KMCF · MacDill Air Force Base

TAMPA, FLORIDA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

Elevation ft

Runway

11,421

Longest ft · 04/22

27.85N

82.52W

MacDill Air Force Base serves Tampa, Florida at 14 ft elevation with its longest runway, 04/22, at 11,421 by 151 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
04/22	11,421 × 151 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 14 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	14 ft	2,441 ft	2,111 ft	3,167 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,214 ft	2,675 ft	2,238 ft	3,357 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,414 ft	2,909 ft	2,365 ft	3,547 ft
35°C afternoon	2,417 ft	2,909 ft	2,365 ft	3,547 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (04/22, 11,421 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,547 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Listed for reference only: KMCF is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KTPA Tampa International Airport	8 nm N	11,002 ft
KPIE St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport	10 nm NW	9,730 ft
KVDF Tampa Executive Airport	14 nm NE	5,000 ft
KSRQ Sarasota Bradenton International Airport	27 nm S	9,500 ft
KLAL Lakeland Linder International Airport	28 nm E	8,500 ft
KZPH Zephyrhills Municipal Airport	30 nm NE	5,072 ft

04Fuel and services at KMCF

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KMCF. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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