Terminal Procedures

KVPS — Eglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton Beach

VALPARAISO/DESTIN-FT WALTON BEACH, FL · 13 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA VPSElevation 84 ft2 runwaysLongest 12,004 ftToweredFuel Jet AVolume SE-3Not for navigation
KVPS airport diagram — runways, taxiways and ramp layout
KVPS airport diagram The official FAA airport diagram — runways, taxiways, ramp layout and hold-short positions. Download PDF

12 published instrument approaches: 4 ILS approaches, 4 RNAV (GPS), serving 4 runway ends.

All 13 KVPS charts in one download Every approach, departure, arrival and minimums page for this airport, sorted into folders, as a single ZIP. Taken one at a time on the free tier, 13 charts is roughly 1 min of downloading — they queue one behind another.
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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
ILS OR LOC Y RWY 20 chart previewILS OR LOC Y RWY 20PDF
ILS OR LOC Y RWY 30 chart previewILS OR LOC Y RWY 30PDF
ILS OR LOC Z RWY 20 chart previewILS OR LOC Z RWY 20PDF
ILS OR LOC Z RWY 30 chart previewILS OR LOC Z RWY 30PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 02PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 12PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 20PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 30PDF
TACAN RWY 02 chart previewTACAN RWY 02PDF
TACAN RWY 12 chart previewTACAN RWY 12PDF
TACAN RWY 20 chart previewTACAN RWY 20PDF
TACAN RWY 30 chart previewTACAN RWY 30PDF

KVPS airport information

Control tower
Yes
Attendance
Continuous
ARTCC
Jacksonville Center
Flight service
Gainesville
NOTAM facility
VPS (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
3W
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Yes
ARFF index
Index C
Fuel
Jet A
Bottled oxygen
None
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
March 1941
Airport area
6,500 acres
Ownership
Privately owned
Sectional
New Orleans
Last FAA inspection
2026-03-17

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

KVPS radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
Tower118.2122.8Eglin
Ground121.8Eglin
Clearance delivery127.7Eglin
ATIS134.625Eglin
Approach125.1271-089132.1090-270Eglin
Emergency121.5Eglin

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

12,004 × 300 ft123010,012 × 300 ft0220N3,000 ft
Runway layout at KVPS, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
12/3012,004 ft300 ftAsphalt over concrete ExcellentHigh intensity
  12PAPI (4-box) 3°
  30ILS/DME · PAPI (4-box) 2.5° · ALSF-1 approach lighting
02/2010,012 ft300 ftAsphalt FairHigh intensity
  02PAPI (4-box) 3° · ALSF-1 approach lighting
  20ILS/DME · PAPI (4-box) 2.8° · ALSF-1 approach lighting

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where KVPS is

Latitude, longitude30.4832190, -86.5260440
Elevation84 ft
From Valparaiso/Destin-Ft Walton Beach1 nm SW

