Okaloosa Regional Airport

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Okaloosa Regional Airport (Eglin Air Force Base)
IATA: VPS - ICAO: KVPS
Summary
Airport type		Public/Military
Operator		United States Air Force
Serves		Valparaiso, Florida
Elevation AMSL		87 ft (26.5 m)
Coordinates		30°29′0″N, 86°31′31.2″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
12/30	12,005	3,659	Asphalt
1/19	10,012	3,052	Asphalt

Okaloosa Regional Airport (IATA: VPS, ICAO: KVPS) is an airport located near Valparaiso and Fort Walton Beach, in Okaloosa County, Florida, USA.

It is located within Eglin Air Force Base, so no private aircraft are permitted to leave out of or arrive at Okaloosa Regional. Destin/Fort Walton Beach Airport is used for non-commercial operations.

Okaloosa Regional Airport is served by six airlines providing non-stop service to five cities in the Southeastern United States. In 2005 the total passengers that flew out of Okaloosa Regional was over 520,000. They are demanding for more flights to and from Okaloosa Regional Airport, as a result, the airport is looking forward to expand its terminal by adding additional gates. This year airport officials hope to have the airport's expansion plan and break ground in 2008. While the total passenger traffic increases every year, Okaloosa Regional Airport faces competition with Pensacola Regional Airport and Panama City-Bay County International Airport.

1 Facilities
2 Airline operated aircraft
3 Airlines
4 Gates
5 External links

[edit] Facilities

Okaloosa Regional Airport and Eglin AFB share two runways:

Runway 12/30: 12,005 x 300 ft. (3,659 x 91 m), Surface: Asphalt
Runway 1/19: 10,012 x 300 ft. (3,052 x 91 m), Surface: Asphalt

[edit] Airline operated aircraft

American Eagle (ERJ-145). Continental Express (ERJ-145, ERJ-135). Continental Connection (Beech 1900). Delta Air Lines (McDonnell Douglas MD-88). Delta Connection (CRJ-100, CRJ-700). Northwest Airlines (Douglas DC-9).