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KTNP · Twentynine Palms Airport

ICAO · US · 9 NTSB events

ID KTNP FAA TNP Elev 1,888 ft Lat 34° 8.03' N Lon 115° 56.84' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,531 ft. Max gradient: 1.63% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
08 090° 5,531 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 1.63%
26 270° 5,531 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 1.63%
17 180° 3,797 ft 50 ft ASP Yes 0.91%
35 360° 3,797 ft 50 ft ASP Yes 0.91%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • CNTR LOS ANGELES CNTR 128.150
  • RDO RIVERSIDE RDO 114.200
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KTNP on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 0 matched · 12 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (12 sentences)
  • ·CALIFORNIA 303 TWENTYNINE PALMS (TNP)(KTNP) 6 E UTC–8(–7DT) N34º07.90´ W115º56.75´ 1888 B NOTAM FILE RAL MON Airport RWY 08–26: H5531X75 (ASPH) MIRL 1.6% up W RWY 08: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 17–35: H3797X50 (ASPH) MIRL 0.9% up S RWY 17: P–line.
  • ·S2 FUEL 100LL LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 08–26 and Rwy 17–35, REIL Rwy 08 and 26—CTAF.
  • ·Twy lgts on twy connecting Rwy 08–26 and Rwy 17–35, plus blue reflectors on parallel twy serving Rwy 17–35.
  • ·Be alert for acrobatic activity south of Rwy 17–35. 100LL fuel avbl 24 hrs.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 909-387-8810
  • ·CTAF/AUNICOM 122.8 RCO 122.1R 114.2T (RIVERSIDE RADIO) ®L.A.
  • ·CENTER APP/DEP CON 128.15 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Los Angeles ARTCC at 661-575-2079.
  • ·(VL) (L) VORTAC 114.2 TNP Chan 89 N34º06.73´ W115º46.19´ 263º 8.8 NM to fld. 1374/15E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 005º–035º byd 18 NM blo 6,800´ 023º–033º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 034º–054º byd 40 NM 035º–065º byd 25 NM blo 6,000´ 055º–065º byd 40 NM blo 23,000´ 066º–173º byd 40 NM 080º–095º byd 30 NM blo 6,000´ 095º–150º byd 18 NM blo 6,000´ 151º–170º byd 20 NM blo 7,000´ 170º–190º byd 25 NM blo 9,000´ 174º–184º byd 40 NM blo 19,300´ 185º–193º byd 40 NM 190º–245º byd 20 NM blo 7,000´ 194º–204º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 205º–248º byd 40 NM 245º–260º byd 25 NM blo 7,500´ 249º–262º byd 40 NM blo 13,500´ TAC AZM unusable: 005º–035º byd 18 NM blo 6,800´ 035º–065º byd 25 NM blo 6,000´ 080º–095º byd 30 NM blo 6,000´ 095º–150º byd 18 NM blo 6,000´ 150º–170º byd 20 NM blo 7,000´ 170º–190º byd 25 NM blo 9,000´ 190º–205º byd 20 NM blo 7,000´ 205º–265º 315º–330º byd 33 NM blo 6,200´ 330º–345º byd 20 NM blo 6,200´ 345º–005º byd 35 NM blo 8,300´ DME unusable: 005º–035º byd 18 NM blo 6,800´ 035º–065º byd 25 NM blo 6,000´ 080º–095º byd 30 NM blo 6,000´ 095º–150º byd 18 NM blo 6,000´ 150º–170º byd 20 NM blo 7,000´ 170º–190º byd 25 NM blo 9,000´ 190º–245º byd 20 NM blo 7,000´ 245º–260º byd 25 NM blo 7,500´ 315º–330º byd 33 NM blo 6,200´ 330º–345º byd 20 NM blo 6,200´ 345º–005º byd 35 NM blo 8,300´ VOR unusable: 249º–262º byd 69 NM 290º–293º byd 40 NM 298º–022º byd 40 NM 315º–330º byd 33 NM blo 6,200´ 330º–345º byd 20 NM blo 6,200´ 345º–005º byd 35 NM blo 8,300´ LOS ANGELES H–4I, L–4I IAP, DIAP, AD SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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NTSB events

