FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | DTS |
| Lat/Long: | 30-24-00.1970N 086-28-17.3000W
30-24.003283N 086-28.288333W
30.4000547,-86.4714722
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 22.6 ft. / 6.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01W (2000) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of DESTIN, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 32541 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1965 |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | GAINESVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DTS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2200 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 14 & 32; HIRL RWY 14/32 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 118.45 |
| ATIS: | 133.925 |
| WX ASOS: | 133.925 (850-654-7128) |
| DESTIN GROUND: | 121.6 [0600-2200] |
| DESTIN TOWER: | 118.45 [0600-2200] |
| EGLIN APPROACH: | 132.1 |
| EGLIN DEPARTURE: | 132.1 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.6 127.7 ;WHEN TWR CLSD |
- CLASS D SVCS PRVDD BY EGLIN APCH WHEN DESTIN ATCT CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CEWr154/27.7 | | CRESTVIEW VORTAC | | 115.90 | | 03E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 5001 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 25 /F/B/W/T | | Single wheel: | 38.0 | | Double wheel: | 67.0 | | Double tandem: | 113.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 30-24.328927N | | 30-23.677627N |
| Longitude: | 086-28.580440W | | 086-27.996263W |
| Elevation: | 22.2 ft. | | 21.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 143 magnetic, 142 true | | 323 magnetic, 322 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RWY 14 PAPI UNA BYD 6 DEG L OF RCL. | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RWY 32 PAPI UNUSABLE BEYOND 7 DEGREES LEFT AND RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 37 ft. trees, 1485 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | 117 ft. bldg, lighted, 4880 ft. from runway, 325 ft. right of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | OKALOOSA CO
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, 302 N. WILSON ST. - SUITE 302
CRESTVIEW, FL 32536
Phone 850-689-5000 |
| Manager: | TRACY STAGE
1701 STATE ROAD 85 NORTH
EGLIN AFB, FL 32542-1413
Phone 850-651-7160
EXT 4 |
Additional Remarks
| - | EXERCISE VIGILANCE DUE TO CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EGLIN AFB LCTD 6 NM NW. |
| - | ALL ACFT CTC EGLIN CD ON 127.7 FOR ATC DEP INSTR PRIOR TO TKOF WHEN TWR CLSD. |
| - | WHEN TWR CLSD; IFR ACFT RMN ON GND & CTC DEP CTL FOR CLIMB OUT INSTR & IFR RLS. |
| - | ARPT COND UNMON. |
| - | PARASAILING & BANNER TOWING WI 5 NM. |
| - | CAUTION: MEN & EQUIP ON & INVOF SAFETY AREA. |
| - | FOR FBO SERVICES CONTACT 130.05. |
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 from 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (264KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (252KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (123KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (408KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KVPS - Eglin Air Force Base/Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (6 nm NW)
KHRT - Hurlburt Field Airport (11 nm W)
KEGI - Duke Field (Eglin AF Aux Nr 3) Airport (15 nm N)
KCEW - Bob Sikes Airport (23 nm N)
54J - DeFuniak Springs Airport (26 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David W. Oehler
Photo taken 03-Mar-2017
looking northwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Destin Executive Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 09-Jan-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:19 | | 12:19 |
| Sunrise | | 06:45 | | 12:45 |
| Sunset | | 17:01 | | 23:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:28 | | 23:28 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Jan-2026 10:24:30 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Jan-2026 04:24:30 |
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| METAR |
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| KDTS | 090953Z AUTO 12008KT 1/4SM FG VV002 17/17 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP190 T01720172
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KVPS
5nm NW | 091000Z AUTO 11006KT 5/8SM R12/3500FT BR VV001 17/17 A3009 RMK AO2 CIG 000 RWY20 SLP196 $
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KHRT
10nm W | 090955Z 11006KT 1 1/8SM BR OVC001 19/18 A3007 RMK AO2A SLP181 T01850177 $
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KEGI
14nm N | 090955Z AUTO 13005KT 1 1/2SM R18/5000FT BR OVC003 18/18 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP189 T01840176 $
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KVPS
5nm NW | 090800Z 0908/1008 12004KT 0800 FG BKN001 BKN010 QNH3000INS TEMPO 0908/0915 1600 BR BKN005 BKN010 BECMG 0916/0917 16009KT 9999 NSW SCT010 BKN030 QNH3003INS BECMG 1000/1001 16009KT 3200 BR BKN005 BKN020 QNH3003INS TX26/0920Z TN15/0912Z
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KHRT
10nm W | 090200Z 0902/1008 13009KT 3200 BR BKN005 QNH3006INS TEMPO 0903/0910 0800 FG VV001 BECMG 0915/0916 13010G18KT 9999 NSW SCT005 BKN020 QNH3006INS BECMG 1002/1003 13010G15KT 8000 -SHRA BKN010 QNH3005INS TX21/0920Z TN18/0910Z
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KEGI
14nm N | 090200Z 0902/1008 16009KT 9999 BKN010 BKN050 QNH3004INS BECMG 0905/0906 17006KT 1600 BR BKN005 BKN020 QNH3000INS TEMPO 0907/0912 0600 FG BKN003 BECMG 0916/0917 16009KT 9999 NSW SCT010 BKN040 QNH3003INS TX26/0919Z TN17/0909Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0906 NEXT 0910
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