KJKA · GUF
Jack Edwards National Airport
Jack Edwards National Airport (KJKA / GUF) is a general-aviation airfield serving Gulf Shores, Alabama. The field lies at 17 ft (5 m) above sea level and has two crossing runways, the longest 6,962 ft (2,122 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Naval Outlying Field Barin (NHX), 6 nm NNE.
Jack Edwards National Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 17 ft (5 m)
- Coordinates
- 30.2905, -87.6718
- Serving
- Gulf Shores
- Region
- Alabama
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways2 · longest 6,962 ft
The diagram is drawn from published threshold coordinates, so each runway sits where it actually sits — true bearings, true separations, true lengths. Runway widths are exaggerated against length, which at true proportion would draw a hairline. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 6,962 ft2,122 m | 100 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
| 17/35 | 3,596 ft1,096 m | 75 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.