FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | TPH |
Lat/Long: | 38-03-35.6170N 117-05-11.7630W 38-03.593617N 117-05.196050W 38.0598936,-117.0866008 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 5430.3 ft. / 1655.2 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 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
FSS: | RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | TPH (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0600-2300 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 15; MIRL RWY 15/33 & 11/29 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
WX ASOS: | 118.875 (775-482-3441) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
TPHr288/3.1 | | TONOPAH VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 17E |
TQQr302/21.7 | | SILVERBOW VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 16E |
OALr067/32.5 | | COALDALE VORTAC | | 117.70 | | 17E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:FUEL AVBL 0700-1800; AFT HRS O/R CALL (775) 482-3626. |
Parking: | buoy and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
Dimensions: | 7160 x 75 ft. / 2182 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
Latitude: | 38-04.051945N | | 38-02.912868N |
Longitude: | 117-05.563247W | | 117-05.176612W |
Elevation: | 5430.2 ft. | | 5396.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 150 magnetic, 165 true | | 330 magnetic, 345 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI 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: | 5660 x 50 ft. / 1725 x 15 m |
Surface: | asphalt/L RWY CRACKING FULL-LEN; LATERAL & LONGL CRACKS IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES. |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 30.0 | Double wheel: | 66.0 | Double tandem: | 77.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
Latitude: | 38-04.001357N | | 38-03.467273N |
Longitude: | 117-05.459017W | | 117-04.493095W |
Elevation: | 5428.4 ft. | | 5410.4 ft. |
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 |
Helipad H1
Dimensions: | 48 x 48 ft. / 15 x 15 m |
Surface: | asphalt/aggregate friction seal coat, in good condition |
Runway edge markings: | FATO & "H" MARKED IN YELLOW FADED YELLOW OUTLINE. |
Latitude: | 38-03.758473N | | |
Longitude: | 117-05.679145W | | |
Elevation: | 5420.1 ft. | | |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Markings: | NSTD, in good condition | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | NYE COUNTY P O BOX 1031 TONOPAH, NV 89049 Phone (775) 209-4174 OTR CTC (775) 482-3626. |
Manager: | THOMAS BOLLING 2041 E. CALVADA BLVD. N. SUITE #3 PAHRUMP, NV 89048 Phone 775-751-6270 |
Additional Remarks
- | FOR CD, IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC NELLIS APCH AT 702-652-4172. |
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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (196KB) |
VOR-A | |
download (196KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (143KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (540KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTNX - Tonopah Test Range Airport (21 nm SE)
KBIH - Bishop Airport (73 nm SW)
KHTH - Hawthorne Industrial Airport (78 nm W)
KMMH - Mammoth Yosemite Airport (87 nm W)
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Aerial photo |
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Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 03-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:22 | | 12:22 |
Sunrise | | 05:51 | | 12:51 |
Sunset | | 19:40 | | 02:40 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:08 | | 03:08 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 04-May-2025 02:40:47 |
Local (UTC-7) | 03-May-2025 19:40:47 |
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METAR |
KTPH | 040156Z AUTO 32008KT 10SM FEW080 FEW095 SCT110 13/04 A2984 RMK AO2 WSHFT 0111 RAE45 SLP064 P0000 T01330044 $
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TAF |
KTPH | 040131Z 0402/0424 VRB15G30KT P6SM VCTS OVC050CB FM040300 34009KT P6SM VCSH OVC060 FM041500 02006KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB BKN050 FM042100 35012G22KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB BKN050
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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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