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KVDF Tampa Executive Airport
Tampa, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

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: SAT-SUN 0700-1900, ALL MON-FRI 0700-2200
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-3PT at TPF (8 nm SW): 118.925 (813-251-6824)
WX AWOS-3PT 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 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 excellent condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 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 good conditionnonprecision, in good 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: 23 ft. brush, 480 ft. from runway, 105 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
RWY 18 APRCH SLOPE 20:1 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
AIRPORT PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 6530 TAMPA EXECUTIVE AIRPORT RD, TAMPA, FL 33610

Additional Remarks

- 24 HR ADVN NOTICE OR IMT REPORTING UPON LDG FOR ACFT EQUIPPED WITH WEATHER MODIFICATION OR GEOENGINEERING EQUIP. 813-870-8770 EXT. 3
- 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 01 October 2026 at 0901Z to 29 October 2026 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
DADES TWO (RNAV)   2 pages: [1] [2] (436KB)
MAATY SIX (RNAV)   2 pages: [1] [2] (323KB)
MAATY SIX (RNAV), CONT.2   download (136KB)
RAYZZ THREE (RNAV)   2 pages: [1] [2] (451KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 23 **CHANGED**   download (242KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05   download (254KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (213KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23   download (234KB)
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 14-Oct-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0711:07
Sunrise07:3011:30
Sunset19:0123:01
Evening civil twilight19:2423:24

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  14-Oct-2026 20:43:35
Local (UTC-4)  14-Oct-2026 16:43:35
 
METAR
KVDF 142015Z AUTO 06009KT 10SM SCT055 31/20 A3000 RMK AO2 T03100203 $
KTPF 
8nm SW 
142015Z AUTO 11008KT 10SM CLR 32/18 A2998 RMK AO2 T03150176 $
KPCM 
10nm E 
142015Z AUTO 06007KT 030V100 10SM FEW060 31/19 A3001 RMK AO2 T03090185 $
KTPA 
10nm W 
141953Z 06006KT 10SM SCT055 31/18 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP163 T03060178
KMCF 
13nm SW 
141955Z AUTO 10008KT 10SM CLR 32/17 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP162 T03200171
KZPH 
16nm NE 
142015Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM SCT060 BKN075 31/19 A3003 RMK A02 T03140193
KLAL 
18nm E 
141950Z 11007KT 10SM FEW060 31/18 A3002
KPIE 
19nm W 
141953Z 00000KT 10SM FEW060 SCT070 30/19 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T03000189
TAF
KTPA 
10nm W 
141721Z 1418/1524 05007KT P6SM SCT040 FM151600 10009KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250 FM152000 06006KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250
KMCF 
13nm SW 
141700Z 1417/1523 23009KT 9999 FEW035 SCT080 QNH3006INS BECMG 1423/1424 07009KT 9999 SKC QNH3007INS BECMG 1514/1515 11009KT 9999 FEW030 QNH3008INS BECMG 1517/1518 26009KT 9999 FEW035 SCT080 QNH3006INS TX30/1418Z TN23/1510Z
KLAL 
18nm E 
141721Z 1418/1518 07008KT P6SM SCT040 FM151600 10005KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250
KPIE 
19nm W 
141721Z 1418/1518 08006KT P6SM SKC FM141900 05008KT P6SM SCT050 FM150300 09005KT P6SM SKC
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