KVPS/VPS METAR & TAF Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport
Valparaiso, FloridaElevation 87 ftMedium airport
CURRENT STATUS
VFRMore than 1 hour old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
VFR
ceiling & visibility
WIND
020@8
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
DENSITY ALT
-361 ft
-448 ft vs field
ACTIVE NWS ALERTS
Active weather alerts
Rip Current Statement
25 0407Z 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
KVPS is currently VFR. Winds are from the north at 8 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.
WIND
20° at 8 kt
Steady.
VISIBILITY
10 statute miles
16.1 km, good.
CEILING & SKY
CLR
FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.
TEMP / DEWPOINT
14°C / 9°C
57°F / 48°F. 5°C spread.
ALTIMETER
30.27 inHg
1025.1 hPa, above standard.
WEATHER & HAZARDS
No significant hazards
No precipitation or obscuration reported.
REMARKS: DECODED
AO2
automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)
SLP257
sea-level pressure 1025.7 hPa
T01430087
precise temperature 14.3°C, dew point 8.7°C
FZRANO
freezing-rain sensor not operating
$
station needs maintenance
TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST
TAF timeline
KVPS forecast starts VFR at 01Z. Conditions are roughly steady over the period.
- Maximum temperature 24°C expected at 2000Z on day 25.
- Minimum temperature 15°C expected at 1200Z on day 25.
0100Z8:00 PM0700Z2:00 AM1300Z8:00 AM1900Z2:00 PM0100Z8:00 PM0700Z2:00 AM
FAA: no delays reported at VPS.
Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.
SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE
Suggested risk level: Low
›No significant weather concerns in the current report.
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 20° at 8 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests sunday sunny, high near 81F, low near 55F, 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 | Pilot note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Sunny | 81/55 | NE 13 kt | 22 kt | 0% | |
| Monday | Mostly Sunny | 80/52 | NE 13 kt | 22 kt | 0% | |
| Tuesday | Sunny | 81/53 | NE 9 kt | – | 0% | |
| Wednesday | Mostly Sunny | 81/59 | NE 9 kt | – | 1% | |
| Thursday | Sunny | 80/60 | NE 9 kt | – | 2% | |
| Friday | Mostly Sunny | 81/62 | E 9 kt | – | 1% | |
| Saturday | Mostly Sunny | 81 | E 9 kt | – | 4% |
Source: National Weather Service (office MOB). Forecast issued 0859Z.
Radar
Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.
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2 runways · crosswind ranking
WIND USED
020° at 8 kt
Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.
RECOMMENDED
RWY 028 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind
RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end
02
HEAD
8 kt
CROSS
1 kt R
30
HEAD
1 kt
CROSS
8 kt R
12
HEAD
1 kt tail
CROSS
8 kt L
20
HEAD
8 kt tail
CROSS
1 kt L
Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.
RUNWAYS
Runway detail & declared distances
02/20
RWY 02
Approach lightsALSF1
VGSIPAPI (P4L)
Traffic patternLeft
RWY 20
ILSILS/DME
Approach lightsALSF1
VGSIPAPI (P4L)
Traffic patternLeft
12/30
RWY 12
VGSIPAPI (P4L)
Traffic patternLeft
RWY 30
ILSILS/DME
Approach lightsALSF1
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
-361 ft
Pressure altitude
-263 ft
Field elevation
87 ft MSL
Temperature
14°C (57°F)
Dewpoint
9°C (48°F)
Altimeter
30.27 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
2305Z 6:05 PM
Sunrise
1155Z 6:55 AM
Loggable night
2330Z (6:30 PM local) → 1130Z (6:30 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2305Z (6:05 PM local) → 1155Z (6:55 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0005Z (7:05 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-Fort Walton Beach Airport is in Valparaiso, Florida. Field elevation 87 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.
OPERATIONS & CONTACT
OwnershipAir Force owned
UseOpen to the public
TypeMedium airport
Airline serviceYes
ManagerTRACY STAGE
Manager phone850-651-7160
AttendedContinuous (24 hours)
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAKVPS / VPS
SectionalNEW ORLEANS
Center (ARTCC)JACKSONVILLE
Flight service (AFSS)GAINESVILLE
RegionFlorida
CountryUnited States
Coordinates30.4813, -86.5158
Distance from city1 NM SW
SERVICES & LIGHTING
FuelJet A
Control towerTowered
Field lightingSunset to sunrise
BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)
FREQUENCIES
Communications
125.1
APP/DEP
A/D
134.625
ATIS
ATIS
127.7
CLNC DEL
CLD
121.8
GND
GND
34.25
PMSV METRO
PMSV
31.805
COMD POST
POST
139.3
PTD
PTD
118.2
TWR
TWR
Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY
KVPS traffic patterns
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
50.3
AVG OPS/DAY
59.7
Operations trend (18 days)
Busiest day: Mon · Busiest month: Jul
FLEET MIX
Airliner 78%Piston single 15%Unknown 5%Turboprop 1%
Mostly airliner-class aircraft.
TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›A320 (Airliner) · ~367 landings/mo
›B738 (Airliner) · ~145 landings/mo
›C172 (Piston single) · ~142 landings/mo
›B712 (Airliner) · ~98 landings/mo
›B737 (Airliner) · ~76 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.
