Valparaiso
VPS · KVPSDestin-Fort Walton Beach Airport
Passengers a year
2.5M
#97 busiest in the U.S.
51
nonstop destinations
13
airlines
30
departures a day
77.3%
arrivals on time
1.4%
flights cancelled
78.1%
load factor
Airlines
Allegiant Air is the largest carrier at Valparaiso, with 30% of all passengers. 13 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
Allegiant Air holds 30% of the airport — the 61st most concentrated of 79 small hubs. The nearest comparison is MEM at 30%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G4 Allegiant79% full | 29.7% | 742.1K | 33 | 71.6% | +10% |
AA | 25.6% | 637.5K | 7 | 68.9% | +20.7% |
DL | 23.5% | 586.7K | 4 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
WN Southwest74% full | 17.4% | 435K | 6 | 80.5% | +3% |
SY Sun Country86% full | 2.4% | 59.1K | 1 | — | +16.5% |
+Other airlines | 1.4% | 34.3K | — | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
51 nonstop destinations from Valparaiso, all domestic.
100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
Delta Air Lines
144.7K144,653 departing · 80% full
American Airlines
American Airlines
Southwest Airlines
66.6K66,556 departing · 87% full
Delta Air Lines · Sun Country Airlines
61.1K61,054 departing · 83% full
Allegiant Air
Southwest Airlines
Belleville (BLV)
52K52,000 departing · 79% full
Allegiant Air
Southwest Airlines
Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers (XNA)
28.3K28,262 departing · 74% full
Allegiant Air
All nonstop destinations
51 nonstop · 7 airlines · 51 domestic / 0 intl
American Eagle · operated by Envoy Air, PSA Airlines, Republic Airways
Delta Connection · operated by Endeavor Air
Aircraft
By share of departures at Valparaiso.
Body class · share of departures
- Narrowbody
2,260 departures · 81% full
20.4%
- Narrowbody
1,830 departures · 78% full
16.5%
- Narrowbody
1,686 departures · 78% full
15.2%
- Narrowbody
1,476 departures · 84% full
13.3%
- Narrowbody
1,012 departures · 74% full
9.1%
- Regional
608 departures · 81% full
5.5%
- Regional
579 departures · 74% full
5.2%
- Narrowbody
564 departures · 76% full
5.1%
- Narrowbody
532 departures · 76% full
4.8%
- Narrowbody
216 departures · 75% full
1.9%
When Valparaiso is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Departures a month · peak July 2025
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 137,515
- 1991
- 151,944
- 1992
- 158,894
- 1993
- 223,139
- 1994
- 298,549
- 1995
- 320,049
- 1996
- 417,730
- 1997
- 512,767
- 1998
- 527,555
- 1999
- 674,392
- 2000
- 763,499
- 2001
- 735,233
- 2002
- 645,993
- 2003
- 709,431
- 2004
- 774,487
- 2005
- 779,309
- 2006
- 703,068
- 2007
- 764,081
- 2008
- 747,699
- 2009
- 750,431
- 2010
- 698,623
- 2011
- 870,621
- 2012
- 747,595
- 2013
- 708,271
- 2014
- 721,078
- 2015
- 745,288
- 2016
- 880,109
- 2017
- 1,135,532
- 2018
- 1,369,776
- 2019
- 1,630,152
- 2020
- 921,279
- 2021
- 1,972,802
- 2022
- 1,979,543
- 2023
- 2,240,464
- 2024
- 2,336,071
- 2025
- 2,444,273
- 2026
- 918,642 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Valparaiso, 77 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 22 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
18 min
average delay
152
flights cancelled
10.8K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
Delta Air Lines 84.7%
Least reliable here
American Airlines 68.9%
Among US airports
#97
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 64.8%–89.2%
The weak spot is June 2026, when 64.8% of arrivals landed on time — 12.5 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 89.2%.
Frequently asked
How busy is Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)?
Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport handled about 2.5M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #97 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 30 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)?
Allegiant Air is the largest carrier at Valparaiso (VPS), flying about 30% of its passengers. 13 airlines serve Valparaiso in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)?
Valparaiso (VPS) has 51 nonstop destinations, all domestic.
How often do flights arrive on time at Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)?
About 77.3% of flights arriving at Valparaiso (VPS) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.4% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)?
The Airbus A320 flew the largest share of departures from Valparaiso (VPS), about 20% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Valparaiso. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).