Jack Edwards Airport

Coordinates: 30°17′23″N 087°40′18″W / 30.28972°N 87.67167°W / 30.28972; -87.67167
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Gulf Shores International Airport/Jack Edwards Field
AMSL
17 ft / 5 m
Coordinates30°17′23″N 087°40′18″W / 30.28972°N 87.67167°W / 30.28972; -87.67167
Websitewww.jka.us.com
Map
JKA is located in Alabama
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Location of airport in Alabama
JKA is located in the United States
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JKA (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 6,962 2,122 Asphalt
17/35 3,596 1,096 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Aircraft operations (year ending 1/31)61,372
Based aircraft116

Gulf Shores International Airport/Jack Edwards Field[1] (IATA: GUF, ICAO: KJKA, FAA LID: JKA) is a public use airport in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.[1] It is owned by Gulf Shores Airport Authority and located two nautical miles (4 km) north of the City of Gulf Shores.[1] Also was known as Jack Edwards National Airport,[2] it is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]

This airport is assigned a three-letter

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) airport code is KJKA.[1][4][5]

History

Jack Edwards Airport was originally an outlying field (Canal Field) for

Jack Edwards. In 1983 the state sold the airport to the city of Gulf Shores. A new terminal was built in 1998 and a runway extension was completed in 2003.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Jack Edwards Airport covers an area of 838

mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: 9/27 is 6,962 by 100 feet (2,122 x 30 m) and 17/35 is 3,596 by 75 feet (1,096 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending January 31, 2023, the airport had 61,372 aircraft operations, an average of 168 per day: 91% general aviation, 7% military, 2% air taxi, and <1% commercial. At that time there were 116 aircraft based at this airport: 86 single-engine, 12 multi-engine, 10 jet, 1 helicopter, and 7 ultralights.[1]

Southern Airways Express previously served the airport, beginning in June 2013,[6] but later ceased operations to a number of airports including Jack Edwards due to cost considerations.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^
    PDF
    . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 13, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Jack Edwards National Airport". Official site. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  3. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.
  4. ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  5. ^ "Jack Edwards Airport (IATA: GUF, ICAO: KJKA, FAA: JKA)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  6. ^ "No TSA screening, but local Southern Airways passengers do get scrutiny)". AL.com.
  7. ^ "Gulf Shores' airport lands low-cost start-up carrier Southern Airways Express (updated)". Northwest Florida Daily News.

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