Today Allegiant Airlines announced it will begin offering the first-ever commercial air service from Gulf Shores International Airport. The airline will launch six new nonstop routes from Gulf Shores International Airport starting in May 2025, connecting the beach community to major cities across the country. The new routes from Gulf Shores include: Great Smoky Mountains…

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…

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…

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…

  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…

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…

September 2, 2022 I am glad to learn that the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has refused a proposal that would have placed the transportation fate of Alabama’s beaches in the hands of a foreign bridge company for the next 50 years. Thirteen months of negotiations between ALDOT and the toll bridge owners culminated in…

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…

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…

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….