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KTPH · Tonopah Airport

ICAO · US · 8 NTSB events

ID KTPH FAA TPH Elev 5,430 ft Lat 38° 3.61' N Lon 117° 5.22' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,160 ft. Max gradient: 0.48%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
15 165° 7,160 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.48%
33 345° 7,160 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.48%
11 125° 5,660 ft 50 ft ASP No 0.32%
29 305° 5,660 ft 50 ft ASP No 0.32%

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 · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 118.875
  • CNTR SALT LAKE CNTR 133.450
  • RDO RENO RDO 122.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 11 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 15; MIRL Rwy 15–33 and Rwy 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 15; MIRL Rwy 15–33 and Rwy 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 15; MIRL Rwy 15–33 and Rwy 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT PAPI Rwy 15; MIRL Rwy 15–33 and Rwy 11–29—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1400–0700Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1400–0700Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (11 sentences)
  • ·420 NEVADA TONOPAH (TPH)(KTPH) 7 E UTC–8(–7DT) N38º03.59´ W117º05.20´ 5430 B NOTAM FILE TPH MON Airport RWY 15–33: H7160X75 (ASPH) S–30 MIRL 0.5% up NW RWY 15: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 41´.
  • ·RWY 11–29: H5660X50 (ASPH) S–30, D–66, 2S–84, 2D–77 MIRL 0.3% up NW
  • ·Fuel avbl 1500–0200Z‡; aft hrs o/r call (775)–482–3626.
  • ·Rwy 11–29 rwy cracking full length, lateral and longitudinal cracks in excess of 4 inches.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 775-751-6270
  • ·ASOS 118.875 (775) 482–3441.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 RCO 122.5 (RENO RADIO) NELLIS APP/DEP CON 119.35 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD, if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Nellis Apch at 702-652-4172.
  • ·(VL) (H) VORTACW 116.0 TPH Chan 107 N38º01.84´ W117º02.01´ 288º 3.1 NM to fld. 5345/17E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 000º–015º byd 30 NM blo 15,000´ 000º–060º byd 40 NM 061º–071º byd 40 NM blo 12,200´ 061º–071º byd 55 NM 072º–099º byd 40 NM 136º–137º byd 40 NM 160º–210º byd 40 NM 214º–216º byd 40 NM 247º–290º byd 40 NM 285º–300º byd 35 NM blo 15,000´ TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 000º–058º byd 30 NM blo 15,000´ 245º–300º byd 35 NM blo 15,000´ DME unusable: 000º–058º byd 30 NM blo 15,000´ 245º–300º byd 35 NM blo 15,000´ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • HELIPAD H1: H48X48 (ASPH–AFSC) HELIPORT REMARKS: Final Approach and Take Off (FATO) and "H" marked in yellow.
  • ·Rwy H1 faded yellow outline.
  • ·LAS VEGAS H–3C, L–9B IAP, AD SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 12,876 ops in 1991

2024 total

7,002

10-yr total

90,092

2024 mix

AC/AT 26% · GA 68% · Mil 6%

Events / million ops

11.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=8

  • Stall / spin 2
  • Other 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2000-05-24 Piper PA-28R-180 · Stall / spin · day →
2018-05-30 Beech A36 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2007-06-17 Beech B24R · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2002-07-16 Schleicher ASW-27 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1999-10-05 Cessna 210B · Other · VMC · night →
1994-10-30 Cessna 172F · Other · VMC · day →
1990-11-26 Cessna 172 · Weather · VMC · day →
1984-12-19 Cessna 402B TS · Engine failure · IMC · night →

Designees in NV

CFI Flight Instructors 1,051 A&P Mechanics 2,622 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 16 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 6 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 6 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 42 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 11 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 37 Schools Flight Schools 29 FBO Fixed Base Operators 29 Clubs Flying Clubs 8 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 6

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Anthony Lee Tisdale Fallon NV 116 nm
James Duvall Iii Silver Springs NV 127 nm
Paul David Hamilton Carson City NV 140 nm
Urbano Mendes Dasilva Carson City NV 140 nm
Ronald Joseph Rengel Las Vegas NV 140 nm
Howard William Wolvington Genoa NV 141 nm
Andres Acorcino Montoya North Las Vegas NV 143 nm
Janet Melson Denton North Las Vegas NV 143 nm
Jason Steven Duncan North Las Vegas NV 143 nm
Lauren Nicholson Scott North Las Vegas NV 143 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
Thomas Daniel Miller Goldfield NV 22 nm
Christopher Joseph Preter Bishop CA 75 nm
Philip Ellis Nimmo Iv Bishop CA 75 nm
Geoffrey Marquis Pope Bishop CA 75 nm
Brian Edward Harry Bishop CA 75 nm
Andrew Jean Friedrichsen Bishop CA 75 nm
William Ronald Wilson Paradise CA 80 nm
Gary Walter Geise Paradise CA 80 nm
Shaun Patrick Dewolfe Paradise CA 80 nm
Blake Johnathan Andrews Paradise CA 80 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
Mark King Peterson Tonopah NV 7 nm
Dale Richard Boni Tonopah NV 7 nm
Thomas Daniel Miller Goldfield NV 22 nm
Robert Finley Beck Round Mountain NV 45 nm
Hugh Anthony Tipton Mina NV 52 nm
Charles Ray Frost Mina NV 52 nm
Geoffrey Marquis Pope Bishop CA 75 nm
John Thomas Beaghler Bishop CA 75 nm
Albert E Branca Bishop CA 75 nm
Jerry Thomas Rodgers Bishop CA 75 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Accurate Aero
Minden, NV
 138 nm
Chaparral Avionics, Inc
Carson City, NV
 142 nm
Alta Aircraft Detailing LLC
Kingsburg, CA
 149 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
 152 nm
Pacific Coast Avionics
Fresno, CA
 153 nm
Black Mountain Avionics, Inc.
Boulder City, NV
 166 nm
AtheneAir - Maintenance
Boulder City, NV
 166 nm
Cutting Edge Avionics
San Andreas, CA
 168 nm
Catto Propellers
Jackson, CA
 176 nm
Megahertz Avionics, Inc.
Bakersfield, CA
 184 nm

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