Summary of Specifications:
The Okaloosa County Airports are comprised of three airports; the Crestview/Bob Sikes Airport (CEW), the Destin Executive Airport (DTS), and the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS). The Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport, a small hub facility, provides air transportation for all of Northwest Florida from east to Pensacola to west Panama City. Currently six commercial airlines operate from the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport, carrying approximately 840,000 passengers per year. This traffic consists mainly of originating and departing passengers utilizing fifty-four daily flights offered by American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Allegiant Air, Glo and Contour Airlines. The passenger terminal consists of a two-level main terminal building containing various passenger and baggage process facilities, including ticketing and baggage check-in, baggage claim, baggage make-up, and concessions. Ticketing, baggage check-in, baggage claim, and certain concessions such as the rental cars are on the first floor. Food, beverage, news and gifts concessions are located on the first & second floors. The airport has five Jet Way Passenger loading bridges with bag lifts and two Thyssen Krupp ground loading bridges, two out bound baggage handling systems with flat plate carousels at the end and two inbound flat plate carousels and belt systems.
