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Peter O Knight Airport (KTPF) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 4:55 AM ET, Oct 28, KTPF is currently VFR with winds from 010° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Peter O Knight Airport in Tampa, FL, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Peter O Knight Airport (KTPF) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Tampa, FL at a field elevation of 7 ft. KTPF reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (04/22, 18/36), the longest 3,583 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 118.925.

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VFR
Observed 0855Z (4:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
010° 9 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.98"
Temp / Dew
69°F / 21°C
dew 66°F / 19°C

Wind from the north (010°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (69°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KTPF 280855Z AUTO 01009KT 10SM CLR 21/19 A2998 RMK AO2 T02060190 56010 $

What changed at KTPF?

Since the 0835Z (4:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0835Z (4:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KTPF

KTPF is currently VFR with winds from 010° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (04, 36). Density altitude is approximately 600 ft (field elevation 7 ft). KTPF does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMCF, about 6 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
36FAV9 kt head3 kt right
048 kt head4 kt left
228 kt tail4 kt right
189 kt tail3 kt left

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KTPF runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 04/22
    3,583 × 100 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KTPF
    Wind
    04
    8 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    22
    8 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 18/36
    2,687 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KTPF
    Wind
    18
    9 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    36
    9 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0132609Z21Z08Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 8→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KTPF weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KTPF

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP0833Z (4:33 AM EDT) · 68 NM NE of KTPF · during descent · B763
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MCO UA /OV 36R FINAL/TM 0833/FL016/TP B763/RM GAIN/LOSS OF 5KTS ON FINAL 36R. WIND ON FINAL 02025KTS
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 36R FINALLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0833Reported at 08:33 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
RM GAIN/LOSS OF 5KTS ON FINA…Remarks.
PIREP0823Z (4:23 AM EDT) · 65 NM E of KTPF · during descent · B763
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MCO UA /OV MCO180010/TM 0823/FLDURD/TP B763/SK 031OVC043/WV 070/33
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MCO180010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0823Reported at 08:23 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
SK 031OVC043Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WV 070/33Wind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
PIREP0809Z (4:09 AM EDT) · 95 NM NE of KTPF · during descent · C150
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DAB UA /OV DED340005/TM 0809/FLDURD/TP C150/SK OVC042
DAB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DED340005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0809Reported at 08:09 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP C150Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC042Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP0617Z (2:17 AM EDT) · 68 NM NE of KTPF · 1,600 ft MSL · C408
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MCO UA /OV 35R DEPARTURE/TM 0617/FL016/TP C408/RM SMOOTH RIDE ON DEPARTURE RUNWAY 35L. NO CLOUD BASES AT OR BELOW 2000FT
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 35R DEPARTURELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0617Reported at 06:17 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP C408Aircraft type reporting.
RM SMOOTH RIDE ON DEPARTURE …Remarks.
PIREP0540Z (1:40 AM EDT) · 72 NM NE of KTPF · 5,000 ft MSL · B38M
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MCO UA /OV 5 NE MCO/TM 0540/FL050/TP B38M/WX VMC
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5 NE MCOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0540Reported at 05:40 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
WX VMCWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP0540Z (1:40 AM EDT) · 68 NM NE of KTPF · during climb · B38M
smooth turbulence
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MCO UA /OV KMCO/TM 0540/FLDURC/TP B38M/TB SMOOTH
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KMCOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0540Reported at 05:40 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB SMOOTHTurbulence: smooth.
PIREP0535Z (1:35 AM EDT) · 70 NM NE of KTPF · 4,500 ft MSL · PC12
smooth turbulence
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ORL UA /OV 12 WEST/TM 0535/FL045/TP PC12/WX VMC/TB SMOOTH
ORL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 12 WESTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0535Reported at 05:35 UTC.
FL045Altitude: 4,500 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
WX VMCWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB SMOOTHTurbulence: smooth.
PIREP0425Z (12:25 AM EDT) · 70 NM NE of KTPF · 2,500 ft MSL · SR22
smooth turbulence
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ORL UA /OV 10 WEST/TM 0425/FL025/TP SR22/SK OVC 050/TB SMOOTH
ORL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 10 WESTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0425Reported at 04:25 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC 050Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB SMOOTHTurbulence: smooth.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KTPF

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KTPF reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,500 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 10/17 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 98%MVFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 10/21 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,500 ft
Lowest vis: 8 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

04
75%
18
17%
22
5%
36
3%

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Live KTPF Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KTPF's own weather station.

N36189 kt
Headwind
9 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 17° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 2,687 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Peter O Knight Airport (KTPF) with runway 04/22, 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 04/22, 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
100LL · Jet A
Attended
Daily 0700-1900 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Oxygen
Bottled, low pressure · Bulk, high & low pressure
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Avionics · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
Pattern altitude
907 ft MSL (900 AGL)
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KTPF
IATA
TPF
FAA LID
TPF
City
Tampa
State
Florida
Country
United States
Elevation
7 ft
Coordinates
27.9156, -82.4493
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
3,583 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KMCF
AWOS/ASOS
118.925 MHz
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
13h 51m

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Pilot PIREPs for Peter O Knight Airport (KTPF)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Peter O Knight Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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