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KVDF · Tampa Executive Airport

ICAO · US · 16 NTSB events

ID KVDF FAA VDF Elev 22 ft Lat 28° 0.84' N Lon 82° 20.72' W Zulu …

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.04%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 042° 5,000 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.04%
23 222° 5,000 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.04%
18 180° 3,219 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.00%
36 360° 3,219 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.00%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 121.125
  • A/D TAMPA APP/DEP 119.900
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 23 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 23; REIL Rwy 05, 18, 36; PAPI Rwy 05, 23 18, 36; MIRL Rwy 05–23 and Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 23; REIL Rwy 05, 18, 36; PAPI Rwy 05, 23 18, 36; MIRL Rwy 05–23 and Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 23; REIL Rwy 05, 18, 36; PAPI Rwy 05, 23 18, 36; MIRL Rwy 05–23 and Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt MALSR Rwy 23; REIL Rwy 05, 18, 36; PAPI Rwy 05, 23 18, 36; MIRL Rwy 05–23 and Rwy 18–36—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (23 sentences)
  • ·174 FLORIDA – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – TAMPA EXEC (VDF)(KVDF) 6 E UTC–5(–4DT) N28º00.84´ W82º20.72´ 21 B NOTAM FILE VDF MON Airport RWY 05–23: H5000X100 (ASPH) S–34.5, D–63 PCN 12 F/A/X/T MIRL RWY 05: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.02º TCH 45´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.1º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 18–36: H3219X75 (ASPH) S–59, D–84 PCN 21 F/B/X/T MIRL RWY 18: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.8º TCH 41´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.4º TCH 43´.
  • ·RWY 05: TORA–4574 TODA–4574 ASDA–4956 LDA–4956 RWY 18: TORA–3219 TODA–3219 ASDA–3219 LDA–3219 RWY 23: TORA–5000 TODA–5000 ASDA–5000 LDA–4200 RWY 36: TORA–3219 TODA–3219 ASDA–3219 LDA–3219
  • ·Noise abatement procedures in effect for Rwy 18.
  • ·No turns until over interstate.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1200–0300Z‡, Sat–Sun 1200–0000Z‡.
  • ·After hrs fuel and svcs avbl.
  • ·Jet single point fueling and lavatory svcs avbl.
  • ·Be adzd of seaplane flt activity 3 NM SE of arpt.
  • ·Ctc FBO on call attendant at 813–695–6097.
  • ·Ctc general aviation department at 813–870–8770.
  • ·When departing Rwy 05 be alert for MALSR lgt fixture lctd 55´ byd rwy end and 9´ abv rwy end elev.
  • ·Trees 510´ NW of Rwy 05–23 full len lctd inside trsn sfc.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 813-870-8735
  • ·AWOS–3 121.125 (813) 630–0924.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 ® APP/DEP CON 119.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Tampa Apch on 119.9.
  • ·LAKELAND (VH) (H) VORTAC 116.0 LAL Chan 107 N27º59.17´ W82º00.83´ 274º 17.7 NM to fld. 134/1E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 321º–339º blo 6,000´ VOR unusable: 020º–045º byd 40 NM 060º–073º byd 40 NM blo 2,500´ 060º–073º byd 56 NM 070º–100º byd 35 NM blo 1,400´ 074º–090º byd 40 NM blo 2,600´ 074º–090º byd 51 NM 197º–207º byd 40 NM blo 2,000´ 197º–207º byd 49 NM 317º–324º byd 40 NM 325º–335º byd 40 NM blo 2,000´ 325º–335º byd 57 NM blo 3,000´ 325º–335º byd 61 NM ILS/DME 111.35 I–VDF Chan 50(Y) Rwy 23.
  • ·Class IT. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – JACKSONVILLE H–8H, L–21D, 24F IAP, AD SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

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Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

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NTSB events

16 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

16

since 1982

Fatal

3

18.8% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

6

≈ 0.6/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 96,378 ops in 2023

2024 total

94,590

10-yr total

949,475

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 99% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

6.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.18

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=7

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=16

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 3
  • Ground collision 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Other 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2026-03-03 Cessna 152 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
2022-04-25 Maule MX7 · Loss of control · day →
2021-06-21 Bell 407 · Weather · VMC · night →
2021-03-26 DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA20-C1 · Gear-up · day →
2020-02-28 Cessna 152 · Stall / spin · day →
2020-02-18 Aerospatiale AS350 · CFIT · day →
2019-01-29 Eurocopter AS 350 · Weather · VMC · day →
2014-06-22 CHRISTEN INDUSTRIES INC A 1 · Other · VMC · day →
2010-08-26 COLUMBIA AIRCRAFT MFG LC42-550FG · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2008-07-17 Beech A-36 · Stall / spin · day →
2008-05-28 Cessna T182T · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2007-09-13 Piper PA-28R-200 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2003-12-07 Bell OH-58A · CFIT · day →
2003-07-18 Cessna 182P · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
2002-04-25 Cessna 421C · Weather · VMC · day →
2001-06-24 Cessna 152 · Ground collision · VMC · night →

NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

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
William Henry Edwards San Antonio FL 20 nm
Darrin Murphy Lakeland FL 21 nm
Jerry Dean Kerby Lakeland FL 21 nm
Richard Musser Lakeland FL 21 nm
Steven Markhoff Lakeland FL 21 nm
Thomas James Cordell Lakeland FL 21 nm
Anthony Manuel Gallegos Bartow FL 29 nm
Jon Kenneth Brown Auburndale FL 30 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
Bruce Edwin Patton Temple Terrace FL 2 nm
Jason Everett Brownlee Temple Terrace FL 2 nm
Andrew Nolan Thompson Temple Terrace FL 2 nm
Havyn Jan Hradec Temple Terrace FL 2 nm
Andres Hidalgo Hurtado Thonotosassa FL 3 nm
Timothy James Hopkins Thonotosassa FL 3 nm
Bradley James Patterson Thonotosassa FL 3 nm
Renee Kalappamannil Johnson Seffner FL 4 nm
Herfried Steve Hellwege Brandon FL 5 nm
Donald Revis Jones Brandon FL 5 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
John David Kerfoot Temple Terrace FL 2 nm
Raymond Charles Miller Temple Terrace FL 2 nm
Robert Paul Carnahan Jr Temple Terrace FL 2 nm
Rafael Antonio Ventura Hiraldo Temple Terrace FL 2 nm
Keith Emery O'Steen Temple Terrace FL 2 nm
Alcides Verges Temple Terrace FL 2 nm
Randy Jefte Nunez Temple Terrace FL 2 nm
Leonel Da Luz Filipa De Brito Temple Terrace FL 2 nm
Samuel Curtis Stein Temple Terrace FL 2 nm
Ely Adam Fryar Temple Terrace FL 2 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Tampa Avionics, Inc
Tampa, FL
 0 nm
Sarasota Avionics, Inc
Tampa, FL
 8 nm
Infinity Aero Club Tampa Bay, Inc
Wesley Chapel, FL
 13 nm
TRU Simulation
Lutz, FL
 15 nm
Gulf Coast Avionics Corp.
Lakeland, FL
 17 nm
Mac Avionics, Inc.
Lakeland, FL
 18 nm
Lakeland Aircraft Maintenance
Lakeland, FL
 18 nm
AirFlyte, Inc / Rectrix MRO
Sarasota, FL
 39 nm
Aero Maintenance
Sarasota, FL
 39 nm
Sarasota Avionics, Inc
Sarasota, FL
 39 nm

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