Miracle Strip Aviation, Avitat Destin, has been Destin's full service FBO since 1978. We offer you full service fueling, aircraft maintenence, a flight training department, and a friendly and accommodating staff. Our Concierge desk can assist with anything from hotel reservations, car rentals, to shuttle services. Our spacious 17 acre ramp is more than large enough to accomodiate your aircraft. We look forward to the opportunity to serve you!

Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport ASRI 130.05 PO Box 159 1001 Airport Road Destin, FL 32540 850-837-6135 850-837-6136 Fax 850-654-0618 info@miraclestripaviation.com www.miraclestripaviation.com Mailing Address: Phone Numbers: P.O. Box 159 FBO(850)837-6135 Destin, FL 32540 Aircraft Maintenance (850)837-2214 Flight School (850)837-8277 Physical Address: 1001 Airport Rd Destin, FL 32541

Services, Facilities and Amenities Airport management Aviation fuel Oxygen service Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown) GPU / Power cart Passenger terminal and lounge Pilot school (FAR Part 141) Flight training Aircraft rental Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing Aircraft charters Aircraft maintenance Avionics sales and service Aircraft modifications Aircraft cleaning / washing / detailing Aircraft parts Aviation accessories Catering Pilot supplies Rental cars Courtesy transportation Courtesy cars (free for pilots to use in the local area) Pilots lounge / snooze room Public telephone Computerized weather Internet access Restrooms Showers	Aviation fuel services Brand:  Fueling hours:  Fuel available from 6am-10pm 7 days a week. Fuel available after hours on a call out basis.    GUARANTEED FUEL PRICES  100LL Avgas Full service    $4.99 Jet A Full service    $4.54   Discounts:  Volume discounts, .25 cent discount for first time customers, and .20 cents off per gallon for Exxon Airworld card holders. WE GUARANTEE OUR PRICES POSTED ON AIRNAV Prices include all taxes. MEMBERS ONLY DISCOUNTS Already a member?    Not yet a member? For after hours call-out please call 850-376-0859 (10pm-2am) or 850-830-4281 (2am-6am).
Comments from AirNav users Comments are submitted by their authors and do not reflect the opinion of AirNav, LLC. All comments must adhere to AirNav's Policy on Comments. AirNav's standard comment retention period is 3 years. From Casey Dufur on 19-Oct-2009 Went to this FBO on October 17, 2009.We just came in for a day trip. Showed up and rental car that we had reserved was not there and they couldn't find our reservations. So they called Enterprise to get us a car and sure enough they were out of cars. So the FBO gave us the crew car for the day. So it actually turned out better since we didn't have to pay 50 or 60 dollars. There service was top notch. We had enough gas so we opted not to buy any. They didn't charge us a ramp fee or anything. I was very surprised. So I give an A+++ for this FBO. It reminded me of the good ol' days.   From Alan Greisz on 04-Sep-2009 Stayed at DTS for a month while conducting work training in the area. Staff assisted in unloading and obtaining rental car. The Staff remained friendly, accommodating, and proactive for the duration of my stay.   From David Siciliano on 02-Aug-2009 We were highly pleased with the service at Miracle. We arrived Saturday July 25th in the afternoon. A lineman met us with our rental car and helped us unload the plane and load the rental car. We asked that the inboard tanks be fueled midweek when there was a fuel discount. When we returned the following Saturday to depart, the plane was properly fueled, properly charged and turning in the rental car was easy as a lineman took it at the terminal. Wonderful experience. Everyone was polite and efficient. We will use Miracle again when visiting Destin.   From Tommy Shelton on 30-Jul-2009 Unable to find a rental car in Destin 7/28/09. Miracle Strip Aviation had John Cope, a kind employee to drive me to Mobile, Al. Was a phenomenal act of kindness and customer service. Thank you Neyra and crew!!!   From Dan Jarrett on 21-Apr-2009 I have read numerous accounts of dissatisfied customers including being charged for "cookies" and being "gouged" for fuel at this FBO. In fact I considered landing elsewhere to avoid the "pirate-like" tactics that I feared would greet me at KDTS. Imagine my surprise when I arrived only to discover a courteous staff that anticipated my accommodations and could not have been more cooperative. The rental car was waiting (on the ramp, not two blocks down in slot 54 in the Hertz lot); the line staff and desk personnel were gracious and anxious to serve. Fuel prices were appropriate for the area about.. In my opinion Don't know what all the hubbub is about.... Miracle Strip folks were nothing but professional to me. Maybe it's because I said Thank You. Beech 58 Baron   From Tyler Barker on 01-Jan-2009 We come in almost every weekend in the summer, a few times in the winter, in different types of planes. I'm glad the new FBO is going to be open soon, that’s where we're headed. Beware of going into Destin; be careful if you take a cookie, they may charge you! They charge for everything else. Line service is always a perfect 10!   