# Jack Edwards National Airport (GUF / KJKA)

**Jack Edwards National Airport** (IATA: GUF, ICAO: KJKA) is a small airport in Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States. It opened in Mar 1978. It has 2 runways; the longest is 6,962 ft (2,122 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjka

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GUF / KJKA
- FAA: JKA
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States
- Opened: Mar 1978
- Elevation: 17 ft / 5 m
- Coordinates: 30.2905, -87.6718
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 6,962 ft / 2,122 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://flyjka.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Edwards_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2875725
- Weather station: KJKA
- Ident: KJKA

## Timeline

- Mar 1978: Jack Edwards National Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 6,962 ft / 2,122 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes |
| 17/35 | 3,596 ft / 1,096 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 175° / 355° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/06827AD.PDF

## Routes

9 destinations in 1 country. US DOT BTS T-100, 2025: passengers flown from GUF, all carriers, routes with 12 or more departures.

### Year-round (9)

- [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 407 mi / 655 km · 952 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [TYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktys.md) McGhee Tyson Airport · United States · 437 mi / 703 km · 2,428 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [HOU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khou.md) William P. Hobby Airport · United States · 457 mi / 736 km · 1,734 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [XNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kxna.md) Northwest Arkansas National Airport · United States · 564 mi / 907 km · 6,475 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [BLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kblv.md) Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport · United States · 583 mi / 939 km · 8,899 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [CVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcvg.md) Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · United States · 629 mi / 1,012 km · 8,083 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [MCI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmci.md) Kansas City International Airport · United States · 739 mi / 1,190 km · 3,599 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [DSM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdsm.md) Des Moines International Airport · United States · 846 mi / 1,361 km · 2,735 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [ATW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katw.md) Appleton International Airport · United States · 966 mi / 1,555 km · 2,998 passengers · Allegiant Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from GUF, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 9

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 6,962 ft / 2,122 m | =3,539 of 29,858 | #868 in North America | #661 in US |
| Elevation | 17 ft / 5 m | =41,673 of 43,403 | =18,803 in North America | =15,384 in US |
| Age | Opened 1978 | =7,719 of 15,079 | =5,716 in North America | =5,618 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | PENSACOLA APP/DEP | 120.050 |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 134.525 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 124.550 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [NHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knbj.md) Naval Outlying Field Barin · 7.2 mi / 12 km
- [02AL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/02al.md) Bass Field · 7.9 mi / 13 km
- [US-4215](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-4215.md) Southern Pine Straw Airport · 9.4 mi / 15 km
- [5R4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k5r4.md) Foley Municipal Airport · 9.6 mi / 16 km
- [US-4584](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-4584.md) Schindler Airport · 11 mi / 17 km
- [0AL1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/0al1.md) Resort Airport · 11 mi / 17 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjka/data