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KDTS Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport
Destin, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: DTS
Lat/Long: 30-24-00.2200N / 086-28-17.3180W
30-24.003667N / 086-28.288633W
30.4000611 / -86.4714772
(estimated)
Elevation: 23 ft. / 7.0 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
Sectional chart: NEW ORLEANS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: GAINESVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: DTS (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0700-2000
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.075
WX ASOS: 133.925 (850-654-7128)
EGLIN APPROACH: 132.1
EGLIN DEPARTURE: 132.1
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 121.6 121.6 127.7
BASIC RDR SVC: 133.0
  • APCH/DEP SVCS PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 120.2/346.4 (CRESTVIEW RCAG) WHEN EGLIN APCH/DEP CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CEWr154/27.7CRESTVIEW VORTAC115.9003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
DESTINat field25401WDTS -.. - ...
PICKENS092/36.632601EPKZ .--. -.- --..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 4999 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 38.0
Double wheel: 67.0
Double tandem: 113.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 30-24.328928N30-23.677813N
Longitude: 086-28.580447W086-27.996490W
Elevation: 22.0 ft.20.7 ft.
Gradient: DOWNDOWNUP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 143 magnetic, 142 true323 magnetic, 322 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 40 ft. trees, 1581 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clearbldg, 34:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: OKALOOSA CO
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, 101 EAST JAMES LEE BOULEVARD
CRESTVIEW, FL 32536
Phone 850-689-5000
CONTACT PERSON: GREG DONOVAN A.A.E. 850-651-7160 FAX: 850-651-7164
Manager: GREG DONOVAN A.A.E
1701 STATE ROAD 85 NORTH
EGLIN AFB, FL 32542-1413
Phone 850-651-7160
FBO, CINDY HALL 850-837-6135.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 25
Single engine airplanes: 15
Multi engine airplanes: 6
Jet airplanes: 4
    
Aircraft operations: avg 172/day *
74% transient general aviation
24% local general aviation
1% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 12 March 2009

Additional Remarks

RWY 14/32 HAS A 200' STOPWAY BOTH ENDS.
EXERCISE EXTREME VIGILANCE DUE TO CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EGLIN AFB LCTD 6NM NW OF ARPT.
ALL ACFT CTC EGLIN CD ON 121.6 OR 127.7 FOR ATC DEP INSTR PRIOR TO TKOF.
IFR ACFT REMAIN ON GROUND - CTC DEP CONTROL FOR CLIMB OUT INSTR AND IFR RELEASE.

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14   download (175KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32   download (182KB)
NDB RWY 32   download (191KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (30KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KVPS - Eglin Air Force Base (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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Miracle Strip Aviation
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KDTS (Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport)
Photo by Scott Jackson
Photo taken 09-May-2009

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Sectional chart
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Airport diagram
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Diagram of KDTS (Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport)
 
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From to KDTS

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4211:42
Sunrise06:0712:07
Sunset16:5222:52
Evening civil twilight17:1823:18

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 08:45:54
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 02:45:54
 
METAR
KDTS 080753Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM CLR 17/12 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP212 T01720117
KVPS 
5nm NW 
080755Z 07005KT 10SM SCT150 BKN250 16/10 A3018 RMK AO2A SLP219 T01600104 $
KHRT 
10nm W 
080755Z 06006KT 10SM BKN250 15/11 A3015 RMK AO2A SLP214 T01530112 $
KEGI 
14nm N 
080755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP219 T01120092 $
TAF
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Miracle Strip Aviation ASRI 130.05
850-837-6135
850-837-6136
[web site]
[email]
We will match all advertised contract fuel prices. With over 17 acres of ramp space available, we invite you to see why we are the FBO of choice in Destin since 1978.
 
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100LL 
$4.99 
Jet A 
$4.54 
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Destin Jet ASRI 131.825
850-424-6890
888-538-3786
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Getting Around: Taxi, Limo, Rental Cars, Mass Transit

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
 Thrifty Car Rental--Destin Jet
850-424-6890
[web site]
[email]
[Reservations]
Exclusive with Destin Jet. Locally owned and operated by Destin Jet. Great service and all types of vehicles at your plane side. Aircrew rates and discounts for EAA, NBAA, AOPA, ALPA, and just about anything else aviation related. WE WANT TO EARN YOUR REPEAT BUSINESS.

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KDTS have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
HILTON SANDESTIN BEACH GOLF RESORT & SPA 8.6 169-389
COMFORT INN DESTIN 1.4 120-230
EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL DESTIN MIRAMAR BEACH 5.2 143-289
COUNTRY INN & SUITES 2.8 109-214
SUMMERPLACE INN 1.1 140-320
WINGATE BY WYNDHAM - DESTIN FL 0.8 66-169
HAMPTON INN DESTIN 1.9 84-299
HOLIDAY INN EXP SUITES DESTIN 2.9 119-200
INN ON THE DESTIN HARBOR 1.9 115-179
 

Other hotels near Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport

Miles Price ($)
DESTIN HOLIDAY BEACH RESORT 0.9 105-106
DESTIN HOLIDAY BEACH RESORT 2 0.9 230-231
DESTIN TOWER BY RESORTQUEST 0.9 
DAYS INN DESTIN FL 0.9 81-160
TIVOLI VILLAS AT SANDESTIN 0.9 
HARBOR LANDING BY HOLIDAY ISLE 0.9 375-1333
JADE EAST TOWERS BY RQ 0.9 359-469
HOLIDAY INN DESTIN ON THE BEACH 0.9 126-342
SUNDESTIN BEACH BY RESORTQUEST 1.0 307-372
SILVER BEACH TOWERS 1.0 323-422
DESTIN INN AND SUITES 1.1 85-130
SILVER SHELLS BEACH RESORT AND 1.3 269-808

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

Hotels in other cities near Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport

56 in Destin
8 in Miramar Beach
1 in Shalimar
5 in Niceville
1 in Miramar Beach, CA
26 in Fort Walton Beach
3 in Santa Rosa Beach
 

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Other Pages about Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport

flydts.com
www.okaloosacountyairports.com/air_airports.html
 
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