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KMCF Mac Dill Air Force Base
Tampa, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008

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): 118.975 (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
SRQr006/27.2SARASOTA VORTAC115.2002W
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 RWY 22. RWY 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 RWY 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. ALL AMC AND VIP ACFT MUST CTC 6 AMW COMD POST DSN 968-4361/4362 AND AMOPS 60 MIN PRIOR TO LDG WITH ALL DV CODES, CUSTOMS INFO AND SPACE-A PAX INFO. 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: TWY O (BIRDBATH), BETWEEN M AND E IS NOT FOR TOWING/TAXIING ACFT. TWY O (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 PPRNR, FOR SVC AND OTHER RSTD.

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 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 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 **CHANGED**   download (251KB)
HI-ILS OR LOC RWY 04   download (277KB)
HI-ILS OR LOC RWY 22 **CHANGED**   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 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)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KMCF (Mac Dill Air Force Base)
Photo by Gregory White
Photo taken 31-Mar-2008

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Airport diagram
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Aug-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4510:45
Sunrise07:0911:09
Sunset19:5323:53
Evening civil twilight20:1700:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Aug-2008 18:24:53
Local (UTC-4)  29-Aug-2008 14:24:53
 
METAR
KMCF 291755Z VRB03KT 10SM FEW050 BKN250 32/25 A2989 RMK AO2A SLP123 T03170246 10319 20248 58012 $
KTPF 
6nm NE 
291747Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM CLR 32/26 A2989 RMK AO2
KTPA 
7nm N 
291753Z VRB05KT 10SM SCT036 SCT100 BKN250 33/22 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP122 T03330222 10333 20250 58013
KSPG 
8nm SW 
291753Z 03003KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP117 T03170239 10317 20267 58012
KPIE 
10nm NW 
291753Z 05005KT 10SM SCT032 33/24 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP122 T03280239 10333 20267 58011
KVDF 
14nm NE 
291758Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 34/24 A2989 RMK AO2
TAF
KMCF 291616 VRB06KT 9999 FEW030 BKN250 QNH2983INS BECMG 1819 08007KT 9999 VCTS BKN030CB OVC250 QNH2981INS BECMG 2223 VRB06KT 9999 NSW SCT030 BKN250 QNH2983INS T34/20Z T25/10Z
KTPA 
7nm N 
291741Z 291818 22007KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB BKN250 TEMPO 1820 BKN040CB FM2000 28007KT P6SM BKN040 BKN250 TEMPO 2024 VRB15G25KT 2SM +TSRA BKN020CB FM0000 VRB05KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB BKN100 BKN250 FM0300 08004KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250 FM1400 09007KT P6SM SCT0
KPIE 
10nm NW 
291741Z 291818 VRB05KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB BKN250 TEMPO 1820 BKN040CB FM2000 31007KT P6SM BKN040 BKN250 TEMPO 2024 VRB15G25KT 2SM +TSRA BKN020CB FM0000 VRB05KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB BKN100 BKN250 FM0300 08008KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250 FM1400 08009KT P6SM SCT0
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Other hotels near Mac Dill Air Force Base

Miles Price ($)
OAKWOOD SOUTH TAMPA 1.7 175-200
LA QUINTA INN TAMPA SOUTH 3.0 140-220
MARRIOTT EXECUSTAY SOUTH MAINSA 3.4 
GRAND KEY CONDOMINIUMS 3.9 95-125
HOWARD JOHNSON INN AND SUITES - TAMPA AIRPORT AREA 4.6 68-110
ECONO LODGE MIDTOWN 5.9 78-100

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