FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TNX |
| Lat/Long: | 37-47-40.7750N / 116-46-43.2290W 37-47.679583N / 116-46.720483W 37.7946597 / -116.7786747 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5549 ft. / 1691 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 15E (1980) |
| From city: | 27 miles SE of TONOPAH, NV |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 89049 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 07/1969 |
| Sectional chart: | LAS VEGAS |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TNX (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | WKD 1300-0300Z++ CLSD WKEND AND HOL. |
| Pattern altitude: | TFC PAT: RECTANGULAR 7000' MSL 1500' AGL, OVERHEAD 7500' MSL 2000' AGL. |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | SEE RMKS ACTVT RY 14/32 HIRL, KEY 3 TIMES FOR LO INTST, 5 TIMES FOR MED INTST, 7 TIMES FOR HI INTST, PAPI RY 14 AND PAPI RY 33, ALSF-1 RY 14 AND ALSF-1 RY 32 - FREQ 257.95. ALSF-1 RY 14 AND ALSF-1 RY 32 OPER HI INTST ONLY. |
Airport Communications
| SILVERBOW GROUND: | 127.25 335.5 [1300-0300Z ++ WKD; CLSD WKEND AND HOL.] |
| SILVERBOW TOWER: | 124.75 257.95 [1300-0300Z ++ WKD; CLSD WKEND AND HOL.] |
| PTD: | 119.45 233.95 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| TPHr123/18.6 | | TONOPAH VORTAC | | 117.20 | | 17E |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 12000 x 150 ft. / 3658 x 46 m |
| Surface: | concrete |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (2.75 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (2.75 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | ALSAF: 3,000 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers | | ALSF1: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category I) |
| Instrument approach: | LOC/GS | | LOC/GS |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | U.S. Air Force |
| Owner: | US AIR FORCE HQ AIR COMBAT COMMAND LANGLEY AFB, VA 23665 Phone 804-764-3120 |
| Manager: | VERNON GABBARD JR SANDIA LAB PO BOX 871 TONOPAH, NV 89049 Phone 702-295-8313 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: 200/year * | | 100% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 14 December 1983 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | AFLD LCTD WITHIN R4809. |
| - | RSTD: AFLD LCTD IN RSTD AIRSPACE; CTC 98 RANGE WING/XPR DSN 348-5537 COM: (702) 653-5537. OBO/PPR; MIN 72 HR NTC RQR, CTC AFLD OPS DSN 682-5937, C702-652-5937. |
| - | MISC: NO CLASSIFIED MATERIAL STOR. TWY B CLSD. BASH MIGRATORY BIRD ACT OCT- MAR (PHASE II ). WX BRIEF BY NML OPR HR AVBL VIA 25 OWS AT DAVIS MONTHAN AFB, DSN 228-6598/6599, C520-228-6598/6599. |
| - | RSTD: AFLD LCTD IN RSTD AIRSPACE: CTC AIR FORCE FLIGHT TEST CENTER (AFFTC) TONOPAH TEST RANGE OPERATIONS OFFICE (TTRO).OFFL BUS ONLY / PPR: MIN 72 HR NTC RQR, CTC AFLD OPS DSN 384-5937, C702-653-5937. |
| - | JASU-3 (AM32A-60A). |
| - | FUEL-J8 |
| - | FLUID-DE-ICE |
| - | OIL- O-148 |
| - | TRAN ALERT- SVC AVBL 1300-0300Z++ WKD, CLSD WKEND AND HOL. FLEET SVC UNAVBL. MAINT UNAVBL. |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 14 | |
download (289KB) |
| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 32 | |
download (266KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (204KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (195KB) |
| VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 14 | |
download (246KB) |
| VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 32 | |
download (220KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| EXITT ONE (RNAV) | |
download (103KB) |
| RANGE ONE (RNAV) | |
download (121KB) |
| STOFF ONE | |
download (125KB) |
| TONOPAH ONE | |
download (125KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (61KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTPH - Tonopah Airport (22 nm NW)
KBIH - Eastern Sierra Regional Airport (79 nm W)
KMMH - Mammoth Yosemite Airport (98 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bryan L.
Taken in August 2008
from the northwest
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Times for 11-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:15 | | 14:15 |
| Sunrise | | 06:42 | | 14:42 |
| Sunset | | 17:21 | | 01:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:48 | | 01:48 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Feb-2012 12:53:57 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 11-Feb-2012 04:53:57 |
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| METAR |
KTPH 21nm NW | 111156Z AUTO 01008KT 10SM CLR 02/M08 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP112 T00171083 10017 20000 56013 FZRANO
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KBJN 27nm SE | 111156Z AUTO 29008KT 10SM CLR A2993 RMK AO2 SLPNO 56014 $
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| TAF |
KTPH 21nm NW | 111120Z 1112/1212 36009KT P6SM BKN200 FM111900 31010G20KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200 FM112100 32013G23KT P6SM VCTS BKN050CB FM120300 33010G20KT 5SM -SHRASN BKN030
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| NOTAMs |
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