Jack Edwards National Airport (KJKA) Aviation Weather: METAR & TAF
As of 4:56 PM CDT, Oct 27, KJKA is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Jack Edwards National Airport in Gulf Shores, AL, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Jack Edwards National Airport (KJKA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Gulf Shores, AL at a field elevation of 17 ft. KJKA reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (09/27, 17/35), the longest 6,962 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KJKA 272156Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/14 A3015
What changed at KJKA?
Since the 2055Z (3:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind went calm (was 8 kt).
Current pilot readout for KJKA
KJKA is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 800 ft (field elevation 17 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
KJKA by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
The FAA issued no ground stop or ground delay program for GUF in the 12 months to October 2026. Delays here come from the airlines or from programs at other airports rather than from GUF's own airspace.
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 17 had the best headwind 28% of the time, runway 35 27%, and winds were calm 27% of hours.
Sources: FAA ATCSCC advisories and the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | 6,962 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 17 | 3,596 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 27 | 6,962 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 35 | 3,596 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KJKA runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 09/276,962 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KJKAWind
- 09
- no steady wind
- 27
- no steady wind
1 active equipment NOTAMView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 17/353,596 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KJKAWind
- 17
- no steady wind
- 35
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 4→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KJKA weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at KJKA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KJKA reported mostly VFR across 43 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 54%
- 35
- 31%
- 27
- 8%
- 17
- 7%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1723Z (12:23 PM CDT)
TAF KJKA 271723Z 2718/2818 11006KT P6SM FEW250 FM272300 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250 FM281300 05007KT P6SM SCT250
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KJKA's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 6,962 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 09/27, 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A+
- Attended
- Daily 0600-2200 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, high pressure · Bulk, high pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Cargo handling · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KJKA
- IATA
- GUF
- FAA LID
- JKA
- City
- Gulf Shores
- State
- Alabama
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 17 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.2905, -87.6718
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 6,962 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Published
- AWOS/ASOS
- 134.525 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 18m
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KJKA airport diagram
Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.
Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗
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JKA's real runway layout on the back, elevation and tower frequency on the front. Add your tail number on the sleeve.
Pilot PIREPs for Jack Edwards National Airport (KJKA)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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