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{{short description|Airport in Tampa, Florida, US}}
{{Infobox Airport
{{Infobox airport
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| name = Tampa Executive Airport
| nativename = (formerly Vandenberg Airport)
| name = Tampa Executive Airport
| nativename = {{small|(formerly Vandenberg Airport)}}
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| image =
| IATA = <!--not VDF-->
| image = Tampa Executive Airport.jpg
| ICAO = KVDF
| IATA = <!--not VDF-->
| FAA = VDF
| ICAO = KVDF
| type = Public
| FAA = VDF
| owner = [[Hillsborough County, Florida|Hillsborough County]] Aviation Authority
| type = Public
| owner = [[Hillsborough County, Florida|Hillsborough County]] Aviation Authority
| operator =
| operator = Skyport Aviation
| city-served = [[Tampa, Florida]]
| city-served = [[Tampa, Florida]]
| location =
| location =
| elevation-f = 22
| elevation-f = 22
| elevation-m = 7
| elevation-m = 7
| coordinates = {{coord|28|00|50|N|082|20|43|W|region:US_type:airport_scale:10000}}
| coordinates = {{coord|28|00|50|N|082|20|43|W|region:US_type:airport_scale:10000|display=title,inline}}
| website =
| website =
| r1-number = 5/23
| pushpin_map = USA Florida#USA
| r1-length-f = 5,000
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Florida
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| r1-length-m = 1,524
| pushpin_label = '''VDF'''
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| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| r2-number = 18/36
| r2-length-f = 3,259
| r1-number = 5/23
| r2-length-m = 993
| r1-length-f = 5,000
| r2-surface = Asphalt
| r1-length-m = 1,524
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
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| footnotes = Source: [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref name=FAA>{{FAA-airport|ID=VDF|use=PU|own=PU|site=03513.1*A}}, effective 2008-09-25.</ref>
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| r2-number = 18/36
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| r2-length-f = 3,259
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| r2-length-m = 993
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| r2-surface = Asphalt
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| footnotes = Source: [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref name=FAA>{{FAA-airport|ID=VDF|use=PU|own=PU|site=03513.1*A}}, effective September 25, 2008.</ref>
| stat1-header = Aircraft Operations
| stat-year = 2017
| stat1-data = 94,590
}}
}}


'''Tampa Executive Airport''' {{Airport codes||KVDF|VDF}}, formerly known as '''Vandenberg Airport''', is located in unincorporated [[Hillsborough County, Florida|Hillsborough County]], [[Florida]], six [[nautical mile]]s (11 [[kilometre|km]]) east of the [[central business district]] of [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]].<ref name=FAA />
'''Tampa Executive Airport''' {{airport codes||KVDF|VDF}}, formerly known as '''Vandenberg Airport''', is located in unincorporated [[Hillsborough County, Florida|Hillsborough County]], [[Florida]], six [[nautical mile]]s (11 [[kilometre|km]]) east of the [[central business district]] of [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]].<ref name=FAA /> VDF covers 411 acres (166 ha) of land.<ref name="FAA" />


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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/airlines/article963212.ece |title=Vandenberg renamed Tampa Executive Airport |publisher=St. Petersburg Times |date=2009-01-08 |accessdate=2009-01-11}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news
|url = http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/airlines/article963212.ece
|title = Vandenberg renamed Tampa Executive Airport
|publisher = St. Petersburg Times
|date = January 8, 2009
|access-date = January 11, 2009
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110607032711/http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/airlines/article963212.ece
|archive-date = June 7, 2011
|url-status = dead
}}</ref>


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 [[runway]]s, one 3,264 feet and the other 5,000 feet. Tampa Executive is operated by Leading Edge Aviation Services. The airport is located near the intersection of I-4 and I-75. The airport is open 7:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M. 7 days a week, and after-hours service is available upon request.
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 [[runway]]s, 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.
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The airport's original name was Vandenberg Airport. Jules Vandenberghe immigrated to this country from Belgium, and 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. Son George took the airport development seriously, and grew the field into one of the most popular and busiest general aviation airports in Florida. Many, many pilots learned to fly there from Eddie Vandenberghe, George's son. Quite a few private aviation service businesses started and flurished 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.


