Airports / Alabama / GUF
Jack Edwards National Airport
KJKA / GUFGulf Shores, AlabamaELEV 17 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
19 nm
To the nearest alternate
Naval Air Station Pensacola Forrest Sherman Field (NPA) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Jack Edwards National Airport, listed as KJKA / GUF, is a general aviation field in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The airport sits 17 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into GUF for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Naval Air Station Pensacola Forrest Sherman Field (NPA, 19 nm), Pensacola International Airport (PNS, 27 nm), and Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM, 29 nm).
Charter pricing from GUF depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under AL15. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Gulf Shores.
Field capability
ICAO
KJKA
IATA
GUF
FAA / Local
JKA
Elevation
17 ft
Coordinates
30.2905° N · 87.6718° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs AL fields
state range 17–1,032 ft
At 17 ft, GUF sits lower than 97% of the 32 Alabama fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 19nmNPANaval Air Station Pensacola Forrest Sherman FieldPensacola
- 27nmPNSPensacola International AirportPensacola
- 29nmBFMMobile Downtown AirportMobile
- 38nmMOBMobile Regional AirportMobile
- 42nmKNDZWhiting Field Naval Air Station South AirportMilton
- 43nmNSEWhiting Field Naval Air Station - NorthMilton
Location
Open the full mapKJKA · Jack Edwards National Airport · Gulf Shores, AL
From the ramp
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