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FAA remarks for KVPS

  • MILITARY.
  • RSTRD TO MIL ACFT AND CIVIL ACR ONLY.
  • RWY DIST MRKRS ON BOTH RWYS.
  • SEE FLIP AP/1 RTE AND AREA RSTD (FLORIDA-VALPARAISO) FOR BASH, WX RESTRICTIONS, AND SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT RMK.
  • JOINT-USE FACILITY. MANAGER OF CIVILIAN PORTION OF AIRPORT ONLY. USAF OWNS AND OPERATES THE RUNWAYS AND OTHER FACILITIES.
  • DESTIN-FORT WALTON BEACH AIRPORT OPS (850) 651-7166.
  • RWY 20 NSTD ALSF-1 LEN 1500'.
  • FIRST 1000 FT OF RY 12/30 IS CONC ON BOTH ENDS.
  • TWY PARL TO RWY 12/30 MAY BE MISTAKEN FOR RWY.
  • HEAVY TFC 10 NM NORTH OF ARPT INVOF CRESTVIEW/BOB SIKES ARPT.
  • LARGE MIGRATORY BIRDS PRESENT YEAR ROUND ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • FUEL: A++, 100LL
  • CAUTION: HIGH VOLUME OF NAVY T-6 ANF B-06 TRAINING ACFT NEAR CEW VORTAC.
  • REGIONAL WX BRIEFINGS; CLSD WKNDS AND HOLS.
  • BEARING STRENGTH RWY 02/20: ST150; SBTT600; TT500; TD T800; TRT600
  • A-GEAR: 8 PT TIE-DOWNS ON ALL BAK-12. RWY 02-20 NML A-G CONFIGURATION: BAK-12B APCH END DISCONNECTED, DEP END CONNECTED. MB100 CONFIGURED FOR UNI-DIREC, DEP END ARRESTMENTS ONLY. MB100 APCH END DISCONNECTED, DEP END CONNECTED. APCH END AVBL WITH 20 MIN PN 1215-0515Z++ MON-FRI, AVBL WITH 2 HR PN SAT, SUN, AND HOL. RWY 12/30 NML A-GEAR CONFIGURATION: BAK-12B ALWAYS CONNECTED. MB100 CONFIGURED FOR UNI-DIREC, DEP END ARRESTMENTS ONLY. MB-100 APCH END DISCONNECTED, DEP END CONNECTED. DO NOT ENGAGE MB100 ON APCH END. POTENTIAL FOR TAIL HOOK SKIP EXISTS, DUE TO UNEVEN ASPHALT PAVEMENT AT MB100.
  • SERVICE-JASU: (AM32A-60)(AM32A-95)(B809)(SGNSC)(MC-2A)(MC20).
  • FLUID: ADI-LTD; SP PRESAIR LHOX LOX
  • OIL: O-128-132-133-148-156; SOAP/JOAP - NOT AVBL WEKEND AND HOL.
  • RSTD: TWY B RSTD TO MISSION ESSENTIAL ACFT ONLY. PPR MIN 24 HR. CTC AM OPS DSN 872-5313/5406, C850-882-5313/5406 OR VIA EMAIL AT 96OSS.OSAM.EGLINBASEOPS@US.AF.MIL. PPR 24 HR. PPR ARR/DEP TIMES ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED. TRAN ACFT ARR LATE EXP MIN 2 HR DELAY. TRAN AIRCREWS RPT LATE FOR SKED DEP EXP MIN 2 HR DELAY.
  • RSTD: ALL AMC OR ACFT WITH DV CODE 6 OR ABV CTC AM OPS 30 MN PRIOR TO LDG.
  • CAUTION: OBST (HGR) 211 FT LCTD APRX FIRST 1000 FT E OF ACPH END RWY 02. DUR VFR POSS CONFLICTING TFC. VFR ARR/DEP CTC EGLIN APP FOR CLNC TO ENTER EGLIN CORRIDOR SE OF CRESTVIEW. UNLGTD OBST ON AFLD.
  • CAUTION: HI MID-AIR POTENTIAL, EXER EXTREME VIGILANCE. DESTIN EXECUTIVE ARPT IS A CTLD ARPT 1200-0400Z++, 6 NM SE OF EGLIN AFB.
  • CAUTION: ACFT FLYING WITHIN 2NM OF KDTS AT OR BLW 1000' MAY NOT BE MNT EGLIN APP FREQ. SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC RULES-PART 93, SEE REGULATORY NTC.
  • TFC PAT: OVERHEAD TFC RWY 20 NML PROHIBITED.
  • CSTMS/AG/IMG: LTD SVC, NO RESIDENT CSTMS AGENT. AVBL FOR BASE ASGN ACFT AND THEIR DEPLOYMENTS ONLY. 24 HR ADVANCE NOTICE RQR. ALL OTHER ACFT MUST CLEAR CSTMS PRIOR TO ARR T EGLIN AFB.
  • MISC: EXP EXTV FLT PLAN FILING/DEP, REFUEL AND MAINT DELAYS DUR PEAK MSN PERIODS/WKEND. THE MIDDLE PORTION, 10,000' OF RWY 12-30, IS ASPHALTIC CONCRETE. DEP ACFT ASGN A HDG TO FLY, SHALL INITIATE THEIR TURN WITHIN 1 NM OF DEP END RWY.
  • MISC: STD USAF RSRS APPLIED.
  • MISC: COMSEC DOCUMENTS NOT AVBL FOR ISSUE. TRAN FLIGHT CREW CLASSIFIED STOR AVBL IN BASE OPS TO SECRET AND BLW.
  • TRAN ALERT: TRAN ACFT MUST ARR/DEP DUR NML DUTY HR. OPR 1300-0400Z++MON - FRI; 1500 - 2300Z++ SAT-SUN AND HOL EXC THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, AND NEW YEAR. TRAN ACFT NOT ALLOWED WHEN TRAN ALERT NOT AVBL. TRAN ACFT MUST USE FLW-ME TO PARK. PROGRESSIVE TAXI NOT AVBL. NO TRAN ACFT CAN ARR/DEP PRIOR TO 1330Z++ MON - FRI; 1300Z ++ SAT-SUN AND HOL AND MUST ARR/DEP NLT 0330Z++MON-FRI; 2300Z++ SAT-SUN AND HOL.
  • TRAN ALERT: ARR/DEP OT EXTREMELY LTD AND REQUIRES STRICT 24 HR ADVANCED APVL. WKEND AND HOL MAINT CAPABILITY EXTREMELY LTD AND MAY BE POSTPNED TIL NEXT DUTY DAY. FLEET SVC NOT AVBL.
  • RSTD: TRAN ALERT WILL NOT SUPPORT LCL, ROUND ROBINS, OR OUT AND BACK FLT BY TRAN ACFT.
  • CAUTION: UNCTL VEHICLE ON MOVEMENT AREA. RWY 20 NSTD OVRN 740 X 300, RWY 02 NSTD OVRN 500 X 300.
  • CAUTION: INCR POTENTIAL FOR HYDROPLANING RWY 12-30 DUE TO POLISHED CONCRETE ON 1ST 1000 FT RWY 12-30, PONDING AT TWY M.
  • PREDOMINANT AFLD VIS OBST NW TO NNE, INCL APCH ENDS OF RWY 20 AND RWY 12. AFLD WX MNT BY AN/FMQ-19 ASOS. REMOTE BRIEFING AVBL 26 OWS BARKSDALE AFB DSN 331-2651 C318-529-2651.
  • CAUTION: SPECIAL AIR TFC RULES APPLY; SEE PART 93.83 SPECIAL AIR TFC RULES.
  • AIRPORT (VPS) IS A JOINT USE FACILITY WITH THE USAF. CONTACT EGLIN AFB TWR AT 118.2. NO GND HANDLING SERVICES FOR GA AVAILABLE AT VPS. FULL SVC GENERAL AVIATION FACILITIES ARE AVBL AT DTS (6 NM SE) OR CEW (18 NM N).
  • CAUTION: WIND SHEAR COND MAY EXIST THRU SHORT-FINAL APCH AND TOUCHDOWN DUE TO STRONG SEA BREEZE.
  • COMMUNICATIONS-PMSV METRO: PMSV MONITORING AND FULL SVC 24 HOURS.
  • CAUTION: MANDATORY VFR HOLD SIGN MISSING AT TWY M WEST.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Approach coverage across both runways

