KVPS · Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport

VALPARAISO, FLORIDA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

Elevation ft

Runways

12,004

Longest ft · 12/30

30.48N

86.52W

Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport serves Valparaiso, Florida at 87 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 12,004 by 300 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file marked joint use. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
12/30	12,004 × 300 ft	asphalt	lit
02/20	10,012 × 300 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 87 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	87 ft	2,455 ft	2,119 ft	3,179 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,287 ft	2,689 ft	2,246 ft	3,369 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,487 ft	2,923 ft	2,372 ft	3,559 ft
35°C afternoon	2,508 ft	2,927 ft	2,375 ft	3,562 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 12,004 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,562 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Listed for reference only: KVPS is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KDTS Destin Executive Airport	5 nm SE	5,001 ft
KCEW Bob Sikes Airport	18 nm N	8,006 ft

04Fuel and services at KVPS

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KVPS. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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