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KMCF · MacDill Air Force Base

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KMCF FAA MCF Elev 14 ft Lat 27° 50.96' N Lon 82° 31.27' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 11,421 ft. Max gradient: 0.05%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 40.5° 11,421 ft 151 ft ASP Yes —
22 220.5° 11,421 ft 151 ft ASP Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 8 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 133.825
  • GND GND 118.575
  • TWR TWR 123.700
  • APP TAMPA APP 124.950
  • DEP TAMPA DEP 119.650
  • PMSV PMSV METRO 134.460
  • POST 6 AMW COMD POST 138.950
  • PTD PTD 37.220

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KMCF on LiveATC ↗

  • TACAN MCF

    Macdill

    111.00 MHz · DME 111.00 · BOTH · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 100 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1300–2300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–2300Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (100 sentences)
  • ·FLORIDA 131 MACDILL AFB (MCF)(KMCF) AF (A) 4 S UTC–5(–4DT) N27º50.96´ W82º31.27´ 14 B LRA NOTAM FILE MCF Not insp.
  • ·RWY 05–23: H11421X151 (ASPH–GRVD) PCN 71 R/B/W/T HIRL RWY 05: ALSF1.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 56´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 56´.
  • ·RVR–T ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 05 HOOK BAK–12B(B) (1338 FT).
  • ·HOOK BAK–12B(B) (1397 FT).
  • ·FUEL JET A, A++ OX 2 MILITARY—LGT HIRL Rwy 05–23 opr when twr opn.
  • ·Rwy 05–23 PAPI set for hgt group 3.
  • ·A–GEAR Rwy 05–23 N and S BAK–12B avbl Mon–Fri 1300–2030Z‡; 45 min PN to cnct cable, unavbl drg wkend and federal hol.
  • ·JASU (A/M32A–86) (AM32–95) (M32A–60) FUEL A++.
  • ·Air Card rqrd for avn fuel or U.S. cash; cash fuel PPR—fuels DSN 968–2074.
  • ·FLUID LPOX LOX TRAN ALERT Opr 1100–0300Z‡.
  • ·Ltd tran prk for tactical acft; exp svc delay for tactical acft.
  • ·Unable to svc acft with ordnance.
  • ·Tran Alert is contract maint.
  • ·Tran acft must land by 0230Z‡ exc VIP.
  • ·All ftr type/trainer acft must land by 0200Z‡.
  • ·No multiple IFR/VFR apch for tran acft after 0230Z‡.
  • ·Tran Alert can support minimal tran acft for lcl or out and back tran flts with prior apvl.
  • ·All series B–747 and A–380 must arrive with a tow bar.
  • ·Rwy 05–23 mkd 150 ft wide with 50 ft wt brg shoulders each side.
  • ·First 1000 ft conc mid 9420 ft asph.
  • ·RSTD Avoid ovft of the St.
  • ·Petersburg land mass by at least 1.5 NM.
  • ·PPR—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.
  • ·All acft dep MacDill AFB must have FLP on file in AMOPS prior to tkof.
  • ·All acft must land by PPR approved time or call with deviations or PPR is invalid; exc for VIP.
  • ·All DV acft and tnst acft ctc MacDill Cmd Post 311.0 or DSN 968–4361/4362 (C813–828–4361) 3 hr prior to arr and 30 min prior to arr with DV codes, customs info and Space–A pax info.
  • ·All aircrew dep civ arpt or guard/reserve base call Comd Post 1 hr prior to takeoff with pax/cargo/eta info.

+ 70 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Military / Army

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Southeast Air Base - TampaMacDill Field

Source: OurAirports community

IATA · MCF Airport website ↗

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Stall / spin 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2002-04-14 Hughes OH-6A · Stall / spin · day →

Designees in FL

CFI Flight Instructors 7,821 A&P Mechanics 25,520 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 158 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 25 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 4 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 35 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 11 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 10 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 54 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 203 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 172 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 272 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 218 FBO Fixed Base Operators 137 Clubs Flying Clubs 69 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 57 EAA EAA Chapters 49

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Matthew Eichel Tampa FL 8 nm
Zachary Taylor Tampa FL 8 nm
Thomas James Norton Sarasota FL 31 nm
William Henry Edwards San Antonio FL 32 nm
Darrin Murphy Lakeland FL 32 nm
Jerry Dean Kerby Lakeland FL 32 nm
Richard Musser Lakeland FL 32 nm
Steven Markhoff Lakeland FL 32 nm
Thomas James Cordell Lakeland FL 32 nm
Anthony Manuel Gallegos Bartow FL 37 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Abdul Hamid Alibrahim Tampa FL 8 nm
Joshua Evan Garfield Tampa FL 8 nm
Roger Lewis Hamilton Tampa FL 8 nm
Gerhard Charles Kullack Tampa FL 8 nm
St Elmo Murray Massengale Iii Tampa FL 8 nm
James Malcolm Mcelravy Tampa FL 8 nm
Robert Gray Sample Tampa FL 8 nm
Darrell Eugene Stinger Tampa FL 8 nm
Jimmey Wayne Todd Jr Tampa FL 8 nm
Stephen Van Kirk Friedman Tampa FL 8 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Tommy Allen Cooper Ii Tampa FL 8 nm
Cornelius Cosentino Tampa FL 8 nm
Wayne Yoder Gochnauer Tampa FL 8 nm
Richard James Blake Tampa FL 8 nm
Kerry Leigh Roberson Tampa FL 8 nm
Lawrence Nathan Schultz Tampa FL 8 nm
Carlos Andres Urbizu Tampa FL 8 nm
Curtis Reed Waldeck Tampa FL 8 nm
John Robert Zark Tampa FL 8 nm
William Walker Thompson Tampa FL 8 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Sarasota Avionics, Inc
Tampa, FL
 5 nm
Tampa Avionics, Inc
Tampa, FL
 14 nm
TRU Simulation
Lutz, FL
 20 nm
Infinity Aero Club Tampa Bay, Inc
Wesley Chapel, FL
 24 nm
Sarasota Avionics, Inc
Sarasota, FL
 27 nm
Aero Maintenance
Sarasota, FL
 27 nm
AirFlyte, Inc / Rectrix MRO
Sarasota, FL
 27 nm
Gulf Coast Avionics Corp.
Lakeland, FL
 28 nm
Mac Avionics, Inc.
Lakeland, FL
 28 nm
Lakeland Aircraft Maintenance
Lakeland, FL
 28 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.