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KJKA · Jack Edwards National Airport

ICAO · US · 16 NTSB events

ID KJKA FAA JKA Elev 17 ft Lat 30° 17.43' N Lon 87° 40.31' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,962 ft. Max gradient: 0.15%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 090° 6,962 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.01%
27 270° 6,962 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.01%
17 175° 3,596 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.15%
35 355° 3,596 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.15%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 134.525
  • CLD CLNC DEL 124.550
  • A/D PENSACOLA APP/DEP 120.050
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KJKA on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 9 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 27; PAPI RWYS 09, 27, 17 & 35; HIRL RWY 09/27; MIRL RWY 17/35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 27; PAPI RWYS 09, 27, 17 & 35; HIRL RWY 09/27; MIRL RWY 17/35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 27; PAPI RWYS 09, 27, 17 & 35; HIRL RWY 09/27; MIRL RWY 17/35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MALSR RWY 27; PAPI RWYS 09, 27, 17 & 35; HIRL RWY 09/27; MIRL RWY 17/35 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (9 sentences)
  • ·ACR OPNS INVOLVING ACFT WITH MORE THAN 9 PAX 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 CFM THAT ARFF SVCS ARE AVBL PRIOR TO LDG OR TKOF.
  • ·UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS SHOULD CTC AMGR (251) 967-3968.
  • ·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.
  • ·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.
  • ·FREQ 122.7 FOR UNICOM USE ONLY.
  • ·AFT HRS SVC CALL (251) 968-5200.
  • ·INDEX B AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST CTC ARPT MGMT 850-501-5257.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

AL15

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

16 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

15

since 1982

Fatal

1

6.7% of total

Last 5 years

4

≈ 0.8/yr

Last 10 years

6

≈ 0.6/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 95,501 ops in 2006

2024 total

74,478

10-yr total

836,100

2024 mix

AC/AT 3% · GA 91% · Mil 6%

Events / million ops

7.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.48

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=8

  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Hard landing 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=16

  • Loss of control 4
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Other 3
  • Hard landing 2
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2008-10-06 Cessna 182T · Stall / spin · day →
2026-03-07 Beech A36 · Other · IMC · night →
2026-02-17 Beech V35 · Gear-up · day →
2025-12-30 ICON AIRCRAFT INC A5 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2025-08-24 Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 · CFIT · day →
2022-06-15 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2021-05-13 Cessna 172 · Loss of control · day →
2018-07-07 Piper PA34 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2017-08-23 Cessna 172 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2015-04-16 P&M AVIATION LTD. Pulsr · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2014-08-06 Piper PA 34-220T · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2014-06-26 Beech 95 55 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2014-05-22 P&M AVIATION LTD Quikr · Other · VMC · day →
2014-02-25 AMERICAN LEGEND AIRCRAFT CO AL3 · Loss of control · day →
2012-06-14 Cessna 150M · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2008-11-10 Cessna 172 · Other · day →

Designees in AL

CFI Flight Instructors 1,090 A&P Mechanics 6,369 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 38 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 4 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 5 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 4 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 28 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 3 Schools Flight Schools 29 FBO Fixed Base Operators 50 Clubs Flying Clubs 11 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 9

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Zachary James Loren Mcneill Fairhope AL 18 nm
Douglas Dobson Pensacola FL 26 nm
Joseph Francis Cerwin Pensacola FL 26 nm
Lamar Anthony Childs Pensacola FL 26 nm
Rogers Alden Porter Pensacola FL 26 nm
Dennis Allan Sherwood Milton FL 38 nm
Fernando Emilio Daleccio Fort Walton Beach FL 55 nm
Michael Gilbert Percy Fort Walton Beach FL 55 nm
Robert Burnet Niceville FL 64 nm
Robert Gibson Minor Freeport FL 81 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
John Blase Stapleton Gulf Shores AL 2 nm
Fulton Joseph Shehan Gulf Shores AL 2 nm
Thomas Marshall Swearingen Gulf Shores AL 2 nm
Rawdon William Kellogg Jr Gulf Shores AL 2 nm
Robert Ernest Couchman Jr Gulf Shores AL 2 nm
Randy Anthony Lee Gulf Shores AL 2 nm
Kevin Scott Colmar Gulf Shores AL 2 nm
Trenton John Wilson Diles Gulf Shores AL 2 nm
Brock Michael Harris Gulf Shores AL 2 nm
Alicia Marie Coeur Gulf Shores AL 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
John Blase Stapleton Gulf Shores AL 2 nm
Douglas Matthew Rieber Gulf Shores AL 2 nm
Kevin Adam Snyder Gulf Shores AL 2 nm
Charles Robert Ruehl Gulf Shores AL 2 nm
Gary John Horst Gulf Shores AL 2 nm
Buford Frank Jenkins Jr Gulf Shores AL 2 nm
James Nicholas Orgettas Gulf Shores AL 2 nm
Peter Stuart Jellison Gulf Shores AL 2 nm
James Joseph Rinaudo Gulf Shores AL 2 nm
Rodney Dexter Clay Gulf Shores AL 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Continental Services
Fairhope, AL
 15 nm
SkyWarrior Aircraft Maintenance
Pensacola, FL
 28 nm
Monarch Aviation, Inc.
Defuniak Springs, FL
 83 nm
Sunset Eagle
Panama City, FL
 97 nm
Auric Avionics & Instruments
New Orleans, LA
 123 nm
Centric MX
Apalachicola, FL
 142 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
New Orleans, LA
 170 nm
Davis Aircraft, Inc.
Baton Rouge, LA
 181 nm
The Aircraft Maintenance Company
Bessemer, AL
 185 nm
Mid-South Avionics, Inc.
Bessemer, AL
 185 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.