Nearby Airports

Introduction ...

When we're on the road, rather than always picking an airport that is close to our destination, we try to see if there might be another airport that would better fit our travel plans.<1> To help with your planning, the following list of airports is organized by type and proximity to Fort Walton Beach.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Fort Walton Beach. You should check the map and see how accessible they are when considering one airport over another.

For each of the airports listed below, we've linked to websites where detailed information about the airport can be found.

Of the airports that we know about, these are some of the closest to Fort Walton Beach.

Large Airports ...

Northwest Florida Rgnl. (VPS/KVPS)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Official website: https://www.flyvps.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: VPS ICAO: KVPS
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Northwest Florida Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Northwest Florida Regional (Elgin AFB)
- From Fort Walton Beach to Northwest Florida Regional (Elgin AFB)
Pensacola Rgnl. (PNS/KPNS)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the west)
- Official website: https://flypensacola.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: PNS ICAO: KPNS
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Pensacola Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pensacola Regional
- From Fort Walton Beach to Pensacola Regional

Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...

Panama City - Bay County Intl. (PFN/KPFN)
(57 miles [91.7 km] to the east southeast)
- Official website: https://www.iflybeaches.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: PFN ICAO: KPFN
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Panama City - Bay County Intl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Panama City - Bay County International
- From Fort Walton Beach to Panama City - Bay County International
Mobile Downtown Airport (ICAO: KBFM)
(87 miles [140 km] to the west)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KBFM
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Mobile Downtown Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mobile Downtown Airport
- From Fort Walton Beach to Mobile Downtown Airport
Dothan Rgnl. (DHN/KDHN)
(92 miles [148.1 km] to the northeast)
- Official website: https://www.flydothan.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: DHN ICAO: KDHN
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Dothan Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dothan Regional
- From Fort Walton Beach to Dothan Regional
Mobile Rgnl. (MOB/KMOB)
(98 miles [157.7 km] to the west northwest)
- Official website: www.mobairport.com/
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: MOB ICAO: KMOB
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Mobile Rgnl.
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mobile Regional
- From Fort Walton Beach to Mobile Regional

General Aviation Airports ...

Destin Airport (ICAO: KDTS)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KDTS
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Destin Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Destin - Fort Walton Beach Airport
- From Fort Walton Beach to Destin - Fort Walton Beach Airport
Bob Sikes Airport (ICAO: KCEW)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northeast)
- Airport Identification Code:
- ICAO: KCEW
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
- Current Airport Weather for Bob Sikes Airport
- Additional airport information:
- [AirNav]
- [FlightAware]
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bob Sikes Airport
- From Fort Walton Beach to Bob Sikes Airport
Peter Prince Fld. (FAA ID: 2R4)
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Current Airport Weather for Peter Prince Fld.
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Peter Prince Field
- From Fort Walton Beach to Peter Prince Field
Defuniak Springs Airport (FAA ID: 54J)
(34 miles [54.7 km] to the northeast)
- Current Airport Weather for Defuniak Springs Airport
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Defuniak Springs
- From Fort Walton Beach to Defuniak Springs

Footnotes ...

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When we are planning a trip (for example, to Fort Walton Beach), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.