FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David W. Oehler
Photo taken 03-Mar-2017
looking northwest.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 28-Jul-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:36 | | 10:36 |
Sunrise | | 06:03 | | 11:03 |
Sunset | | 19:42 | | 00:42 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:08 | | 01:08 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 29-Jul-2025 01:58:31 |
Local (UTC-5) | 28-Jul-2025 20:58:31 |
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METAR |
KDTS | 290153Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP172 T03220239
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KVPS 5nm NW | 290055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 33/24 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP175 T03310237 $
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KHRT 10nm W | 282155Z AUTO 32008KT 10SM SCT060 36/22 A3003 RMK AO2A SLP167 T03600221 $
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KEGI 14nm N | 290055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T03040252 $
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TAF |
KVPS 5nm NW | 282230Z 2822/3004 35009KT 8000 -TSRA SCT060CB QNH3007INS BECMG 2901/2902 35009KT 9999 NSW SCT060 QNH3007INS BECMG 2909/2910 34010KT 9999 SCT030 QNH3005INS BECMG 2919/2920 27010KT 9999 VCTS SCT040CB BKN090 BKN140 QNH3000INS TEMPO 2921/2924 26010KT 8000 -TSRA VCTS SCT020CB BKN040 BECMG 3001/3002 21005KT 9999 NSW BKN020 QNH3000INS TX36/2920Z TN27/2910Z
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KHRT 10nm W | 282301Z 2823/2924 33009KT 9999 SCT040 QNH3004INS TEMPO 2823/2901 8000 -TSRA BKN040CB BECMG 2901/2902 VRB06KT 9999 FEW050 QNH3003INS BECMG 2916/2917 23010KT 9999 SCT050 QNH3000INS BECMG 2920/2921 20010G15KT 9999 VCTS SCT045CB BKN090 QNH2996INS TX36/2823Z TN26/2910Z
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KEGI 14nm N | 281700Z 2817/2923 34009KT 9999 FEW050 QNH3007INS TEMPO 2817/2820 35012G18KT BECMG 2917/2918 26006KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS SCT020CB BKN040 QNH2996INS TEMPO 2918/2923 25012G18KT 6000 TSRA BKN020CB TX37/2820Z TN26/2911Z
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NOTAMs |
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