KJKA Gulf Shores International Airport/Jack Edwards Field
Gulf Shores, AL · 2 miles N of GULF SHORES, AL
Public
Towered
Publicly-owned
ICAO KJKA
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 17.1 ft
- Coordinates
- 30-17-22.7000N 087-40-18.4000W
- Lat / Long
- 30.2896389, -87.6717778
- Mag. variation
- 00E (2000)
- Time zone
- UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 03/1978
- ARTCC
- JACKSONVILLE CENTER
- FSS
- ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
- NOTAMs facility
- ANB (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- 0600-2200 AFT HRS SVC CALL (251) 968-5200.
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Segmented circle
- yes
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 27; PAPI RWYS 09, 27, 17 & 35; HIRL RWY 09/27; MIRL RWY 17/35 - CTAF.
- International operations
- customs landing rights airport
Airport diagram FAA official
Range from KJKA
Runways
Longest 6962 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 6962 x 100 ft. / 2122 x 30 m
- Surface
- asphalt/grooved, in good condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 80.0
Runway 9
- Heading
- 090
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS/DME
- Approach lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Declared distances
- TORA:6962 TODA:6962 ASDA:6962 LDA:6500
- Markings
- nonprecision, in fair condition
- Displaced threshold
- 462 ft.
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 15.6 ft.
- Obstructions
- 84 ft. trees, 2039 ft. from runway, 140 ft. left of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear
Runway 27
- Heading
- 270
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:6500 TODA:6500 ASDA:6500 LDA:6500
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Displaced threshold
- no
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 16.1 ft.
- Obstructions
- none
- Dimensions
- 3596 x 75 ft. / 1096 x 23 m
- Surface
- asphalt, in good condition
- Edge lights
- medium intensity
- Weight bearing
- PCN 23 /F/B/X/T Single wheel
Runway 17
- Heading
- 175
- VGSI / PAPI
- 2-light PAPI on left (3.63 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:3276 TODA:3276 ASDA:3276 LDA:3276
- Markings
- basic, in good condition
- Displaced threshold
- no
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 16.7 ft.
- Obstructions
- 148 ft. trees, 1427 ft. from runway, 234 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
Runway 35
- Heading
- 355
- VGSI / PAPI
- 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:3596 TODA:3596 ASDA:3596 LDA:3276
- Markings
- basic, in good condition
- Displaced threshold
- 320 ft.
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 11.3 ft.
- Obstructions
- 53 ft. tree, 436 ft. from runway, 212 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 2
Approaches — IAP 3
Arrivals — STAR 0
None published.
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- yes
- Ctaf
- 118.65
- Unicom
- 122.7
- Atis
- 134.525
- Wx Awos-3pt
- PHONE 251-923-5615
- Gulf Shores Ground
- 121.7 [0700-2100]
- Gulf Shores Tower
- 118.65 [0700-2100]
- Pensacola Approach
- 120.65
- Pensacola Departure
- 120.65
- Clearance Delivery
- 121.7 124.55 ;WHEN TWR CLSD
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL JET-A+
- Fuel available
- 100LL JET-A+
- Parking
- hangars and tiedowns
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Bottled oxygen
- HIGH
- Bulk oxygen
- HIGH
Ownership
- Manager
- JESSE FOSNAUGH PO BOX 919 GULF SHORES, AL 36547 Phone 251-967-3968
- Manager phone
- 251-967-3968
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.