FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 FEBRUARY 2023
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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. |
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 |
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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 85 | Single engine airplanes: | | 63 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | Jet airplanes: | | 6 | Helicopters: | | 1 | Ultralights: | | 7 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 254/day * | 48% | transient general aviation | 33% | military | 16% | local general aviation | 3% | air taxi | * for 12-month period ending 04 January 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
- | 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. |
- | 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 23 February 2023 at 0901Z to 23 March 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 27 | |
download (366KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (291KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (301KB) |
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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Taken in June 2017
looking east.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 20-Mar-2023
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:32 | | 11:32 |
Sunrise | | 06:56 | | 11:56 |
Sunset | | 19:01 | | 00:01 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:25 | | 00:25 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 20-Mar-2023 13:52:37 |
Local (UTC-5) | 20-Mar-2023 08:52:37 |
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METAR |
KJKA | 201256Z VRB03KT 10SM CLR 01/M04 A3040
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KCQF 15nm NW | 201335Z AUTO 35007KT 10SM CLR 02/M06 A3041 RMK AO2
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KNPA 19nm E | 201256Z 01008KT 10SM CLR 02/M04 A3039 RMK SLP293 T00171044
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TAF |
KJKA | 201120Z 2012/2112 02005KT P6SM SKC FM210800 06007KT P6SM FEW250
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KNPA 19nm E | 2007/2107 33010G18KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3030INS BECMG 2011/2013 02010G15KT 9999 SCT200 QNH3030INS BECMG 2104/2106 06010G18KT 9999 FEW200 QNG3023INS TX13/2021Z TN00/2011Z FN00262
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NOTAMs |
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