KVPS has published approaches to all four ends of its two-runway layout. The even split between ILS, RNAV (GPS) and localiser procedures gives the set several forms of instrument guidance rather than concentrating coverage on a single approach type or runway alignment. With no departure charts listed, the collection is distinctly approach-focused. Both runways exceed 10,000 ft, providing substantial declared length for aircraft with longer take-off or landing distance requirements.

Surrounding chart coverage

Among nearby fields, KEGI has the closest breadth of published chart coverage to KVPS. KHRT, KCEW and KDTS have noticeably thinner sets, while 54J has the smallest collection. The New Orleans sectional adds wider visual-planning context, and the US Gulf Coast Helicopter Route Chart supplies helicopter-route information not contained in the instrument procedures.

Airports near KVPS

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KDTSDestin ExecDESTIN, FL6 nm SE5
KHRTHurlburt FldMARY ESTHER, FL9 nm W7
KEGIDuke Fld,(Eglin Af Aux Nr 3)CRESTVIEW, FL10 nm N10
KCEWBob SikesCRESTVIEW, FL18 nm N6
54JDefuniak SpringsDEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL24 nm NE4
2R4Peter Prince FldMILTON, FL26 nm W2
KNDZWhiting Fld NAS SouthMILTON, FL28 nm NW8
KNSEWhiting Fld NAS NorthMILTON, FL29 nm NW9

VFR charts covering KVPS

Common questions about KVPS

What charts are available for KVPS?

13 current FAA charts for Eglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton Beach, including 12 instrument approachs, 1 airport diagram. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KVPS?

Tower 118.2, 122.8; Ground 121.8; ATIS 134.625; Clearance delivery 127.7. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at KVPS?

Eglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton Beach has 2 runways. The longest is 12/30 at 12,004 ft by 300 ft, asphalt over concrete. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KVPS have an ILS approach?

Yes — 4 ILS procedures are published. In total KVPS has 12 published instrument approaches, of which 4 are RNAV (GPS).

Where can I download the KVPS airport diagram?

The official FAA airport diagram for Eglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton Beach is free to download at the top of this page. It shows runways, taxiways, ramp layout and hold-short positions, and is reissued every 28 days.

Is KVPS a towered airport?

Yes. Eglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton Beach has an operating control tower, within Jacksonville Center's airspace. Tower, ground and clearance frequencies are listed on this page.

Are these KVPS charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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