METAR Eglin Air Force Base/Destin-Fort Walton Beach - KVPS/VPS

Eglin Air Force Base/Destin-Fort Walton Beach is a midsized airport in Florida, United States. The airport is located at latitude 30.48349 and longitude -86.52509. The airport has 2 runways: 12/30 and 2/20. The ICAO airport code of this field is KVPS. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is VPS. The airport's IATA code is VPS. The airport is in the Jacksonville FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Eglin Air Force Base/Destin-Fort Walton Beach on July 10, 2025 14:55, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 220° with a speed of 14 kt.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 16,000 ft and few clouds at an altitude of 21,000 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 33 °C. The heat index is 38. The dew point is 23 °C, the relative humidity is 56%. The air pressure at sea level is 30.02 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 19:51. This applies to Eglin Air Force Base/Destin-Fort Walton Beach, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -5 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Experiences

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