Northwest Florida Regional Airport facts for kids
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Northwest Florida Regional Airport
Eglin Air Force Base
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USGS aerial photo as of 15 February 1999
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Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | United States Air Force | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Fort Walton Beach, Destin | ||||||||||||||
Location | Valparaiso, Florida | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 87 ft / 27 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 30°29′00″N 086°31′31″W / 30.48333°N 86.52528°W | ||||||||||||||
Website | www.FlyVPS.com | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration
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Northwest Florida Regional Airport (airport code KVPS) serves the city of Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
The following Airlines serve Northwest Florida Regional Airport:
- American Airlines
- Continental Airlines
- Delta Airlines
- US Airways
- Vision Airlines
Facilities and aircraft
Northwest Florida Regional Airport and Eglin Air Force Base share two runways: 12/30 with a 12,005 x 300 ft (3,659 x 91 m) asphalt/concrete surface and 1/19 with a 10,012 x 300 ft (3,052 x 91 m) asphalt pavement. For the 12-month period ending March 31, 2006, the airport had 126,060 aircraft operations, an average of 345 per day: 71% military, 19% scheduled commercial, 8% general aviation and 2% air taxi.
The airport has a 110,000 sq. ft. airport passenger terminal building. It has three second-level gates with passenger jet ways and three ground-level commuter gates with regional jet boarding bridges