8th Annual Operation ‘Home for the Holidays’ from Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport

8th Annual Operation ‘Home for the Holidays’ from Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport

Official Rules SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD The “8th Annual Operation FlyVPS Home for the Holidays Sweepstakes” (the “Sweepstakes”) begins at 12:01 am Central Time (“CT”) on November 1, 2023, and ends at 11:59 pm CST on December 5, 2023 (the “Sweepstakes Period”)....
Parking improvements coming to Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport

Parking improvements coming to Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport

DESTIN, Fla. (WKRG) — The Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) is looking to bring 400-800 new parking spaces at the Northeast corner of their property. VPS secured a grant from the Florida Department of Transportation to create the overflow parking...
Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport new concourse to serve Allegiant Air

Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport new concourse to serve Allegiant Air

Hundreds of group and enterprise leaders joined employees from Allegiant Air and the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport on Monday morning to have fun the completion of a new concourse devoted to serving Allegiant Air passengers."No different airline has invested into...
Sun Country Airlines coming to Destin-Fort Walton Beach airport

Sun Country Airlines coming to Destin-Fort Walton Beach airport

DESTIN, Fla. (WKRG) — A continuous service from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Destin will change into a actuality subsequent spring. The Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) will welcome the brand new Sun Country Airlines service on April 12, 2023. “This partnership...
‘Lack of Staffing’ causes 3-hour TSA lines at Destin-Fort Walton Beach airport

‘Lack of Staffing’ causes 3-hour TSA lines at Destin-Fort Walton Beach airport

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Airline passengers attempting to go away the Emerald Coast acquired caught in lengthy lines Thursday morning in Okaloosa County. Flights throughout all 4 airways had been delayed at the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport and plenty...

United Airlines ending services to Destin-Fort Walton Beach

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — United Airlines tells WKRG News 5 they'll finish routes to and from Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) in March of 2022. The firm despatched the next assertion: Due to adjustments within the long-term sustainability of...

Flight delays and cancellations skirt Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport

EGLIN AFB — Air vacationers throughout the nation skilled vital turbulence this holiday weekend.Severe climate and COVID-19-related staffing points reportedly contributed to the cancellation of greater than 2,600 flights Sunday and Monday.Luckily, native flights have remained largely on the right track, in accordance...

Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport celebrates holiday sweepstakes winner

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE — During a particular second in time, cheers drowned out the sound of Van Halen’s “Dance the Night Away” music floating from audio system within the terminal at Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) on Thursday afternoon.That’s when...

Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport welcomes Southwest Airlines, flights begin

Posted: May 6, 2021 / 05:26 PM CDT / Updated: May 6, 2021 / 05:35 PM CDT OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Southwest Airlines has touched down in Okaloosa County. The Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) celebrated the arrival of...