From Debbie Kastner on 02-Dec-2008 Service great line crew very friendly. Prices they charge out of this world! Don't look at them the wrong way or that may cost you also. Happy we are getting a new FBO on the field that will have better prices. DK   From Alan Kozarsky on 08-Sep-2008 Courteous FBO BUT fuel pricing, even more so than most resort destinations, is opportunistic. Current price of $7.11 for JetA has been RAISED in recent weeks rather than lowered per market conditions. Nearby Panama City (a beach but TWO FBOs) offers retail fuel at $6.25 and contract fuel for $5.31 Waiving $100 turboprop ramp fee for fuel purchase doesn't even come close to offsetting benefit of tankering fuel. Of note, fuel prices and ramp/parking fees are much higher at Destin FL than Martha's Vineyard MA. I would urge Miracle Strip to rethink its pricing.   From Michael J. Bogenreif on 13-Aug-2008 Service was very efficient, although fuel is higher in price with in the 50-mile radius; the handling fees were waived for purchase. Many people have complained about the handling fees at this FBO; however after visiting this location it is extremely busy with jets, singles and twins with minimal parking. The higher fees allow for more competent employees etc. I cannot even guess what the cost of a wing tip strike cost to repair on a jet, etc. Not to mention the time the A/C would be down.   From Jason Crandall on 07-Aug-2008 As always, great service!! They gave me a crew car. Took care of my Bonanza. Top Notch and they're the only game in town. I think that's great. I wish Key West could follow their example!   From Matt Basford on 24-Jul-2008 Flew into Destin July 17. A busy airport that needs a control tower before someone gets killed. The service was great by the linemen.   From Gary Madden on 03-Jul-2008 Flew in on July 02 and we were promptly greeted. Everyone was friendly and helpful. Fuel is high but we prepared for that accordingly. On leaving, they provided great instructions and took us right to the aircraft. All in all, much better and easier than I had imagined. This was on a moderately busy day.   From Jeff Zimmerman on 01-Jul-2008 Cliff, the evening Customer Service Professional is just that...PROFESSIONAL! Seemed very eager to help out a couple of guys in a C172. Walked over to the maintenance center to ask about a problem we were having with the aircraft, and then offered to help with our bags and drive us to the hotel. Once at the hotel, I realized I might have left a digital camera in the car. Cliff went right out and checked for me, and called me back within 3 minutes to tell me he found it and was holding it at the counter for me. I have managed FBOs, and this is exactly the type of service-oriented employee a Manager can only dream of having on his/her team! Way to go Cliff!!   From David Schmutzler on 28-Jun-2008 Prices are unconscionable, especially for a little airport. Ramp & overnight fees simply out of bounds topped off by equally high avgas price. Buy minimum quantity of fuel and ramp and one night parking waved. Bought enough for that and got the other 150 gallons a short distance away for $2.38/gal less! When I enquired about the charges I got answers that "didn't stack up". As we waded through those the last one was that "this is a destination airport". Sounds like they simply will charge what they want to. Line service upon arrival was excellent, I thought. Rudder gust lock on this plane best not in place while it is being towed. Line fellow said he would put it in after it was positioned and tied down. Showed him how to do it. Next day no gust lock! Found it inside the FBO. Golf cart used to bring a handicapped passenger to the plane at departure time arrived as I was crawling under the wing to untie. That fellow offered no help, just drove off. Hope I don't have to go here often!   From Christopher Anderson on 25-May-2008 Flew in for a four-day biz trip. Everyone was friendly, but inattentive. Examples: Called from the air for rental car. No answer on ARINC. Reached Miracle Strip on UNICOM when taxiing, and advised of rental car. When lineman came out, he had no idea, and when radioed back, central had no idea. When I walked into the FBO, there was my fax, car folder and keys, sitting on the desk for all to see. On the return, I arrived and called the desk to have the plane fueled. When checked back 40 minutes later, they were "working on it right now." Took 55 minutes before the desk was ready to check me out. This on a day when the desk was talking about "how slow it is." Really, gang; with a ramp fee and $7 fuel, I think I had a right to expect a little better.   