FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 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 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: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 15 | |
download (182KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
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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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 10-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:28 | | 13:28 |
| Sunrise | | 06:54 | | 13:54 |
| Sunset | | 18:16 | | 01:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:42 | | 01:42 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Oct-2008 20:31:23 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 10-Oct-2008 13:31:23 |
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| METAR |
| KTPH | 101956Z AUTO 34013G20KT 10SM CLR 09/M14 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP054 T00941144
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| TAF |
| KTPH | 101722Z 101818 36011KT P6SM SKC FM2100 33018G30KT P6SM SCT050 FM0500 33020G28KT P6SM 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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