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The airport's original name was Vandenberg Airport. Jules Vandenberghe, a [[Belgian Americans|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.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter [[location identifier]] for the [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] and [[International Air Transport Association|IATA]], this airport is assigned '''VDF''' by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.<ref>[http://gc.kls2.com/airport/KVDF Great Circle Mapper: KVDF - Tampa, Florida]</ref>


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]].<ref name="FAA" /><ref>{{cite web
==Accidents==
| url = http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/code-search.aspx
On July 17, 2008, a single-engine [[Beechcraft]] Bonanza crashed shortly after takeoff after clipping an antenna tower.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/jul/17/plane-fire-vandenberg-airport/?imw=Y |title=3 People Killed In Vandenberg Airport Plane Crash |publisher=The Tampa Tribune |date=2008-07-17}}</ref> One of the aircraft's wings was torn from the plane. As a result of the wing damage, the aircraft crash landed short of runway 23 in an open field area and burst into flames. All three passengers on board were killed. The pilot was a volunteer for [[Angel Flight]] which transports non-emergency medical patients to and from area medical centers for treatment. The passenger being transported had just finished treatment for cancer.
| title = Airline and Airport Code Search
| publisher = [[International Air Transport Association]] (IATA)
| access-date = November 14, 2016
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = http://gc.kls2.com/airport/KVDF
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| title = Tampa Executive Airport (IATA: none, ICAO: KVDF, FAA: VDF)
| publisher = Great Circle Mapper
| access-date = November 14, 2016
}}</ref>


==See also==
Text from the NTSB report reads:
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* [[List of airports in Florida]]

''On July 17, 2008, a Beech A36, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 charitable medical flight,''
''crashed after colliding with an airport glideslope antenna during takeoff from Tampa Executive''
''Airport, Tampa, Florida. The flight had been arranged by ACA member Mercy Flight''
''Southeast, Inc., to transport a cancer patient for medical treatment. The 81-year-old volunteer''
''private pilot, the cancer patient, and a family friend accompanying her were killed. The NTSB''
''determined that the probable cause of this accident was the pilots improper decision to take off''
''with a tailwind and his failure to maintain runway alignment during initial takeoff climb.''


[http://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/recletters/2010/A-10-102-104.pdf NTSB Report]<ref>http://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/recletters/2010/A-10-102-104.pdf</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.tampaairport.com/about/general_aviation/vdf.asp Tampa Executive Airport], official site
* {{official|https://www.tampaairport.com/tampa-executive-airport}}
* [http://www.skyportaviation.com/ Skyport Aviation], operator of Tampa Executive Airport
* {{FAA-diagram|09241}}
* {{FAA-diagram|09241}}
* {{FAA-procedures|VDF}}
* {{FAA-procedures|VDF}}
* {{US-airport-ga|VDF|-}}
{{US-airport-ga|VDF|-}}


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Latest revision as of 01:40, 13 December 2023

Tampa Executive Airport

(formerly Vandenberg Airport)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerHillsborough County Aviation Authority
OperatorSkyport Aviation
ServesTampa, Florida
Elevation AMSL22 ft / 7 m
Coordinates28°00′50″N 082°20′43″W / 28.01389°N 82.34528°W / 28.01389; -82.34528
Map
VDF is located in Florida
VDF
VDF
Location of airport in Florida
VDF is located in the United States
VDF
VDF
VDF (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 5,000 1,524 Asphalt
18/36 3,259 993 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft Operations94,590

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]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for VDF PDF, effective September 25, 2008.
  2. ^ "Vandenberg renamed Tampa Executive Airport". St. Petersburg Times. January 8, 2009. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  3. ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  4. ^ "Tampa Executive Airport (IATA: none, ICAO: KVDF, FAA: VDF)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved November 14, 2016.

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