Tampa Executive
VDF · KVDF · Tampa, Florida · Hillsborough County · map
Tampa Executive is a public-use airport owned by Hillsborough County Aviation Auth, 6 miles east of Tampa, Florida, 21 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 05/23, is 5,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 191 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 10 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 94,590 takeoffs and landings a year. About 31 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Tampa Executive?
Its FAA code is VDF, and its ICAO code is KVDF.
Where is Tampa Executive?
It is 6 miles east of Tampa, Florida, 21 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Tampa Executive?
The longest of its 2 runways, 05/23, is 5,000 feet long.
Does Tampa Executive have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Tampa Executive?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Tampa Executive?
6 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Infinity Aero Club Tampa Bay INC and Training Planes LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Tampa Executive?
20 pilot examiners and 23 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Tampa Executive…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA VDF · ICAO KVDF
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Hillsborough County Aviation Auth
- Elevation
- 21 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 10:00 pm; weekends, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Jacksonville sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4W
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1957
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 5,000 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 3,219 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 43 ft high 1,955 ft from the end
- Runway 23: ILS with DME, PAPI, two lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 800 ft, 4,200 ft available for landing, road 17 ft high 310 ft from the end
- Runway 18: PAPI, four lights on the right, brush 23 ft high 480 ft from the end
- Runway 36: PAPI, two lights on the left, pole 123 ft high 2,895 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Approach and departure | 119.9 | |
| Maaty and star | 118.8 | |
| Vdf and aWOS-3 | 121.125 | |
| Dades and star | 135.5 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 813-630-0924.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Peter O Knight Airport (8 nm southwest), Tampa International (10 nm west), Plant City Airport (10 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Florida · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- VFR operations only
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 23; runway end identifier lights runway 05, 18, 36; PAPI runway 05, 23, 18, 36; medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23, 18/36 - the common traffic frequency.
- Airport physical address: 6530 Tampa executive airport road, Tampa, FL 33610
- Runway 18 approach slope 20:1 to aer.
- Runway 23 approach slope 50:1 to dthr.
- Noise abatement procedures in effect for runway 18. No turns until over interstate. No turns below 400 feet above ground level.
- When depg runway 05 be alert for approach lights (MALSR) light fixture located 55 feet beyond runway end and 9 feet above runway end elev.
- For clearance delivery contact Tampa approach on 119.9.
- Trees 510 feet northwest of runway 5/23 full length located inside trsn surface.
- Be advised of seaplane flight activity 3NM southeast of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 163 |
| multi-engine | 18 |
| jets | 2 |
| helicopters | 8 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 94,590, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 520 |
| general aviation, travelling | 44,000 |
| general aviation, local | 50,040 |
| military | 30 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Tampa from the FAA register
416 aircraft are registered to owners in Tampa, Florida: 247 piston singles, 59 business jets, 37 turboprops, 29 helicopters, 24 piston twins. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Florida.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Tampa, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Infinity Aero Club Tampa Bay INC 1 aircraft · Lutz, 11 miles away Infinity Aero Club Tampa Bay is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit flying club based in Lutz, Florida that provides affordable access to aircraft and aviation training for members.
- Training Planes LLC 20 aircraft · Tampa, 12 miles away Plane Training LLC is a flight school based in Rapid City, South Dakota, with a satellite location in Phoenix, Arizona.
- Atlas Aviation Tampa INC 11 aircraft · Tampa, 12 miles away Atlas Aviation is a flight school and fixed-base operator (FBO) at Peter O.
- Superior Aviation Gateway LLC 4 aircraft · Tampa, 12 miles away Superior Aviation Gateway is a Part 61 flight training school based in Tampa, Florida.
- Zephyrhills Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · Tampa, 12 miles away
- Tampa Bay Flying Club CORP 1 aircraft · Tampa, 12 miles away Tampa Bay Flying Club is a flying club based at Manatee Airport in Palmetto, Florida.
