Airports near Destin, FL
13 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Destin, Florida — 4 of them public use. Runway lengths, fuel, CTAF and tower frequencies from the FAA's NASR data (effective 2026-10-01); each airport page adds live METAR/TAF weather, NOTAMs, winds aloft and a crosswind calculator.
Closest public-use field: Destin Executive (KDTS), 1.1 nm NW. Closest public fuel: KDTS (100LL,A), 1.1 nm. Longest runway: 12,004 ft at KVPS.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Destin | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KDTS | Destin Executive Destin · Airport | 1.1 nm NW | Public | 5,001 ft | 100LL,A | Tower 118.45 · CTAF 118.45 |
| KVPS | Eglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton Beach Valparaiso/Destin-Ft Walton Beach · Airport | 6.7 nm NW | Public | 12,004 ft | A | Tower 118.2 |
| FL17 | Ruckel Niceville · Airport | 7.8 nm N | Private | 3,300 ft (soft) | 100 | — |
| KHRT | Hurlburt Field Mary Esther · Airport | 12.5 nm W | Private | 9,600 ft | A++ | Tower 126.5 |
| KEGI | Duke Fld,(eglin Af Aux Nr 3) Crestview · Airport | 15.9 nm N | Private | 8,025 ft (soft) | — | Tower 133.2 |
| 1J9 | Fort Walton Beach Navarre · Airport | 19.5 nm W | Public | 2,100 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.7 |
| 0FD3 | Dugger Field Freeport · Airport | 19.6 nm E | Private | 4,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| FL34 | Eglin Aux Field 6 Valparaiso · Airport | 21.0 nm NW | Private | 4,629 ft | — | — |
| FD93 | Yellow River Airstrip Holt · Airport | 23.3 nm NW | Private | 2,550 ft (soft) | — | — |
| FL81 | Triple B Airpark Crestview · Airport | 23.5 nm N | Private | 1,800 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KCEW | Bob Sikes Crestview · Airport | 23.6 nm N | Public | 8,006 ft | 100LL,A,A1+ | CTAF 123.075 |
| 0FD9 | Joy Farms Defuniak Springs · Airport | 23.7 nm NE | Private | 1,975 ft (soft) | — | — |
| FD03 | Five Oaks Estate Crestview · Airport | 24.8 nm N | Private | 1,800 ft (soft) | — | — |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Destin as their city (not a surveyed city centre). Heliports are not listed. A snapshot of the 28-day NASR cycle: confirm frequencies and runway data against the current Chart Supplement before flight.