AIRPORT/AIRLINE INFORMATION
1. Fort Walton Beach/Destin Airport (VPS)- Formerly called NW FL Regional Airport, Fort Walton Beach, FL
(approx. 20 minutes from Waterscape)
Phone: 850-651-7160
Address: 1701 N. Highway 87, Eglin Air Force Base, FL 32548 Opens 4am.
NW Florida Regional Airport (VPS) is the aviation gateway to NW FL by providing world class, affordable, accessible, and modern and secure facilities to the traveling public. VPS has flights daily to Atlanta, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Dallas, Houston, Memphis and Tampa. AIRLINES: Delta, USAirways, American Eagle. See the Airfare Watchdog at www.FlyVPS.com for low, low fares.
2. Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport (PNS)- Pensacola, FL
(approx. 1hr. from Waterscape)
Phone: 850-436-5000
Address: 243- Airport Blvd., Suite 225 Pensacola, FL 32504 Open 24hrs.
Pensacola Regional Airport offers daily flights. The airport is the largest on the upper Gulf Coast between New Orleans and Jacksonville and services NW Florida. AIRLINES: AirTran, Delta, United, American, Continental Express, USAirways. www.FlyPensacola.com
3. NW Florida Beaches International Airport - Panama City, FL
(approx. 1.5 hrs. from Waterscape)
Phone: 850-763-6751
Address: 6300 West Bay Parkway, Panama City Beach, FL 32409
Located off State Highway 388 roughly equidistance between State Road 79 to the west and State Road 77 to the east. http://iflybeaches.com/contact
Newly opened in may 2010, the new NW FL Beaches International Airport is the first airport built in the US since 9/11. With a main runway length of 10,000 feet, the airport is able to accommodate most of the world's largest planes, and a full US customs operation opens the door for interntational carriers to fly directly to this region. Southwest Airlines, the nations largest domestic carrier operates direct flights to and from 4 US cities-Orlando, Houston, Washington DC, and Nashville. Delta direct flights from Atlanta and Memphis. It is the first 'green" airport built in the country and the 120,000 sf terminal is built to LEEDS standards with extensive use of sustainable materials. AIRLINES: Delta and Southwest Airlines. www.iFlyBeaches.com
PRIVATE GENERAL AVIATION
4. Destin Airport (DTS) - Destin, FL
(approx. 20 minutes from Waterscape)
Located in Destin right off Hwy. 98 and Airport Rd.
http://www.flydts.com
Phone: 850-837-6135 (Miracle Strip Aviation- FBO)
Address: 1001 Airport Road, Destin, FL 32541 Open 24 hrs. a day
www.miraclestripaviation.com
Phone: 850-424-6860 (Destin Jet Aviation- FBO)
Address: 1 Destin Jet Way, Destin, FL 32541
www.destin.jet.com
The Destin Airport (DTS) located at the south end of Okaloosa County is a community airport that serves general aviation. With a 5,000 foot runway, full service amenities, and close proximity to "the south's most beautiful beaches", Destin Airport is an essential transportation resource. A new passenger terminal was completed in 2007 and offers comfortable first class facilities for travelers and pilots alike. The Destin Airport is a self sufficient General Aviation facility owned and operated by Okaloosa County and is not dependant on ad valorem taxes.
