FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025
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-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): | 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 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 fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | 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 fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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: | 20 ft. brush, 480 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear RWY 18 APCH SLOPE 30:1 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 |
Additional Remarks
- | 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 12 June 2025 at 0901Z to 10 July 2025 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
DADES TWO (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (425KB) |
MAATY FIVE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (293KB) |
MAATY FIVE (RNAV), CONT.2 | |
download (128KB) |
RAYZZ THREE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (436KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 23 | |
download (251KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (264KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (224KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (245KB) |
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
looking east.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 03-Jul-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:12 | | 10:12 |
Sunrise | | 06:38 | | 10:38 |
Sunset | | 20:29 | | 00:29 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:55 | | 00:55 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 03-Jul-2025 23:21:39 |
Local (UTC-4) | 03-Jul-2025 19:21:39 |
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METAR |
KVDF | 032255Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A2995 RMK AO2
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KTPF 8nm SW | 032255Z AUTO RMK AO2 PWINO
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KPCM 10nm E | 032255Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM SCT017 SCT110 28/24 A2997 RMK AO2
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KTPA 10nm W | 032253Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM CLR 27/25 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP133 T02670250
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KMCF 13nm SW | 032252Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT110 27/23 A2992 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S SLP134
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KZPH 16nm NE | 032255Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A2995 RMK A02 LTG DSNT ALQDS T02860240
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KLAL 18nm E | 032250Z 20008KT 10SM SCT018 29/29 A2994
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KPIE 19nm W | 032303Z 21004KT 10SM VCTS FEW025 FEW031 28/25 A2993 RMK AO2 T02830250
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TAF |
KTPA 10nm W | 031723Z 0318/0424 36010KT 2SM TSRA FEW025CB BKN035 FM031830 20006KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB SCT120 BKN250 TEMPO 0319/0320 4SM TSRA BKN040CB FM032100 24007KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN120 FM040100 24005KT P6SM FEW025 SCT100 BKN250 FM041400 24006KT P6SM FEW030 OVC060 PROB30 0414/0417 4SM TSRA BKN050CB
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KMCF 13nm SW | 032015Z 0320/0423 23009KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS FEW030 SCT070CB QNH2990INS TEMPO 0320/0323 VRB10G20KT 6000 -TSRA BKN030CB BECMG 0323/0324 21012KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS BKN040CB OVC090 QNH2992INS TEMPO 0400/0402 22015G25KT 6000 -TSRA BKN030CB BECMG 0402/0403 VRB06KT 8000 -SHRA BKN040 OVC150 QNH2990INS TEMPO 0412/0415 VRB06KT VCTS BKN040CB BECMG 0415/0416 VRB06KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS BKN040CB OVC120 QNH2991INS TEMPO 0417/0422 VRB15G30KT 6000 -TSRA BKN030CB TX28/0320Z TN25/0410Z
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KLAL 18nm E | 031720Z 0318/0418 21006KT P6SM VCSH BKN030 BKN120 FM031900 22008KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB BKN120 FM040200 19005KT P6SM FEW025 SCT100 BKN250 FM041400 25003KT P6SM BKN040
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KPIE 19nm W | 031720Z 0318/0418 24010KT 3SM TSRA SCT035CB BKN050 FM031900 22009KT P6SM VCTS SCT025CB BKN120 FM032100 24007KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN050 FM040100 21005KT P6SM FEW025 SCT100 BKN250 FM041400 30007KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 PROB30 0414/0417 4SM TSRA BKN050CB
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