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KMCF Mac Dill Air Force Base
Tampa, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: MCF
Lat/Long: 27-50-57.6000N / 082-31-16.2000W
27-50.960000N / 082-31.270000W
27.8493333 / -82.5211667
(estimated)
Elevation: 14 ft. / 4.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04W (2000)
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
Sectional chart: MIAMI
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: MIAMI CENTER
FSS: SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
FSS-ST. PETERSBURG PIE
NOTAMs facility: MCF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 1100-0400Z++
Pattern altitude: TFC PAT: RECTANGULAR 1100 FT; OVERHEAD 1600 FT. DURING VFR COND TKOF & TOUCH AND GO ACFT MAINTAIN 1100 FT TIL DEP END OF RY.
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

ATIS: 133.825 270.1
MAC DILL GROUND: 118.575 275.8 [1100-0400Z++]
MAC DILL TOWER: 123.7 294.7 [1100-0400Z++]
TAMPA APPROACH: 124.95 354.0 135.5
TAMPA DEPARTURE: 119.65 119.9 290.3 353.575 118.8(RWY 22) 134.25(RWY 4)
6 AMW COMD POST: 134.1 311.0 321.0
CP: 132.775
PMSV: 344.6
PTD: 372.2
RDR: 134.1X 318.1X 324.5X 337.4X 339.1X 359.3X 379.8X
WX AWOS-3 at TPF (6 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): PHONE 813-873-7228
WX ASOS at PIE (10 nm W): PHONE 727-531-3456
WX AWOS-3 at VDF (14 nm NE): 121.125 (813-630-0924)
  • SFA.
  • DEP RWY 22.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PIEr111/9.3ST PETERSBURG VORTAC116.4001E
SRQr007/26.6SARASOTA VORTAC117.0002W
LALr252/28.1LAKELAND VORTAC116.0001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PICNY121/1.538802WAM .- --
KNIGHT227/5.027002WTPF - .--. ..-.
PLANT CITY247/21.434602WPCM .--. -.-. --
ZEPHYRHILLS223/29.825303WRHZ .-. .... --..
WAUCHULA305/39.526104WCHN -.-. .... -.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 115 JET-B+
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: LOW

Runway Information

Runway 4/22

Dimensions: 11421 x 151 ft. / 3481 x 46 m
RWY 04/22 MKD 150 FT WIDE WITH 50 FT WT BRG SHOULDERS EACH SIDE.
Surface: asphalt
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 70 /R/B/W/T
Single wheel: 65.0
Double wheel: 210.0
Double tandem: 351.0
Dual double tandem: 663.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Latitude: 27-50.243500N27-51.677167N
Longitude: 082-31.961000W082-30.584667W
Elevation: 7.0 ft.13.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.4%0.4%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left4-light PAPI on left
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
Instrument approach: LOC/GSLOC/GS

