# Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS / KVPS)

**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.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvps

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: VPS / KVPS
- FAA: VPS
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Serves: Valparaiso, Florida, United States
- Opened: Mar 1941
- Elevation: 84 ft / 26 m
- Coordinates: 30.4813, -86.5158
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 12,004 ft / 3,659 m
- Instrument procedures: 12 approaches
- Passengers: 2,444,273 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: https://flyvps.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destin%E2%80%93Fort_Walton_Beach_Airport (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3305748
- Weather station: KVPS · WMO 72221
- Ident: KVPS

## Timeline

- Mar 1941: Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 12,004 ft / 3,659 m | 300 ft / 91 m | Asphalt |  | yes |
| 02/20 | 10,012 ft / 3,052 m | 300 ft / 91 m | Asphalt |  | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00436AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 745,288 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 880,109 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 1,135,532 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 1,369,776 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 1,630,152 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 921,279 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 1,972,802 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 1,979,543 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 2,240,464 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 2,336,071 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 2,444,273 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

37 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (12)

- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 460 mi / 740 km · American Eagle
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 498 mi / 802 km · American Eagle
- [CVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcvg.md) Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · United States · 601 mi / 967 km · Allegiant Air
- [XNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kxna.md) Northwest Arkansas National Airport · United States · 602 mi / 969 km · Allegiant Air
- [COU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcou.md) Columbia Regional Airport · United States · 661 mi / 1,063 km · Allegiant Air
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 778 mi / 1,252 km · Allegiant Air
- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 789 mi / 1,270 km · American Eagle
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 798 mi / 1,284 km · American Eagle
- [FNT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfnt.md) Bishop International Airport · United States · 876 mi / 1,410 km · Allegiant Air
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 987 mi / 1,589 km · Allegiant Air
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,209 mi / 1,946 km · Allegiant Air
- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 1,692 mi / 2,723 km · Allegiant Air

### Seasonal (25)

- [TYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktys.md) McGhee Tyson Airport · United States · 396 mi / 637 km · Allegiant Air
- [LIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klit.md) Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field · United States · 443 mi / 713 km · Allegiant Air
- [SHV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kshv.md) Shreveport Regional Airport · United States · 452 mi / 727 km · Allegiant Air
- [EVV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kevv.md) Evansville Regional Airport · United States · 525 mi / 845 km · Allegiant Air
- [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 533 mi / 858 km · Allegiant Air
- [HTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khts.md) Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field · United States · 590 mi / 949 km · Allegiant Air
- [SGF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksgf.md) Springfield Branson National Airport · United States · 611 mi / 983 km · Allegiant Air
- [IND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kind.md) Indianapolis International Airport · United States · 638 mi / 1,027 km · Allegiant Air
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 641 mi / 1,031 km · American Eagle
- [TUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktul.md) Tulsa International Airport · United States · 669 mi / 1,077 km · Allegiant Air
- [LCK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klck.md) Rickenbacker International Airport · United States · 676 mi / 1,088 km · Allegiant Air
- [CKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kckb.md) North Central West Virginia Airport · United States · 705 mi / 1,135 km · Allegiant Air
- [PIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpia.md) General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport · United States · 726 mi / 1,168 km · Allegiant Air
- [OKC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kokc.md) OKC Will Rogers World Airport · United States · 726 mi / 1,169 km · Allegiant Air
- [MCI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmci.md) Kansas City International Airport · United States · 766 mi / 1,232 km · Allegiant Air
- [CAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcak.md) Akron Canton Regional Airport · United States · 775 mi / 1,247 km · Allegiant Air
- [PIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpit.md) Pittsburgh International Airport · United States · 776 mi / 1,249 km · Allegiant Air
- [MDW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmdw.md) Chicago Midway International Airport · United States · 784 mi / 1,262 km · Allegiant Air
- [ICT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kict.md) Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport · United States · 796 mi / 1,281 km · Allegiant Air
- [GRR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgrr.md) Gerald R. Ford International Airport · United States · 859 mi / 1,382 km · Allegiant Air
- [DSM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdsm.md) Des Moines International Airport · United States · 861 mi / 1,385 km · Allegiant Air
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 908 mi / 1,461 km · American Eagle
- [OMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koma.md) Eppley Airfield · United States · 912 mi / 1,468 km · Allegiant Air
- [LGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga.md) LaGuardia Airport · United States · 1,003 mi / 1,614 km · Delta Connection
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 1,187 mi / 1,910 km · Allegiant Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from VPS, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (3)

- G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 30
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 6
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 1 · seasonal

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2.4M (2025) | #521 of 3,974 | #125 in North America | #98 in US |
| Longest runway | 12,004 ft / 3,659 m | =319 of 29,858 | =72 in North America | =62 in US |
| Elevation | 84 ft / 26 m | =37,575 of 43,403 | =17,032 in North America | =14,193 in US |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =705 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 125.100 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 134.625 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 127.700 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.250 |
| POST | COMD POST | 31.805 |
| PTD | PTD | 139.300 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [DSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdts.md) Destin Executive Airport · 6.2 mi / 10.0 km
- [KHRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khrt.md) Hurlburt Field · 11 mi / 18 km
- [EGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kegi.md) Duke Field · 12 mi / 19 km
- [CEW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcew.md) Bob Sikes Airport · 21 mi / 33 km
- [KNDZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kndz.md) Whiting Field Naval Air Station South Airport · 34 mi / 55 km
- [NSE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knse.md) Whiting Field Naval Air Station - North · 34 mi / 55 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Destin–Fort_Walton_Beach_Airport&oldid=1371155505), revision of 24 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvps/data