Tonopah Airport

Tonopah Airport (IATA: TPH, ICAO: KTPH, FAA LID: TPH) is a county-owned, public-use airport located seven nautical miles (13 km) east of the central business district of Tonopah, in Nye County, Nevada, United States.[1]

For the World War II use of this facility, see Tonopah Army Air Field.
Tonopah Airport
USGS aerial image, 1999
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerNye County
ServesTonopah, Nevada
Elevation AMSL5,430 ft / 1,655 m
Coordinates38°03′37″N 117°05′12″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 7,160 2,183 Asphalt
11/29 5,660 1,725 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations (year ending 5/18/2022)7,002
Based aircraft7

It incorporates the former Tonopah Army Airfield, a World War II installation where many units of the USAAF, such as the 357th Fighter Group, trained. The 357th (whose pilots included Chuck Yeager and Bud Anderson among others) later flew P-51 Mustang fighters against the German Luftwaffe, from their base at Leiston, on the south-eastern coast of Britain.

Tonopah Airport

Facilities and aircraft

Tonopah Airport covers an area of 3,820 acres (1,550 ha) at an elevation of 5,430 feet (1,655 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 15/33 is 7,160 by 80 feet (2,182 x 23 m) and 11/29 is 5,660 by 50 feet (1,725 x 15 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending May 18, 2022, the airport had 7,002 aircraft operations, an average of 134 per week: 68% general aviation, 26% air taxi, and 6% military. At that time seven aircraft were based here: 5 single-engine, 1 muli-engine, and 1 helicopter.[1]

See also

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for TPH PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 13, 2023.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tonopah Airport.
  • "Diagram of Tonopah Airport (TPH)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. from Nevada DOT
  • FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective October 5, 2023
  • FAA Terminal Procedures for TPH, effective October 5, 2023
  • Resources for this airport:


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