VPS

Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport

ICAO KVPS30.4813°N 86.5158°W84 ft / 26 mMedium airport
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Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (IATA: VPS, ICAO: KVPS) is a medium airport in Valparaiso, Florida, United States. It opened in Mar 1941. It has 2 runways; the longest is 12,004 ft (3,659 m). It is operated by United States Air Force. In 2025 it handled 2.4 million passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1941–1941
MAR 1941
OpenedDestin-Fort Walton Beach Airport opens.
From Wikidata · FAAEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap · FAA diagram PDF
Destin-Fort Walton Beach AirportConcourse C
12/30 · LIT
LENGTH12,004 ft3,659 mWIDTH300 ft91 mSURFACEAsphalt
02/20 · LIT
LENGTH10,012 ft3,052 mWIDTH300 ft91 mSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2015–2025
745K
880K
1.1M
1.4M
1.6M
921K
2.0M
2.0M
2.2M
2.3M
2.4M
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Routes

37 destinations · 1 country
1,000 km2,000 km500 mi1,000 mi1,500 miCLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport · 460 mi / 740 kmMIA · Miami International Airport · 498 mi / 802 kmCVG · Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · 601 mi / 967 kmXNA · Northwest Arkansas National Airport · 602 mi / 969 kmCOU · Columbia Regional Airport · 661 mi / 1,063 kmIAD · Washington Dulles International Airport · 778 mi / 1,252 kmDCA · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · 789 mi / 1,270 kmORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport · 798 mi / 1,284 kmFNT · Bishop International Airport · 876 mi / 1,410 kmEWR · Newark Liberty International Airport · 987 mi / 1,589 kmDEN · Denver International Airport · 1,209 mi / 1,946 kmLAS · Harry Reid International Airport · 1,692 mi / 2,723 kmTYS · McGhee Tyson Airport · 396 mi / 637 kmLIT · Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field · 443 mi / 713 kmSHV · Shreveport Regional Airport · 452 mi / 727 kmEVV · Evansville Regional Airport · 525 mi / 845 kmSDF · Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · 533 mi / 858 kmHTS · Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field · 590 mi / 949 kmSGF · Springfield Branson National Airport · 611 mi / 983 kmIND · Indianapolis International Airport · 638 mi / 1,027 kmDFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · 641 mi / 1,031 kmTUL · Tulsa International Airport · 669 mi / 1,077 kmLCK · Rickenbacker International Airport · 676 mi / 1,088 kmCKB · North Central West Virginia Airport · 705 mi / 1,135 kmPIA · General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport · 726 mi / 1,168 kmOKC · OKC Will Rogers World Airport · 726 mi / 1,169 kmMCI · Kansas City International Airport · 766 mi / 1,232 kmCAK · Akron Canton Regional Airport · 775 mi / 1,247 kmPIT · Pittsburgh International Airport · 776 mi / 1,249 kmMDW · Chicago Midway International Airport · 784 mi / 1,262 kmICT · Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport · 796 mi / 1,281 kmGRR · Gerald R. Ford International Airport · 859 mi / 1,382 kmDSM · Des Moines International Airport · 861 mi / 1,385 kmPHL · Philadelphia International Airport · 908 mi / 1,461 kmOMA · Eppley Airfield · 912 mi / 1,468 kmLGA · LaGuardia Airport · 1,003 mi / 1,614 kmBOS · Boston Logan International Airport · 1,187 mi / 1,910 kmLASDENBOSLGAOMAFNTORDICTDCAPITMCIOKCPIACKBDFWINDSGFSDFEVVMIACLTSHVLITTYSPHLDSMGRRLCKTULCOUXNACVGHTSCAKMDWIADVPS
Year-round12
CLTCharlotte Douglas International AirportUnited States · American Eagle740 km460 miMIAMiami International AirportUnited States · American Eagle802 km498 miCVGCincinnati Northern Kentucky International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air967 km601 miXNANorthwest Arkansas National AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air969 km602 miCOUColumbia Regional AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,063 km661 miIADWashington Dulles International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,252 km778 miDCARonald Reagan Washington National AirportUnited States · American Eagle1,270 km789 miORDChicago O'Hare International AirportUnited States · American Eagle1,284 km798 miFNTBishop International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,410 km876 miEWRNewark Liberty International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,589 km987 miDENDenver International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,946 km1,209 miLASHarry Reid International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air2,723 km1,692 mi
Seasonal25
TYSMcGhee Tyson AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air637 km396 miLITBill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams FieldUnited States · Allegiant Air713 km443 miSHVShreveport Regional AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air727 km452 miEVVEvansville Regional AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air845 km525 miSDFLouisville Muhammad Ali International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air858 km533 miHTSTri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson FieldUnited States · Allegiant Air949 km590 miSGFSpringfield Branson National AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air983 km611 miINDIndianapolis International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,027 km638 miDFWDallas Fort Worth International AirportUnited States · American Eagle1,031 km641 miTULTulsa International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,077 km669 miLCKRickenbacker International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,088 km676 miCKBNorth Central West Virginia AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,135 km705 miPIAGeneral Wayne A. Downing Peoria International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,168 km726 miOKCOKC Will Rogers World AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,169 km726 miMCIKansas City International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,232 km766 miCAKAkron Canton Regional AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,247 km775 miPITPittsburgh International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,249 km776 miMDWChicago Midway International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,262 km784 miICTWichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,281 km796 miGRRGerald R. Ford International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,382 km859 miDSMDes Moines International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,385 km861 miPHLPhiladelphia International AirportUnited States · American Eagle1,461 km908 miOMAEppley AirfieldUnited States · Allegiant Air1,468 km912 miLGALaGuardia AirportUnited States · Delta Connection1,614 km1,003 miBOSBoston Logan International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,910 km1,187 mi
Most destinationsAllegiant Air 30American Eagle 6Delta Connection 1

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from VPS. Dashed: seasonal or charter. From the Wikipedia article “Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport” (revision of 24 Aug 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers2.4M (2025)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#521of 3,974 · #125 North America · #98 USLongest runway12,004 ft3,659 m46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=318of 29,823 · =72 North America · =62 USElevation84 ft26 m-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=37,519of 43,341 · =17,023 North America · =14,185 USAgeOpened 19412026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=1,548of 15,079 · =737 North America · =705 USRunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =435 North America · =391 US
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

8 channels
A/DAPP/DEP125.100
ATISATIS134.625
CLDCLNC DEL127.700
GNDGND121.800
PMSVPMSV METRO34.250
POSTCOMD POST31.805
PTDPTD139.300
TWRTWR118.200