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

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 257/day
100% military

Additional Remarks

BEARING STRENGTH RWY 04-22: ST175; SBTT429; TRT494; TDT700.
LGT: NSTD ALS RY 22. RY 04 PAPI AND ILS RPI NOT COINCIDENTAL.
A-GEAR: NML BAK-12B CONFIGURATION, BOTH ENDS IN UP/RAISED POSN. BAK-12B EXTN.
JASU: (A/M32A-86) (AM32-95) (M32A-60)
FUEL: J8
FOR VFR APCH TO RY 22 KEEP ENTRY LEG OVER WATER.
FLUID: LPOX LOX
TRAN ALERT: OPR 1100-0300Z++. FLEET SVC AVBL, PN RQR. LTD TRAN PRK FOR TACTICAL ACFT; EXP SVC DELAY FOR TACTICAL ACFT. UNABLE TO SVC ACFT WITH ORDNANCE. TRAN ALERT IS CONTRACT MAINT, ALL TRAN ACFT MUST LAND BY 0230Z++.
SEE FLIP AP/1 FLT HAZ (FLORIDA-R2901) AND SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT RMK AND AFTERBURNER PROCEDURES.
RSTD: AVOID OVFT OF THE ST. PETERSBURG LAND MASS BY AT LEAST 1.5 NM. PPR. CTC 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.
RSTD: COORD OF PPR OUTSIDE OF BLOCK TIME BY FONE IS RQR, OR PPR NR WILL BE CONSIDERED CNL EXC FOR VIP ACFT. PPR NR GOOD FOR REQ DAY ONLY.
RSTD: WG APV ARR/DEP ONLY DUR CLOSURE TIME. NO MULTIPLE IFR/VFR APCHS FOR TRAN ACFT AFTER 0300Z++.
CAUTION: ON INST APCH TO MACDILL AFB RWY 22, USE CAUTION DUR OVFT OF PETER O. KNIGHT ARPT DUE TO LGT ACFT TFC BLW APCH LEG 4 NM NE.
CAUTION: COML ACFT CROS APCH TO MACDILL AFB ENROUTE TO TAMPA INTL ARPT AT AND ABV 2100'. ON INST APCH TO RWY 04, 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'. OFFL WX OBSN PT IS E-SE. OBSN MAY NOT ALWAYS BE REP OF COND OVER THE RWY OR AT EITHER APCH END.
TFC PAT: RECTANGULAR 1100; OVERHEAD 1600'. DUR VFR COND TKOF AND TOUCH AND GO ACFT MAINT 1100' TIL DEP END OF RWY.
CSTMS/AG/IMG: CSTMS ONLY PERFORMED BY MCF 6TH SFS FOR 6TH AMW ACFT ONLY, CSTMS/AG/IMG FOR ALL OTHER ACFT PERFORMED BY TAMPA CSTMS OFFICE WITH 2 HR RESPONSE TIME.
MISC: WINDS ARE EST DUE TO FMQ-13 WIND SENSORS BEING ACCURATE TO WITHIN ONLY +/- 4 KT. ATC/WX WILL NOT INCL/RELAY WIND CORR INTO FCST/PHRASEOLOGY. THEREFORE, AIRCREWS WILL INCORPORATE A +/- 4 KT ACCURACY INTO THEIR DECISION MAKING PROCESS FOR FLYING OPR.
MISC: FIRST 1000' RWY 04-22 CONCRETE, MID 9420' ASPHALT. RVR RWY 22 MAY NOT BE REL DUE SENSOR LCTN. CLASS B AIRSPACE SVC AUTO TERMINATES WHEN ACFT IS INSTR TO CTC TWR.
MISC: WX CTC DSN 968-4405/2854/2035. AUTOMATED WX INFO, DSN 968-2627. WX STN OPR HR 1100-0400Z++. AWOS IN USE. TRAN AIRCREWS MAY CTC 26 OWS FOR WX BRIEF, DSN 781-4775 C318-456-4775. WHEN POSSIBLE, PROVIDE 2 HR ADVN NTC FOR ALL RQR BRIEFINGS. ACFT SHOULD BE AT TAXI SPEED PRIOR TO 3500' REMAINING.
AG REMARKS: 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: FULL WX AVBL 23/7; WX CTC DSN 968-4405/2854/2035; OT DSN 965-0939 THRU 0943.
CAUTION: NSTD OVRN MARKING MACDILL AFB ON BOTH ENDS.
CAUTION: BIRDBATH, BETWEEN M AND E IS NOT FOR TOWING/TAXIING ACFT. BIRDBATH, ONLY USED FOR LCL ACFT, NO FIGHTERS OR HELICOPTERS.
CAUTION: BIRD HAZ. EXP HVY BIRD ACT (PHASE II COND) FR 1 NOV - 28 FEB. DUR PHASE II BASH PERIOD, 24 HR BIRD WATCH ALERT IN EFFECT. SEE FLIP AP/1 SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT RMK FOR BIRD HAZ INFO.
CAUTION: ALL ACFT MAKING 180 DEG TURNS ON RWY, USE HAMMERHEADS LAST 1000' AT EACH END.
TRAN AIRCREWS MAY CTC 9 OWS FOR WX BRIEF AT 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 ARE IN EFFECT, CTC TWR 10 MIN PRIOR TO ARR OR DEP FOR AFLD LGT ADJ. FOR INFO CTC DSN 968-2120/4822.
RSTD: ALL DV ACFT & ALL TRAN ACFT MUST CTC MACDILL CMD POST OB 311.0 OR DSN 968-4361/4362, C813-828-4361 60 MIN BUT NO LATER TAN 30 MIN PRIOR TO ARR WITH ALL DV CODES, CUSTOMS INFO & SPACE-A INFO.

