Gulf Shores International Airport eyeing 2025 for commercial service

By: Brady Petree June 7, 2023 Plans to implement commercial airline service at Gulf Shores International Airport (GSA) finally have a completion date in sight. According to GSA Director Scott Fuller, a new terminal, which will allow commercial airlines to fly in and out of the city, is slated to be constructed by the spring…


Gulf Shores International Airport completes buildout of Southwest Corporate Hangar Complex

Posted Monday, June 5, 2023 4:05 pm GCM Staff Report GULF SHORES — The Gulf Shores Airport Authority announced Thursday, June 1, that all of the available corporate hangar sites in the Southwest Corporate Hangar Complex have been filled following the addition of Tetelestai Aviation, LLC. Tetelestai’s agreement marked a ninth new facility that now totals 128,960 square…


Gulf Shores International Airport Fully Leases Southwest Corporate Hangar

Tetelestai Aviation Signs Lease, Completing Gulf Shores Airport’s Hangar Complex R. Ken Cooper • June 02, 2023 Gulf Shores, Ala. – (OBA) – In a significant development for the Gulf Shores International Airport, the Southwest Corporate Hangar Complex has reached full capacity with the inclusion of Tetelestai Aviation, LLC. This signifies the leasing of all…


FAA Updates Recreational Drone Flying Guidance

  WASHINGTON— The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today issued guidance on how to become an FAA-recognized community-based organization for recreational drone flying. Under federal law, recreational drone flyers must follow the safety guidelines of a FAA-recognized community-based organization. The organization is required to develop its safety guidelines in coordination with the FAA and…


Gulf Shores Airport Authority Executes Agreement with VINCI Airports/TBI Airport Management for New Airline Terminal at Gulf Shores International Airport.

September 7, 2022 The Gulf Shores Airport Authority signed an agreement with TBI/VINCI Airports for construction of a new commercial air terminal at Gulf Shores International Airport, Gulf Shores, Alabama.  VINCI is the leading private airport owner/ developer in the world.  TBI/VINCI will build, manage, and operate the new facility with the Authority maintaining operational…


SEC-AAAE General Aviation Project of the Year

ARCHITECTURAL PROJECT NOMINATED BY: Scott Fuller,  Airport Director Gulf Shores International Airport           ARCHITECTURAL PROJECT NAME NOMINATED: New Air Traffic Control Tower   AIRPORT:   Gulf Shores International Airport, Gulf Shores, Alabama                         DESCRIPTION OF WHY THIS PROJECT IS BEING NOMINATED: New construction of Air Traffic Control Towers (ATCTs) are highly specialized projects that are rarely seen. It’s…


With new flight services, Gulf Shores looks to skies to bring tourists to Alabama beaches

Jack Edwards National Airport in Gulf Shores, Ala., on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2019. Plans are underway to construct an $8 million to $10 million terminal to welcome commercial air service within the next two years. (John Sharp/jsharp@al.com). By Tandra Smith | tsmith@al.com People in and around the Gulf Shores area will soon be able to take…


Public Notice Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact

CONSTRUCT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER at Jack Edwards National Airport Gulf Shores, Alabama Interested parties are hereby notified that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the construction of a new Air Traffic Control Tower at the Jack Edwards National Airport, located in Gulf Shores, Alabama….


Gulf Shores Airport Authority Breaks Ground for New Air Traffic Control Tower Facility at Jack Edwards National Airport (JKA)

Today, the Airport Authority of Gulf Shores held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new air traffic control tower facility at Jack Edwards National Airport (JKA). The new tower was made possible through $6.13 million in grant funding from both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the “CARES ACT” secured by the joint efforts of Senator…