From CE Johnston on 22-May-2008 At a time when General Aviation is facing user fee threats, high fuel cost, and lack of public support, you would think that FBO's would get the fact that many of the corporate and timeshare jets that fly into the area, would also be private small piston plane pilots. These pilots might just want to fly their family to the beautiful beaches of Destin. I would recommend that if you do, you have plenty of patience and financial resources. I am based at Destin. The based small piston planes are going away to other local airports due to the heavy jet traffic, the extremely high fuel cost and the lack of interest in parking a small single engine. The FBO just recently raised the tie down 100%. Expect that your overnight will go up accordingly. Local airports have fuel as much as $2.00/gal less. Suggest that you top off somewhere else. We all believe we should support our FBO, but when the FBO goes to the extreme it is difficult to support them.   From Gary Lewis on 19-May-2008 Come here often and have never gotten the exceptional service that other folks write about. You have to beg to get your airplane brought up and there is always reasons why they cant get to it even when there is no traffic and everyone is sitting around. Fuel is way to expensive..Over $7.00 for Jet A. It’s Destin not New York and the ramp fee is above the norm in my opinion. I wouldn't have a problem paying the $200 for my jet if I got $200 worth of service.   From Marcus Williams on 27-Apr-2008 Just another jet center. They're nice enough, but they won't go out of their way for a piston airplane, and they have the most expensive fuel I've ever bought. If you have an alternative, go there. If you don't (and Destin does have the most beautiful beaches in the world, although it's getting much overcrowded), it's fine. But tanker your own fuel if you can.   From Jeff P. Russell on 23-Apr-2008 Line staff attentive and helpful. Fuel a bit on the pricey side, but, hey, it is the Riviera. Nice place to get weathered in for a half day.   From Chris Davis on 24-Mar-2008 Overnight & tie-down fee waved if you buy 15 gallons. Friendly, fast FBO. No place for a run-up once you enter the taxiway.   From Marc Dickman on 24-Mar-2008 I had business in Niceville on Easter weekend. I had a flat tire on my 1950 PA-20. The linemen and ladies did everything in their power to help me fix the flat! Thank you for everything!   From Gregg Pardieck on 23-Mar-2008 I have been flying to DTS for many many years and have always found the service to be very good. Patty and Marge do a great job taking care of my passengers and me. The gas prices are high but you have 24-hour service that you are paying for. I spend a lot of time at this FBO.   From Jay Curtis on 11-Mar-2008 A 200.00 ramp fee for a small jet on the ramp for 1 hr is ridiculous. I would expect this kind of charge from Signature Miami but this is a small facility. The linemen have their lockers in the pilot lounge, which is kind of annoying when you are relaxing waiting for your flight.   From Scott JL on 09-Mar-2008 Flew in on a beautiful but windy Saturday for a $100 hamburger with a friend and our kids. Lineman on the spot, taking away any guesswork and worries, with valet parking. Facility was A+, very roomy, super-clean, and tech-friendly. Staff was sharp and professional. Loaned us one of their many crew cars, which were all like new and sparkling. It's a quick drive to many great restaurants (and a nearby water/amusement park if time permits), we chose "The Back Porch" which was beyond fantastic with a view of the waves breaking about 20' away! Shoes came off and the kids got to play in the sand for a bit before the quick trip back to KDTS to find our baby topped off and ready. Quick checkout, and a helpful flyer to explain the Eglin departure procedures (a must-read, don't forget!). Like everyone mentioned, the fuel is quite pricy, but the amenities that come with it are ALL first-class!   From Jay Barr on 16-Feb-2008 I arrived on 2/14/08 around 11 am local time. Line service greeted me just off the runway and parked me right up front. They offered to help with luggage and immediately topped off our tanks, as requested. Front desk personnel were very friendly and offered any assistance I might need. The price of fuel was as advertised with great service.   From Tim Matthews on 29-Jan-2008 Thanks for the great service. We've been in every week lately and ya'll have been doing a great job.   From Mitch Dean on 30-Dec-2007 Wow the prices there are huge. What gives? Does anyone know when the new FBO on the North end is opening up for operations so that we can have a choice, and hopefully have less turn around time?   From Don Shade on 18-Nov-2007 I've flown into DTS for many years. During my last trip I asked for the windshield to be cleaned and to top off my oil to 9 qts. Simple enough? The windshield was not cleaned (nor attempted to be cleaned) and the oil cap was left hanging by its chain. No big deal, I found the oil cap during pre-flight, so this wasn't a flight hazard. I really should have filed IFR with all the bugs on my windshield, however.   