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KMCF MacDill Air Force Base
Tampa, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: MCF
Lat/Long: 27-50-57.6400N 082-31-16.3900W
27-50.960667N 082-31.273167W
27.8493444,-82.5212194
(estimated)
Elevation: 14 ft. / 4.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06W (2025)
From city: 4 miles S of TAMPA, FL
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 33608

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 05/1941
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: MIAMI CENTER
FSS: SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: MCF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Pattern altitude: TFC PAT: RECTANGULAR 1100 FT; OVHD 1600 FT. DRG VFR COND TKOF & TGL MNTN 1100 FT TIL DER. HELI 600 FT.
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: HIRL RWY 5/23 OPR WHEN TWR OPN.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.
International operations: customs landing rights airport

Airport Communications

ATIS: 133.825 270.1
MAC DILL GROUND: 118.575 275.8
MAC DILL TOWER: 120.175 294.7
TAMPA APPROACH: 354.0 124.95 135.5
TAMPA DEPARTURE: 290.3 353.575 119.65 ;RWY 23 119.9 ;RWY 05
BLFRG STAR: 119.65
COMD POST: 132.775 134.1 ;6 AMW 311.0 ;6 AMW 323.8 ;6 AMW
DADES STAR: 135.5
MAATY STAR: 118.8
PMSV METRO: 225.05
PTD: 372.2
RAYZZ STAR: 118.8
WX AWOS-3 at TPF (5 nm NE): 118.925 (813-251-6824)
WX ASOS at SPG (8 nm SW): 118.875 (727-821-4334)
WX ASOS at TPA (8 nm N): 126.45 (813-296-2752)
WX ASOS at PIE (9 nm W): 134.5 (727-502-6385)
WX AWOS-3 at VDF (14 nm NE): 121.125 (813-630-0924)
WX AWOS-3P at CLW (15 nm NW): 119.225 (727-462-6383)
  • SFA.
  • CALL LGT OPS.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PIEr117/9.3ST PETERSBURG VORTAC116.4005W
SRQr010/26.6SARASOTA VOR/DME117.0005W
LALr252/28.1LAKELAND VORTAC116.0001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAPOK137/13.136005WPI .--. ..

Airport Services

Fuel available: A JET-A++
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: LOW

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 11421 x 151 ft. / 3481 x 46 m
MKD 150 FT WIDE WITH 50 FT WT BRG SHOULDERS EACH SIDE.
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 71 /R/B/W/T
Runway edge lights: high intensity
Operational restrictions: BEARING STRENGTH: ST175; SBTT429; TRT494; TDT700.
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 27-50.243833N27-51.677667N
Longitude: 082-31.961333W082-30.584833W
Elevation: 8.0 ft.13.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RVR equipment: touchdowntouchdown
Approach lights: ALSF1: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category I)ALSF1: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category I)
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOC/GSLOC/GS

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 100 x 100 ft. / 30 x 30 m
Surface: concrete, in excellent condition
Latitude: 27-50.693367N
Longitude: 082-30.790167W
Elevation: 9.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Air Force
Owner: USAF
MACDILL AFB
TAMPA, FL 33608
Manager: CHIEF OF AFLD MANAGEMENT
MACDILL AFB
TAMPA, FL 33608

