Airport
Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport
VPS · Valparaiso, FL
- IATA Code
- VPS
- ICAO Code
- KVPS
- City
- Valparaiso
- Country
- United States
- Website
- www.flyvps.com
Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport is a regional airport serving Valparaiso, FL. Its IATA code is VPS and its ICAO code is KVPS.
The airfield sits 87 feet above sea level.
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VPS by the numbers
IATA VPS · ICAO KVPS · 87 ft elevation · Map
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Official departure punctuality
Ranks #241 of 358 U.S. airports for on-time departures
- On-time departures
- 78.4%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 1.5%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 90 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 11,036
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 45%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 34%
- Air traffic control & airport 15%
- Extreme weather 6%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data
Busiest routes from VPS
| Route | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta (ATL) | 2,387 | 84% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) | 1,331 | 73% |
| Charlotte (CLT) | 1,206 | 79% |
| Nashville (BNA) | 823 | 89% |
| Dallas (DAL) | 445 | 84% |
| Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) | 414 | 74% |
| Belleville (BLV) | 396 | 74% |
| Washington (DCA) | 364 | 67% |
| Chicago (ORD) | 313 | 77% |
| Minneapolis (MSP) | 296 | 76% |
Airlines departing VPS
| Airline | Flights | On-time departures |
|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 2,684 | 82% |
| Allegiant Air | 2,636 | 78% |
| American Airlines | 2,028 | 72% |
| Southwest Airlines | 1,965 | 82% |
| Envoy Air | 714 | 83% |
| OH | 706 | 73% |
| JetBlue Airways | 266 | 69% |
| Republic Airways | 37 | 85% |
Runways
| Runway | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 12,004 ft | ASP, lighted |
| 02/20 | 10,012 ft | ASP, lighted |
Listen to the tower
Air traffic control frequencies, for scanners and airband radios.
- Recorded airport information (ATIS) 134.625 MHz
- Tower 118.200 MHz
- Ground 121.800 MHz
- Clearance delivery 127.700 MHz
Runways and frequencies: OurAirports (public domain). Not for navigation.
Tags: VPS, KVPS, Valparaiso airport, Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport
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