May 31, 2007 "Beginning September 5, 2007. American Airlines subsidiary, American Eagle, will add non-stop service between Chicago O' Hare and Okaloosa Regional Airport near Fort Walton Beach, Florida. American Eagle will operate one daily round-trip flight using 50-seat Embraer ERJ-145 jets. The carrier already has two daily round-trips between Dallas/Fort Worth and Okaloosa Regional."
Serving the Emerald Coast region for flight traveling is Okaloosa's International Regional Airport (VPS) located on the Eglin Air Force Base near Valparaiso and Fort Walton Beach, FL. Below you will find some of the major cities with current available non-stop direct flights to and from Fort Walton Beach / Okaloosa (VPS):
American Airlines
To / From Dallas-Fort Worth
To / From Chicago*
Continental Airlines
To / From Houston, TX
To / From Tampa, FL
Delta Air lines
To / From Atlanta, GA
Northwest Airlines
To / From Memphis, TN
Bay County International Airport (Project 2009)
Currently in development is the upcoming and all-new Bay County International Airport located in Panama City Beach, FL on HWY 79. Projected completed construction in 2009. More information to come as released.