Airport officials at the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport have announced that American Airlines will be offering non-stop service to Chicago. The flight from Fort Walton Beach to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport begins March 9, 2019, but tickets will go on sale Monday, September 24th. The airport’s explosive-detection equipment was also recently replaced at a cost of 4.3 million dollars, which was fully funded by the Transportation Security Administration.