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 between 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
BLOND ONE (RNAV)   download (225KB)
BRDGE FIVE   download (279KB)
DADES ONE (RNAV)   download (280KB)
DARBS ONE   download (209KB)
DEAKK ONE (RNAV)   download (256KB)
FOOXX ONE (RNAV)   download (252KB)
LZARD FOUR   download (299KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 04   download (283KB)
ILS OR LOC RWY 22   download (251KB)
HI-ILS OR LOC RWY 04   download (277KB)
HI-ILS OR LOC RWY 22   download (244KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04   download (218KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22   download (197KB)
HI-TACAN RWY 04   download (208KB)
TACAN RWY 04   download (213KB)
TACAN RWY 22   download (199KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (43KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTPF - Peter O Knight Airport (6 nm NE)
KSPG - Albert Whitted Airport (8 nm SW)
KTPA - Tampa International Airport (8 nm N)
KPIE - St Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport (10 nm W)
KVDF - Vandenberg Airport (14 nm NE)
KCLW - Clearwater Air Park (15 nm NW)
 
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Photo by Tom Stewart
Photo taken 10-Feb-2009

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Sectional chart
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Airport diagram
Diagram of KMCF (Mac Dill Air Force Base)
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1410:14
Sunrise06:4010:40
Sunset20:2900:29
Evening civil twilight20:5600:56

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 06:37:24
Local (UTC-4)  05-Jul-2009 02:37:24
 
METAR
KMCF 050555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR RMK AO2 SLPNO 1//// 2//// RVRNO PWINO PNO FZRANO TSNO VISNO RWY04 CHINO RWY04 $
KTPF 
6nm NE 
050605Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 28/27 A3000 RMK AO2
KTPA 
7nm N 
050553Z 25003KT 10SM FEW020 27/24 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159 T02720244 10294 20272 58004 $
KSPG 
8nm SW 
050553Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 28/24 RMK AO2 SLPNO T02780244 10300 20278 TSNO $
KPIE 
10nm NW 
050553Z AUTO 17004KT 5SM BR CLR 27/24 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02670244 10300 20267 58006 $
KVDF 
14nm NE 
050600Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/2SM BR VV007 26/24 A3001 RMK AO2
TAF
KTPA 
7nm N 
050526Z 0506/0606 VRB04KT P6SM SCT018 SCT250 TEMPO 0506/0509 BKN018 FM051400 25007KT P6SM SCT025 SCT250 FM051800 27010KT P6SM SCT030 SCT100 BKN250 FM060100 VRB05KT P6SM FEW020 SCT035 BKN250
KPIE 
10nm NW 
050526Z 0506/0606 VRB04KT P6SM FEW018 SCT250 TEMPO 0506/0509 5SM HZ BKN018 FM051400 25008KT P6SM SCT025 SCT250 FM051800 29010KT P6SM SCT030 SCT100 BKN250 FM060100 VRB05KT P6SM FEW020 SCT035 BKN250
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Miles Price ($)
EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL TAMPA-AIRPORT/WESTSHORE 6.9 82-190
DAYS INN AIRPORT STADIUM 7.9 44-59
 

Other hotels near Mac Dill Air Force Base

Miles Price ($)
OAKWOOD SOUTH TAMPA 1.7 201-221
BASE MOTEL 1.9 
LA QUINTA INN TAMPA SOUTH 3.0 100-215
MARRIOTT EXECUSTAY MAINSL S TAM 3.4 149-150
GRAND KEY CONDOMINIUMS 3.9 103-180
HOWARD JOHNSON INN AND SUITES - TAMPA AIRPORT AREA 4.6 50-79
QUALITY INN SOUTH TAMPA 5.9 61-70

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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5 in Temple Terrace
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1 in North Redington Beach
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2 in Dunedin
 

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