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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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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Photo taken 27-Feb-2012
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Times for 01-Nov-2026
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:17 | | 11:17 |
| Sunrise | | 07:42 | | 11:42 |
| Sunset | | 18:44 | | 22:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:09 | | 23:09 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Nov-2026 19:05:01 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 01-Nov-2026 15:05:01 |
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| METAR |
| KVDF | 011855Z AUTO 09004KT 2SM RA BR FEW018 SCT032 OVC050 23/23 A3010 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE AND SW AND W P0002 T02310231 $
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KPCM 10nm E | 011855Z AUTO 09005KT 1 1/2SM RA BR SCT006 BKN013 BKN032 OVC065 23/23 A3011 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND SE AND SW P0009 T02290229 $
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KTPA 10nm W | 011853Z 08007G21KT 1/2SM R19R/3000VP6000FT +RA FG FEW006 SCT015 OVC022 22/21 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP197 P0083 T02220206 $
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KMCF 13nm SW | 010123Z AUTO 09012KT 10SM FEW023 SCT033 BKN041 BKN080 25/22 A3011 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S RAE0055RAB10E23 SLP199
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KZPH 16nm NE | 011855Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM -RA SCT035 BKN045 OVC090 24/22 A3013 RMK A02 T02390217
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KLAL 18nm E | 011850Z 08009KT 5SM -RA BR SCT007 OVC014 23/23 A3011
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KPIE 19nm W | 011855Z 07016G23KT 3SM -RA BR FEW009 BKN046 OVC060 23/22 A3010 RMK AO2 P0000 T02330222
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| TAF |
KTPA 10nm W | 011720Z 0118/0224 08009G17KT 4SM SHRA VCTS SCT025CB OVC050 TEMPO 0119/0123 1SM SHRA BKN025 FM020100 07008KT 6SM -SHRA SCT008 BKN020 OVC050 FM020600 07007KT P6SM VCSH SCT006 BKN015 OVC050 TEMPO 0208/0212 BKN006 FM021400 07009G19KT P6SM VCSH FEW010 BKN025 OVC050
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KMCF 13nm SW | 010100Z 0101/0207 08010G18KT 9999 SCT020 BKN080 QNH3007INS BECMG 0114/0115 08010G20KT 9999 VCSH BKN020 OVC030 QNH3012INS BECMG 0117/0118 08010G20KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS BKN030CB OVC040 QNH3006INS TEMPO 0118/0121 VRB12G22KT -TSRA BECMG 0123/0124 07010G18KT 9000 -SHRA SCT020 BKN030 QNH3003INS TX28/0118Z TN21/0108Z
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KLAL 18nm E | 011720Z 0118/0218 09012G19KT 4SM SHRA VCTS SCT025CB OVC050 TEMPO 0118/0122 1SM SHRA BKN025 FM020100 08011G18KT 6SM -SHRA SCT008 BKN020 OVC050 FM020600 08008KT P6SM VCSH SCT006 BKN010 OVC050 TEMPO 0208/0212 BKN006 FM021400 09012G18KT P6SM VCSH FEW010 BKN025 OVC050
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KPIE 19nm W | 011720Z 0118/0218 09012G20KT 4SM SHRA VCTS SCT025CB OVC050 TEMPO 0119/0123 1SM SHRA BKN025 FM020100 08010G17KT 6SM -SHRA SCT008 BKN020 OVC050 FM020600 08008KT P6SM VCSH SCT006 BKN015 OVC050 TEMPO 0208/0212 BKN006 FM021400 08010G19KT P6SM VCSH FEW010 BKN025 OVC050
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