FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VDF |
| Lat/Long: | 28-00-50.3000N / 082-20-43.0000W
28-00.838333N / 082-20.716667W
28.0139722 / -82.3452778
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 22 ft. / 6.7 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 |
| Sectional chart: | JACKSONVILLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MIAMI CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | VDF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1900 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RYS 05/23 & 18/36, REIL RYS 05, 23, & 36, PAPI RYS 05, 23, & 36 AND MALSR RY 23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 121.125 (813-630-0924) |
| TAMPA APPROACH: | 119.9 |
| TAMPA DEPARTURE: | 119.9 |
| 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): | PHONE 813-873-7228 |
| WX ASOS at ZPH (16 nm NE): | 118.975 (813-780-0031) |
| WX ASOS at PIE (19 nm W): | PHONE 727-531-3456 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LALr274/17.6 | | LAKELAND VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 01E |
| PIEr069/19.1 | | ST PETERSBURG VORTAC | | 116.40 | | 01E |
| SRQr019/38.6 | | SARASOTA VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| KNIGHT | | 044/8.6 | | 270 | | 02W | | TPF | - .--. ..-. |
| PLANT CITY | | 276/10.0 | | 346 | | 02W | | PCM | .--. -.-. -- |
| PICNY | | 051/14.0 | | 388 | | 02W | | AM | .- -- |
| ZEPHYRHILLS | | 221/16.2 | | 253 | | 03W | | RHZ | .-. .... --.. |
| WAUCHULA | | 325/38.9 | | 261 | | 04W | | CHN | -.-. .... -. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | 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 good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 28-00.727295N | | 28-01.336483N |
| Longitude: | 082-20.862115W | | 082-20.235107W |
| Elevation: | 19.2 ft. | | 21.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 046 magnetic, 042 true | | 226 magnetic, 222 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 800 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:5000 TODA:5000 ASDA:4600 LDA:4600 | | TORA:5000 TODA:5000 ASDA:5000 LDA:4200 |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | none | | 17 ft. road, 369 ft. from runway, 9:1 slope to clear
RY 23 APCH SLOPE 50:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 3259 x 75 ft. / 993 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 28-00.812158N | | 28-00.274377N |
| Longitude: | 082-20.973875W | | 082-20.975767W |
| Elevation: | 18.0 ft. | | 18.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 184 magnetic, 180 true | | 004 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.40 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 12 ft. trees, 440 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear
RY 36 APCH SLOPE 21:1 TO RY END. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | HILLSBOROUGH CO AVIA AUTH
PO BOX 22287
TAMPA, FL 33622
Phone 813-870-8711 |
| Manager: | SUSAN HARDMEN
PO BOX 22287
TAMPA, FL 33622
Phone 813-870-8711 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 130 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 109 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 259/day * | | 53% | local general aviation | | 47% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 09 June 1999 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | AFTER HRS FUEL AND SVCS AVBL. JET SINGLE POINT FUELING AND LAV SVS AVBL. CTC FBO ON-CALL ATTENDANT AT 813-255-0291. |
| - | PPR FOR TRANSIENT ACFT 38,000 LBS OR OVER. 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 DEPARTING RY O5 BE ALERT FOR MALSR LGT FIXTURE LCTD 55 FT BYD RY END & 9 FT ABV RY END ELEV. |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| DADES ONE (RNAV) | |
download (280KB) |
| FOOXX ONE (RNAV) | |
download (252KB) |
| LZARD FOUR | |
download (299KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 23 | |
download (256KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (246KB) |
| GPS RWY 18 | |
download (186KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (20KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (30KB) |
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 - Mac Dill Air Force Base (14 nm SW)
KZPH - Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (16 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Gary Chambers
Photo taken 06-Mar-2005
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Sep-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:48 | | 10:48 |
| Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 11:11 |
| Sunset | | 19:44 | | 23:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:08 | | 00:08 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Sep-2008 13:14:42 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Sep-2008 09:14:42 |
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| METAR |
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| KVDF | 051258Z AUTO 32009KT 10SM SCT110 26/22 A2972 RMK AO2
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KTPF
8nm SW | 051247Z AUTO 34007KT 10SM OVC110 26/23 A2972 RMK AO2
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KPCM
10nm E | 051245Z AUTO 32011G16KT 10SM 25/22 A2971 RMK AO2 TSNO
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KTPA
10nm W | 051253Z 33011KT 10SM FEW021 SCT110 BKN250 26/21 A2973 RMK AO2 SLP066 T02610211 $
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KMCF
13nm SW | 051255Z 32012G22KT 10SM FEW030 SCT120 BKN200 26/22 A2972 RMK AO2A SLP066 T02650225 $
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KLAL
18nm E | 051250Z 31010KT 10SM BKN060 BKN110 OVC250 24/21 A2969
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KPIE
19nm W | 051253Z 33012KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A2974 RMK AO2 SLP071 T02780222
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KTPA
10nm W | 051127Z 051212 34010KT P6SM SCT120 BKN250 FM1400 33012G18KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN130 OVC250 FM1800 31012G18KT P6SM SCT035 BKN130 OVC250 FM0000 29006KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM0600 24004KT P6SM SCT250
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KMCF
13nm SW | 050808 36006KT 9999 FEW030 SCT150 QNH2969INS BECMG 1415 34010G15KT 9999 SCT040 SCT150 QNH2973INS BECMG 0001 29006KT 9999 SCT200 QNH2977INS T31/19Z T24/10Z
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KPIE
19nm W | 051127Z 051212 34012KT P6SM SCT120 OVC250 FM1400 32014G20KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN130 OVC250 FM1800 30014G20KT P6SM SCT035 BKN130 OVC250 FM0000 29008KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM0600 24006KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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