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KDTS · Destin Executive Airport

ICAO · US · 21 NTSB events

ID KDTS FAA DTS Elev 23 ft Lat 30° 24.01' N Lon 86° 28.29' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.02%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
14 142° 5,001 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.02%
32 322° 5,001 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.02%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 133.925
  • CLD EGLIN CLNC DEL 121.600
  • A/D EGLIN APP/DEP 132.100
  • UNIC UNICOM 123.075

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 22 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 14 and Rwy 32, HIRL Rwy 14–32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 14 and Rwy 32, HIRL Rwy 14–32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 14 and Rwy 32, HIRL Rwy 14–32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT PAPI Rwy 14 and Rwy 32, HIRL Rwy 14–32—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1200–0400Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1200–0400Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (22 sentences)
  • ·100 FLORIDA DESTIN EXEC (DTS)(KDTS) 1 E UTC–6(–5DT) N30º24.00´ W86º28.29´ 23 B NOTAM FILE DTS RWY 14–32: H5001X100 (ASPH) S–38, D–67, 2D–113 PCN 25 F/B/W/T HIRL RWY 14: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 43´.
  • ·RWY 32: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 42´.
  • ·Rwy 32 PAPI unusable beyond 7 degrees left and right of cntrln.
  • ·Rwy 14 PAPI una byd 6 deg L of RCL.
  • ·Parasailing and banner towing wi 5 NM.
  • ·Caution: Men and equip on and invof safety area.
  • ·Exercise vigilance due to close proximity to Eglin AFB lctd 6 NM NW.
  • ·Depressions along length of rwy.
  • ·When twr clsd, IFR acft rmn on gnd and ctc dep ctl for climb out instr and IFR RLS.
  • ·Special Air Traffic Rules—Part 93, see Regulatory Notices.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 850-651-7160
  • ·ASOS 133.925 (850) 654–7128.
  • ·CTAF 118.45 ATIS 133.925 ®EGLIN APP/DEP CON 132.1 TOWER 118.45 (1200–0400Z‡) GND CON 121.6 CLNC DEL 121.6 127.7 (When twr clsd)
  • ·CRESTVIEW (VH) (H) VORTACW 115.9 CEW Chan 106 N30º49.57´ W86º40.75´ 154º 27.7 NM to fld. 255/3E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 005º–015º byd 40 NM 085º–095º byd 40 NM 155º–175º byd 40 NM 258º–268º byd 40 NM blo 3,100´ 258º–268º byd 49 NM blo 18,000´ 285º–305º byd 40 NM 306º–329º 340º–350º byd 40 NM blo 3,500´ 340º–350º byd 64 NM 351º–355º byd 40 NM COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: All acft ctc Eglin Clnc Del on 127.7 for ATC departure instr prior to tkf when twr clsd.
  • ·For FBO services contact 130.05.
  • ·Class D svcs prvdd by Eglin Apch when Destin ATCT clsd.
  • ·DINNS N30º27.90´ W81º48.10´ NOTAM FILE JAX.
  • ·NDB (HW/LOM) 344 JA 080º 6.2 NM to Jacksonville Intl. 18/6W.
  • ·DOLPHIN N25º48.00´ W80º20.94´ NOTAM FILE MIA.
  • ·(VH) (H) VORTAC 113.9 DHP Chan 86 099º 3.2 NM to Miami Intl. 6/4W.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 055º–065º byd 35 NM blo 3,000´ 185º–195º byd 23 NM 226º–236º byd 35 NM DME unusable: 055º–065º byd 35 NM blo 3,000´ VOR unusable: 034º–037º byd 40 NM 090º–101º byd 40 NM blo 5,500´ 090º–101º byd 54 NM 102º–111º byd 40 NM RCO 122.1R 113.9T (MIAMI RADIO) DOWNTOWN FORT LAUDERDALE HELIPORT (See FORT LAUDERDALE on page 105) NEW ORLEANS H–8G, L–21C, 22H IAP, AD JACKSONVILLE H–8H, 12F, L–21D, 23A, 24G, A MIAMI H–8I, L–23A, 23C, A SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

