FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TNP |
| Lat/Long: | 34-07-53.7500N / 115-56-44.9590W 34-07.895833N / 115-56.749317W 34.1315972 / -115.9458219 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1887 ft. / 575.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (1965) |
| From city: | 6 miles E of TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 92277 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1959 |
| Sectional chart: | LOS ANGELES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RAL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 2887 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 AND 17/35; REIL RY 08 AND RY 26 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 122.8 (617-262-3825) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY LOS ANGELES ARTCC ON FREQS 128.15/285.6 (TWENTYNINE PALMS RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| TNPr263/8.8 | | TWENTYNINE PALMS VORTAC | | 114.20 | | 15E |
| PSPr044/28.7 | | PALM SPRINGS VORTAC | | 115.50 | | 13E |
| TRMr006/32.0 | | THERMAL VORTAC | | 116.20 | | 13E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 5531 x 75 ft. / 1686 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 34-08.060833N | | 34-08.066333N |
| Longitude: | 115-57.206500W | | 115-56.110000W |
| Elevation: | 1876.6 ft. | | 1786.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.6% | | 1.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 075 magnetic, 090 true | | 255 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes REIL RY 08 OTS INDEFLY. | | yes REIL RY 26 OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 120 ft. pline, 4100 ft. from runway, 32:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3800 x 50 ft. / 1158 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 34-07.964450N | | 34-07.338500N |
| Longitude: | 115-56.880900W | | 115-56.883067W |
| Elevation: | 1853.6 ft. | | 1887.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.4% | | 1.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 165 magnetic, 180 true | | 345 magnetic, 000 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. plines, 1400 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear | | 200 ft. hill, 3300 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear +2' TERRAIN AT 200' FROM THR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 825 E 3RD ST, ROOM 203 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415 Phone 909-387-7801 |
| Manager: | TERRY STOVER 825 E. THIRD ST., ROOM 203 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415-0831 Phone 760-247-2371 BILL INGRAHAM AIPORTS DIRECTOR - PHONE (909) 387-7802 - OFC LCTD APPLE VALLEY ARPT. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 16 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 49/day * | | 58% | transient general aviation | | 39% | local general aviation | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 16 February 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TWY LGTS ON TWY CONNECTING RWY 08/26 & RWY 17/35; PLUS BLUE REFLECTORS ON PARALLEL TWY SERVING RWY 17/35. |
| - | BE ALERT FOR AEROBATIC ACTIVITY SOUTH OF RY 17/35. |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (323KB) |
| VOR RWY 26 | |
download (334KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KNXP - Twentynine Palms (SELF) Airport (15 nm NW)
KUDD - Bermuda Dunes Airport (28 nm SW)
KTRM - Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (32 nm S)
KPSP - Palm Springs International Airport (33 nm SW)
L35 - Big Bear City Airport (46 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 22-Jul-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:20 | | 13:20 |
| Sunrise | | 06:45 | | 13:45 |
| Sunset | | 18:18 | | 01:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:43 | | 01:43 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Oct-2008 02:54:39 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 07-Oct-2008 19:54:39 |
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| METAR |
KNXP 14nm NW | 080156Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM CLR 27/M01 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP160 T02721011 $
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| TAF |
KNXP 14nm NW | 072221 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3009INS FM0900 35005KT 9999 SKC QNH3000INS T35/22Z T16/11Z AMD 2227
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| NOTAMs |
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