Peter O. Knight Airport
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| Peter O. Knight Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: PTF - ICAO: KTPF | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Hillsborough County Aviation Authority | ||
| Serves | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 8 ft (2 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 3/21 | 3,405 | 1,038 | Asphalt |
| 17/35 | 2,688 | 819 | Asphalt |
Peter O. Knight Airport (IATA: TPF, ICAO: KTPF) is an airport on Davis Island, five minutes from downtown Tampa, Florida. Built as a Works Progress Administration project, it was Tampa's main airport from 1935 to 1945, and is still used by general aviation operators today because of its proximity to the central city. The airport was named for prominent attorney and businessman Peter O. Knight, namesake of Holland & Knight.
The local fixed base operator (FBO) was recently sold by Tampa Flying Service and is now operated by Atlas Aviation.
[edit] In The News
On June 12, 2006, a small aircraft attempting to make an emergency landing at Peter O. Knight airport skidded off a runway[1], through a retaining fence, and into the residence of a local business owner, causing complete destruction of the home. The pilot, Steve Huisman, was killed and the co-pilot, Sean Lauder, was hospitalized with serious injuries. Only one person was in the house at the time of impact, escaping without injury.
[edit] External links
- Peter O. Knight Airport official site
- Atlas Aviation Inc official site
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KTPF
- ASN Accident history for KTPF
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KTPF
- FAA current TPF delay information
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