Gulf Shores Intl/Jack Edwards Field
JKA · KJKA · Gulf Shores, Alabama · Baldwin County · map
Gulf Shores Intl/Jack Edwards Field is a public-use airport owned by Gulf Shores Airport Authority, 2 miles north of Gulf Shores, Alabama, 17 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 6,962 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KJKA · observed 3:55 pm CDT (20:55 UTC), 24 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northeast (040°) at 9 knots, gusting to 17
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 2,600 feet, a broken layer at 3,200 feet
- Temperature 82°F (28°C), dew point 90°F (32°C)
- Altimeter 29.96 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:27 pm CDT (17:27 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,300 feet, a broken layer at 4,500 feet MVFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet MVFR
- From Wed 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet MVFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KJKA 062055Z 04009G17KT 020V080 10SM FEW026 BKN032 28/32 A2996
TAF KJKA 061727Z 0618/0718 05010G17KT P6SM BKN023 BKN045 FM062300 06011KT P6SM BKN025 FM071200 03011KT P6SM OVC015
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA JKA · ICAO KJKA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Gulf Shores Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 17 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- New Orleans sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 0E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1978
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 6,962 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 3,596 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 462 ft, 6,500 ft available for landing, trees 84 ft high 2,039 ft from the end
- Runway 27: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), 6,500 ft available for landing
- Runway 17: PAPI, two lights on the left, 3,276 ft available for landing, trees 148 ft high 1,427 ft from the end
- Runway 35: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 320 ft, 3,276 ft available for landing, tree 53 ft high 436 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.65 | Gulf Shores |
| UNICOM | 122.7 | · Frequency 122.7 for UNICOM use only. |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 134.525 | Gulf Shores |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 121.7 | Gulf Shores |
| Clearance delivery When tower closed | 124.55 | Gulf Shores |
| Approach and departure | 120.65 | Gulf Shores |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 251-923-5615.
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Aircraft registered in Gulf Shores from the FAA register
35 aircraft are registered to owners in Gulf Shores, Alabama: 29 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 2 business jets, 1 turboprop, 1 helicopter. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Alabama.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 16 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 27; PAPI runways 09, 27, 17 and 35; high-intensity runway lights runway 09/27; medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 - the common traffic frequency.
- Extensive banner towing, helicopter and PARA-SAIL operations along coastline 15 NM miles west to 20 NM east of Gulf shores/orange beach, and 15 NM wsw to 20 NM ese of jka.
- Caution: hop at or below 300 feet above sea level WI 1 NM of jka when landing/departure helipad located 1.6 NM east, directly under runway 27 final. Nolf barin located 6 miles northeast of AP may be mistaken for Jack Edwards ntl AP. HI vol of military traffic will be operating in the barin field traffic pattern from surface to 3000 feet above ground level.
- Frequency 122.7 for UNICOM use only.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.