FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025
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 B AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST CTC ARPT MGMT 850-501-5257. |
| 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: | JESSE FOSNAUGH
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. |
| - | 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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 27 | |
download (359KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (295KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (293KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (153KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (479KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
5R4 - Holk Field at 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 12-Dec-2025
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:12 | | 12:12 |
| Sunrise | | 06:39 | | 12:39 |
| Sunset | | 16:50 | | 22:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:16 | | 23:16 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Dec-2025 15:32:58 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 12-Dec-2025 09:32:58 |
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| METAR |
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| KJKA | 121455Z 09004KT 10SM SCT027 14/11 A3012
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KCQF
15nm NW | 121515Z AUTO 04003KT 10SM SCT028 15/11 A3013 RMK AO2
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KNPA
19nm E | 121456Z 07005KT 10SM FEW025 SCT040 SCT250 13/09 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP205 T01280089 51017
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| TAF |
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| KJKA | 121124Z 1212/1312 00000KT P6SM SKC FM121600 19007KT P6SM FEW070 SCT250 FM130000 00000KT P6SM FEW020
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KNPA
19nm E | 1207/1307 VRB06KT FEW250 QNH3006INS FM121400 VRB06KT 9999 FEW030 FEW250 QNH3004INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1207 TIL 1212 TX21/1220Z TN07/1212Z FS30230
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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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