Jack Edwards National Airport frequencies

Jack Edwards National Airport (JKA · KJKA · GUF) in Gulf Shores, AL is a towered field, staffed 0700-2100. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it, from the first call to the handoff on climb out. · Open on the map

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When the KJKA tower is closed

The tower is staffed 0700-2100. Outside those hours Jack Edwards National Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 118.65, and separation from other traffic is yours, not a controller's. Report your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.

Runway lighting is often pilot controlled once the tower closes — check the KJKA airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.

Before taxi Gulf Shores

ATIS 134.525: A recorded loop of the field's weather, active runway and any notices, updated hourly or whenever conditions change. Listen before your first call, and tell the controller which letter you have so they do not read it to you again.
Clearance 121.7, 124.55 (WHEN TWR CLSD): Clearance delivery issues your IFR clearance, and at busier fields your VFR departure instructions and squawk code. Call before you request taxi, with the ATIS letter and your intended direction of flight.

Taxi & takeoff Gulf Shores

Ground 121.7: Ground control owns every taxiway and inactive runway on the field. Call for taxi with your position and destination on the field. You need an explicit clearance to cross any runway, including one that is not in use.
Tower 118.65: Tower owns the active runways and the surrounding surface area. Call before entering the surface area inbound, and hold short until you are cleared to take off or to cross.

Departure & arrival Pensacola

App/Dep 120.65: One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.

Also

CTAF 118.65: The common frequency pilots use to announce themselves to each other at a field with no operating control tower. Nobody is controlling traffic — you are self announcing. Report your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern, and listen well before you transmit.
UNICOM 122.7: A ground station run by the FBO rather than the FAA, for fuel, parking and airport services. Use it for services. Where the field has no separate CTAF, the same frequency doubles as the advisory frequency.

By procedure & sector (1 more)

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Every KJKA frequency, as one table

ATIS	134.525
Clearance	121.7, 124.55 (WHEN TWR CLSD)
Ground	121.7
Tower	118.65
CTAF	118.65
UNICOM	122.7
App/Dep	120.65

Frequently asked

What is the tower frequency at KJKA?

Jack Edwards National Airport tower is 118.65, calling "Gulf Shores Tower". The tower is staffed 0700-2100.

What frequency do I use at KJKA when the tower is closed?

Outside 0700-2100, Jack Edwards National Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 118.65 as the CTAF and report your position and intentions — there is nobody to clear you, so separation is yours.

What is the ground frequency at KJKA?

Ground control at Jack Edwards National Airport is 121.7. You need an explicit clearance from ground to cross any runway while taxiing, including one that is not in use.

What is the ATIS frequency at KJKA?

ATIS at Jack Edwards National Airport is 134.525. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.

What is the approach frequency for KJKA?

App/Dep for Jack Edwards National Airport is 120.65, working as "Pensacola". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.

Where do I get my clearance at KJKA?

Clearance delivery at Jack Edwards National Airport is 121.7, 124.55 (WHEN TWR CLSD). Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.

More about KJKA

Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.