Airport profile · United States
Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport
Valparaiso · Florida · United States
KVPSIATA VPS
Airport overview
Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport serves Valparaiso, United States. The longest reported open paved runway is 3,659 metres (12,004 feet).
- ICAO code
- KVPS
- IATA code
- VPS
- Local / reference code
- VPS
- Location
- Valparaiso · Florida · United States
- Coordinates
- 30.483219, -86.526044
- Elevation above sea level
- 26 m / 84 ft
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Reported access
- Public use
- Longest open paved runway
- 3,659 m / 12,004 ft
- Business-aviation facilities
- 0 FBOs · 0 handling providers
- Fuel types
- Not reported
- Control tower
- Yes
- Customs airport designation
- No
- Landing-rights designation
- No
Runway dimensions alone do not determine which jets can operate here; consult the current AIP, NOTAMs, declared distances and aircraft performance requirements.
Runways (2 recorded)
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting / status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 3,659 m12,004 ft | 91 m300 ft | ASPH-CONC | LightedReported open |
| 02/20 | 3,052 m10,012 ft | 91 m300 ft | ASPH | LightedReported open |
Runway 12/30 · threshold & approach details
| Runway end | True heading | Elevation | Displaced threshold | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Not reported | 25 m / 83.3 ft | Not reported | 30.48879, -86.55221 |
| 30 | Not reported | 15 m / 49.2 ft | Not reported | 30.47245, -86.51910 |
Declared distances & approach equipment
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | ILS / lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | ILS/DME / ALSF1 |
TORA: take-off run available · TODA: take-off distance available · ASDA: accelerate-stop distance available · LDA: landing distance available.
Runway 02/20 · threshold & approach details
| Runway end | True heading | Elevation | Displaced threshold | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Not reported | 14 m / 47.5 ft | Not reported | 30.47289, -86.51789 |
| 20 | Not reported | 18 m / 59.8 ft | Not reported | 30.49980, -86.51117 |
Declared distances & approach equipment
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | ILS / lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | ALSF1 |
| 20 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | ILS/DME / ALSF1 |
TORA: take-off run available · TODA: take-off distance available · ASDA: accelerate-stop distance available · LDA: landing distance available.
FBOs & handling
No named FBO or handling provider has been matched to this airport in the directory. Contact the airport operator to confirm business-aviation arrangements.
History & management
The airport activation record dates to 1941-03; this is an administrative date and may differ from the airport’s founding. The recorded owner is Usaf.
- Inception year
- Not reported
- Airport activation date
- 1941-03
- Recorded owner
- Usaf
- Recorded operator
- Not reported
- Airport manager
- Tracy Stage
- Manager telephone
- 850-651-7160
An inception year and an airport activation date are different facts. Confirm current ownership and management with the airport.
Airport communications
| Type | Service | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| A/D | APP/DEP | 125.1 MHz |
| ATIS | ATIS | 134.625 MHz |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 127.7 MHz |
| GND | GND | 121.8 MHz |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.25 MHz |
| POST | COMD POST | 31.805 MHz |
| PTD | PTD | 139.3 MHz |
| TWR | TWR | 118.2 MHz |
Use current official aeronautical publications for operational communications.
Airport & runway remarks (54)
Airport remarks can include operating restrictions, prior-permission contacts and noise procedures; check current publications before a flight.
- AIRPORTMILITARY.
- AIRPORTRSTRD TO MIL ACFT AND CIVIL ACR ONLY.
- AIRPORTRWY DIST MRKRS ON BOTH RWYS.
- AIRPORTTWY PARL TO RWY 12/30 MAY BE MISTAKEN FOR RWY.
- AIRPORTHEAVY TFC 10 NM NORTH OF ARPT INVOF CRESTVIEW/BOB SIKES ARPT.
- AIRPORTLARGE MIGRATORY BIRDS PRESENT YEAR ROUND ON & INVOF ARPT.
- AIRPORTFUEL: A++, 100LL
- AIRPORTCAUTION: HIGH VOLUME OF NAVY T-6 ANF B-06 TRAINING ACFT NEAR CEW VORTAC.
- AIRPORTREGIONAL WX BRIEFINGS; CLSD WKNDS AND HOLS.
- AIRPORTBEARING STRENGTH RWY 02/20: ST150; SBTT600; TT500; TD T800; TRT600
- AIRPORTA-GEAR: 8 PT TIE-DOWNS ON ALL BAK-12. RWY 02-20 NML A-G CONFIGURATION: BAK-12B APCH END DISCONNECTED, DEP END CONNECTED. MB100 CONFIGURED FOR UNI-DIREC, DEP END ARRESTMENTS ONLY. MB100 APCH END DISCONNECTED, DEP END CONNECTED. APCH END AVBL WITH 20 MIN PN 1215-0515Z++ MON-FRI, AVBL WITH 2 HR PN SAT, SUN, AND HOL. RWY 12/30 NML A-GEAR CONFIGURATION: BAK-12B ALWAYS CONNECTED. MB100 CONFIGURED FOR UNI-DIREC, DEP END ARRESTMENTS ONLY. MB-100 APCH END DISCONNECTED, DEP END CONNECTED. DO NOT ENGAGE MB100 ON APCH END. POTENTIAL FOR TAIL HOOK SKIP EXISTS, DUE TO UNEVEN ASPHALT PAVEMENT AT MB100.
