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AL96 Bon Secour Seaplane Base
Gulf Shores, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: AL96
Lat/Long: 30-17-54.0000N 087-44-27.0000W
30-17.900000N 087-44.450000W
30.2983333,-87.7408333
(estimated)
Elevation: 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
From city: 3 miles E of GULF SHORES, AL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 36511

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 12/2006
Control tower: no
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at JKA (4 nm E): PHONE 251-923-5615
WX AWOS-3PT at CQF (12 nm NW): 118.425 (251-928-3242)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
NUNr243/(23.4)SAUFLEY VOR112.2501E
BFMr135/24.9BROOKLEY VORTAC116.3504E

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 5W/23W

Dimensions: 3000 x 300 ft. / 914 x 91 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 5W  RUNWAY 23W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: DAVID M. WALTER
P.O. BOX 998
ORANGE BEACH, AL 36561
Phone 251-979-2200
Manager: DAVID M. WALTER
P.O. BOX 998
ORANGE BEACH, AL 36561
Phone 251-979-2200

Additional Remarks

- 100 FT TWR 2000 FT SW AND 200 FT TWR 4000 FT NE OF SEAPLANE BASE.
- FOR CD CTC PENSACOLA APCH AT 850-266-6884 OR 850-266-6885.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AL96.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KJKA - Gulf Shores International Airport/Jack Edwards Field (4 nm E)
5R4 - Foley Municipal Airport (8 nm N)
KCQF - H L Sonny Callahan Airport (12 nm NW)
KNPA - Pensacola Naval Air Station (Forrest Sherman Field) Airport (22 nm E)
KBFM - Mobile International Airport (26 nm NW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 06-May-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3910:39
Sunrise06:0411:04
Sunset19:3100:31
Evening civil twilight19:5700:57

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-May-2025 04:09:06
Local (UTC-5)  06-May-2025 23:09:06
 
METAR
KJKA 
4nm E 		070355Z AUTO 11008KT 10SM CLR 24/23 A2995 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N
KCQF 
12nm NW 		070355Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM SCT120 22/21 A2995 RMK AO2
TAF
KJKA 
4nm E 		061738Z 0618/0718 10013G19KT P6SM SCT026 BKN060 BKN090 FM070400 12007KT P6SM BKN030 OVC050 PROB30 0705/0707 4SM TSRA BR BKN017CB FM070700 11007KT P6SM VCTS BKN023CB OVC040 PROB30 0707/0711 VRB25KT 1SM +TSRA BR OVC015CB FM071400 13007KT 6SM SHRA BR BKN013 OVC024 PROB30 0714/0718 4SM TSRA BR OVC008CB
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