FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 NOVEMBER 2024
Location
| FAA Identifier: | JKA |
| Lat/Long: | 30-17-22.7000N 087-40-18.4000W
30-17.378333N 087-40.306667W
30.2896389,-87.6717778
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 17.1 ft. / 5.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles N of GULF SHORES, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 36542 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1978 |
| Control tower: | yes |
| 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 |
| Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 27; PAPI RWYS 09, 27, 17 & 35; HIRL RWY 09/27; MIRL RWY 17/35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | INDEX A ARFF EQUIP AVBL ON REQ. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| 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 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at CQF (15 nm NW): | 118.425 (251-928-3242) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| NUNr237/(20.5) | | SAUFLEY VOR | | 112.25 | | 01E |
| BFMr130/27.7 | | BROOKLEY VORTAC | | 116.35 | | 04E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 6962 x 100 ft. / 2122 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 30 /F/B/X/T | | Single wheel: | 80.0 | | Double wheel: | 100.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 30-17.417055N | | 30-17.419230N |
| Longitude: | 087-40.814635W | | 087-39.491140W |
| Elevation: | 15.6 ft. | | 16.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 090 | | 270 |
| Displaced threshold: | 462 ft. | | no |
| Declared distances: | TORA:6962 TODA:6962 ASDA:6962 LDA:6500 | | TORA:6500 TODA:6500 ASDA:6500 LDA:6500 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 84 ft. trees, 2039 ft. from runway, 140 ft. left of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3596 x 75 ft. / 1096 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 23 /F/B/X/T | | Single wheel: | 80.0 | | Double wheel: | 100.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 30-17.595315N | | 30-17.004207N |
| Longitude: | 087-40.634128W | | 087-40.575727W |
| Elevation: | 16.7 ft. | | 11.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 175 | | 355 |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 320 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:3276 TODA:3276 ASDA:3276 LDA:3276 | | TORA:3596 TODA:3596 ASDA:3596 LDA:3276 |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.63 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 148 ft. trees, 1427 ft. from runway, 234 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear | | 53 ft. tree, 436 ft. from runway, 212 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | GULF SHORES AIRPORT AUTHORITY
PO BOX 919
GULF SHORES, AL 36547
Phone 251-967-3968 |
| Manager: | SCOTT FULLER
PO BOX 919
GULF SHORES, AL 36547
Phone 251-967-3968 |
Additional Remarks
| - | ACR OPNS INVOLVING ACFT WITH MORE THAN 9 PAX 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 CFM THAT ARFF SVCS ARE AVBL PRIOR TO LDG OR TKOF. UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS SHOULD CTC AMGR (251) 967-3968. |
| - | 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. |
| - | 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. |
| - | FREQ 122.7 FOR UNICOM USE ONLY. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 28 November 2024 at 0901Z to 26 December 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 27 | |
download (366KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (303KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (300KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (153KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (479KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
5R4 - Foley Municipal Airport (8 nm N)
KCQF - H L Sonny Callahan Airport (15 nm NW)
KNPA - Pensacola Naval Air Station (Forrest Sherman Field) Airport (19 nm E)
KPNS - Pensacola International Airport (27 nm NE)
KBFM - Mobile International Airport (29 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in June 2017
looking east.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Dec-2024
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:08 | | 12:08 |
| Sunrise | | 06:34 | | 12:34 |
| Sunset | | 16:49 | | 22:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:15 | | 23:15 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Dec-2024 16:31:04 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 04-Dec-2024 10:31:04 |
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| METAR |
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| KJKA | 041555Z VRB06KT 10SM CLR 14/08 A3039
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KCQF
15nm NW | 041615Z AUTO 11005KT 10SM CLR 13/05 A3039 RMK AO2
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KNPA
19nm E | 041556Z 06008KT 10SM SCT250 13/07 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP292 T01280072 $
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| TAF |
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| KJKA | 041120Z 0412/0512 06005KT P6SM SKC FM041600 13006KT P6SM SKC FM042100 16008KT P6SM BKN200 FM050000 18003KT P6SM SCT030 BKN100 PROB30 0505/0509 4SM SHRA BR BKN020 FM050900 22004KT 4SM SHRA SCT005 OVC020
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KNPA
19nm E | 0407/0507 08015KT 9999 FEW020 FEW250 QNH3037INS BECMG 0415/0417 13010KT 9999 FEW025 FEW060 SCT250 QNH3026INS BECMG 0420/0422 18010KT 9999 FEW025 FEW060 SCT250 QNH3020INS BECMG 0504/0506 22015KT 8000 SHRA BR SCT025 BKN050 OVC120 QNH3016INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0407 TIL 0412 TX18/0421Z TN07/0407Z FN00264
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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