Additional Remarks

E60-05 HOOK BAK-12B(B) (1338 FT). N BAK-12B AVBL 1300-2030Z+++ MON-FRI, 45MIN PN RQR TO CONNECT CABLE, UNAVBL DUR WKEND AND FEDERAL HOL. S BAK-12B UNAVBL.
E60-23 HOOK BAK-12B(B) (1397 FT). N BAK-12B AVBL MON-FRI 1300Z-2030Z++; 45 MIN PN TO CNCT CABLE, UNABVL DRG WKEND AND FEDERAL HOL.
JASU: (A/M32A-86) (AM32-95) (M32A-60)
FUEL: AIR CARD RQRD FOR AVN FUEL OR U.S. CASH; CASH FUEL PPR - FUELS DSN 968-2074.
FLUID: LPOX LOX
TRAN ALERT: OPR 1100-0300Z++. LAVATORY SVC ONLY PPR. LTD TRAN PRK FOR TACTICAL ACFT; EXP SVC DELAY FOR TACTICAL ACFT. UNABLE TO SVC ACFT WITH ORDINANCE. TRAN ALERT IS CONTRACT MAINT. TRAN ACFT MUST LAND BY 0230Z++ EXC VIP. ALL FTR TYPE/TRAINER ACFT MUST LAND BY 0200Z++. NO MULTIPLE IFR/VFR APCH FOR TRAN ACFT AFTER 0230Z++. TRAN ALERT CAN SUPPORT MINIMAL TRAN ACFT FOR LCL OR OUT AND BACK TRAN FLTS WITH PRIOR APVL.
RSTD: AVOID OVFT OF ST. PETERSBURG LAND MASS BY AT LEAST 1.5 NM. PPR - BASE OPS DSN 968-2929/2350, C813-828-2350/2929, FOR PPR NR, FOR SVC AND OTHER RSTD. PPR ISSUED UP TO 7 DAYS PRIOR TO ARR. ALL ACFT DEP MACDILL AFB MUST HAVE FLP ON FILE IN AMOPS PRIOR TO TKOF.
CAUTION: ON INST APCH TO RWY 23 USE CAUTION DUR OVFT OF PETER O. KNIGHT ARPT DUE TO LGT ACFT TFC BLW APCH LEG 4 NM NE.
CAUTION: COMMERCIAL ACFT CROSS APCH TO MACDILL AFB ENROUTE TO TAMPA INTL ARPT AT AND ABV 2100 FT. ON INST APCH TO RWY 05 USE CAUTION DUR OVFT OF ALBERT WHITTED ARPT DUE TO LGT TFC BLW APCH LEG 6 NM SW. MAINT RWY AND TWY CNTRLINE WHEN EXITING RWY.
CAUTION: UNCTL VFR TFC IN VCNTY OF KMCF BLW 1200 FT.
CSTMS/AG/IMG: SEE FLIP AP/1.
AG: SEE GLOBAL HF SYSTEMS LISTING IN FIH.
RSTD: ACFT OPR RSTD DUR BIRD WATCH COND MODERATE (TKOF OR LDG PERMS ONLY WHEN DEP AND ARR RTE AVOID IDENT BIRD ACT. NO LCL IFR/VFR TFC PAT ACT) AND SEVERE (TKOF AND LDG PROH WO OG/CC APVL), CTC ATIS, TWR, COMD POST, OR BASE OPS FOR CURRENT BIRD WATCH COND.
CAUTION: NSTD OVNR MRK MACDILL AFB ON RWY 05/23 ENDS. NSTD MRKS NORTH/SOUTH RAMPS, WING-TIP OBST LINES FOR TRNG.
CAUTION: BIRDBATH ONLY USED FOR P-3, C-130, E-3A, KC-135 & B-737 ACFT NO FTR OR COPTER UNLESS APVD BY AFM.
CAUTION: BIRD HAZ; EXP HVY BIRD ACT FM 1 NOV - 28 FEB DURG PHASE II BASH PERIOD; 24 HR BIRD WATCH ALERT IN EFCT.
CAUTION: ACFT MAKING 180 DEG TURNS ON RWY USE HAMMERHEADS LAST 1000 FT AT EACH END.
TSNT AIRCREWS MAY CTC 9 OWS FOR WX BRIEF - DSN 965-0939.
RSTD: CTC BASE OPS DSN 968-2929/2350, C813-8282350/2929, FOR PPR NR, FOR SVC AND OTHER RSTD.
MISC: WHEN NVD OPS IN EFCT CTC TWR 10 MIN PRIOR TO ARR OR DEP FOR AFLD LGT ADJ - INFO DSN 968-2120/4822.
AN/FMQ-19 AUTOMATED OBSERVING SYS IN USE; AUGMENTED BY HUMAN OBSN WHEN NEC DUR AFLD HRS.
MISC: WX OBSN AVBL H24 VIA AUTO SYS DSN 968-2627. DUR WX FLT CLOSURES REMOTE BRIEFING SVC AVBL FR 26 OWS DSN 331-2651, C318-529-2651. WHEN POSSIBLE 2 HR ADV NTC FOR ALL RQR BRIEFINGS.
RSTD: ALL DV & TSNT ACFT CTC MACDILL CMD POST 311.0 OR DSN 968-4361/4362 (C813-828-4361) 3 HR PRIOR TO ARR & 30 MIN PRIOR TO ARR WITH DV CODES, CUSTOMS INFO & SPACE-A PAX INFO.
RSTD: ALL AIRCREW DEP CIV ARPT OR GUARD/RESERVE BASE CALL COMD POST 1 HR PRIOR TO TAKEOFF WITH PAX/CARGO/ETA INFO.
CAUTION: NUMEROUS VOIDS/SINKHOLES ON AFLD; REMAIN ON TWY CNTRLN.
RSTD: ALL ACFT MUST LAND BY PPR APPROVED TIME OR CALL WITH DEVIATIONS OR PPR IS INVALID; EXC FOR VIP.
REMARKS - MISC - MACDILL CRASH FIRE RESPONSE (CFR) IS AN ACFT RESCUE AND FIREFIGHTING (ARFF) AFLD CAT 8 WITH 11,000 GAL CAP. STEADY ARFF COND FOR MACDILL AFB IS A REDUCED LEVEL OF SVC (RLS) FOR CAT 1-9 WK DAY 1030Z- 2000Z++ (0630L-1600L) AND CRITICAL LEVEL OF SVC (CLS) FOR CAT 8-9 WK NGT 2000Z-1030Z++ (1600L-0630L), RLS CAT 1-7 WKEND, CLS CAT 8-9 WKEND AND CLS CAT 10 WKLY.
MISC: CLASS B AIRSPACE SVC AUTO TERMINATES WHEN ACFT IS INSTR TO CTC TWR.
ALL SERIES B-747 & A-380 MUST ARRIVE WITH A TOW BAR.
RSTD: CARGO/HVY ACFT LNDG ON BAK-12 CABLES NA.
CAUTION: USE CTN DURG TAXIING OPS AT NIGHT ON SPOTS A1-A4 DUE TO REMOVED APN LGTG.
ALL ACFT REQ TO PARK ON ARMY APN MUST CTC ASF MACDILL C813-828-3180/3183 UP TO 7 DAYS PRIOR TO ARR/MNM NOTICE IS 24 HR PRIOR TO ARR.
RSTD: HELIPAD H1 (100 FT X 100 FT CON) USA RES AVN SUPPORT FAC MACDILL USE ONLY.
RSTD: DEPLOYED UNIT CMPLX APN (DELTA/DUCC RAMP) CLSD.
PMSV O/S UFN. PLS CTC 6 OSS/OSW WX AT (813) 828-4405 FOR WX INFO.
COMMUNICATIONS-PTD: UNSVC. CTC AMOPS C813-828-0002.
MISC: CLASS D ASP REVERTS TO CLASS G WHEN TWR IS CLSD.
TXY AND RAMP RESTRICTIONS - ACFT WITH WINGSPAN GREATER THAN 170FT RQR WING WALKERS AT THE INT OF THE BRAVO APRON AND TXY KILO DUE TO LIGHT POLE OBSTN. LIGHT POLE IS LOCATED 129 FT NORTH OF TXY KILO CNTRLN. WIDE BODY ACFT WITH WINGSPANS GREATER THAN 132.7 FT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TXY ON TXY LANES LOCATED ON THE ALPHA APN WITHOUT WING-WALKERS.

