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Jack Edwards Airport was originally an outlying field (Canal Field) for Naval Air Station Pensacola. The U.S. Navy sold it to the state of Alabama in 1977 and the new airport was named for U.S. Rep. Jack Edwards. In 1983 the state sold the airport to the city of Gulf Shores. A new terminal was built in 1998 and a runway extension was completed ...
This is a list of airports in Alabama (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
Gulf Shores is located on the Gulf of Mexico, and is the southernmost settlement in the state of Alabama. [2] It is served by Alabama State Route 59 (Gulf Shores Parkway), which leads north to Foley. Route 182 (Beach Boulevard) runs east-west along the shore front, while Route 180 (Fort Morgan Road) runs parallel to it, north of Little Lagoon.
Previously Gulf Shores was in the Baldwin County School District. In 2017 all members of the Gulf Shores city council voted to establish the city's own school system. [2] In 2019 the Baldwin County district and Gulf Shores made a formal agreement for Gulf Shores to separate. [3] On June 1, 2019 the school district formally started its operations.
According to the 2020 United States Census, Alabama is the 24th most populous state with 5,024,279 inhabitants [1] and the 28th largest by land area spanning 50,645.33 square miles (131,170.8 km 2) of land. [2] Alabama is divided into 67 counties and contains 461 municipalities consisting of 174 cities and 287 towns. [3]
School District Location Schools Students Faculty (FTE) Ratio Per Pupil Spending Alabaster City: Alabaster: 5 6,187 354.38 17:1 $10,334 Albertville City
Gulf Shores, Jack Edwards Airport JKA has two runways, 09/27 at 6,962' and 17/35 at 3,596' There are numerous private airports and heliports in Baldwin County. Considerable military airspace overlies much of the county and adjacent bay and coastal waters.
Alabama School of Fine Arts; Altamont School; Banks Academy [35] Carver High School; Cornerstone Christian Schools [36] Glen Iris Baptist School [37] Holy Family Cristo Rey High School; Huffman High School; Islamic Academy of Alabama [38] Jackson-Olin High School; John Carroll Catholic High School; Ramsay High School; Rock City Preparatory ...