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MACDILL AFB AIRPORT

TAMPA, FL, USA

Airport Info
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Location

Latitude / Longitude: 27°50'57"N / 82°31'16"W
  27°50.9607'N / 82°31.2732'W
  27.8493 / -82.5212
Elevation: 14.0 ft. (surveyed)
Variation: 06W (2025)
From city: 04 miles S of TAMPA, FL

Operations

Facility use: Private
Sectional chart: MIAMI
Control tower: yes
Boundary ARTCC: MIAMI
Responsible ARTCC: MIAMI
FSS: SAINT PETERSBURG [1-800-WX-BRIEF]
NOTAMs facility: MCF (NOTAM-D service available)
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SEE RMK
Landing fee: no
International operations: customs landing rights airport

Communications

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq Var
PIE 112oT/9.3 ST PETERSBURG VORTAC 116.40 01E
SRQ 4oT/27.2 SARASOTA VORTAC 115.20 02W
LAL 253oT/28.1 LAKELAND VORTAC 116.00 01E
 
NDB name Hdg/Dist Freq Var ID
PICNY 119oT/1.5 388 02W AM
KNIGHT 225oT/5.0 270 02W TPF
PLANT CITY 245oT/21.4 346 02W PCM
ZEPHYRHILLS 220oT/29.8 253 03W RHZ
WAUCHULA 301oT/39.6 261 04W CHN

Services

Fuel available: A A++
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: LOW

Runway Information

Runway 05/23

Dimensions: 11421 x 151 ft.
Surface: ASPHALT OR BITUMINOUS CONCRETE,GOOD CONDITION,SAW-CUT OR PLASTIC GROOVED
Edge lights: HIGH
 
Runway 05
Runway 23
Latitude: 27-50-14.6300N 27-51-40.6600N
Longitude: 082-31-57.6800W 082-30-35.0900W
Elevation: 8.0 ft. 13.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: left left
Markings: precision instrument, in good condition precision instrument, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path) 4-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path)
RVR equipment: touchdow touchdow
Approach lights: STANDARD 2,400 FOOT HIGH INTENSITY APPROACH LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH SEQUENCED FLASHERS, CATEGORY I CONFIG. STANDARD 2,400 FOOT HIGH INTENSITY APPROACH LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH SEQUENCED FLASHERS, CATEGORY I CONFIG.
Runway end identifier lights: no no
Centerline lights: no no
Touchdown lights: no no
Instrument approach: LOC/GS LOC/GS
 

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 100 x 100 ft.
Surface: PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE,EXCELLENT CONDITION,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
Latitude: 27-50-41.6020N
Longitude: 082-30-47.4100W
Elevation: 9.7 ft. ft.
 

