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KVDF Tampa Executive Airport
Tampa, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 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: SAT-SUN 0700-1900, ALL MON-FRI 0700-2200
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
LALr274/17.6LAKELAND VORTAC116.0001E
PIEr075/19.1ST PETERSBURG VORTAC116.4005W
SRQr023/38.2SARASOTA VOR/DME117.0005W

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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 28-00.727325N28-01.336483N
Longitude: 082-20.862127W082-20.235100W
Elevation: 19.2 ft.21.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 046 magnetic, 042 true226 magnetic, 222 true
Displaced threshold: no800 ft.
Declared distances: TORA:4574 TODA:4574 ASDA:4956 LDA:4956TORA:5000 TODA:5000 ASDA:5000 LDA:4200
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionprecision, 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: yesno
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME
Obstructions: 43 ft. trees, 1955 ft. from runway, 245 ft. left of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear17 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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 28-00.805620N28-00.274385N
Longitude: 082-20.973797W082-20.975733W
Elevation: 18.4 ft.18.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 184 magnetic, 180 true004 magnetic, 000 true
Declared distances: TORA:3219 TODA:3219 ASDA:3219 LDA:3219TORA:3219 TODA:3219 ASDA:3219 LDA:3219
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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 01 October 2026 at 0901Z to 29 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] (451KB)
 
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 17-Oct-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0811:08
Sunrise07:3211:32
Sunset18:5822:58
Evening civil twilight19:2123:21

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-Oct-2026 06:11:02
Local (UTC-4)  17-Oct-2026 02:11:02
 
METAR
KVDF 170555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT055 SCT160 OVC260 23/23 A2998 RMK AO2 T02300230 10256 20226 56010 $
KTPF 
8nm SW 
170555Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A2995 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW AND NE AND S T02560235 10283 20251 56013 $
KPCM 
10nm E 
170555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW050 BKN250 OVC280 23/23 A2999 RMK AO2 60005 T02320232 10268 20229 56009 $
KTPA 
10nm W 
170553Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/23 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02610228 10283 20256 55010 $
KMCF 
13nm SW 
170555Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 25/23 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP151 T02490229 10284 20243 56011
KZPH 
16nm NE 
170555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN050 23/23 A3001 RMK A02 T02340233 10273 20231
KLAL 
18nm E 
170555Z AUTO 13003KT 9SM SCT055 OVC250 23/23 A2999 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE AND S P0003 60036 T02300230 10254 20230 56007 $
KPIE 
19nm W 
170553Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP151 T02560239 10272 20256 55012
TAF
KTPA 
10nm W 
170259Z 1703/1806 VRB04KT P6SM FEW015 SCT080 BKN250 FM170900 35007KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 OVC100 TEMPO 1713/1717 4SM SHRA SCT010 BKN025 FM172000 01010G18KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050
KMCF 
13nm SW 
170100Z 1701/1807 VRB06KT 9999 BKN080 QNH2999INS WND 13006KT AFT 1702 BECMG 1707/1708 05006KT 9999 BKN040 QNH2994INS WND 02006KT AFT 1711 TEMPO 1712/1714 6000 -SHRA OVC060 BECMG 1714/1715 02010G18KT 8000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC120 QNH2999INS TEMPO 1715/1719 6000 -SHRA BKN010 BECMG 1721/1722 04012G20KT 9999 VCSH SCT020 BKN040 QNH2998INS BECMG 1800/1801 04015G25KT 9999 SCT020 BKN025 QNH3006INS TX33/1719Z TN24/1709Z
KLAL 
18nm E 
170521Z 1706/1806 VRB04KT P6SM SCT030 SCT100 OVC250 FM171200 33007KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN100 OVC250 TEMPO 1712/1716 5SM -TSRA BKN020CB FM171600 01010KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB BKN100 OVC250 FM172000 03010KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN100 OVC250 FM172200 03010G18KT P6SM BKN040 BKN100 OVC250 FM180000 03014G23KT P6SM BKN040 BKN100 OVC250
KPIE 
19nm W 
170521Z 1706/1806 VRB04KT P6SM SCT030 SCT100 OVC250 FM171000 35006KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN100 OVC250 TEMPO 1710/1714 5SM -TSRA BKN020CB FM171400 36011KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB BKN100 OVC250 FM171800 36011KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN100 OVC250 FM172100 02010G18KT P6SM BKN040 BKN100 OVC250 FM172300 02013G22KT P6SM BKN040 BKN100 OVC250 FM180100 03016G25KT P6SM BKN040 BKN100 OVC250
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