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KVDF Tampa Executive Airport
Tampa, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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, 18 & 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
LALr274/17.6LAKELAND VORTAC116.0001E
PIEr069/19.1ST PETERSBURG VORTAC116.4001E
SRQr020/38.2SARASOTA VORTAC117.0002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
KNIGHT044/8.627002WTPF - .--. ..-.
PLANT CITY276/10.034602WPCM .--. -.-. --
PICNY051/14.038802WAM .- --
ZEPHYRHILLS221/16.225303WRHZ .-. .... --..
WAUCHULA325/38.926104WCHN -.-. .... -.

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: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 28-00.727295N28-01.336483N
Longitude: 082-20.862115W082-20.235107W
Elevation: 19.2 ft.21.1 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 046 magnetic, 042 true226 magnetic, 222 true
Displaced threshold: no800 ft.
Declared distances: TORA:5000 TODA:5000 ASDA:4600 LDA:4600TORA:5000 TODA:5000 ASDA:5000 LDA:4200
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, 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: yesno
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME
Obstructions: none17 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: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 28-00.812158N28-00.274377N
Longitude: 082-20.973875W082-20.975767W
Elevation: 18.0 ft.18.6 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 184 magnetic, 180 true004 magnetic, 360 true
Displaced threshold: no40 ft.
Declared distances: TORA:3259 TODA:3259 ASDA:3259 LDA:3219
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on right (4.00 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: 56 ft. trees, 1444 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clearpole, 20:1 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 813-870-8700
CONTACT PERSON: LOUIS MILLER
Manager: PAUL PHILLIPS
PO BOX 22287
TAMPA, FL 33622-2287
Phone 813-870-8775

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 148
Single engine airplanes: 128
Multi engine airplanes: 16
Jet airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 259/day *
53% local general aviation
47% transient general aviation
<1% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 05 November 2008

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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
DADES ONE (RNAV)   download (280KB)
FOOXX ONE (RNAV)   download (252KB)
LZARD FOUR   download (299KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 23   download (254KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23   download (244KB)
GPS RWY 18 **CHANGED**   download (181KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (20KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (80KB)

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)
KLAL - Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (17 nm E)
KPIE - St Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport (19 nm W)
  
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KVDF (Tampa Executive Airport)
Photo by Gary Chambers
Photo taken 06-Mar-2005
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From to KVDF

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3511:35
Sunrise07:0012:00
Sunset17:3322:33
Evening civil twilight17:5822:58

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Nov-2009 17:48:51
Local (UTC-5)  25-Nov-2009 12:48:51
 
METAR
KVDF 251720Z AUTO 09006KT 7SM -RA SCT004 BKN018 OVC032 19/18 A2993 RMK AO2
KTPF 
8nm SW 		251725Z AUTO 06005KT 10SM -DZ SCT003 BKN024 OVC031 20/20 A2993 RMK AO2 P0001
KPCM 
10nm E 		251725Z AUTO 07005KT 7SM BKN004 BKN020 OVC029 21/21 A2996 RMK AO2
KTPA 
10nm W 		251653Z 09005KT 3SM -RA BR FEW005 BKN016 OVC048 21/19 A2996 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 4 SLP143 P0008 T02060194
KMCF 
13nm SW 		251740Z AUTO 05007KT 10SM -DZ BKN007 21/21 A2994 RMK AO2 RAE1734DZB1734 SLP141 $
KLAL 
18nm E 		251650Z 36004KT 5SM BR VCSH BKN005 OVC040 22/20 A2996
KPIE 
19nm W 		251653Z 09007G17KT 7SM -RA BKN005 21/20 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP143 P0015 T02060200
TAF
KTPA 
10nm W 		251603Z 2516/2612 05005KT 3SM -RA BR FEW004 BKN015 BKN050 FM251800 02007KT 5SM -RA BR SCT005 OVC015 TEMPO 2518/2522 2SM RA BR BKN005 FM260000 03005KT P6SM SCT010 OVC025
KPIE 
19nm W 		251120Z 2512/2612 04005KT 4SM BR OVC003 TEMPO 2512/2514 2SM BR OVC003 FM251400 04005KT 5SM -RA BR SCT005 OVC010 TEMPO 2514/2518 VRB15G25KT 2SM +TSRA OVC005CB FM251800 02007KT 5SM -RA BR VCTS SCT005CB OVC010 TEMPO 2518/2522 2SM RA BR BKN005 FM260000 0
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
 Leading Edge Aviation
 813-626-1515
[web site]
 Airport management, Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing, ...
 
DTN Meteorlogix   Hertz   LaserGrade Testing Center   Wireless Internet Access  
 
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Texaco
100LL Jet A
FS $5.15 $4.85 
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FS=Full service
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Reliable Aviation 813-626-4884
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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 Tampa Executive Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Tampa Executive Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KVDF have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
CROWNE PLAZA TAMPA EASTairport transportation 2.5 68-200
RED ROOF INN TAMPA FAIRGROUNDS 1.7 55-89
EXTENDED STAY AMERICA TAMPA - TEMPLE TERRACE 3.7 65-80
BAYMONT INN AND SUITES TAMPA SABAL PARK 2.5 63-89
DAYS INN PLANT CITY FL 13.5 46-50
MASTERS INN - TAMPA FAIRGROUNDS 3.1 39-45
HILTON GARDEN INN TAMPA EAST/BRANDON 2.4 79-159
COMFORT INN CONFERENCE CENTER 6.7 57-84
CLARION HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER NEAR BUSCH GARDENS 5.8 90-91
SLEEP INN - NEAR BUSCH GARDENS AND USF 3.6 66-87
HILTON GARDEN INN TAMPA NORTH BUSCH GARDENS 3.5 63-139
BEST WESTERN BRANDON 4.4 63-80
DAYS INN TAMPA-PORT OF TAMPA-YBOR CITY 4.6 43-51
FAIRFIELD INN AND SUITES BY MARRIOTT TAMPA 5.0 100-110
 

Other hotels near Tampa Executive Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES TAMPA-FAIRGROUNDS-CASINO 1.8 76-127
SEMINOLE HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO 2.2 189-399
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT TAMPA SABAL PARK 2.4 124-129
LA QUINTA INN TAMPA EAST-FAIRGROUNDS 2.5 45-60
LA QUINTA EASTFAIRGROUNDS 2.5 45-79
STAYBRIDGE SUITES SABAL PARK 2.6 99-118
MASTERS INN TAMPAEAST 2.6 36-40

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
airport transportation indicates that the hotel is reported to provide airport transportation. Please check with the hotel for hours and availability of transportation to/from Tampa Executive Airport. It is possible that transportation may not be available to/from KVDF but to other nearby airports such as KPIE or KTPA. 		    

Hotels in other cities near Tampa Executive Airport

5 in Temple Terrace
4 in Brandon
1 in Riverview
125 in Tampa
4 in Plant City
6 in Wesley Chapel
1 in Lutz
1 in Plant City, CA
3 in Zephyrhills
4 in Oldsmar
 

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