Jack Edwards Airport

Jack Edwards Airport

NAIP aerial image, 2006
IATA: GUF – ICAO: KJKA – FAA LID: JKA
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Gulf Shores Airport Authority
Serves Gulf Shores, Alabama
Elevation AMSL 17 ft / 5 m
Coordinates 30°17′23″N 087°40′18″W / 30.28972°N 87.67167°WCoordinates: 30°17′23″N 087°40′18″W / 30.28972°N 87.67167°W
Website www.jka.us.com
Map
JKA

Location of airport in Alabama

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 6,962 2,122 Asphalt
17/35 3,596 1,096 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 83,501
Based aircraft 69

Jack Edwards Airport[1] (IATA: GUF[2], ICAO: KJKA, FAA LID: JKA) is a public use airport in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.[1] It is owned by Gulf Shores Airport Authority and located two nautical miles (4 km) north of the City of Gulf Shores.[1] Also known as Jack Edwards National Airport,[3] it is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[4]

Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned JKA by the FAA[1] and GUF by the IATA.[2] The airport's ICAO identifier is KJKA.[5]

History

Jack Edwards Airport was originally an outlying field for Naval Air Station Pensacola. The U.S. Navy sold it to the state of Alabama in 1977 and the new airport was named for U.S. Rep. Jack Edwards. In 1983 the state sold the airport to the city of Gulf Shores. A new terminal was built in 1998 and a runway extension was completed in 2003.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Jack Edwards Airport covers an area of 838 acres (339 ha) at an elevation of 17 feet (5 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: 9/27 is 6,962 by 100 feet (2,122 x 30 m) and 17/35 is 3,596 by 75 feet (1,096 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending February 20, 2009, the airport had 83,501 aircraft operations, an average of 228 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% military. At that time there were 69 aircraft based at this airport: 75% single-engine, 19% multi-engine, 3% jet, and 3% helicopter.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airline offering scheduled passenger service to non-stop destinations:

Airlines Destinations
Southern Airways Express Birmingham (AL), Memphis-DeWitt Spain, Memphis-Olive Branch, New Orleans-Lakefront [6][7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 FAA Airport Master Record for JKA (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "IATA Airport Code Search (GUF – City: Gulf Shores, Airport: Edwards)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Jack Edwards National Airport". Official site. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  4. ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Jack Edwards Airport (IATA: GUF, ICAO: KJKA, FAA: JKA)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Route Map: Summer 2013". Southern Airways Express. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Timetable". Southern Airways Express. Retrieved August 13, 2013.

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