›C172 (Piston single)
›F5 (Unknown)
›F16 (Unknown)
›C30J (Airliner)
›A320 (Airliner)
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
AIRPORT REMARKS
Operational remarks
›DESTIN-FORT WALTON BEACH AIRPORT OPS (850) 651-7166.
›RSTD: TRAN ALERT WILL NOT SUPPORT LCL, ROUND ROBINS, OR OUT AND BACK FLT BY TRAN ACFT.
›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.
›MISC: FULL SVC 0600Z++ MON - 0600Z++ SAT, CLSD WKEND/HOL, OT SVC UNAVBL. AFLD OBS AUGMENTED H24/D7. REMOTE BRIEFING AVBL 96 WS EGLIN AFB DSN 882-4800, C850-882-4800.
›HEAVY TFC 10 NM NORTH OF ARPT INVOF CRESTVIEW/BOB SIKES ARPT.
›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.
›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.
›CAUTION: INCR POTENTIAL FOR HYDROPLANING RWY 12-30 DUE TO POLISHED CONCRETE ON 1ST 1000 FT RWY 12-30, PONDING AT TWY M.
›MILITARY.
›ALL DEP RQR TO MAINT AT OR BLW 1000 FT MSL TIL DEP END OF RY.
›SERVICE-FUEL: TRAN ACFT REQ 90K+ BTN 2100Z-1300Z++ DLY RQR PRIOR COORD DUE TO LTD MANNING. CTC POL DSN: 872-2159 C850-882-2159.
›CAUTION: BASH SUPPLY INFO SEE AP1.
›MISC: ARFF CAPABILITY NATL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION CAT 8.
›BAK-12B(B) (1625 FT).
›A-GEAR: RWY 12 HOOK BAK12(1522FT) HOOK MB100(47 FT OVRN).
›A-GEAR: RWY 30 HOOK BAK12(1663FT) HOOK MB100(49 FT OVRN).
›MISC: COMSEC DOCUMENTS NOT AVBL FOR ISSUE. TRAN FLIGHT CREW CLASSIFIED STOR AVBL IN BASE OPS TO SECRET AND BLW.
›MISC: STD USAF RSRS APPLIED.
›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.
›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.
›TFC PAT: OVERHEAD TFC RWY 20 NML PROHIBITED.
›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.
›HOOK BAK-12B(B) (1663 FT) HOOK MB100(B) (49 FT OVRN).
›CAUTION: UNCTL VEHICLE ON MOVEMENT AREA. RWY 20 NSTD OVRN 740 X 300, RWY 02 NSTD OVRN 500 X 300.
›RWY 20 NSTD ALSF-1 LEN 1500'.
›REGIONAL WX BRIEFINGS; CLSD WKNDS AND HOLS.
›BEARING STRENGTH RWY 02/20: ST150; SBTT600; TT500; TD T800; TRT600
›TRAN ALERT: NON-TRAN ACFT, PER AFI 21-101, THE 96 MXG CAN PRVD AGE ON THE NON-INTERFACE, COST REIMBURSEMENT. PRIOR CDN RQRD TO INCL A JON/FUNDS AND APPLICABLE MOA/ISSA/SOC ETC.
›AFLD MGMT UNA TO STORE COMSEC; CTC COM POST, C850-883-4020, FOR COMSEC STORAGE.
›LARGE MIGRATORY BIRDS PRESENT YEAR ROUND ON & INVOF ARPT.
›VPS COML AIR CARRIER ARPT RAMP CONTROL FREQ 131.775.
›FUEL: A++, 100LL
›TWY PARL TO RWY 12/30 MAY BE MISTAKEN FOR RWY.
›CAUTION: HI MID-AIR POTENTIAL, EXER EXTREME VIGILANCE. DESTIN EXECUTIVE ARPT IS A CTLD ARPT 1200-0400Z++, 6 NM SE OF EGLIN AFB.
›JOINT-USE FACILITY. MANAGER OF CIVILIAN PORTION OF AIRPORT ONLY. USAF OWNS AND OPERATES THE RUNWAYS AND OTHER FACILITIES.
›RSTRD TO MIL ACFT AND CIVIL ACR ONLY.
›SEE FLIP AP/1 RTE AND AREA RSTD (FLORIDA-VALPARAISO) FOR BASH, WX RESTRICTIONS, AND SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT RMK.
›CAUTION: HIGH VOLUME OF NAVY T-6 ANF B-06 TRAINING ACFT NEAR CEW VORTAC.
›RWY DIST MRKRS ON BOTH RWYS.
›HOOK MB100(B) (47 FT OVRN) HOOK BAK-12B(B) (1522 FT).
›HOOK BAK-12B(B) (1778').
›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.
›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.
›RSTD: ALL AMC OR ACFT WITH DV CODE 6 OR ABV CTC AM OPS 30 MN PRIOR TO LDG.
›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.
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does KVPS have a METAR?
Yes. KVPS has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.
Does KVPS have a TAF?
Yes, a TAF is issued for KVPS; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.
What is the field elevation at KVPS?
KVPS sits at 87 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KVPS?
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.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.