FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| DADES TWO (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (427KB) |
| MAATY FIVE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (294KB) |
| MAATY FIVE (RNAV), CONT.2 | |
download (129KB) |
| RAYZZ THREE (RNAV) **CHANGED** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (441KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 23 | |
download (237KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (249KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (208KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (229KB) |
| 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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Times for 17-Dec-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 11:50 |
| Sunrise | | 07:15 | | 12:15 |
| Sunset | | 17:36 | | 22:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:01 | | 23:01 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-Dec-2025 04:23:14 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 17-Dec-2025 23:23:14 |
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| METAR |
KPCM 10nm E | 180355Z AUTO 10SM CLR 19/16 A3012 RMK AO2
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KTPA 10nm W | 180353Z 08006KT 10SM FEW250 20/15 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP189 T02000150
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KMCF 13nm SW | 180355Z AUTO 10007KT 10SM CLR 19/15 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP189 T01920149
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KZPH 16nm NE | 180355Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM CLR 17/14 A3011 RMK A02 T01700145
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KLAL 18nm E | 180350Z 08005KT 10SM SKC 16/15 A3010
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KPIE 19nm W | 180353Z 11007KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP186 T01940161
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KTPA 10nm W | 172100Z 1721/1824 07005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM180300 11005KT P6SM FEW050 BKN250 FM181400 14009KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM181900 19009KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN100 OVC250
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KMCF 13nm SW | 180100Z 1801/1907 10009KT 9999 SCT060 QNH3005INS BECMG 1808/1809 09010G15KT 9999 SCT040 BKN090 QNH2999INS BECMG 1816/1817 18012G18KT 9999 SCT030 BKN080 QNH3000INS BECMG 1818/1819 18012G20KT 6000 -SHRA BKN040 QNH2994INS BECMG 1823/1824 18012KT 9999 NSW BKN030 QNH2995INS TX26/1819Z TN16/1809Z
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KLAL 18nm E | 171737Z 1718/1818 10009KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 TEMPO 1719/1723 BKN050 FM180000 10005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM181400 14010G18KT P6SM SCT050 BKN130
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KPIE 19nm W | 171737Z 1718/1818 10007KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM181400 14010G15KT P6SM SCT050 BKN130
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