JKA - Gulf Shores Intl/Jack Edwards Fld

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Transient Parking
Fuel Location
Landing & Tie-down Fees
Crew Car Availability
Flying Clubs
Last updated: 2024-02-17 22:12:47 CST
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Location: Gulf Shores, AL
Elevation: 17ft
Sectional: New Orleans
Activation date: Mar 1978
Fuel: 100LL, A+ (prices)
Runway 09/27: 6,962ft
Runway 17/35: 3,596ft
Access: Open to the public
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Current Weather — IFR
  • Weather data is strictly informational and not for flight planning purposes.
  • METAR
    2026-04-01 08:55:00 CDT
    Ceiling: 600ft
    Wind: 100° @ 9kt
    Temperature: 73°F
    Dewpoint: 71°F
    Weather: N/A
    Visbility: 8SM
    Clouds: Broken @ 600ft, Broken @ 1,800ft, Overcast @ 2,200ft
    Raw: METAR KJKA 011355Z 10009KT 8SM BKN006 BKN018 OVC022 23/22 A3019
  • TAF
    2026-04-01 07:00:00 CDT – 2026-04-01 09:00:00 CDT
    Ceiling: Sky clear
    Wind: 130° @ 5kt
    Weather: Mist
    Visbility: 6SM
    Clouds: Scattered @ 1,400ft, Scattered @ 15,000ft
    Raw: TAF KJKA 011135Z 0112/0212 13005KT 6SM BR SCT014 SCT150 TEMPO 0112/0114 5SM BR BKN014 FM011400 13008KT P6SM BKN015 FM011700 13011KT P6SM SCT025 SCT150 FM020100 13005KT P6SM SCT040 SCT150
  • TAF
    2026-04-01 07:00:00 CDT – 2026-04-01 09:00:00 CDT
    Ceiling: 1,400ft
    Wind: 000° @ kt
    Weather: Mist
    Visbility: 5SM
    Clouds: Broken @ 1,400ft
    Raw: TAF KJKA 011135Z 0112/0212 13005KT 6SM BR SCT014 SCT150 TEMPO 0112/0114 5SM BR BKN014 FM011400 13008KT P6SM BKN015 FM011700 13011KT P6SM SCT025 SCT150 FM020100 13005KT P6SM SCT040 SCT150
  • TAF
    2026-04-01 09:00:00 CDT – 2026-04-01 12:00:00 CDT
    Ceiling: 1,500ft
    Wind: 130° @ 8kt
    Weather: N/A
    Visbility: 6SM
    Clouds: Broken @ 1,500ft
    Raw: TAF KJKA 011135Z 0112/0212 13005KT 6SM BR SCT014 SCT150 TEMPO 0112/0114 5SM BR BKN014 FM011400 13008KT P6SM BKN015 FM011700 13011KT P6SM SCT025 SCT150 FM020100 13005KT P6SM SCT040 SCT150
  • TAF
    2026-04-01 12:00:00 CDT – 2026-04-01 20:00:00 CDT
    Ceiling: Sky clear
    Wind: 130° @ 11kt
    Weather: N/A
    Visbility: 6SM
    Clouds: Scattered @ 2,500ft, Scattered @ 15,000ft
    Raw: TAF KJKA 011135Z 0112/0212 13005KT 6SM BR SCT014 SCT150 TEMPO 0112/0114 5SM BR BKN014 FM011400 13008KT P6SM BKN015 FM011700 13011KT P6SM SCT025 SCT150 FM020100 13005KT P6SM SCT040 SCT150
  • TAF
    2026-04-01 20:00:00 CDT – 2026-04-02 07:00:00 CDT
    Ceiling: Sky clear
    Wind: 130° @ 5kt
    Weather: N/A
    Visbility: 6SM
    Clouds: Scattered @ 4,000ft, Scattered @ 15,000ft
    Raw: TAF KJKA 011135Z 0112/0212 13005KT 6SM BR SCT014 SCT150 TEMPO 0112/0114 5SM BR BKN014 FM011400 13008KT P6SM BKN015 FM011700 13011KT P6SM SCT025 SCT150 FM020100 13005KT P6SM SCT040 SCT150
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Remarks
  • Index b available upon request ctc arpt mgmt 850-501-5257.
  • 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.
  • Noise abatement proc in efct ctc amgr.
  • 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.
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