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JKA
Gulf Shores International/Jack Edwards Field Airport
Official FAA Data Effective 2024-09-05 0901Z
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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
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Airport Communications
ATIS: | 134.525 (251-968-7581) |
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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
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Runway 09/27
Dimensions: | 6962 x 100 feet / 2122 x 30 meters | |
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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 | |
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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+ |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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