AirNav: KTNX - Tonopah Test Range Airport

KTNX

Tonopah Test Range Airport
Tonopah, Nevada, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	TNX
Lat/Long:	37-47-55.9200N 116-46-50.6500W 37-47.932000N 116-46.844167W 37.7988667,-116.7807361 (estimated)
Elevation:	5550.3 ft. / 1691.7 m (surveyed)
Variation:	11E (2030)
From city:	27 miles SE of TONOPAH, NV
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	89049

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	07/1969
Control tower:	yes
ARTCC:	LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS:	RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	RNO (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	ALL 1300Z++ MON - 0305Z++ FRI; CLSD WKEND & HOL; OTR TIMES BY NOTAM.
Pattern altitude:	RECTANGULAR 7000 FT MSL 1500 FT AGL; OVHD 7500 FT MSL 2000 FT AGL.
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT ALSF-1 RWY 15 & 33; PAPI RWY 15 & 33; HIRL RWY 15/33 - 257.95. ALSF-1 RWY 15 & 33 HI INTST ONLY.

Airport Communications

SILVERBOW GROUND:	127.25 335.5 [OPR H24 FM 1300Z++ MON THRU 0305Z++ FRI, CLSD WKEND AND HOL; OTR TIMES BY NOTAM.]
SILVERBOW TOWER:	124.75 257.95 [OPR H24 FM 1300Z++ MON THRU 0305Z++ FRI, CLSD WKEND AND HOL; OTR TIMES BY NOTAM.]
PTD:	119.45 233.95

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
TQQ at field		SILVERBOW VORTAC		113.00		11E
TPHr122/18.3		TONOPAH VORTAC		116.00		17E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	A++
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions:

12001 x 150 ft. / 3658 x 46 m

Surface:

concrete

Weight bearing capacity:

PCN PCN/52 /R/C/W/T
Single wheel:	/2013

Runway edge lights:

high intensity

RUNWAY 15

RUNWAY 33

Latitude:

37-48.843333N

37-47.020667N

Longitude:

116-47.326500W

116-46.362000W

Elevation:

5473.4 ft.

5550.3 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

146 magnetic, 157 true

326 magnetic, 337 true

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

4-light PAPI on left (3.10 degrees glide path)

Approach lights:

ALSF1: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category I)

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Instrument approach:

LOC/GS

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	U.S. Air Force
Owner:	US AIR FORCE HQ AIR COMBAT COMMAND LANGLEY AFB, VA 23665 Phone 804-764-3120
Manager:	VERNON GABBARD JR SANDIA LAB PO BOX 871 TONOPAH, NV 89049 Phone 702-295-8313

Additional Remarks

E60-33	BAK-14 BAK-12B(B) (1600 FT).
E60-15	BAK-14 BAK-12B(B) (1500 FT).
-	RSTRD: AFLD LCTD WITHIN R4809; CTC 98 RANGE WING/XPR D348-5537/C702-653-5537; 72 HR PPR - AFLD OPS D384-5937/C702-653-5937.
-	MISC: NO CLASSIFIED MTRL STORAGE.
-	CTN: HI PER MIL OPS R4809A.
-	BASH MIGRATORY BIRD ACT OCT- MAR PHASE II.
-	RSTRD: DOWNWARD THRUST JET BLAST RSTD FM FULL PWR FIRST 500 FT RWY 15 & 33.
-	MISC: AD VER TKOF/LDG NA.
-	PPR - COORD THRU POC/SPONSOR.
-	WX BRIEF AFT OPS HRS - 25 OWS DAVIS MONTHAN AFB D228-6598/6599/C520-228-6598/6599.
-	RSTD: DELTA RAMP SFC MARKING NSTD.
-	RSTD: ALL TRAN ACFT MUST OBTAIN PPR PRIOR TO ARR. ACFT MUST ADHERE TO PPR ARR BLOCK +/- 30 MIN OF SKED LDG.
-	RSTD - TWR UNMANNED MON 1005Z++ TO 1200Z++, 0030Z++ TO 1045Z++, TUE THRU FRI MORNING, 0245Z++ TO 1045Z++, UNLESSCOORDINATED AT LEAST 7 DAYS IN ADVANCE. AFLD MGMT, FIRE DEPT, & TRAN ALERT SVC AVBL FOR EMERG ACFT ONLY. BEST ON SILVERBOW TWR FREQ 124.75 WITH EMERG INFO.
-	JASU-3 (AM32A-60A).
-	FLUID-DE-ICE.
-	OIL- O-148.
-	TRAN ALERT: 1300-0300Z++ WKDAY; CLSD WKEND & HOL; FLEET SVC & MAINT UNAVBL.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 03 September 2026 at 0901Z to 01 October 2026 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 14		download (149KB)
ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 32 CHANGED		download (138KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 CHANGED		download (125KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 CHANGED		download (118KB)
VOR/DME Z RWY 14 CHANGED		download (120KB)
VOR/DME Z RWY 32 CHANGED		download (116KB)
VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 14 CHANGED		download (135KB)
VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 32 CHANGED		download (123KB)
Departure Procedures
ESSAA ONE (RNAV)		download (82KB)
JAYSN ONE (RNAV)		download (80KB)
LEAHI ONE (RNAV)		download (81KB)
RANGE TWO (RNAV)		download (87KB)
SILVER ONE		download (83KB)
STOFF TWO		download (85KB)
TONOPAH THREE (RNAV)		download (71KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (203KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTPH - Tonopah Airport (21 nm NW)
KBIH - Bishop Airport (79 nm W)
KHTH - Hawthorne Industrial Airport (98 nm NW)
KMMH - Mammoth Yosemite Airport (98 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 09-Sep-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:58	12:58
Sunrise	06:25	13:25
Sunset	19:04	02:04
Evening civil twilight	19:30	02:30

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-Sep-2026 18:52:35
Local (UTC-7)	09-Sep-2026 11:52:35

METAR

KTPH
21nm NW

091756Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 27/M04 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP221 T02721039 10272 20128 50001

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