Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport

IATA VPSICAO KVPSMedium airport

Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport is a medium airport near Valparaiso in Florida, United States. It is listed as IATA VPS and ICAO KVPS. The airport is located at 30.4813° / -86.5158° at an elevation of 27 m (87 ft). There are 2 runways, the longest measuring 3,659 m. The nearest airport is HCA Florida Twin Cities Hospital Heliport, 6.2 km (4 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

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Map detail of Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`VPS`
ICAO code	`KVPS`
Local code	`VPS`
Identifier	`KVPS`
Type	Medium airport
City	Valparaiso
Region	Florida
Country	United States
Coordinates	30.48132, -86.51584
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	30° 28′ 52.73″ N 86° 30′ 57.02″ W
Elevation	27 m (87 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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