FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TPH |
| Lat/Long: | 38-03-36.7280N / 117-05-13.7530W 38-03.612133N / 117-05.229217W 38.0602022 / -117.0871536 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5426 ft. / 1653.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (1995) |
| From city: | 7 miles E of TONOPAH, NV |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 89049 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1944 |
| Sectional chart: | LAS VEGAS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TPH (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2300 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS: | 118.875 (775-482-3441) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC ON FREQS 133.45/317.625 (TONOPAH RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| TPHr288/3.1 | | TONOPAH VORTAC | | 117.20 | | 17E |
| OALr067/32.5 | | COALDALE VORTAC | | 117.70 | | 17E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FUEL AVBL 0700-1800 AFTER HOURS ON REQUEST CALL (775) 482-3626. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 7057 x 80 ft. / 2151 x 24 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 38-04.051983N | | 38-02.929050N |
| Longitude: | 117-05.563383W | | 117-05.182050W |
| Elevation: | 5425.9 ft. | | 5391.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% UP | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 150 magnetic, 165 true | | 330 magnetic, 345 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) PAPI OTS INDEFLY. | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 5464 x 50 ft. / 1665 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 66.0 | | Double tandem: | 77.0 |
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| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 38-04.030083N | | 38-03.514067N |
| Longitude: | 117-05.510400W | | 117-04.577400W |
| Elevation: | 5425.0 ft. | | 5406.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 110 magnetic, 125 true | | 290 magnetic, 305 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | NYE COUNTY NYE COUNTY P O BOX 153 TONOPAH, NV 89049 Phone 775-482-8157 MIKE MAHER - NYE CO MGR. 775-482=7399 FBO PHONE (775) 482-3626. |
| Manager: | SAMSON YAO PO BOX 887 TONOPAH, NV 89049 Phone 775-209-3760 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 35/day * | | 62% | local general aviation | | 25% | air taxi | | 12% | transient general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2007 | |
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 between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 15 **CHANGED** | |
download (182KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A **CHANGED** | |
download (156KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (46KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBIH - Eastern Sierra Regional Airport (73 nm SW)
KMMH - Mammoth Yosemite Airport (87 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:06 | | 12:06 |
| Sunrise | | 05:36 | | 12:36 |
| Sunset | | 19:53 | | 02:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:23 | | 03:23 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 10:57:44 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 17-May-2008 03:57:44 |
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| METAR |
| KTPH | 171056Z AUTO 36011KT 10SM CLR 13/M06 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP198 T01281056 TSNO
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| TAF |
| KTPH | 170546Z 170606 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM0800 35008KT P6SM SKC FM1700 31009KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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