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KTPF · Peter O Knight Airport

ICAO · US · 22 NTSB events

ID KTPF FAA TPF Elev 8 ft Lat 27° 54.94' N Lon 82° 26.96' 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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,583 ft. Max gradient: 0.03%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 037° 3,583 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.03%
22 217° 3,583 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.03%
18 173° 2,687 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.01%
36 353° 2,687 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.01%

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 · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 118.925
  • CLD CLNC DEL 119.800
  • A/D TAMPA APP/DEP 119.900
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.720

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 5 matched · 12 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Runway 18 threshold displaced 203 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Runway 18 threshold displaced 203 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 22; PAPI Rwy 04, 36; MIRL Rwy 04–22 and 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (5)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 04–22: H3583X100 (ASPH) S–75, D–108 PCN 26 F/A/X/T MIRL…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 22: REIL. Thld dsplcd 180´. Boat. RWY 18–36: H2687X75 (A…

  • Runway 18 threshold displaced 203 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 18–36: H2687X75 (ASPH) S–27, D–42 PCN 8 F/B/X/T MIRL RWY 18: Thld dsplcd 203´

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 22; PAPI Rwy 04, 36; MIRL Rwy 04–22 and 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 22; PAPI Rwy 04, 36; MIRL Rwy 04–22 and 18–36—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1200–0000Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1200–0000Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (12 sentences)
  • ·RWY 04: TORA–3403 TODA–3403 ASDA–3403 LDA–3224 RWY 18: TORA–2687 TODA–2687 ASDA–2574 LDA–2371 RWY 22: TORA–3404 TODA–3404 ASDA–3404 LDA–3403 RWY 36: TORA–2487 TODA–2487 ASDA–2512 LDA–2311
  • ·Be alert: MacDill AFB lctd 0.6 miles SW.
  • ·GA traffic departing TPF should be advised military Class D airspace 0.6 miles off the departure end of Runway 22.
  • ·GA traffic must exercise extreme caution for opposing military traffic in the pattern for Runway 05–23 at MacDill AFB.
  • ·Rwy 18 and 22 ship channel apch end.
  • ·Ocean vessel ship channel east.
  • ·Twy E clsd to acft with wing spans in excess of 40´.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 813-870-8735
  • ·AWOS–3 118.925 (813) 251–6824.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.725 ®TAMPA APP/DEP CON 119.9 CLNC DEL 119.8 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Tampa Apch at 813-878-2528
  • ·ST PETERSBURG (H) (H) VORTACW 116.4 PIE Chan 111 N27º54.47´ W82º41.06´ 093º 12.5 NM to fld. 5/5W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 025º–054º byd 21 NM blo 5,000´ 133º–143º byd 20 NM blo 4,000´ 233º–250º byd 20 NM TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 133º–143º blo 4,000´ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – MIAMI L–21D, 24F IAP SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

22 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

21

since 1982

Fatal

5

23.8% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 66,000 ops in 1990

2024 total

53,800

10-yr total

538,992

2024 mix

AC/AT 7% · GA 93% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

7.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.77

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Loss of control 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=22

  • Engine failure / power loss 4
  • Stall / spin 4
  • Other 3
  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Ground collision 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Runway excursion 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2026-04-23 Maule M-7-260C · Loss of control · day →
2025-07-31 Waco UBF · Loss of control · day →
2021-11-15 Mooney M20M · Stall / spin · day →
2017-03-12 Piper PA28 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2016-03-18 Cessna 340 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2014-11-24 Cessna T210 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2013-01-11 Cessna T182 · Engine failure · day →
2013-01-02 ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA · Hard landing · VMC · dusk →
2009-04-11 Piper PA-18-150 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2008-11-28 EXTRA FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH EA 300/L · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2007-03-09 EADS PZL WARSZA PZL-104M Wilga · Other · VMC · day →
2006-06-12 Beech 65-A90-1 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2004-10-24 Rockwell 112A · Runway excursion · day →
2004-04-20 Cessna 177RG · Engine failure · day →
2002-08-18 Reviere Vans RV6A · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1999-02-27 Beech AT11/18 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1998-03-22 Piper PA-38-112 · Other · day →
1997-03-04 Piper PA-28-161 · Ground collision · day →
1994-07-09 Cessna 172M · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1993-06-06 Beech 23 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1985-03-27 Piper PA-34-200T · Other · VMC · day →
1985-03-26 Hughes 269C · Weather · VMC · 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 4 nm
Zachary Taylor Tampa FL 4 nm
William Henry Edwards San Antonio FL 27 nm
Darrin Murphy Lakeland FL 28 nm
Jerry Dean Kerby Lakeland FL 28 nm
Richard Musser Lakeland FL 28 nm
Steven Markhoff Lakeland FL 28 nm
Thomas James Cordell Lakeland FL 28 nm
Anthony Manuel Gallegos Bartow FL 33 nm
Thomas James Norton Sarasota FL 35 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 4 nm
Joshua Evan Garfield Tampa FL 4 nm
Roger Lewis Hamilton Tampa FL 4 nm
Gerhard Charles Kullack Tampa FL 4 nm
St Elmo Murray Massengale Iii Tampa FL 4 nm
James Malcolm Mcelravy Tampa FL 4 nm
Robert Gray Sample Tampa FL 4 nm
Darrell Eugene Stinger Tampa FL 4 nm
Jimmey Wayne Todd Jr Tampa FL 4 nm
Stephen Van Kirk Friedman Tampa FL 4 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 4 nm
Cornelius Cosentino Tampa FL 4 nm
Wayne Yoder Gochnauer Tampa FL 4 nm
Richard James Blake Tampa FL 4 nm
Kerry Leigh Roberson Tampa FL 4 nm
Lawrence Nathan Schultz Tampa FL 4 nm
Carlos Andres Urbizu Tampa FL 4 nm
Curtis Reed Waldeck Tampa FL 4 nm
John Robert Zark Tampa FL 4 nm
William Walker Thompson Tampa FL 4 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
 0 nm
Tampa Avionics, Inc
Tampa, FL
 8 nm
TRU Simulation
Lutz, FL
 17 nm
Infinity Aero Club Tampa Bay, Inc
Wesley Chapel, FL
 19 nm
Gulf Coast Avionics Corp.
Lakeland, FL
 23 nm
Mac Avionics, Inc.
Lakeland, FL
 23 nm
Lakeland Aircraft Maintenance
Lakeland, FL
 24 nm
AirFlyte, Inc / Rectrix MRO
Sarasota, FL
 32 nm
Sarasota Avionics, Inc
Sarasota, FL
 32 nm
Aero Maintenance
Sarasota, FL
 32 nm

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