FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 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: | 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 |
| LALr274/17.6 | | 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: | /2012 | | Double wheel: | 34.5 | | Double tandem: | 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: | /2018 | | Double wheel: | 59.0 | | Double tandem: | 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 03 September 2026 at 0901Z to 01 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] (450KB) |
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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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 27-Feb-2012
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Times for 03-Sep-2026
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:46 | | 10:46 |
| Sunrise | | 07:10 | | 11:10 |
| Sunset | | 19:48 | | 23:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:11 | | 00:11 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 03-Sep-2026 23:20:03 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 03-Sep-2026 19:20:03 |
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| METAR |
| KVDF | 032255Z AUTO 34007KT 10SM VCTS FEW036 SCT047 BKN065 26/26 A2993 RMK AO2 TSE2156 T02650260 $
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KTPF 8nm SW | 032255Z AUTO 02007KT 7SM VCTS OVC029 29/26 A2990 RMK AO2 CIG 025V031 T02890260 $
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KPCM 10nm E | 032255Z AUTO 09007KT 7SM -RA VCTS OVC020 27/26 A2995 RMK AO2 RAB2231 TSE2205 CIG 017V025 P0000 T02680259 $
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KTPA 10nm W | 032253Z 36004KT 10SM FEW029 SCT050 BKN250 29/24 A2993 RMK AO2 TSE17 SLP133 OCNL LTGIC DSNT N-E CB DSNT N-E TCU E T02940239
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KMCF 13nm SW | 032255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM VCTS BKN024 30/25 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02990254
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KZPH 16nm NE | 032255Z AUTO 13012KT 1SM +TSRA BR SCT005 OVC016 25/24 A2998 RMK A02 LTG DSNT ALQDS P0017 T02510242
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KLAL 18nm E | 032250Z 13006KT 6SM VCTS FEW024 BKN070 25/25 A2994
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KPIE 19nm W | 031953Z 23009KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A2992
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KTPA 10nm W | 032047Z 0321/0424 20008KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB BKN100 TEMPO 0321/0323 VRB15G25KT 2SM +TSRA BKN025CB FM040100 11005KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN150 FM040400 VRB04KT P6SM SCT030 BKN100 FM041500 19008KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB SCT100 BKN250 FM042100 24007KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250
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KMCF 13nm SW | 031700Z 0317/0423 13006KT 9999 BKN035 QNH2994INS BECMG 0318/0319 14009KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS BKN035CB QNH2989INS TEMPO 0321/0401 VRB15G25KT 3200 TSRA BKN020CB BECMG 0402/0403 14006KT 9999 VCSH BKN025 QNH2993INS BECMG 0404/0405 13006KT 9999 NSW BKN020 QNH2990INS TEMPO 0411/0415 16006KT BKN010 BECMG 0416/0417 20009KT 9999 BKN030 QNH2996INS BECMG 0418/0419 21009KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS BKN030CB QNH2991INS TEMPO 0420/0423 VRB10G20KT 6000 -TSRA TX32/0318Z TN25/0410Z
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KLAL 18nm E | 031720Z 0318/0418 08005KT P6SM VCTS SCT025CB BKN100 TEMPO 0319/0323 VRB15G25KT 2SM +TSRA BKN025CB FM040100 11005KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN150 FM040400 VRB02KT P6SM SCT020 BKN050 FM041600 19005KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050
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KPIE 19nm W | 032049Z 0321/0418 10006KT P6SM VCTS SCT025CB BKN100 TEMPO 0321/0323 VRB15G25KT 2SM +TSRA BKN025CB FM040100 11005KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN150 FM040500 15005KT P6SM SCT030 BKN100 FM041000 14005KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 SCT080 BKN150 FM041500 18008KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB SCT100 BKN250
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