FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 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: | 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: | 120.475 |
| TAMPA DEPARTURE: | 120.475 |
| 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 |
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| LALr274/17.6 | | LAKELAND VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 01E |
| PIEr075/19.1 | | ST PETERSBURG VORTAC | | 116.40 | | 05W |
| SRQr023/38.2 | | SARASOTA VOR/DME | | 117.00 | | 05W |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 28-00.727325N | | 28-01.336483N |
| Longitude: | 082-20.862127W | | 082-20.235100W |
| Elevation: | 19.2 ft. | | 21.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 046 magnetic, 042 true | | 226 magnetic, 222 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 800 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:4574 TODA:4574 ASDA:4956 LDA:4956 | | TORA:5000 TODA:5000 ASDA:5000 LDA:4200 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, 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: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 43 ft. trees, 1955 ft. from runway, 245 ft. left of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear | | 17 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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 28-00.805620N | | 28-00.274385N |
| Longitude: | 082-20.973797W | | 082-20.975733W |
| Elevation: | 18.4 ft. | | 18.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 184 magnetic, 180 true | | 004 magnetic, 000 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:3219 TODA:3219 ASDA:3219 LDA:3219 | | TORA:3219 TODA:3219 ASDA:3219 LDA:3219 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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 29 October 2026 at 0901Z to 26 November 2026 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| DADES TWO (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (437KB) |
| MAATY SIX (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (324KB) |
| MAATY SIX (RNAV), CONT.2 | |
download (137KB) |
| RAYZZ THREE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (452KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 23 **CHANGED** | |
download (243KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 **CHANGED** | |
download (256KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (215KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 **CHANGED** | |
download (236KB) |
| 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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of PhotosFromTheAir.com
Photo taken 27-Feb-2012
looking east.
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Times for 09-Nov-2026
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:23 | | 11:23 |
| Sunrise | | 06:47 | | 11:47 |
| Sunset | | 17:39 | | 22:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:04 | | 23:04 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2026 13:50:54 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Nov-2026 08:50:54 |
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| METAR |
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| KVDF | 091335Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM CLR 20/20 A3010 RMK AO2 T01970197 $
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KTPF
8nm SW | 091315Z AUTO 05008KT 10SM CLR 20/19 A3007 RMK AO2 T02040194 $
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KPCM
10nm E | 091335Z AUTO 06005KT 10SM CLR 21/21 A3011 RMK AO2 T02100205 $
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KTPA
10nm W | 091253Z 04003KT 10SM SCT250 19/17 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP193 T01940172
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KMCF
13nm SW | 091255Z AUTO 07009KT 10SM CLR 21/19 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP189 T02070186 $
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KZPH
16nm NE | 091335Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/ A3013 RMK A02 T0190////
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KLAL
18nm E | 091250Z 06004KT 10SM SKC 19/19 A3011
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KPIE
19nm W | 091253Z 07006KT 10SM CLR 21/19 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP191 T02110189
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KTPA
10nm W | 091120Z 0912/1018 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250 FM091800 28006KT P6SM SCT250 FM100000 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250
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KMCF
13nm SW | 090900Z 0909/1015 07006KT 9999 SKC QNH3001INS BECMG 0918/0919 31006KT 9999 SCT035 QNH3004INS BECMG 1003/1004 04006KT 9999 BKN035 QNH3008INS WND 08006KT AFT 1011 TX28/0921Z TN16/0912Z
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KLAL
18nm E | 091120Z 0912/1012 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
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KPIE
19nm W | 091120Z 0912/1012 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250 FM091900 33006KT P6SM SCT250 FM100300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
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