Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
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Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport Eglin Air Force Base |
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | United States Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Fort Walton Beach, Destin | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Valparaiso, Florida | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 87 ft / 27 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°29′00″N 086°31′31″W / 30.48333°N 86.52528°WCoordinates: 30°29′00″N 086°31′31″W / 30.48333°N 86.52528°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www |
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration
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| Aircraft operations | 126,060 |
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Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (IATA: VPS, ICAO: KVPS, FAA LID: VPS) is an airport located within Eglin Air Force Base, near Destin and Fort Walton Beach in Okaloosa County, Florida. No private aircraft are allowed, so Destin Executive Airport is used instead for non-commercial operations by general aviation and business aircraft. The airport was previously named Northwest Florida Regional Airport until February 17, 2015 and Okaloosa Regional Airport until September 2008.
Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport is served by the regional airline affiliates of American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines which fly nonstop regional jet service to their respective hubs in the southern and eastern United States. Delta Air Lines also operates mainline jet service to its hub in Atlanta (ATL), while Allegiant Air flies mainline jets nonstop to MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) located near Belleville, IL and also nonstop to its midwest base in Cincinnati (CVG) as well as nonstop to its company headquarters in Las Vegas, NV.
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