- AIRPORTSERVICE-JASU: (AM32A-60)(AM32A-95)(B809)(SGNSC)(MC-2A)(MC20).
- AIRPORTFLUID: ADI-LTD; SP PRESAIR LHOX LOX
- AIRPORTOIL: O-128-132-133-148-156; SOAP/JOAP - NOT AVBL WEKEND AND HOL.
- AIRPORTRSTD: TWY B RSTD TO MISSION ESSENTIAL ACFT ONLY. PPR MIN 24 HR. CTC AM OPS DSN 872-5313/5406, C850-882-5313/5406 OR VIA EMAIL AT 96OSS.OSAM.EGLINBASEOPS@US.AF.MIL. PPR 24 HR. PPR ARR/DEP TIMES ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED. TRAN ACFT ARR LATE EXP MIN 2 HR DELAY. TRAN AIRCREWS RPT LATE FOR SKED DEP EXP MIN 2 HR DELAY.
- AIRPORTRSTD: ALL AMC OR ACFT WITH DV CODE 6 OR ABV CTC AM OPS 30 MN PRIOR TO LDG.
- AIRPORTCAUTION: OBST (HGR) 211 FT LCTD APRX FIRST 1000 FT E OF ACPH END RWY 02. DUR VFR POSS CONFLICTING TFC. VFR ARR/DEP CTC EGLIN APP FOR CLNC TO ENTER EGLIN CORRIDOR SE OF CRESTVIEW. UNLGTD OBST ON AFLD.
- AIRPORTCAUTION: HI MID-AIR POTENTIAL, EXER EXTREME VIGILANCE. DESTIN EXECUTIVE ARPT IS A CTLD ARPT 1200-0400Z++, 6 NM SE OF EGLIN AFB.
- AIRPORTCAUTION: ACFT FLYING WITHIN 2NM OF KDTS AT OR BLW 1000' MAY NOT BE MNT EGLIN APP FREQ. SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC RULES-PART 93, SEE REGULATORY NTC.
- AIRPORTTFC PAT: OVERHEAD TFC RWY 20 NML PROHIBITED.
- AIRPORTCSTMS/AG/IMG: LTD SVC, NO RESIDENT CSTMS AGENT. AVBL FOR BASE ASGN ACFT AND THEIR DEPLOYMENTS ONLY. 24 HR ADVANCE NOTICE RQR. ALL OTHER ACFT MUST CLEAR CSTMS PRIOR TO ARR T EGLIN AFB.
- AIRPORTMISC: EXP EXTV FLT PLAN FILING/DEP, REFUEL AND MAINT DELAYS DUR PEAK MSN PERIODS/WKEND. THE MIDDLE PORTION, 10,000' OF RWY 12-30, IS ASPHALTIC CONCRETE. DEP ACFT ASGN A HDG TO FLY, SHALL INITIATE THEIR TURN WITHIN 1 NM OF DEP END RWY.
- AIRPORTMISC: STD USAF RSRS APPLIED.
- AIRPORTMISC: COMSEC DOCUMENTS NOT AVBL FOR ISSUE. TRAN FLIGHT CREW CLASSIFIED STOR AVBL IN BASE OPS TO SECRET AND BLW.
- AIRPORTTRAN ALERT: TRAN ACFT MUST ARR/DEP DUR NML DUTY HR. OPR 1300-0400Z++MON - FRI; 1500 - 2300Z++ SAT-SUN AND HOL EXC THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, AND NEW YEAR. TRAN ACFT NOT ALLOWED WHEN TRAN ALERT NOT AVBL. TRAN ACFT MUST USE FLW-ME TO PARK. PROGRESSIVE TAXI NOT AVBL. NO TRAN ACFT CAN ARR/DEP PRIOR TO 1330Z++ MON - FRI; 1300Z ++ SAT-SUN AND HOL AND MUST ARR/DEP NLT 0330Z++MON-FRI; 2300Z++ SAT-SUN AND HOL.
- AIRPORTTRAN ALERT: ARR/DEP OT EXTREMELY LTD AND REQUIRES STRICT 24 HR ADVANCED APVL. WKEND AND HOL MAINT CAPABILITY EXTREMELY LTD AND MAY BE POSTPNED TIL NEXT DUTY DAY. FLEET SVC NOT AVBL.
