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KVPS Eglin Air Force Base
Valparaiso, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

Location

FAA Identifier: VPS
Lat/Long: 30-28-59.5899N / 086-31-33.7596W
30-28.993165N / 086-31.562660W
30.4832194 / -86.5260443
(estimated)
Elevation: 87 ft. / 26.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 00E (1985)
From city: 1 mile SW of VALPARAISO, FL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 32542

Airport Operations

Airport use: Joint civilian/military use. Carefully read remarks for any restrictions and special procedures for civilian or military operations., RSTRD TO MIL ACFT AND CIVIL ACR ONLY.
Activation date: 03/1941
Sectional chart: NEW ORLEANS
Control tower: yes
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
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Fire and rescue: ARFF index C

Airport Communications

ATIS: 134.625 273.5 [1200-0400Z++]
EGLIN GROUND: 121.8 335.8
EGLIN TOWER: 118.2 353.65 122.8R
EGLIN APPROACH: 125.1(271-089) 132.1(090-270) 281.45(271-089) 360.6(090-270)
EGLIN DEPARTURE: 125.1(271-089) 132.1(090-270) 281.45(271-089) 360.6(090-270)
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 127.7 377.2
AIRSPACE ATIS: 133.0 379.15
CP: 372.8 390.9
EGLIN CMD POST: 318.05 328.025
EMERG: 121.5 243.0
PAR: 315.9X 341.9X 378.8X 389.1
PMSV METRO: 342.2
PTD: 142.3 372.2
RDR: 124.05X 340.9X 391.2X
VFR: 132.1
WX ASOS at DTS (6 nm SE): 133.925 (850-654-7128)
WX ASOS at CEW (18 nm N): 119.275 (850-682-1237)
  • RADAR: NO NOTAM MP: ASR (DIGITAL) 0700-0900Z++SAT.
  • UHF EQPT ACFT MUST USE UHF IN EGLIN TFC PAT.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CEWr156/22.0CRESTVIEW VORTAC115.9003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
DESTIN331/5.425401WDTS -.. - ...
PICKENS084/33.932601EPKZ .--. -.- --..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

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.
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 39 /R/B/W/T
Single wheel: 150.0
Double wheel: 200.0
Double tandem: 500.0
Dual double tandem: 800.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 30-29.327167N30-28.346667N
Longitude: 086-33.132167W086-31.145667W
Elevation: 86.0 ft.51.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Declared distances: TORA:12004 TODA:12004TORA:12004 TODA:12004
Markings: precision, in fair conditionprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (2.50 degrees glide path)
RVR equipment: touchdowntouchdown
Approach lights: ALSF1: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category I)
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 10012 x 300 ft. / 3052 x 91 m
Surface: asphalt
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 76 /F/B/W/T
Single wheel: 150.0
Double wheel: 200.0
Double tandem: 500.0
Dual double tandem: 800.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 30-28.373333N30-29.987667N
Longitude: 086-31.073167W086-30.670333W
Elevation: 51.0 ft.61.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Declared distances: TORA:10012 TODA:10012TORA:10012 TODA:10012
Markings: precision, in fair conditionprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (2.50 degrees glide path)
RVR equipment: touchdowntouchdown
Approach lights: ALSF1: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category I)ALSF1: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category I)
RWY 19 NSTD ALSF-1 LEN 1500'.
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Air Force
Owner: USAF
DEPT OF THE AF HDQRTS AFMC
EGLIN AFB, FL 32542
JOINT-USE FACILITY. USAF OWNS MAJORITY OF AIRFIELD INCLUDING RUNWAYS AND TAXIWAYS. THE OKALOOSA COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISIONERS IS THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER(AIRPORT OPERATING CERTIFICATE) AND OWNS/OPERATES AN AIR CARRIER RAMP AND TWO STUB TAXIWAYS.
Manager: GREG DONOVAN A.A.E.
1701 STATE ROAD 85N
EGLIN AFB, FL 32542
Phone 850- 882-5313
OKALOOSA REGIONAL AIRPORT OPS (850) 651-7160.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 14
Single engine airplanes: 14
    
Aircraft operations: avg 156/day *
36% transient general aviation
32% military
31% commercial
<1% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010

