Flight Schools at Tampa Executive Airport (VDF), Florida

Flight Schools at Tampa Executive Airport

Compiled by PilotPassion

Updated 2026-10-15Cited 3 sources

Compiled byPilotPassion

Listings are compiled from the FAA Part 141 pilot school list, the FAA aircraft registry and public weather records.

Sources cited on this page

Federal Aviation Administration. AVInfo Find a Facility, Part 141 pilot schools, data updated 12 October 2026. https://www.faa.gov/av-info/facility-dashboard
Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Routine hourly ASOS and AWOS observations, 2021 to 2025. US National Weather Service observations archived at Iowa State University. https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/request/download.phtml
OurAirports airport and runway data, public domain. https://github.com/davidmegginson/ourairports-data

Tampa Executive Airport (VDF) is in Tampa, Florida. 1 FAA Part 141 flight school in this directory is based near it.

Airport code: VDF
City: Tampa
Elevation: 22 ft
Longest runway: 5,000 ft
Runways: 2
Daytime VFR: 88%

The longest runway, 05/23, is 5,000 feet and asphalt.

Flight schools at VDF

Global Pilot Academy, Tampa

Flying weather

Using hourly reports from Vandenberg Airport/Tampa, 2021 to 2025, VFR conditions (cloud base above 3,000 feet and visibility above 5 miles) held for 88% of daytime hours, 7am to 7pm local time. IFR or worse conditions made up 4% of daytime hours. July was the clearest month at 95% VFR, and January the least clear at 80%. On about 257 days a year, at least 80% of daytime hours were VFR.

Share of daytime hours with VFR conditions by month, Vandenberg Airport/Tampa, 2021 to 2025

The station reported on 89% of days in the period. VFR means a cloud base above 3,000 feet and visibility above 5 miles. This is a historical summary. Check current weather and forecasts before any flight.