KDTS/DSI METAR Destin Executive Airport

Destin, FloridaElevation 23 ftMedium airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR37 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM, gusts to 19 kt.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

050@9

gust 19 kt

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

460 ft

+437 ft vs field

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Rip Current StatementModerate · Expected · Likely

25 1610Z to 26 2300Z

Mobile Coastal; Baldwin Coastal; Escambia Coastal; Santa Rosa Coastal; Okaloosa Coastal

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

Alerts from the National Weather Service. For situational awareness only; always confirm against an official briefing.

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 1553Z (10:53 AM local) · 37 min old

KDTS is currently VFR. Winds are from the northeast at 9 knots gusting 19. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling. The main issue is wind gusting to 19 kt (gust spread 10 kt).

WIND

50° at 9 kt, gust 19

Gusts 10 kt above the steady wind.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

22°C / 12°C

72°F / 54°F. 10°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.32 inHg

1026.8 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

GUST

Wind gusting to 19 kt (gust spread 10 kt).

Codes in this report: CLR RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SLP265

sea-level pressure 1026.5 hPa

T02170122

precise temperature 21.7°C, dew point 12.2°C

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Moderate

›Wind gusting to 19 kt (gust spread 10 kt).

›Large gust spread: 9 kt gusting 19 kt.

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 50° at 9 kt, gusting 19 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests today sunny, high near 79F, low near 59F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
Today	Sunny	79/59	NE 13 kt	22 kt	0%
Monday	Sunny	79/57	NE 9 kt	22 kt	0%
Tuesday	Sunny	79/59	NE 9 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	79/64	NE 9 kt	–	2%
Thursday	Sunny	79/65	NE 13 kt	22 kt	2%
Friday	Mostly Sunny	79/67	NE 13 kt	–	1%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny	79/67	E 13 kt	–	4%

Source: National Weather Service (office MOB). Forecast issued 1519Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

1 runway · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

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50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

050° at 9 kt, gust 19

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 320 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

0 kt

CROSS

9 kt R

BEST

HEAD

0 kt tail

CROSS

9 kt L

X-WIND

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 5,001 ft

14/32

Dimensions

5,001 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 14142°T

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 32322°T

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

460 ft

Pressure altitude

-377 ft

Field elevation

23 ft MSL

Temperature

22°C (72°F)

Dewpoint

12°C (54°F)

Altimeter

30.32 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2304Z 6:04 PM

Sunrise

1155Z 6:55 AM

Loggable night

2329Z (6:29 PM local) → 1131Z (6:31 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2304Z (6:04 PM local) → 1155Z (6:55 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0004Z (7:04 PM local) → 1055Z (5:55 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Destin Executive Airport is in Destin, Florida. Field elevation 23 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeMedium airport

Airline serviceYes

ManagerTRACY STAGE

Manager phone850-651-7160

AttendedDaily, 0600–2200

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKDTS / DSI

SectionalNEW ORLEANS

Center (ARTCC)JACKSONVILLE

Flight service (AFSS)GAINESVILLE

RegionFlorida

CountryUnited States

Coordinates30.4001, -86.4715

Distance from city1 NM E

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF118.450

FREQUENCIES

Communications

132.1

EGLIN APP/DEP

A/D

133.925

ASOS

121.6

EGLIN CLNC DEL

CLD

123.075

UNICOM

UNIC

118.450

CTAF

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KDTS traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 66 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

20.3

AVG OPS/DAY

36.8

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Piston single 37%Jet 26%Unknown 19%Helicopter 10%Turboprop 5%Twin 3%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~55 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~34 landings/mo

›R66 (Helicopter) · ~33 landings/mo

›C195 (Piston single) · ~20 landings/mo

›E55P (Jet) · ~12 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›C172 (Piston single)

›UNKN (Unknown)

›R66 (Helicopter)

›P28A (Piston single)

›E55P (Jet)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KVPS Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport

5 NM NW

VFR

KEGI Duke Field

15 NM N

VFR

KCEW Bob Sikes Airport

23 NM N

VFR

KNSE Whiting Field Naval Air Station - North

34 NM NW

VFR

KECP Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport

35 NM E

VFR

KPNS Pensacola International Airport

37 NM W

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›ARPT COND UNMON.

›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.

›PARASAILING & BANNER TOWING WI 5 NM.

›CAUTION: MEN & EQUIP ON & INVOF SAFETY AREA.

›FOR FBO SERVICES CONTACT 130.05.

›ALTN CTC: NICHOLAS WISNOSKI 850-333-7730.

›EXT 4

›RWY 14 PAPI UNA BYD 6 DEG L OF RCL.

›RWY 32 PAPI UNUSABLE BEYOND 7 DEGREES LEFT AND RIGHT OF CNTRLN.

›ACTVT PAPI RWY 14 & 32; HIRL RWY 14/32 - CTAF.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KDTS on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KDTS have a METAR?

Yes. KDTS has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KDTS have a TAF?

When KDTS issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KDTS?

KDTS sits at 23 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KDTS?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

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