- AIRPORTRSTD: TRAN ALERT WILL NOT SUPPORT LCL, ROUND ROBINS, OR OUT AND BACK FLT BY TRAN ACFT.
- AIRPORTCAUTION: UNCTL VEHICLE ON MOVEMENT AREA. RWY 20 NSTD OVRN 740 X 300, RWY 02 NSTD OVRN 500 X 300.
- AIRPORTCAUTION: INCR POTENTIAL FOR HYDROPLANING RWY 12-30 DUE TO POLISHED CONCRETE ON 1ST 1000 FT RWY 12-30, PONDING AT TWY M.
- AIRPORTPREDOMINANT AFLD VIS OBST NW TO NNE, INCL APCH ENDS OF RWY 20 AND RWY 12. AFLD WX MNT BY AN/FMQ-19 ASOS. REMOTE BRIEFING AVBL 26 OWS BARKSDALE AFB DSN 331-2651 C318-529-2651.
- AIRPORTCAUTION: SPECIAL AIR TFC RULES APPLY; SEE PART 93.83 SPECIAL AIR TFC RULES.
- AIRPORTAIRPORT (VPS) IS A JOINT USE FACILITY WITH THE USAF. CONTACT EGLIN AFB TWR AT 118.2. NO GND HANDLING SERVICES FOR GA AVAILABLE AT VPS. FULL SVC GENERAL AVIATION FACILITIES ARE AVBL AT DTS (6 NM SE) OR CEW (18 NM N).
- AIRPORTCAUTION: WIND SHEAR COND MAY EXIST THRU SHORT-FINAL APCH AND TOUCHDOWN DUE TO STRONG SEA BREEZE.
- AIRPORTCOMMUNICATIONS-PMSV METRO: PMSV MONITORING AND FULL SVC 24 HOURS.
- AIRPORTCAUTION: MANDATORY VFR HOLD SIGN MISSING AT TWY M WEST.
- AIRPORTMISC: FULL SVC 0600Z++ MON - 0600Z++ SAT, CLSD WKEND/HOL, OT SVC UNAVBL. AFLD OBS AUGMENTED H24/D7. REMOTE BRIEFING AVBL 96 WS EGLIN AFB DSN 882-4800, C850-882-4800.
- AIRPORTALL DEP RQR TO MAINT AT OR BLW 1000 FT MSL TIL DEP END OF RY.
- AIRPORTSERVICE-FUEL: TRAN ACFT REQ 90K+ BTN 2100Z-1300Z++ DLY RQR PRIOR COORD DUE TO LTD MANNING. CTC POL DSN: 872-2159 C850-882-2159.
- AIRPORTCAUTION: BASH SUPPLY INFO SEE AP1.
- AIRPORTMISC: ARFF CAPABILITY NATL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION CAT 8.
- AIRPORTA-GEAR: RWY 12 HOOK BAK12(1522FT) HOOK MB100(47 FT OVRN).
- AIRPORTA-GEAR: RWY 30 HOOK BAK12(1663FT) HOOK MB100(49 FT OVRN).
- AIRPORTTRAN ALERT: NON-TRAN ACFT, PER AFI 21-101, THE 96 MXG CAN PRVD AGE ON THE NON-INTERFACE, COST REIMBURSEMENT. PRIOR CDN RQRD TO INCL A JON/FUNDS AND APPLICABLE MOA/ISSA/SOC ETC.
- AIRPORTAFLD MGMT UNA TO STORE COMSEC; CTC COM POST, C850-883-4020, FOR COMSEC STORAGE.
- AIRPORTVPS COML AIR CARRIER ARPT RAMP CONTROL FREQ 131.775.
- AIRPORT_ATTEND_SCHEDSEE FLIP AP/1 RTE AND AREA RSTD (FLORIDA-VALPARAISO) FOR BASH, WX RESTRICTIONS, AND SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT RMK.
- AIRPORT_CONTACTJOINT-USE FACILITY. MANAGER OF CIVILIAN PORTION OF AIRPORT ONLY. USAF OWNS AND OPERATES THE RUNWAYS AND OTHER FACILITIES.
- AIRPORT_CONTACTDESTIN-FORT WALTON BEACH AIRPORT OPS (850) 651-7166.
- ARRESTING_DEVICEBAK-12B(B) (1625 FT).
- ARRESTING_DEVICEHOOK MB100(B) (47 FT OVRN) HOOK BAK-12B(B) (1522 FT).
- ARRESTING_DEVICEHOOK BAK-12B(B) (1778').
- ARRESTING_DEVICEHOOK BAK-12B(B) (1663 FT) HOOK MB100(B) (49 FT OVRN).
- RUNWAY_ENDRWY 20 NSTD ALSF-1 LEN 1500'.
- RUNWAY_SURFACE_TYPEFIRST 1000 FT OF RY 12/30 IS CONC ON BOTH ENDS.