Destin Executive Airport frequencies

Destin Executive Airport (DTS · KDTS · DSI) in Destin, FL is a towered field, staffed 0600-2200. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it, from the first call to the handoff on climb out. · Open on the map

All of Destin Executive Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weather

When the KDTS tower is closed

The tower is staffed 0600-2200. Outside those hours Destin Executive Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 118.45, and separation from other traffic is yours, not a controller's. Report your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.

Runway lighting is often pilot controlled once the tower closes — check the KDTS airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.

Before taxi Destin

ATIS 133.925: A recorded loop of the field's weather, active runway and any notices, updated hourly or whenever conditions change. Listen before your first call, and tell the controller which letter you have so they do not read it to you again.
ASOS/AWOS 133.925: An automated weather station reading the field conditions aloud — wind, visibility, ceiling, temperature and altimeter. It replaces ATIS at a field with no controller to record one. Get the altimeter setting before you descend below the transition altitude.
Clearance 121.6, 127.7 (WHEN TWR CLSD): Clearance delivery issues your IFR clearance, and at busier fields your VFR departure instructions and squawk code. Call before you request taxi, with the ATIS letter and your intended direction of flight.

Taxi & takeoff Destin

Ground 121.6: Ground control owns every taxiway and inactive runway on the field. Call for taxi with your position and destination on the field. You need an explicit clearance to cross any runway, including one that is not in use.
Tower 118.45: Tower owns the active runways and the surrounding surface area. Call before entering the surface area inbound, and hold short until you are cleared to take off or to cross.

Departure & arrival Eglin

App/Dep 132.1: One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.

Also

CTAF 118.45: The common frequency pilots use to announce themselves to each other at a field with no operating control tower. Nobody is controlling traffic — you are self announcing. Report your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern, and listen well before you transmit.

By procedure & sector (2 more)

360.6	APCH/P DEP/P
377.2	CD/P

Every KDTS frequency, as one table

ATIS	133.925
ASOS/AWOS	133.925
Clearance	121.6, 127.7 (WHEN TWR CLSD)
Ground	121.6
Tower	118.45
CTAF	118.45
App/Dep	132.1

Frequently asked

What is the tower frequency at KDTS?

Destin Executive Airport tower is 118.45, calling "Destin Tower". The tower is staffed 0600-2200.

What frequency do I use at KDTS when the tower is closed?

Outside 0600-2200, Destin Executive Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 118.45 as the CTAF and report your position and intentions — there is nobody to clear you, so separation is yours.

What is the ground frequency at KDTS?

Ground control at Destin Executive Airport is 121.6. You need an explicit clearance from ground to cross any runway while taxiing, including one that is not in use.

What is the ATIS frequency at KDTS?

ATIS at Destin Executive Airport is 133.925. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.

What is the approach frequency for KDTS?

App/Dep for Destin Executive Airport is 132.1, working as "Eglin". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.

Where do I get my clearance at KDTS?

Clearance delivery at Destin Executive Airport is 121.6, 127.7 (WHEN TWR CLSD). Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.

More about KDTS

Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.