About The Airport

Gulf Shores International Airport is located approximately 2 miles north of the central business district of Gulf Shores, Alabama.  The airport is situated on 838 acres of land bordered to the north by Cotton Creek Drive, to the west by Alabama Highway 59, and to the south by Waterway East. Alabama Department of Transportation is in the development phase of a new expressway spur off the beach express to serve and border the east boundary of the airport. This includes a new intercostal bridge, which will serve the new airline terminal.

The Airport is currently served by two paved runways designated 9/27 and 17/35.  Runway 9/27, the primary runway, is 6,962’ x 100’ with a 462 displaced threshold to Runway 9.  Runway 17/35, the crosswind or secondary runway, is 3,596’ x 75’ with a 320 displaced threshold to Runway 35.

Gulf Shores International Airport with over 90,000 annual operations is ranked the second busiest airport in the State of Alabama.

JKA maintains daily a total of 2,729,956’ of asphalt which is equal to 43.1 miles of 12’ roadway, over 36,109 feet of fencing equal to 6.84 miles, and over 537 lights on the airport with over 52 airfield signs.