Destin Airport Improvements

Destin, Fla. - The uptick in tourism and population along Florida's Panhandle is bringing additional visitors to the area, who are arriving in private or chartered aircraft like this one. With this in mind, the Okaloosa County airport authority is aiming to increase safety and reduce noise for the neighborhoods surrounding the Destin Executive Airport.

"Basically, the county came in and there were some complaints about the noise. What the county actually did, not even us so much, they came in and made a nice capital investment to make that wall a lot bigger, a lot stronger and a lot more sound proof," said Ben Humbert, Destin Executive Airport General Manager.

The noise barrier wall is located on the north end of the terminal, standing about 20 feet tall and a couple hundred feet in length to shield the houses on that end of the airport property from the noise impact.

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