From Dan Dean on 01-Oct-2007 Fuel is pricey but service is exceptional. They forgot to fuel my plane so they waived their reasonable ramp charges. It was a packed weekend but you would never know it from the service. Called 30 minutes prior to departure and plane was up and ready (except for the fuel). Helped with luggage and carts were buzzing to assist with shuttle to and from aircraft. Service was stellar. This is the place to arrive in Destin.   From Addie Fanguy on 11-Sep-2007 Great service. Enjoy the FBO every time we come into Destin. Staff does excellent job! Crew of N706HB   From Don Kilpatrick on 26-Aug-2007 As we fly into Destin quite regularly I have noticed the service is quite exceptional and friendly with the line guys and front desk employees. I flew one of our salesman and several customers in one day earlier in the summer. Traci B. met us at the plane with her normally radiant smile and took a huge load of golf clubs and luggage we normally carry in allowing me to assist our pax with their rental car. Meanwhile Traci had taken their luggage to the rental car area, loaded it into the car, and we were able to have it up front waiting on the pax before they could run their paperwork. Traci is always polite, smiling, and very helpful in assisting us (pilots) and our pax which certainly makes our jobs a lot easier in the normally 90 degree temps in Destin. Hopefully management will hold onto employees like Traci as they have had some turnover of some very good employees since opening the new building.   From Bruce Eckert on 13-Aug-2007 Flew in Fri for the weekend with an alternator problem. They fixed it Sat morning. Line and counter personnel were very efficient and courteous. Fuel was 5.59/gal with no ramp fee. Looking forward to next time.   From Antonio Dennis on 01-Aug-2007 Miracle Strip has the BEST FBO in FL. Great friendly people and a nice new FBO, and Leon is the best owner I have ever met, he cares about you, the pax and the crew.   From James Kilgore on 22-Jul-2007 I flew in on July 20 in my Archer for a weekend meeting and was guided right up to the front door. Linesmen there to help immediately. Our rental car was retrieved for us and brought right up to the plane. Nothing but professional and courtesy service. When returning to the airport on July 22 I called ahead and asked the plane be fueled to the tabs and when I arrived it was done exactly as I had requested previously. Counter folks at the FBO and the rental car service desk were both very helpful. This is a busy airport in a great vacation location. I can see where the airport and its staff can be extremely busy at times but it appeared to me they have got their service down to a science and really work hard to please the customer. The fuel prices are higher than what smaller airports charge but not much different than what I see at major airport FBOs. Personally I was extremely pleased with the facilities, the staff and the location. Would highly recommend this FBO.   From Jason Crandall on 16-Jul-2007 This FBO was absolutely fantastic. Charles greeted me promptly when I pulled up to the ramp in my Archer (they were busy). He helped with the bags, got me filled up, parked the plane and tied it down. First class service all the way around. Thanks for the great job. I will be back   From Scott Riley on 12-Jul-2007 There in July for annual trip. Nice folks, good service; outrageous 100LL price. Looking forward to future second FBO.   From John Campbell on 02-Jul-2007 What a refreshing experience. My last comments were posted in Oct of 2005. My recent trip to Destin was nothing like the last. Linemen were waiting for us on taxi, picked up our luggage, brought the plane around fueled in a timely fashion, and were altogether very friendly and helpful. I had doubts about heading to Destin again, but after this visit I wouldn't hesitate. Fuel is expensive, but the service makes up for it.   From J Logan on 28-Jun-2007 My thanks to Bonnie and Chuck at Miracle Strip and Shonda at Enterprise rental car! 3 weeks ago as I leveled off at 9K ft, my wife asked if I picked up her purse out of the rental car..... Oops! CT at Caryns approach worked for 30 min while I was airborne to try to contact both Enterprise and Miracle Strip for my wife’s belongings. In short order, the personal items were found and UPS shipped back to us the following week. Thanks to all of you who fielded phone calls on this matter and there are many of you at Miracle Strip who I simply cannot remember your names but did help significantly. I appreciate all of you as a LARGE Headache was avoided. Thanks again to CT at Caryns (sp) as none of this would have been possible without your willingness to help! CT, talk to you soon and to MSA, See you soon!   From Christa Strang on 14-May-2007 I agree James has made a huge difference in the customer service of Miracle Strip. The line personnel working day shift is outstanding as well. Dan and Kenny and all of the guys working hard on day shift make Destin a great place to be based. If you want great service, stop at Destin between 6am and 2pm. They are a great team.   