Destin Executive Airport
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| Destin Executive Airport Coleman Kelly Field |
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| IATA: DSI – ICAO: KDTS – FAA LID: DTS | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Okaloosa County | ||||||||||
| Serves | Destin, Florida | ||||||||||
| Focus city for | Southern Airways Express | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 22 ft / 7 m | ||||||||||
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| Website | www.FlyDTS.com | ||||||||||
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Destin Executive Airport[1] (IATA: DSI[2], ICAO: KDTS, FAA LID: DTS), also known as Coleman Kelly Field,[3] is a public use airport owned by and located in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States.[1] The airport is one nautical mile (2 km) east of the central business district of Destin, Florida.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[4]
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned DTS by the FAA[1] and DSI by the IATA.[2] The airport's ICAO identifier is KDTS.[5]
Due to its close proximity to Eglin Air Force Base and the high levels of military flight activity, all flights to or from Destin Executive Airport must adhere to "special air traffic rules" and obtain ATC clearance before entering the Eglin/Valparaiso terminal area.[6]
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Facilities and aircraft
Destin Executive Airport covers an area of 395 acres (160 ha) at an elevation of 22 feet (7 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 14/32 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,001 by 100 ft (1,524 by 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending March 25, 2010, the airport had 63,000 aircraft operations, an average of 172 per day: 98.6% general aviation, 1% air taxi, and 0.5% military. At that time there were 25 aircraft based at this airport: 64% single-engine, 20% jet, and 16% multi-engine.[1]
Airlines and destinations
Airline offering scheduled passenger service to non-stop destinations:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Southern Airways Express | Atlanta-Peachtree, Jackson/Madison (MS), Memphis |
Incidents
The first fatal aircraft accident recorded at the Destin Executive Airport occurred on February 16, 1975, when a Cessna 210 with three people on board crashed shortly after a 0100 hrs. departure from the facility, the twin-engined propeller cabin monoplane coming down one quarter mile from the runway in an area platted for the future Kelly Estates subdivision. All three were killed, the airframe burning completely with bodies burnt beyond recognition. Officials said that the plane was flying under a 200-foot ceiling with poor visibility. No flight plan had been filed.[7] An investigator of the Federal Aviation Administration stated that there was no immediate evidence of mechanical failure.[8]
See also
- Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) located within Eglin Air Force Base (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 FAA Airport Master Record for DTS (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
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- ↑ Fort Walton Beach, Florida. "Plane Crashes at Destin After Takeoff; 3 Killed: First Fatal Crash at Destin–FWB Airport". Playground Daily News. February 17, 1975. Volume 30, Number 9, page 1A.
- ↑ Fort Walton Beach, Florida. "FAA Probes Fatal Destin Air Crash". Playground Daily News. February 18, 1975. Volume 30, Number 10, page 1.
External links
- Destin Airport / Coleman Kelly Field, official site
- Miracle Strip Aviation and Destin Jet, the fixed-base operators (FBOs)
- Aerial image as of January 1999 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for DTS
- AirNav airport information for KDTS
- ASN accident history for DSI
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
