Northwest Florida Regional Airport

Northwest Florida Regional Airport (airport code KVPS) serves the city of Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

Northwest Florida Regional Airport Eglin Air Force Base
USGS aerial photo as of 15 February 1999
IATA: VPS ICAO: KVPS FAA LID: VPS VPS Location of the Airport in Florida
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Owner/Operator	United States Air Force
Serves	Fort Walton Beach, Destin
Location	Valparaiso, Florida
Elevation AMSL	87 ft / 27 m
Coordinates	30°29′00″N 086°31′31″W
Website	www.FlyVPS.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 12/30 12,005 3,659 Asphalt 1/19 10,012 3,052 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 126,060
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

The following Airlines serve Northwest Florida Regional Airport:

• American Airlines
• Continental Airlines
• Delta Airlines
• US Airways
• Vision Airlines

Facilities and aircraft

Northwest Florida Regional Airport and Eglin Air Force Base share two runways: 12/30 with a 12,005 x 300 ft (3,659 x 91 m) asphalt/concrete surface and 1/19 with a 10,012 x 300 ft (3,052 x 91 m) asphalt pavement. For the 12-month period ending March 31, 2006, the airport had 126,060 aircraft operations, an average of 345 per day: 71% military, 19% scheduled commercial, 8% general aviation and 2% air taxi.

The airport has a 110,000 sq. ft. airport passenger terminal building. It has three second-level gates with passenger jet ways and three ground-level commuter gates with regional jet boarding bridges