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 14 May 2026 at 0901Z to 11 June 2026 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
BLFRG THREE (RNAV)   2 pages: [1] [2] (302KB)
DADES TWO (RNAV)   2 pages: [1] [2] (429KB)
MAATY FIVE (RNAV)   2 pages: [1] [2] (296KB)
MAATY FIVE (RNAV), CONT.2   download (130KB)
RAYZZ THREE (RNAV)   2 pages: [1] [2] (443KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 05   download (176KB)
ILS OR LOC RWY 23   download (173KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05   download (92KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23   download (86KB)
TACAN RWY 05   download (154KB)
TACAN RWY 23   download (86KB)
 
Departure Procedures
MACDILL ONE   download (96KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTPF - Peter O Knight Airport (5 nm NE)
KSPG - Albert Whitted Airport (8 nm SW)
KTPA - Tampa International Airport (8 nm N)
KPIE - St Pete-Clearwater International Airport (9 nm W)
KVDF - Tampa Executive Airport (14 nm NE)
KCLW - Clearwater Executive Airport (15 nm NW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 03-Jun-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0810:08
Sunrise06:3510:35
Sunset20:2200:22
Evening civil twilight20:4800:48

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  03-Jun-2026 11:05:37
Local (UTC-4)  03-Jun-2026 07:05:37
 
METAR
KMCF 030955Z AUTO 06010KT 10SM OVC140 25/22 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02460223
KTPF 
6nm NE 
031055Z AUTO 07010KT 9SM BKN130 OVC230 24/22 A3001 RMK AO2 T02420224 $
KTPA 
7nm N 
031053Z 05006KT 10SM BKN130 BKN180 BKN230 25/22 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP169 T02500217 $
KSPG 
8nm SW 
031053Z 07013KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02610239
KPIE 
9nm NW 
031053Z 05008KT 10SM CLR 25/22 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02500217
KVDF 
14nm NE 
031055Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM BKN015 OVC140 24/22 A3002 RMK AO2 CIG 013V019 T02350224
KCLW 
15nm NW 
031055Z AUTO 07005KT 23/21 A3002 RMK AO2
TAF
KMCF 030900Z 0309/0415 03006KT 9999 BKN120 QNH2997INS TEMPO 0312/0315 06012KT 8000 -SHRA BKN010 BECMG 0315/0316 07010G15KT 9999 BKN035 QNH3004INS TEMPO 0319/0321 8000 VCSH BECMG 0322/0323 07015G20KT 9999 BKN080 QNH2999INS TX33/0319Z TN25/0309Z
KTPA 
7nm N 
030911Z 0309/0412 05003KT P6SM BKN040 OVC100 FM031000 04006KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB OVC100 FM031200 04006KT P6SM SCT040 OVC100 FM031400 06011G19KT P6SM OVC025 FM031800 06009G16KT P6SM BKN050 FM040200 06008G18KT P6SM BKN250
KPIE 
9nm NW 
030539Z 0306/0406 07006KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 OVC100 FM030700 07006KT P6SM BKN040 OVC100 FM030900 07007KT P6SM VCTS BKN040CB OVC100 FM031200 07010KT P6SM OVC100 FM031400 07014KT P6SM OVC015 FM031600 08013G21KT P6SM OVC025 FM031800 08013G20KT P6SM OVC050 FM040200 07013G22KT P6SM SCT250
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