Tampa Executive Airport (ICAO: KVDF, FAA LID: VDF), formerly known as Vandenberg Airport, is located in unincorporated Hillsborough County, Florida, six nautical miles (11 km) east of the central business district of Tampa.[1] VDF covers 411 acres (166 ha) of land.[1]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Hillsborough County Aviation Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Skyport Aviation | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Tampa, Florida | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 22 ft / 7 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°00′50″N 082°20′43″W / 28.01389°N 82.34528°W | ||||||||||||||
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The airport was renamed in January 2009 in order to better identify the facility with the Tampa Bay area, and to lessen confusion with Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.[2]
It is a general aviation airport servicing the downtown Tampa business traffic, as it is only 15 minutes from the heart of Tampa. Tampa Executive has two runways, one 3,264 feet and the other 5,000 feet. Tampa Executive is operated by Skyport Aviation, which is the only fixed-base operator on the field providing fuel and other services to general aviation aircraft. The airport is located near the intersection of I-4 and I-75. The airport is open 7:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. Monday- Friday and 7:00 A.M. -7:00 P.M. Saturday and Sunday, and after-hours service is available upon request.
The airport's original name was Vandenberg Airport. Jules Vandenberghe, a Belgian immigrant, started a vegetable farm at this location. His two sons, Julian and George, later learned to fly and decided to put in an airstrip on their father's farm. George took the airport development seriously, and grew the field into one of the most popular and busiest general aviation airports in Florida. Many pilots learned to fly there from Eddie Vandenberghe, George's son. Quite a few private aviation service businesses started and flourished there, including: Sun State Aviation, Gulf Coast Avionics, Jefferies Aviation, Baker Aircraft Service, Dodge Aviation, Hawk Aircraft Refinishing, and more. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Department Aviation unit has been based there for over 40 years.
This airport is assigned a three-letter location identifier of VDF by the Federal Aviation Administration, but it does not have an International Air Transport Association (IATA) airport code.[1][3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for VDF PDF, effective September 25, 2008.
- ^ "Vandenberg renamed Tampa Executive Airport". St. Petersburg Times. January 8, 2009. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
- ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "Tampa Executive Airport (IATA: none, ICAO: KVDF, FAA: VDF)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
External links
edit- Official website
- Skyport Aviation, operator of Tampa Executive Airport
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective October 31, 2024
- FAA Terminal Procedures for VDF, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for VDF
- AirNav airport information for KVDF
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures