MCF - Macdill Afb

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Location: Tampa, FL

Elevation: 14ft

Sectional: Miami

Activation date: May 1941

Fuel: A, A++

Runway 05/23: 11,421ft

Runway H1: 100ft

Access: Private to everyone

This is a military facility.

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METAR

2026-08-30 04:55:00 EDT

Ceiling:	16,000ft
Wind:	090° @ 4kt
Temperature:	76°F
Dewpoint:	73°F
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	10SM
Clouds:	Overcast @ 16,000ft

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METAR KMCF 300855Z AUTO 09004KT 10SM OVC160 25/23 A3001 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW RAB0759E08 SLP165 P0000 60000 T02490229 57008 $

TAF

2026-08-29 23:00:00 EDT – 2026-08-30 01:00:00 EDT

Ceiling: Sky clear

Wind: 000° @ kt

Weather: Light rain showers

Visbility: 3SM

Raw: TAF KMCF 300100Z 3001/3107 09006KT 9999 FEW010 QNH3001INS TEMPO 3003/3005 6000 -SHRA BECMG 3005/3006 09006KT 9999 FEW020 SCT090 QNH3002INS BECMG 3014/3015 12009KT 9999 VCTS SCT070CB QNH3004INS TEMPO 3020/3024 VRB15G25KT 3200 -TSRA BKN030CB BECMG 3101/3102 11009KT 9999 NSW BKN040 QNH2997INS TX34/3019Z TN24/3003Z

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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.
See flip ap/1 flt haz (florida-r2901) & supplementary arpt rmk and afterburner proc.
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.
Remarks - misc - macdill crash fire response (cfr) is an acft rescue and firefighting (arff) afld cat 8 with 11,000 gal cap. steady arff cond for macdill afb is a reduced level of svc (rls) for cat 1-9 wk day 1030z- 2000z++ (0630l-1600l) and critical level of svc (cls) for cat 8-9 wk ngt 2000z-1030z++ (1600l-0630l), rls cat 1-7 wkend, cls cat 8-9 wkend and cls cat 10 wkly.
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.
Delta ramp, deployed unit complex (duc) rstd to tow-in/tow-out, and lcl acft maint use only.
Rstd: delta (duc) ramp clsd.
Hirl rwy 5/23 opr when twr opn.
Tfc pat: rectangular 1100 ft; ovhd 1600 ft. drg vfr cond tkof & tgl mntn 1100 ft til der. heli 600 ft.
N and s bak-12b avbl mon-fri 1300z-2030z++; 45 min pn to cnct cable, unabvl drg wkend and federal hol.
N and s bak-12b avbl mon-fri 1300z-2030z++; 45 min pn to cnct cable, unabvl drg wkend and federal hol.
Mkd 150 ft wide with 50 ft wt brg shoulders each side.
Hook bak-12b(b) (1338 ft). n bak-12b avbl 1300-2030z+++ mon-fri, 45min pn rqr to connect cable, unavbl dur wkend and federal hol. s bak-12b unavbl.
Hook bak-12b(b) (1397 ft). n bak-12b avbl mon-fri 1300z-2030z++; 45 min pn to cnct cable, unabvl drg wkend and federal hol.
Communications-ptd: unsvc. ctc amops c813-828-0002.
Misc: class d asp reverts to class g when twr is clsd.
Txy and ramp restrictions - acft with wingspan greater than 170ft rqr wing walkers at the int of the bravo apron and txy kilo due to light pole obstn. light pole is located 129 ft north of txy kilo cntrln. wide body acft with wingspans greater than 132.7 ft will not be allowed to txy on txy lanes located on the alpha apn without wing-walkers.

Comments

Ceiling:	Sky clear
Wind:	090° @ 6kt
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	6SM
Clouds:	Few @ 1,000ft

Ceiling:	3,000ft
Wind:	Variable, gusts 25kt
Weather:	Light thunderstorm rain
Visbility:	1SM
Clouds:	Broken @ 3,000ft

Ceiling:	4,000ft
Wind:	110° @ 9kt
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	6SM
Clouds:	Broken @ 4,000ft

MCF - Macdill Afb

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