81JDestin-Fort Walton Beach Airport

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

21 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

33

since 1982

Fatal

9

27.3% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

6

≈ 0.6/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 88,646 ops in 2021

2024 total

84,081

10-yr total

692,960

2024 mix

AC/AT 6% · GA 93% · Mil 2%

Events / million ops

8.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.36

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=5

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=21

  • Controlled flight into terrain 4
  • Stall / spin 4
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Fire / smoke 1
  • Runway excursion 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2018-08-30 Beech B60 · CFIT · day →
2012-05-19 ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2005-10-03 Piper PA-46-350P · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2003-03-02 Mooney M20M · Fire · day →
2025-07-26 ICON AIRCRAFT INC A5 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2025-06-12 ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO R66 · Other · day →
2020-03-08 Beech V35 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2016-11-17 Cessna 172 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2016-08-02 Cessna 414 · Weather IMC · VMC · night →
2016-02-12 Piper PA28 · Weather IMC · VMC · night →
2015-11-26 ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2010-11-23 Piper PA 46-350P · CFIT · IMC · night →
2010-07-02 North American AT-6 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2009-05-31 Cessna 182P · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2007-07-20 Larry J. Cook Lancair 320 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2006-04-05 Mooney M20R · CFIT · VMC · day →
2006-01-18 Cessna 310N · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2005-08-28 Bellanca 8GCBC · Engine failure · day →
2005-03-05 Piper PA-32-301T · CFIT · VMC · day →
2001-04-17 North American AT-6D · Weather · VMC · day →
1998-03-06 Cessna 172P · Hard landing · VMC · day →

Designees in FL

CFI Flight Instructors 7,821 A&P Mechanics 25,520 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 158 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 25 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 4 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 35 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 11 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 10 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 54 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 203 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 172 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 272 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 218 FBO Fixed Base Operators 137 Clubs Flying Clubs 69 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 57 EAA EAA Chapters 49

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Robert Burnet Niceville FL 8 nm
Fernando Emilio Daleccio Fort Walton Beach FL 8 nm
Michael Gilbert Percy Fort Walton Beach FL 8 nm
Robert Gibson Minor Freeport FL 19 nm
Dennis Allan Sherwood Milton FL 33 nm
Douglas Dobson Pensacola FL 37 nm
Joseph Francis Cerwin Pensacola FL 37 nm
Lamar Anthony Childs Pensacola FL 37 nm
Rogers Alden Porter Pensacola FL 37 nm
Michele Lea Keilman Panama City FL 44 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Brian Dean Deford Destin FL 0 nm
Raymond Joseph Watson Destin FL 0 nm
Jonathan Richard Jacobs Destin FL 0 nm
Stephen James Blose Destin FL 0 nm
Eric Christopher Koe Destin FL 0 nm
Joseph Lawrence Decaro Destin FL 0 nm
Austin Christopher White Destin FL 0 nm
George Hatton Hock Jr Destin FL 0 nm
Gregory Todd Hohn Destin FL 0 nm
Robert Eugene Morgan Iii Destin FL 0 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Anthony Paul De Vita Jr Destin FL 0 nm
Kevin Lawrence Woodward Destin FL 0 nm
Charles Dewayne Custer Destin FL 0 nm
Scott Timothy Cookson Destin FL 0 nm
Matthew Wayne Metcalfe Destin FL 0 nm
Terry Lee Adriansen Destin FL 0 nm
Jesse Curtis Arwood Jr Destin FL 0 nm
John Harry Gardner Destin FL 0 nm
Hugh Carlton Garver Destin FL 0 nm
Richard Edgar Menard Destin FL 0 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Monarch Aviation, Inc.
Defuniak Springs, FL
 26 nm
Sunset Eagle
Panama City, FL
 35 nm
SkyWarrior Aircraft Maintenance
Pensacola, FL
 37 nm
Continental Services
Fairhope, AL
 73 nm
Centric MX
Apalachicola, FL
 85 nm
The Aircraft Maintenance Company
Bessemer, AL
 176 nm
Mid-South Avionics, Inc.
Bessemer, AL
 176 nm
Auric Avionics & Instruments
New Orleans, LA
 186 nm
Classic Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Newnam, GA
 195 nm
Oasis Aviation Maintenance
Newnan, GA
 195 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.