Jack Edwards Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Jack Edwards Airport


IATA = GUF
ICAO = KJKA
FAA = JKA
type = Public
owner = City of Gulf Shores
operator =
city-served =
location = Gulf Shores, Alabama
elevation-f = 17
elevation-m = 5
website =
r1-number = 9/27
r1-length-f = 6,962
r1-length-m = 2,122
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 17/35
r2-length-f = 3,596
r2-length-m = 1,096
r2-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2006
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 95,501
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 133
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=JKA|use=PU|own=PU|site=00359.7*A, effective 2007-12-20]

Jack Edwards Airport Airport codes|GUF|KJKA|JKA, nobold|formerly AL15 is a small general aviation airport located two miles (3 km) north of the central business district of Gulf Shores, a city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Jack Edwards Airport is assigned JKA by the FAA and GUF by the IATA. [ [http://gc.kls2.com/airport/GUF Great Circle Mapper: GUF / KJKA - Gulf Shores, Alabama (Jack Edwards Airport)] ]

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. [ [http://www.gulf-shores-alabama.net/jack-edwards-airport.html Gulf Shores, Alabama: Jack Edwards Airport] ]

Facilities and aircraft

Jack Edwards Airport covers an area of 503 acres (204 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 9/27 measuring 6,962 x 100 ft (2,122 x 30 m) and 17/35 measuring 3,596 x 75 ft (1,096 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending March 7, 2006, the airport had 95,501 aircraft operations, an average of 261 per day: 98% general aviation and 2% military. At that time there were 133 aircraft based at this airport: 80% single-engine, 15% multi-engine and 5% jet.

References

External links

* [http://www.pafw.com/jack.htm Pensacola Area Flight Watch: Jack Edwards Airport, Gulf Shores, Alabama]
*WikiMapia|30.2896|-87.6718|15|Aerial photo
*US-airport-ga|JKA|GUF