AirNav: KTPF - Peter O Knight Airport

KTPF

Peter O Knight Airport
Tampa, Florida, USA

GOING TO TAMPA?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008

Location

FAA Identifier:	TPF
Lat/Long:	27-54-56.0820N / 082-26-57.3390W 27-54.934700N / 082-26.955650W 27.9155783 / -82.4492608 (estimated)
Elevation:	8 ft. / 2.4 m (surveyed)
Variation:	02W (1985)
From city:	3 miles S of TAMPA, FL
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	33606

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	04/1940
Sectional chart:	MIAMI
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MIAMI CENTER
FSS:	SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	TPF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	CONTINUOUS
Pattern altitude:	908 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RYS 03/21 & 17/35, VASI RY 03, REIL RY 21 & PAPI RY 35 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3:	118.925 (813-251-6824)
TAMPA APPROACH:	119.9
TAMPA DEPARTURE:	119.9
CLEARANCE DELIVERY:	119.8(IFR)
WX ASOS at TPA (6 nm NW):	PHONE 813-873-7228
WX AWOS-3 at VDF (8 nm NE):	121.125 (813-630-0924)
WX ASOS at PIE (13 nm W):	PHONE 727-531-3456
WX ASOS at SPG (13 nm SW):	118.975 (727-821-4334)
WX AWOS-3 at PCM (16 nm E):	120.025 (813-764-8259)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
PIEr087/12.5	ST PETERSBURG VORTAC	116.40	01E
LALr259/23.5	LAKELAND VORTAC	116.00	01E
SRQr012/31.6	SARASOTA VORTAC	115.20	02W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
KNIGHT	at field	270	02W	TPF	- .--. ..-.
PICNY	060/6.1	388	02W	AM	.- --
PLANT CITY	253/16.4	346	02W	PCM	.--. -.-. --
ZEPHYRHILLS	223/24.3	253	03W	RHZ	.-. .... --..
WAUCHULA	313/38.7	261	04W	CHN	-.-. .... -.

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:	LOW
Bulk oxygen:	HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions:

3405 x 100 ft. / 1038 x 30 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

20.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 3

RUNWAY 21

Latitude:

27-54.676500N

27-55.125567N

Longitude:

082-27.224883W

082-26.844517W

Elevation:

7.0 ft.

8.0 ft.

Traffic pattern:

right

left

Runway heading:

039 magnetic, 037 true

219 magnetic, 217 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

42 ft. trees, 1050 ft. from runway, 320 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear

50 ft. tank, 1200 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:

2688 x 75 ft. / 819 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

20.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

Gradient:

ESTD

RUNWAY 17

RUNWAY 35

Latitude:

27-55.197717N

27-54.757483N

Longitude:

082-26.887400W

082-26.826617W

Elevation:

7.0 ft.

Gradient:

0.1%

Traffic pattern:

left

right

Runway heading:

175 magnetic, 173 true

355 magnetic, 353 true

Displaced threshold:

200 ft.

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

6 ft. fence, 200 ft. from runway, 120 ft. right of centerline
APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD +45 FT FM TREE 450 FT FM RY END.
6 FT FENCE 125 FT R OF CNTRLN 195 FT FROM END OF RY.

6 ft. fence, 200 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline
APCH RATIO 50:1 TO DSPLOCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	HILLSBOROUGH CO AVN AUTHORITY PO BOX 22287 TAMPA, FL 33622 Phone 813-870-8711
Manager:	SUSAN HARDMAN PO BOX 22287 TAMPA, FL 33622 Phone 813-870-8711 FLD NR 813-251-1717.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		102
Single engine airplanes:		84
Multi engine airplanes:		11
Jet airplanes:		2
Helicopters:		5

Aircraft operations: avg 181/day *
55%	local general aviation
45%	transient general aviation
<1%	air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 08 June 1999

Additional Remarks

-	SHIP CHANNEL IN APCH TO RWY 17 & 21.
-	OCEAN GOING VESSELS IN SHIP CHANNEL EAST.
-	GULLS ON AND IN VCNTY OF ARPT.
-	TWY E CLSD TO ACFT WITH WING SPANS IN EXCESS OF 40 FT.
-	BE ALERT: MACDILL AFB LCTD 4 MILES SW.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 at 0900Z.

STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
BRDGE FIVE		download (279KB)
DARBS ONE		download (209KB)
LZARD FOUR		download (299KB)
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 21		download (245KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35		download (245KB)
NDB RWY 03		download (262KB)
NDB-A		download (224KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (16KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply CHANGED		download (65KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMCF - Mac Dill Air Force Base (6 nm SW)
KTPA - Tampa International Airport (6 nm NW)
KVDF - Vandenberg Airport (8 nm NE)
KPIE - St Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport (13 nm W)
KSPG - Albert Whitted Airport (13 nm SW)

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Area around KTPF (Peter O Knight Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 22-Aug-2008

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:41	10:41
Sunrise	07:05	11:05
Sunset	20:00	24:00
Evening civil twilight	20:24	00:24

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	22-Aug-2008 04:25:31
Local (UTC-4)	22-Aug-2008 00:25:31

METAR

KTPF	220347Z AUTO 29012G19KT 10SM CLR 28/25 A2977 RMK AO2
KMCF 5nm SW	220355Z AUTO 28012G18KT 10SM FEW023 28/24 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP087 T02760239 $
KTPA 5nm NW	220353Z 29011G21KT 10SM SCT025 27/23 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP080 T02720228
KVDF 8nm NE	220403Z AUTO 28010G16KT 237V307 10SM SCT027 SCT033 SCT045 28/24 A2976 RMK AO2
KPIE 12nm W	220353Z 29013G23KT 10SM FEW039 28/23 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP086 T02830233
KSPG 13nm SW	220353Z AUTO 28010G18KT 10SM FEW023 28/23 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP082 T02830233

TAF

KMCF 5nm SW	220024 30012G18KT 9999 SCT020 BKN050 BKN100 QNH2976INS TEMPO 1013 BKN010 BECMG 1617 26015G20KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS BKN020CB OVC050 QNH2975INS T30/20Z T26/10Z LAST NO AMDS 2203 NEXT 2208
KTPA 5nm NW	212339Z 220024 28013G20KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN035 BKN120 TEMPO 0004 BKN020 FM0400 27013G20KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN035 BKN120 TEMPO 0408 BKN020 FM0800 26015G25KT P6SM VCTS SCT015CB BKN030 OVC080 TEMPO 1014 2SM +SHRA BKN015 FM1400 25015G25KT P6SM VCTS S
KPIE 12nm W	212339Z 220024 28014G22KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN035 BKN120 TEMPO 0004 BKN020 FM0400 27014G22KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN035 BKN120 TEMPO 0408 BKN020 FM0800 26015G25KT P6SM VCTS SCT015CB BKN030 OVC080 TEMPO 1014 2SM +SHRA BKN015 FM1400 25016G26KT P6SM VCTS S

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Atlas Aviation

813-251-1752
[web site]
[email]

Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, Aircraft rental, ...

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Peter O Knight Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Peter O Knight Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.

AirNav users who flew into KTPF have stayed at...
	Miles		Price ($)
HOWARD JOHNSON EXPRESS INN - NEAR PORT OF TAMPA		4.5	69-90
DAYS INN AIRPORT STADIUM		4.7	87-90
SHERATON TAMPA RIVERWALK HOTEL		2.2	185-329
DOUBLETREE HOTEL TAMPA WESTSHORE AIRPORT		5.0	134-379
HAMPTON INN AND SUITES TAMPA - YBOR CITY DOWNTOWN		3.1	170-271
WESTIN HARBOUR ISLAND		1.5	186-340
HOWARD JOHNSON - TAMPA AIRPORT		4.6	77-154

Other hotels near Peter O Knight Airport
	Miles		Price ($)
MARRIOTT TAMPA WATERSIDE HOTEL AND MARINA		1.8	229-384
EMBASSY SUITES TAMPA DOWNTOWN		1.9	157-359
HYATT REGENCY TAMPA DOWNTOWN		2.2	189-467
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT TAMPA DOWNTOWN		2.5	159-249
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT TAMPA DOWNTOWN		2.6	180-240
HOWARD JOHNSON PLAZA		2.7	155-160
HOWARD JOHNSON INN AND SUITES - TAMPA AIRPORT AREA		3.5	68-110
DON VICENTE DE YBOR HISTORIC		3.5
MARRIOTT EXECUSTAY SOUTH MAINSA		3.5
GRAND KEY CONDOMINIUMS		3.6	95-125
ECONO LODGE MIDTOWN		3.7	78-100
BEST WESTERN TAMPA		3.7	90-130
TAHITIAN INN, CAFÉ AND SPA		3.8	103-181
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT TAMPA WESTSHORE		4.3	152-251

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.

Hotels in other cities near Peter O Knight Airport

98 in	Tampa
4 in	Temple Terrace
4 in	Brandon
1 in	Sun City Center
2 in	Oldsmar

1 in	Safety Harbor
29 in	Saint Petersburg
4 in	Largo
1 in	Lutz

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