From Leendert Nicolaas Vernie on 21-Apr-2007 Mr. James Clark is the perfect example of what a customer service representative should be. Impeccably dressed and groomed, quick thinking, solution oriented. People like him make all the difference in this business. A+ all the way.   From Al Thomas on 14-Apr-2007 Flew into Destin today, and had the unexpected pleasure of having to use Miracle Strip Aviation. This is by far the worst FBO in the USA. With the highest fuel prices and unpleasant people how do these people stay in business? Do aviation a favor and vote with your wallet take your business some other place and put these people out of there misery....   From Mike McCabe on 13-Apr-2007 We spent 2 days at Destin conducting operations in support of a local air show. We had the opportunity to observe MSA's staff for an extended period. Their hard working team provides excellent service to all. They were particularly accommodating to us, and the entire organization is very professional. Our Thanks to MSA. We look forward to returning!!!   From Jim Clark on 22-Mar-2007 Miracle provided excellent service. Jim C. Made sure we got to and from lunch in his personal car, and Gail (aka Mary) treated us with the greatest of care while we were there. The high fuel prices reflect that Miracle is located on a popular Florida beach. Tight aircraft parking!   From Nick Johnson on 17-Mar-2007 Flew into this airport in A Piper Arrow III. There is 1 word I can say about this airport. Awesome!!!. You have to be careful when landing on runway 32, there are hotels and condos right on the approach that you come close to when landing. When we arrived we were greeted when we got to the FBO. Very nice FBO to. When we left we got to the FBO and asked to fuel up our Arrow. It took a while because there is a lot of traffic in this airport. Very reasonable fuel prices. Will be back, since Destin is our vacation spot.   From Rex Tipton on 14-Feb-2007 I fly in and out of Destin airport regularly and I will have to say that the service is way below standards. The line staff will park you but don't expect much more from them. They can have a line guy drive by on a cart and not even stop to offer the passengers a ride up to the FBO. They always charge a ramp fee even if you only open the door to let passengers out. Don't get me wrong I know they are there to make money but if you don't even go inside and you don't use any of there services that is a little much. Once I landed there around 5:30 am and the FBO was closed so the crew sat outside until 6:00 when they opened. We walked in once they opened the door and right away they started charging us for a ramp fee. I guess that was for sitting outside in their chairs in the dark. Right now they are the only FBO on the field but thank GOD a new FBO is being build and as soon as it is open I will be going there.   From Jim Juneau on 13-Feb-2007 Stopped-in for a long weekend. Promptly met by line crew who "rolled-out the red carpet", carried bags, and tended to fueling and parking aircraft. Enterprise rental on site. Nice flight planning area & lounge. Ramp fee waived with fuel purchase. Fuel prices are way too high, but otherwise a pleasant experience.   From Gregg Pardieck on 21-Jan-2007 I have been flying to Miracle Strip for 15 years from Seymour, IN. I have always found the management, lineman, mechanics and facilities very inviting and pleasurable. I believe that my next 100 visits will be just as nice if they continue to provide the same service as I have appreciated so far.   From Rick Galvin on 03-Jan-2007 Just got back from a week stay over the Christmas holiday. We stayed a week, purchased 40 gallons of fuel, came by three times to check on the plane, ate a few cookies each time. On each trip the counter and ramp people treated us great. In fact, after seeing the past comments, I thought we would be lucky for them to grunt, but I thought we were well attended. I saw no overnight charge for our stay and no handling charge either. Maybe the 4.84 a gallon makes up for some of it, but still these guys need to make money somehow. I will be coming back, but in the spring, the weather is I hope a little warmer.   From Tony Holcak on 16-Dec-2006 I visited Destin Dec 9-10. I requested my aircraft be filled to the tabs however it was topped off instead. I brought it to the attention of the line manager who immediately apologized and refunded me the cost of the excess fuel. A nice recovery with no hassle. I'll be back.   From Peter DeFranco on 10-Dec-2006 I flew into DTS like I have done for several months on Friday December 1 at 8:30 PM, and while picking up my Hertz rental car and baggage I left my Garmin 496 on the counter. Once I got home to Seagrove, I called and it was gone. If you find this GPS please report it to DTS general manager at the FBO.   From Martha Wood on 17-Nov-2006 Just in this week; staff was friendly and helpful; sent us to the Back Porch for a late dinner--good food and atmosphere!!

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