# MacDill Air Force Base (MCF / KMCF)

**MacDill Air Force Base** (IATA: MCF, ICAO: KMCF) is a medium airport in Tampa, Florida, United States. It opened in 1941. It has one runway, 11,421 ft (3,481 m) long, asphalt. It is operated by Air Mobility Command.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmcf

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MCF / KMCF
- FAA: MCF
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Air Mobility Command
- Serves: Tampa, Florida, United States
- Opened: 1941
- Elevation: 14 ft / 4 m
- Coordinates: 27.8493, -82.5212
- Runways: 1
- Helipads: 1
- Longest runway: 11,421 ft / 3,481 m
- Instrument procedures: 6 approaches, 1 departure, 4 arrivals
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: https://www.macdill.af.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacDill_Air_Force_Base (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1583022
- Weather station: KMCF · WMO 74788
- Ident: KMCF

## Timeline

- 1941: MacDill Air Force Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 11,421 ft / 3,481 m | 151 ft / 46 m | Asphalt |  | yes |

- Also 1 helipad.
- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00418AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 11,421 ft / 3,481 m | #552 of 29,858 | #129 in North America | #107 in US |
| Elevation | 14 ft / 4 m | =42,010 of 43,403 | =18,934 in North America | =15,463 in US |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =705 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | TAMPA APP | 124.950 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 133.825 |
| DEP | TAMPA DEP | 119.650 |
| GND | GND | 118.575 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.460 |
| POST | 6 AMW COMD POST | 138.950 |
| PTD | PTD | 37.220 |
| TWR | TWR | 123.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · 8.8 mi / 14 km
- [PIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpie.md) St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · 11 mi / 18 km
- [SRQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksrq.md) Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · 31 mi / 51 km
- [LAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klal.md) Lakeland Linder International Airport · 32 mi / 52 km
- [PGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpgd.md) Punta Gorda Airport · 72 mi / 116 km
- [ISM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kism.md) Kissimmee Gateway Airport · 73 mi / 117 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmcf/data