AND CFM THAT ARFF SVCS ARE AVBL PRIOR TO LDG OR TKOF. UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS SHOULD CTC AMGR (251) 967-3968.
EXTSV BANNER TOWING, HEL AND PARA-SAIL OPS ALONG COASTLINE 15 NM MILES W TO 20 NM E OF GULF SHORES/ORANGE BEACH, AND 15 NM WSW TO 20 NM ESE OF JKA.
CAUTION: HOP AT OR BLW 300 FT MSL WI 1 NM OF JKA WHEN LNDG/DEP HELIPAD LCTD 1.6 NM E, DIRECTLY UNDER RWY 27 FINAL. NOLF BARIN LCTD 6 MILES NE OF AP MAY BE MISTAKEN FOR JACK EDWARDS NTL AP. HI VOL OF MIL TFC WILL BE OPRG IN THE BARIN FIELD TFC PAT FROM SFC TO 3000 FT AGL.
ACR OPNS INVOLVING ACFT WITH MORE THAN 9 PSGR SEATS ARE NA IN EXCESS OF 15 MINS BFR OR AFT SKED ARR OR DEP TIMES WO PRIOR CDN WITH ARPT MGMT OR THE ARPT SAFETY DEPT AND CFMN THAT ARFF SVCS ARE AVBL PRIOR TO LNDG OR TKOF.
FREQ 122.7 FOR UNICOM USE ONLY.
WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 27; PAPI RWYS 09, 27, 17 & 35; HIRL RWY 09/27; MIRL RWY 17/35 - CTAF.

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