9 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

11

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 44,502 ops in 1990

2024 total

18,000

10-yr total

180,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 97% · Mil 3%

Events / million ops

22.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Other 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=9

  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Other 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-04-21 CONSOLIDATED AERONAUTICS INC. LAKE LA-4-200 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2020-11-21 Cessna TU206 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2020-01-03 Cessna 150 · Other · VMC · night →
2012-05-29 Luscombe 8 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2003-05-01 Cessna 170A · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2002-12-02 Cessna 150H · Engine failure · VMC · night →
1988-11-22 Bellanca 8KCAB · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1984-10-06 Schweizer SGS 2-33 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1982-08-28 Piper PA-28-140 · Other · day →

Designees in CA

CFI Flight Instructors 5,776 A&P Mechanics 22,561 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 139 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 25 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 17 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 20 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 45 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 66 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 126 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 38 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 243 FBO Fixed Base Operators 209 Clubs Flying Clubs 82 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 56 EAA EAA Chapters 63

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Joseph Scarcella Beaumont CA 52 nm
Ernest Gerard Pitts San Bernardino CA 67 nm
Chad Irick Murrieta CA 71 nm
Kelly Lynn Manzani Murrieta CA 71 nm
Orion Kingman Murrieta CA 71 nm
Clifton Dwayne Shuman Wildomar CA 72 nm
Creighton Goodman Riverside CA 73 nm
Leo M Bell Riverside CA 73 nm
Thomas Hamm Riverside CA 73 nm
Julie Ann Keane Ramona CA 80 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Christopher Mark Young Twentynine Palms CA 6 nm
John Rhodes Gaumer Jr Joshua Tree CA 18 nm
Brian Hudson Rennie Joshua Tree CA 18 nm
Howard James Moore Joshua Tree CA 18 nm
Robert Alexander Mrosek Yucca Valley CA 24 nm
Stephen Mark Stypinski Yucca Valley CA 24 nm
Ryan Michael Bloom Yucca Valley CA 24 nm
Devan Christopher Sterman Yucca Valley CA 24 nm
Gregg Patrick Caldwell Dsrt Hot Spgs CA 25 nm
David Kitchell Chapman Thousand Palms CA 28 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Christopher Mark Young Twentynine Palms CA 6 nm
Brian Daniel Lewis Twentynine Palms CA 6 nm
Victoria Lynne Meier Twentynine Palms CA 6 nm
Lawrence Wingate Eckersall Twentynine Palms CA 6 nm
Wayne Keith Larson Twentynine Palms CA 6 nm
Wilton Lee Hudgins Jr Twentynine Palms CA 6 nm
Lucas Timothy Collins Twentynine Palms CA 6 nm
Jason Robert Driscoll Twentynine Palms CA 6 nm
John Rhodes Gaumer Jr Joshua Tree CA 18 nm
Daniel Lee Hall Joshua Tree CA 18 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
SoCal Aircraft Inspections
Bermuda Dunes, CA
 28 nm
CheckSix AeroSolutions
Palm Springs, CA
 34 nm
Executive Jet Maintenance
San Bernardino, CA
 65 nm
AeroPro, LLC
San Bernardino, CA
 65 nm
Avionics, Instruments, Electronics (AIE Inc)
Murrieta, CA
 68 nm
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
Riverside, CA
 74 nm
Ramona Avionics, Inc.
Ramona, CA
 81 nm
Otto Instrument & Avionics
Ontario, CA
 82 nm
Corona Air Paint
Corona, CA
 84 nm
Century Aircraft Painting
Chino, CA
 85 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.