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It is owned by Gulf Shores Airport Authority and located two nautical miles (4 km) north of the City of Gulf Shores. [1] Also was known as Jack Edwards National Airport, [2] it is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility. [3]
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.
Fayette County Lake is a 60-acre (240,000 m 2) lake located 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Fayette off County Road 26. Fayette County is a prohibition or dry county.; Lamar County Lake is a 68-acre (280,000 m 2) lake located 8 miles (13 km) west of Vernon on Alabama State Route 18, then 5 miles (8 km) north off County Road 21.
Headland Municipal Airport covers an area of 328 acres (133 ha) at an elevation of 359 feet (109 m) above mean sea level.It has two runways: 9/27 is 5,002 by 80 feet (1,525 x 24 m) with an asphalt pavement and 17/35 is 2,865 by 162 feet (873 x 49 m) with a turf surface.
In the year ending May 31, 2021, the airport had 36,805 aircraft operations, averaging 101 per day: 88% general aviation, 7% airline, 1% air taxi and 4% military. In November 2021, there were 60 aircraft based at this airport: 40 single-engine, 10 multi-engine, 1 jet and 9 helicopter. [1]
Walker County Airport covers an area of 297 acres (120 ha) which contains one runway (9/27) with a 5,003 x 100 ft (1,525 x 30 m) asphalt pavement. For the 12-month period ending April 5, 2000, the airport had 33,616 aircraft operations, an average of 92 per day: 99.7% general aviation and 0.3% military.
On April 9, 1990, a Delta Connection flight operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines Embraer EMB-120 (Registration N217AS) as Flight 2254, en route to William B. Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport struck a Cessna 172 just after take-off. The Embraer was able to land, but the Cessna was unable to regain control and crashed.
For the 12-month period ending July 8, 2010, the airport had 2,260 aircraft operations, an average of 188 per month: 90% general aviation, 9% military, and 1% air taxi. At that time there were 8 aircraft based at this airport: 75% single- engine and 25% multi-engine.