Additional Remarks

RY DSTC MRKRS ON BOTH RYS.
CAUTION: HI VOLUME OF NAVY T-34 AND B-06 TRNG ACFT NEAR CEW VORTAC.
CAUTION: UNCTL VEH ON MOVEMENT AREA.
CAUTION: RWY 19 AT TWY M LATERAL PONDING DUR WET RWY COND, POTENTIAL HYDROPLANING.
REGIONAL WX BRIEFINGS; CLSD WKNDS AND HOLS.
BEARING STRENGTH RWY 01/19: ST150; SBTT600; TT500; TD T800; TRT600
A-GEAR: 8 PT TIE-DOWNS ON ALL BAK-12B; BAK-12B RUNOUT 1200'. BAK-9(B) APCH END RWY 12-30 DISCONNECTED ON LDG RWY, AVBL 20 MIN PN. BAK-12B APCH END RWY RWY 01-19 DISCONNECTED ON LDG RWY, AVBL 20 MIN PN.
JASU: (MD-3) 4(MC-1) (MC-1A) 2(MA-2)
FLUID: ADI-LTD; SP PRESAIR LHOX LOX
OIL: O-128-132-133-148-156; SOAP/JOAP - NOT AVBL WEKEND AND HOL.
RSTD: PPR MIN 24 HR. CTC BASE OPS DSN 872-5313/5406, C850-882-5313/5406. PPR 24 HR. PPR ARR/DEP TIMES ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED. TRAN ACFT ARR LATE EXP MIN 2 HR DELAY. TRAN AIRCREWS RPT LATE FOR SKED DEP EXP MIN 2 HR DELAY.
RSTD: ALL AMC OR ACFT WITH DV CODE 7 OR ABV CTC BASE OPS 20 MN PRIOR TO LANDING.
CAUTION: OBST (HGR) 211' LCTD APRX FIRST 1000' E OF ACPH END RWY 01. DUR VFR POSSIBLE CONFLICTING TFC. VFR ARR/DEP CTC ELGLIN APP FOR CLNC TO ENTER EGLIN CORREIDOR SE OF CRESTVIEW. UNLGTD OBST ON AFLD.
CAUTION: HI MID-AIR POTENTIAL, EXER EXTREME VIGILANCE. DESTIN -FT WALTON BEACH (KDTS) IS AN UNCTL ARPT LCTD 6 NM SE OF EGLIN AFB.
TWY PARL TO RY 12/30 MAY BE MISTAKEN FOR RY.
CAUTION: ACFT FLYING WITHIN 2NM OF KDTS AT OR BLW 1000' MAY NOT BE MNT EGLIN APP FREQ. SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC RULES-PART 93, SEE REGULATORY NTC.
TFC PAT: OVERHEAD TFC RWY 19 NML PROH.
CSTMS/AG/IMG: LTD SVC, NO RESIDENT CSTMS AGENT. AVBL FOR BASE ASGN ACFT AND THEIR DEPLOYMENTS ONLY. 24 HR ADVANCE NOTICE RQR. ALL OTHER ACFT MUST CLEAR CSTMS PRIOR TO ARR T EGLIN AFB.
MISC: EXP EXTV FLT PLAN FILING/DEP, REFUEL AND MAINT DELAYS DUR PEAK MSN PERIODS/WKEND. THE MIDDLE PORTION, 10,000' OF RWY 12-30, IS ASPHALTIC CONCRETE. DEP ACFT ASGN A HDG TO FLY, SHALL INITIATE THEIR TURN WITHIN 1 NM OF DEP END RWY.
MISC: STD USAF RSRS APPLIED.
MISC: COMSEC DOCUMENTS NOT AVBL FOR ISSUE. TRAN FLIGHT CREW CLASSIFIED STOR AVBL IN BASE OPS TO SECRET AND BLW.
TRAN ALERT: OPR 1400-2200Z++. TRAN ACFT NOT ALLOWED WHEN TRAN ALERT NOT AVBL. TRAN ACFT MUST USE FLW-ME TO PARK. PROGRESSIVE TAXI NOT AVBL. NO TRAN ACFT CAN ARR/DEP PRIOR TO 1400Z++ AND MUST ARR/DEP NLT 2200Z++.
TRAN ALERT: ARR/DEP OT EXTREMELY LTD AND REQUIRES STRICT 24 HR ADVANCED APVL. TO ARRANGE OVERTIME SUPPORT, CTC THE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT OFFICE DSN 872-2305, AFTER HRS C850-240-3057. WKEND AND HOL MAINT CAPABILITY EXTREMELY LTD AND MAY BE POSTPNED TIL NEXT DUTY DAY. FLEET SVC NOT AVBL.
HEAVY TFC 10 NM NORTH OF ARPT INVOF CRESTVIEW/BOB SIKES ARPT.
RSTD: TRAN ALERT WILL NOT SUPPORT LCL, ROUND ROBINS, OR OUT AND BACK FLT BY TRAN ACFT.
CAUTION: LCL HI-DENSITY TFC AREAS AND RSTD AIRSPACE-SPECIAL OPR RULES APPLY-PRIOR TO ARR/DEP ALL USERS REVIEW INFO AT HTTP://WWW.FLYDTS.COM/RESOURCES/MACA-PAMPHLET-MAR-07.PDF.
RWY 19 NSTD OVERRUN 750 X 300, RWY 01 NSTD OVERRUN 500 X 300.
INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR HYDROPLANING DURING WET CONDITIONS DUE TO POLISHED CONC IN 1ST 1000 FT RWY 12-30, PONDING AT TWY M.
WX OPR 0445Z++ SUN - 0445Z++ FRI, CLSD WKEND AND HOL; OT SVC NOT AVBL. PREDOMINANT AFLD VIS OBST NW TO NNE, INCL APCH ENDS OF RY 19 AND RY 12. AFLD WX MNT BY AN/FMQ-19 ASOS. REMOTE BRIEFING AVBL 26 OWS BARKSDALE AFB DSN 331-2651 C318-529-2651.
CAUTION: SPECIAL AIR TFC RULES APPLY; SEE PART 93.83 SPECIAL AIR TFC RULES.
AIRPORT (VPS) IS A JOINT USE FACILITY WITH THE USAF. CONTACT EGLIN AFB TWR AT 118.2. NO GND HANDLING SERVICES FOR GA AVAILABLE AT VPS. FULL SERVICE GA FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE AT DTS (5.2 NM SE) OR CEW (18 NM N).
CAUTION: WIND SHEAR COND MAY EXIST THRU SHORT-FINAL APCH AND TOUCHDOWN DUE TO STRONG SEA BREEZE.
LARGE MIGRATORY BIRDS PRESENT YEAR ROUND ON & INVOF ARPT.
FUEL: J8, J8+ 100