Charter operators and airlines based in Tampa:
- Worldwide Aircraft Services INC 10 aircraft on the certificate
- Fuga, Inc. 8 aircraft on the certificate Air Fuga is an air charter operator based in Tampa, Florida, holding FAA certificate #ZC6A400N.
- Odyssey Airways, LLC 5 aircraft on the certificate Odyssey Airways is a charter operator and aircraft management company based in Tampa, Florida.
- ExecuJet Charter Service, Inc. 4 aircraft on the certificate ExecuJet Charter Service is a private aviation company based in Tampa, Florida, offering charter flights, aircraft management and operations, aircraft brokerage services, and FAA Part 145 repair station maintenance.
- Jannus Air INC 1 aircraft on the certificate
- Charter Manager, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Tampa:
- Execujet Aviation Services, LLC. ExecuJet Aviation Services is a private aviation company based in Tampa, Florida, offering charter flights, aircraft management, aircraft brokerage, and FAA Part 145 repair station maintenance services.
- Global Aero Maintenance
- Hot Air Ad-Ventures LLC.
- Metrea Aviation Services, Mx2 INC
- Pemco World Air Services INC Airborne Global Solutions is a holding company for cargo airline and aircraft maintenance businesses.
- Sarasota Avionics INC
- Smiths Interconnect INC
- Textron Aviation INC
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
20 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 20 for private pilot, 20 for commercial and instrument, 12 for airline transport pilot, 19 for flight instructor, 8 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 18 for airplanes, 14 for multi-engine airplanes, 5 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters, 2 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 23 aviation medical examiners, 7 mechanic examiners, 7 engineering representatives, 2 parachute rigger examiners, 47 training center evaluators, 1 aircrew program designee, 4 training center examiners, 5 administrative pilot examiners.
- James Andrew Moseley private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Tampa Bay Executive Airport · Tampa Bay, FL (8 nm) · (618) 334-2299 · [email protected]
- Anthony Manuel Gallegos private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, gliders · Global Pilot Academy · Tampa, FL (10 nm) · (863) 303-2839 · [email protected]
- Jose Singer Riquelme private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Global Pilot Academy · Tampa, FL (10 nm) · (813) 525-1579 · [email protected]
- Matthew Eichel private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Skyport Aviation · Tampa, FL (10 nm) · (817) 230-4148 · [email protected]
- Richard Musser private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Lutz, FL (10 nm) · (813) 485-4895 · [email protected]
- Zachary Taylor private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · Tampa, FL (10 nm) · (727) 798-5554 · [email protected]
- Charles Sheridan Brown private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · Lakeland, FL (17 nm) · (863) 660-9206 · [email protected]
- Darrin Murphy private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Lakeland, FL (17 nm) · (803) 526-1153 · [email protected]
All 117 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 17 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Tampa 416 aircraft · 247 piston singles, 59 business jets, 37 turboprops
- Training Planes LLC 20 aircraft in town
- Atlas Aviation Tampa INC 11 aircraft in town
- Worldwide Aircraft Services INC 8 aircraft in town
- Florida Highway Patrol 8 aircraft in town
- Global Flight Support and Sales INC 2 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- J K Aviation Services LLC 2 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Jj & Sons Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Worldwide Aircraft Services INC 10 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Fuga, Inc. 8 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Odyssey Airways, LLC 5 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- ExecuJet Charter Service, Inc. 4 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Infinity Aero Club Tampa Bay INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Training Planes LLC 20 aircraft · flight school
- Atlas Aviation Tampa INC 11 aircraft · flight school
- Execujet Aviation Services, LLC. · repair station
- Global Aero Maintenance · repair station
- Hot Air Ad-Ventures LLC. · repair station
- Metrea Aviation Services, Mx2 INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 17 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Florida 6,103 since 1982 · 984 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Florida 128 landing places
- Florida 21,705 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/VDF.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 26, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.