🇺🇸 Tonopah Airport

Tonopah Airport (IATA: TPH, ICAO: KTPH, FAA LID: TPH) is a public-use airport owned by Nye County, located seven nautical miles (13 km) east of Tonopah, Nevada,.

Type of Facility and Operations:

• It is a general aviation (GA) airport serving Tonopah, Nevada.
• The airport operates without a control tower.
• For the 12-month period ending May 18, 2022, it had 7,002 aircraft operations, consisting of 68% general aviation, 26% air taxi, and 6% military flights.
• Services include 100LL and Jet-A fuel, major airframe and powerplant service, and low bottled oxygen availability,.
• GA activities include recreational flights, skydiving, gliders, emergency medical operations (such as Care Flight), and aerial firefighting.

Notable Features or History:

• The airport incorporates the former Tonopah Army Airfield, a World War II installation where units like the 357th Fighter Group (which included pilots Chuck Yeager and Bud Anderson) trained.

Current Status:

• Tonopah Airport covers 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: 7,160 by 80 feet (2,182 x 23 m).
• 11/29: 5,660 by 50 feet (1,725 x 15 m).
• As of May 18, 2022, seven aircraft were based at the airport: 5 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, and 1 helicopter.

*Sources researched: en.wikipedia.org, airnav.com, nevadaaviationsystem.com, aopa.org*