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
HI-ILS RWY 19 OR HI-LOC RWY 19 **CHANGED**   download (286KB)
HI-ILS RWY 30 OR HI-LOC RWY 30 **CHANGED**   download (285KB)
ILS Y RWY 19 OR LOC Y RWY 19 **CHANGED**   download (295KB)
ILS Z RWY 19 OR LOC Z RWY 19 **CHANGED**   download (298KB)
ILS Z RWY 30 OR LOC Z RWY 30 **CHANGED**   download (315KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 **CHANGED**   download (227KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 **CHANGED**   download (202KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 **CHANGED**   download (213KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 **CHANGED**   download (235KB)
HI-TACAN RWY 01 **CHANGED**   download (252KB)
HI-TACAN RWY 12 **CHANGED**   download (211KB)
HI-TACAN RWY 19 **CHANGED**   download (226KB)
HI-TACAN RWY 30 **CHANGED**   download (236KB)
TACAN RWY 01 **CHANGED**   download (208KB)
TACAN RWY 12 **CHANGED**   download (234KB)
TACAN RWY 19 **CHANGED**   download (255KB)
TACAN RWY 30 **CHANGED**   download (235KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDTS - Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (6 nm SE)
KHRT - Hurlburt Field Airport (9 nm W)
KEGI - Duke Field (Eglin AF Aux Nr 3) Airport (10 nm N)
KCEW - Bob Sikes Airport (18 nm N)
54J - DeFuniak Springs Airport (24 nm NE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0512:05
Sunrise06:2912:29
Sunset17:3123:31
Evening civil twilight17:5623:56

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Feb-2012 14:49:02
Local (UTC-6)  13-Feb-2012 08:49:02
 
METAR
KVPS 131355Z 08007KT 10SM FEW010 SCT140 BKN210 02/M09 A3033 RMK AO2A FU FEW010 FU NW-NE SLP273 T00241092 $
KDTS 
6nm SE 
131353Z AUTO 07009KT 10SM CLR 06/M05 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP264 T00561050
KHRT 
8nm SW 
131355Z AUTO 08006KT 10SM SCT200 03/M08 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP265 T00291082 $
KEGI 
9nm N 
131355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW160 M00/M08 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP269 T10021081 $
KCEW 
17nm N 
131353Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM CLR 01/M06 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP273 T00111061 FZRANO
TAF
KVPS 1311/1411 35006KT 9999 BKN170 QNH3026INS BECMG 1317/1318 15009KT 9999 BKN120 QNH3014INS BECMG 1406/1407 16009KT 9999 BKN030 BKN120 QNH2999INS T13/1321Z TM01/1312Z
KHRT 
8nm SW 
1309/1409 35006KT 9999 BKN200 QNH3026INS BECMG 1317/1318 15009KT 9999 BKN120 QNH3000INS BECMG 1406/1407 16009KT 9999 BKN030 QNH2999INS T13/1322Z TM02/1312Z
KEGI 
9nm N 
1311/1411 35006KT 9999 BKN200 QNH3026INS BECMG 1317/1318 15009KT 9999 BKN120 QNH3014INS BECMG 1406/1407 16009KT 9999 BKN030 BKN120 QNH2999INS T14/1319Z TM04/1312Z LIMITED METWATCH 1311 TIL 1315
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Eglin AFB Aero Club 850-882-5148
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Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN RESORT FORT WALTON BEACH 8.2 146-269
QUALITY INN NICEVILLE 3.3 85-100
 

Other hotels near Eglin Air Force Base

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXP EGLIN AFB 3.4 84-164
COMFORT SUITES AT EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE 3.4 119-129
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT FORT WALTON BEACH-EGLIN AFB 4.0 124-180
VALUE PLACE FORT WALTON BEACH 5.2 
HAMPTON INN NICEVILLE 5.3 105-156
SEASCAPES GOLF COURSE VILLAS 5.5 140-141

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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