Additional Remarks

  • JASU: (A/M32A-86) (AM32-95) (M32A-60)
  • FUEL: AIR CARD RQRD FOR AVN FUEL OR U.S. CASH; CASH FUEL PPR - FUELS DSN 968-2074.
  • FLUID: LPOX LOX
  • TRAN ALERT: OPR 1100-0300Z++. LAVATORY SVC ONLY PPR. LTD TRAN PRK FOR TACTICAL ACFT; EXP SVC DELAY FOR TACTICAL ACFT. UNABLE TO SVC ACFT WITH ORDINANCE. TRAN ALERT IS CONTRACT MAINT. TRAN ACFT MUST LAND BY 0230Z++ EXC VIP. ALL FTR TYPE/TRAINER ACFT MUST LAND BY 0200Z++. NO MULTIPLE IFR/VFR APCH FOR TRAN ACFT AFTER 0230Z++. TRAN ALERT CAN SUPPORT MINIMAL TRAN ACFT FOR LCL OR OUT AND BACK TRAN FLTS WITH PRIOR APVL.
  • RSTD: AVOID OVFT OF ST. PETERSBURG LAND MASS BY AT LEAST 1.5 NM. PPR - BASE OPS DSN 968-2929/2350, C813-828-2350/2929, FOR PPR NR, FOR SVC AND OTHER RSTD. PPR ISSUED UP TO 7 DAYS PRIOR TO ARR. ALL ACFT DEP MACDILL AFB MUST HAVE FLP ON FILE IN AMOPS PRIOR TO TKOF.
  • CAUTION: ON INST APCH TO RWY 23 USE CAUTION DUR OVFT OF PETER O. KNIGHT ARPT DUE TO LGT ACFT TFC BLW APCH LEG 4 NM NE.
  • CAUTION: COMMERCIAL ACFT CROSS APCH TO MACDILL AFB ENROUTE TO TAMPA INTL ARPT AT AND ABV 2100 FT. ON INST APCH TO RWY 05 USE CAUTION DUR OVFT OF ALBERT WHITTED ARPT DUE TO LGT TFC BLW APCH LEG 6 NM SW. MAINT RWY AND TWY CNTRLINE WHEN EXITING RWY.
  • CAUTION: UNCTL VFR TFC IN VCNTY OF KMCF BLW 1200 FT.
  • CSTMS/AG/IMG: SEE FLIP AP/1.
  • AG: SEE GLOBAL HF SYSTEMS LISTING IN FIH.
  • RSTD: ACFT OPR RSTD DUR BIRD WATCH COND MODERATE (TKOF OR LDG PERMS ONLY WHEN DEP AND ARR RTE AVOID IDENT BIRD ACT. NO LCL IFR/VFR TFC PAT ACT) AND SEVERE (TKOF AND LDG PROH WO OG/CC APVL), CTC ATIS, TWR, COMD POST, OR BASE OPS FOR CURRENT BIRD WATCH COND.
  • CAUTION: NSTD OVNR MRK MACDILL AFB ON RWY 05/23 ENDS. NSTD MRKS NORTH/SOUTH RAMPS, WING-TIP OBST LINES FOR TRNG.
  • CAUTION: BIRDBATH ONLY USED FOR P-3, C-130, E-3A, KC-135 & B-737 ACFT NO FTR OR COPTER UNLESS APVD BY AFM.
  • CAUTION: BIRD HAZ; EXP HVY BIRD ACT FM 1 NOV - 28 FEB DURG PHASE II BASH PERIOD; 24 HR BIRD WATCH ALERT IN EFCT.
  • CAUTION: ACFT MAKING 180 DEG TURNS ON RWY USE HAMMERHEADS LAST 1000 FT AT EACH END.
  • TSNT AIRCREWS MAY CTC 9 OWS FOR WX BRIEF - DSN 965-0939.
  • RSTD: CTC BASE OPS DSN 968-2929/2350, C813-8282350/2929, FOR PPR NR, FOR SVC AND OTHER RSTD.
  • MISC: WHEN NVD OPS IN EFCT CTC TWR 10 MIN PRIOR TO ARR OR DEP FOR AFLD LGT ADJ - INFO DSN 968-2120/4822.
  • AN/FMQ-19 AUTOMATED OBSERVING SYS IN USE; AUGMENTED BY HUMAN OBSN WHEN NEC DUR AFLD HRS.
  • MISC: WX OBSN AVBL H24 VIA AUTO SYS DSN 968-2627. DUR WX FLT CLOSURES REMOTE BRIEFING SVC AVBL FR 26 OWS DSN 331-2651, C318-529-2651. WHEN POSSIBLE 2 HR ADV NTC FOR ALL RQR BRIEFINGS.
  • RSTD: ALL DV & TSNT ACFT CTC MACDILL CMD POST 311.0 OR DSN 968-4361/4362 (C813-828-4361) 3 HR PRIOR TO ARR & 30 MIN PRIOR TO ARR WITH DV CODES, CUSTOMS INFO & SPACE-A PAX INFO.
  • RSTD: ALL AIRCREW DEP CIV ARPT OR GUARD/RESERVE BASE CALL COMD POST 1 HR PRIOR TO TAKEOFF WITH PAX/CARGO/ETA INFO.
  • CAUTION: NUMEROUS VOIDS/SINKHOLES ON AFLD; REMAIN ON TWY CNTRLN.
  • RSTD: ALL ACFT MUST LAND BY PPR APPROVED TIME OR CALL WITH DEVIATIONS OR PPR IS INVALID; EXC FOR VIP.
  • MISC: MACDILL CRASH FIRE RESPONSE (CFR) IS AN ACFT RESCUE AND FIREFIGHTING (ARFF) CAT 4 WITH 7,800 GAL CAPABILITY. STEADY ARFF COND FOR MACDILL AFB IS OPTIMUM LEVEL OF SVC (OLS) FOR CAT 1-4, AND REDUCED LEVEL OF SVC (RLS) FOR CAT 5-6.
  • MISC: CLASS B AIRSPACE SVC AUTO TERMINATES WHEN ACFT IS INSTR TO CTC TWR.
  • ALL SERIES B-747 & A-380 MUST ARRIVE WITH A TOW BAR.
  • RSTD: BRAVO RAMP PRK SPOT B4 CLSD FOR ALL ACFT.
  • RSTD: CARGO/HVY ACFT LNDG ON BAK-12 CABLES NA.
  • CAUTION: USE CTN DURG TAXIING OPS AT NIGHT ON SPOTS A1-A4 DUE TO REMOVED APN LGTG.
  • ALL ACFT REQ TO PARK ON ARMY APN MUST CTC ASF MACDILL C813-828-3180/3183 UP TO 7 DAYS PRIOR TO ARR/MNM NOTICE IS 24 HR PRIOR TO ARR.
  • RSTD: HELIPAD H1 (100 FT X 100 FT CON) USA RES AVN SUPPORT FAC MACDILL USE ONLY.
  • RSTD: DEPLOYED UNIT CMPLX APN (DELTA/DUCC RAMP) CLSD.
  • PMSV O/S UFN. PLS CTC 6 OSS/OSW WX AT (813) 828-4405 FOR WX INFO.
  • COMMUNICATIONS-PTD: UNSVC. CTC AMOPS C813-828-0002.

Instrument Procedures

Effective Nov 28, 2024 to Dec 25, 2024
   AIRPORT DIAGRAM (PDF)

STARs (Standard Terminal Arrivals)

   BLFRG TWO (RNAV) (PDF)
   BLFRG TWO (RNAV), CONT.1 (PDF)
   BRDGE NINE (PDF)
   DADES ONE (RNAV) (PDF)
   DADES ONE (RNAV), CONT.1 (PDF)
   MAATY FIVE (RNAV) (PDF)
   MAATY FIVE (RNAV), CONT.1 (PDF)
   MAATY FIVE (RNAV), CONT.2 (PDF)
   RAYZZ TWO (RNAV) (PDF)
   RAYZZ TWO (RNAV), CONT.1 (PDF)

IAPs (Instrument Approach Procedures)

   ILS OR LOC RWY 05 (PDF)
   ILS OR LOC RWY 23 (PDF)
   RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 (PDF)
   RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 (PDF)
   TACAN RWY 05 (PDF)
   TACAN RWY 23 (PDF)

Departure Procedures

   MACDILL ONE (PDF)
 
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