KVPS Eglin Air Force Base/Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport
· 1 mile SW of central business district of the associated city
Open to the public, RSTRD TO MIL ACFT AND CIVIL ACR ONLY.
Towered
U.S. Air Force
ICAO KVPS
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 84.0 ft
- Coordinates
- 30-28-59.5899N 086-31-33.7596W
- Lat / Long
- 30.4832194, -86.5260443
- Mag. variation
- 03W (2020)
- Time zone
- UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 03/1941
- ARTCC
- JACKSONVILLE CENTER
- FSS
- GAINESVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
- NOTAMs facility
- VPS (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- CONTINUOUS SEE FLIP AP/1 RTE AND AREA RSTD (FLORIDA-VALPARAISO) FOR BASH, WX RESTRICTIONS, AND SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT RMK.
- Wind indicator
- yes
- Segmented circle
- no
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- SS-SR
Airport diagram FAA official
Range from KVPS
Runways
Longest 12004 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 12004 x 300 ft. / 3659 x 91 m
- Surface
- asphalt/concrete, in excellent condition FIRST 1000 FT OF RY 12/30 IS CONC ON BOTH ENDS.
- Edge lights
- high intensity
- Weight bearing
- PCN 45 /R/B/W/T
Runway 12
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS/DME
- Approach lights
- ALSF1: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category I)
- Markings
- precision, in fair condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 83.3 ft.
Runway 30
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (2.50 degrees glide path)
- Markings
- precision, in fair condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 49.2 ft.
- Dimensions
- 10012 x 300 ft. / 3052 x 91 m
- Surface
- asphalt, in fair condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity
- Weight bearing
- PCN 46 /F/B/W/T
Runway 2
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS/DME
- Approach lights
- ALSF1: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category I)
- Markings
- precision, in fair condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 47.5 ft.
Runway 20
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (2.80 degrees glide path)
- Approach lights
- ALSF1: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category I)
- Markings
- precision, in fair condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 59.8 ft.
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 0
None published.
Approaches — IAP 12
Arrivals — STAR 0
None published.
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- yes
- Atis
- 134.625 273.5
- Eglin Ground
- 121.8 335.8
- Eglin Tower
- 118.2 353.65 122.8R
- Eglin Approach
- 125.1 ;271-089 132.1 ;090-270 132.1 ;VFR 281.45 ;271-089 360.6 ;090-270
- Eglin Departure
- 125.1 ;271-089 132.1 ;090-270 132.1 ;VFR 281.45 ;271-089 360.6 ;090-270
- Clearance Delivery
- 127.7 377.2
- Airspace Atis
- 379.15
Services
- Fuel
- A
- Fuel available
- A
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
Ownership
- Owner
- USAF DEPT OF THE AF HDQRTS AFMC EGLIN AFB, FL 32542 Phone 850-882-5313
- Manager phone
- 850-651-7160
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.