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KVDF Tampa Executive Airport
Tampa, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: VDF
Lat/Long: 28-00-50.3540N 082-20-42.9330W
28-00.839233N 082-20.715550W
28.0139872,-82.3452592
(estimated)
Elevation: 21.1 ft. / 6.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04W (2000)
From city: 6 miles E of TAMPA, FL
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 33610

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1957
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MIAMI CENTER
FSS: SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: VDF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0700-2200, ALL SAT-SUN 0700-1900
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MALSR RWY 23; REIL RWY 05, 18, 36; PAPI RWY 05, 23, 18, 36; MIRL RWY 05/23, 18/36 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
WX AWOS-3: 121.125 (813-630-0924)
TAMPA APPROACH: 119.9
TAMPA DEPARTURE: 119.9
DADES STAR: 135.5
MAATY STAR: 118.8
WX AWOS-3 at TPF (8 nm SW): 118.925 (813-251-6824)
WX AWOS-3 at PCM (10 nm E): 120.025 (813-764-8259)
WX ASOS at TPA (10 nm W): 126.45 (813-296-2752)
WX AWOS-3PT at ZPH (16 nm NE): 118.975 (813-780-0031)
WX AWOS-3PT at LAL (17 nm E): PHONE 863-834-2030
WX ASOS at PIE (19 nm W): 134.5 (727-502-6385)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LALr274/17.6LAKELAND VORTAC116.0001E
PIEr075/19.1ST PETERSBURG VORTAC116.4005W
SRQr023/38.2SARASOTA VOR/DME117.0005W

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 12 /F/A/X/T
Single wheel: 34.5
Double wheel: 63.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 28-00.727325N28-01.336483N
Longitude: 082-20.862127W082-20.235100W
Elevation: 19.2 ft.21.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 046 magnetic, 042 true226 magnetic, 222 true
Displaced threshold: no800 ft.
Declared distances: TORA:4574 TODA:4574 ASDA:4956 LDA:4956TORA:5000 TODA:5000 ASDA:5000 LDA:4200
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.02 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.10 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: yesno
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME
Obstructions: 43 ft. trees, 1955 ft. from runway, 245 ft. left of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear17 ft. road, 310 ft. from runway, 500 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
RWY 23 APCH SLOPE 50:1 TO DTHR.

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 3219 x 75 ft. / 981 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 21 /F/B/X/T
Single wheel: 59.0
Double wheel: 84.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 28-00.805620N28-00.274385N
Longitude: 082-20.973797W082-20.975733W
Elevation: 18.4 ft.18.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 184 magnetic, 180 true004 magnetic, 000 true
Declared distances: TORA:3219 TODA:3219 ASDA:3219 LDA:3219TORA:3219 TODA:3219 ASDA:3219 LDA:3219
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on right (3.80 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.40 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 20 ft. brush, 480 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear
RWY 18 APCH SLOPE 30:1 TO AER.
123 ft. pole, lighted, 2895 ft. from runway, 20 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AVIATION AUTH
PO BOX 22287
TAMPA, FL 33622
Phone 813-870-8711
Manager: BRETT W FAY, C.M.
PO BOX 22287
TAMPA, FL 33622
Phone (813) 870-8735

Additional Remarks

AFTER HRS FUEL AND SVCS AVBL. JET SINGLE POINT FUELING AND LAV SVS AVBL. CTC FBO ON CALL ATTENDANT AT 813-695-6097.
CTC GENERAL AVIATION DEPT AT 813-870-8770.
NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT FOR RY 18. NO TURNS UNTIL OVER INTERSTATE. NO TURNS BLO 400 FT AGL.
WHEN DEPG RWY 05 BE ALERT FOR MALSR LGT FIXTURE LCTD 55 FT BYD RWY END & 9 FT ABV RWY END ELEV.
FOR CD CTC TAMPA APCH ON 119.9.
TREES 510 FT NW OF RWY 5/23 FULL LEN LCTD INSIDE TRSN SFC.
BE ADZD OF SEAPLANE FLT ACTIVITY 3NM SE OF ARPT.

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 from 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
DADES TWO (RNAV)   2 pages: [1] [2] (427KB)
MAATY FIVE (RNAV)   2 pages: [1] [2] (294KB)
MAATY FIVE (RNAV), CONT.2   download (129KB)
RAYZZ THREE (RNAV)   2 pages: [1] [2] (438KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 23   download (252KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05   download (264KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (225KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23   download (246KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (124KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (408KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTPF - Peter O Knight Airport (8 nm SW)
KPCM - Plant City Airport (10 nm E)
KTPA - Tampa International Airport (10 nm W)
KMCF - MacDill Air Force Base (14 nm SW)
KZPH - Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (16 nm NE)
KLAL - Lakeland Linder International Airport (17 nm E)
KPIE - St Pete-Clearwater International Airport (19 nm W)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 30-Jul-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2610:26
Sunrise06:5210:52
Sunset20:2000:20
Evening civil twilight20:4500:45

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  30-Jul-2025 16:39:12
Local (UTC-4)  30-Jul-2025 12:39:12
 
METAR
KVDF 301615Z AUTO 25007KT 10SM BKN034 32/25 A3007 RMK AO2
KPCM 
10nm E 
301615Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM SCT035 33/24 A3009 RMK AO2
KTPA 
10nm W 
301553Z VRB06KT 10SM SCT030 BKN250 32/24 A3007 RMK AO2 TSB11E31 SLP180 T03170244
KMCF 
13nm SW 
301555Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM SCT027 SCT060 BKN110 BKN140 BKN210 32/26 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP182 T03230261
KZPH 
16nm NE 
301615Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM CLR 33/25 A3007 RMK A02 T03310246
KLAL 
18nm E 
301550Z 24005KT 10SM SCT025 32/24 A3008
KPIE 
19nm W 
301553Z 12005KT 10SM FEW045 SCT055 SCT070 29/24 A3006 RMK AO2 RAB21E49 SLP179 P0011 T02940244
TAF
KTPA 
10nm W 
301506Z 3015/3118 21006KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB SCT250 TEMPO 3015/3017 3SM TSRA BKN025CB FM302000 25009KT P6SM SCT040 SCT130 BKN250 FM310100 23004KT P6SM FEW025 SCT250 FM311000 23004KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 SCT250 FM311500 23005KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB SCT250
KMCF 
13nm SW 
292345Z 2923/3023 26006KT 9999 VCSH FEW050 QNH2998INS BECMG 3001/3002 24006KT 9999 NSW SCT030 QNH2997INS BECMG 3012/3013 19006KT 9999 VCSH BKN030 QNH3002INS BECMG 3016/3017 22009KT 9999 NSW BKN030 QNH2997INS TX35/2918Z TN26/3010Z
KLAL 
18nm E 
301141Z 3012/3112 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM301400 23004KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250 FM301800 24006KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB BKN060 TEMPO 3018/3022 VRB15G25KT 3SM TSRA BKN030CB FM310000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT040 SCT130 BKN250 FM310400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
KPIE 
19nm W 
301141Z 3012/3112 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 SCT250 TEMPO 3012/3015 BKN025 FM301500 22007KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB SCT250 FM301900 25010KT P6SM SCT040 SCT130 BKN250 FM310100 23004KT P6SM FEW025 SCT250 FM311000 23004KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 SCT250
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