VPS — Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport
- IATA code
- VPS
- ICAO code
- KVPS
- Size
- medium
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 2,504,895
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
- Nonstop routes
- 76
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC−6 / UTC−5
- America/Chicago
- Elevation
- 27 m
- 89 ft
- Runways
- 2
- Longest 3,659 m
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About VPS
Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Fort Walton Beach, United States. It opened in 1935 and is run by United States Air Force. 2,504,895 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 76 nonstop routes from VPS.
Wikidata (CC0) · US BTS T-100. Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from VPS
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| VPS → ATL | 402 km | 507,907 |
| VPS → DFW | 1,032 km | 294,094 |
| VPS → CLT | 740 km | 221,355 |
| VPS → BNA | 626 km | 170,278 |
| VPS → MSP | 1,703 km | 137,914 |
| VPS → CVG | 965 km | 119,220 |
| VPS → DAL | 1,014 km | 112,342 |
| VPS → BLV | 945 km | 105,450 |
| VPS → BWI | 1,318 km | 58,732 |
| VPS → XNA | 969 km | 55,789 |
| VPS → HOU | 850 km | 54,338 |
| VPS → DCA | 1,270 km | 49,959 |
| VPS → ORD | 1,282 km | 38,574 |
| VPS → SDF | 856 km | 34,719 |
| VPS → LCK | 1,086 km | 33,568 |
| VPS → STL | 983 km | 33,452 |
| VPS → EWR | 1,589 km | 32,966 |
| VPS → BOS | 1,910 km | 32,460 |
| VPS → TYS | 636 km | 32,253 |
| VPS → PIT | 1,248 km | 25,285 |
| VPS → IND | 1,025 km | 24,976 |
| VPS → MIA | 802 km | 24,070 |
| VPS → MCI | 1,231 km | 23,362 |
| VPS → MDW | 1,259 km | 21,496 |
| VPS → JFK | 1,610 km | 20,236 |
| VPS → FNT | 1,408 km | 19,546 |
| VPS → CAK | 1,245 km | 18,206 |
| VPS → ICT | 1,282 km | 18,093 |
| VPS → SGF | 983 km | 16,687 |
| VPS → OKC | 1,170 km | 16,453 |
| VPS → GRR | 1,379 km | 13,243 |
| VPS → PIA | 1,166 km | 11,986 |
| VPS → TUL | 1,077 km | 11,584 |
| VPS → OMA | 1,467 km | 9,453 |
| VPS → DEN | 1,948 km | 9,086 |
| VPS → EVV | 843 km | 8,882 |
| VPS → LAS | 2,728 km | 8,193 |
| VPS → LEX | 856 km | 8,162 |
| VPS → LIT | 713 km | 8,027 |
| VPS → DSM | 1,384 km | 7,506 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airlines at VPS
- DL Delta Air Lines · 5,281 flights
- G4 Allegiant Air · 5,268 flights
- AA American Airlines · 4,066 flights
- WN Southwest Airlines · 3,893 flights
- OH PSA Airlines · 1,326 flights
- MQ Envoy Air · 1,314 flights
- B6 JetBlue Airways · 431 flights
- SY Sun Country Airlines · 381 flights
- 9E Endeavor Air · 150 flights
- YX Republic Airline · 70 flights
- XP TEM Enterprises dba Avelo Airlines · 18 flights
Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources
Punctuality
- Departures on time
- 78.8%
- Within 15 minutes of schedule
- Cancelled
- 1.6%
- Departures counted
- 10,982
- US domestic flights
US domestic flights of the larger US airlines, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance. Sources
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| DSI | Destin Executive Airport | 10 km |
| PNS | Pensacola International Airport | 64 km |
| ECP | Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport | 70 km |
| DHN | Dothan Regional Airport | 138 km |
Distance from VPS to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 3,659 m | 91 m | Asphalt |
| 02/20 | 3,052 m | 91 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Valparaiso, Florida, United States · 30.4813, -86.5158
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