KVDF
Tampa Executive Airport
VFR
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Name
Tampa Executive Airport
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ICAO / GPS
KVDF / KVDF
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- Region
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Timezone
1:22 pm (EST)
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Municipality
Tampa
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Coordinates
28° 0′ 50″ N 82° 20′ 43″ E
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Elevation
22 ft (7 m MSL)
About Tampa Executive Airport
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. VDF covers 411 acres (166 ha) of land.
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.
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.