Tonopah Airport
TPH · KTPH · Tonopah, Nevada · Nye County · map
Tonopah Airport is a public-use airport owned by Nye County, 7 miles east of Tonopah, Nevada, 5,430 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 15/33, is 7,160 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KTPH · observed 12:56 pm PDT (19:56 UTC), 40 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 82°F (28°C), dew point 29°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter 30.22 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 10:20 am PDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KTPH 061956Z AUTO 25006KT 10SM CLR 28/M02 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP163 T02781017
TAF KTPH 061720Z 0618/0718 27005KT P6SM SKC FM070200 36008KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA TPH · ICAO KTPH
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Nye County
- Elevation
- 5,430 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- buoy, tiedown
- On the chart
- Las Vegas sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1944
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 7,160 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 11/29 | 5,660 × 50 ft | Asphalt, failed | Medium-intensity lights |
| H1 | 48 × 48 ft | Asphalt, good |
- Runway 15: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 33: VASI, four boxes on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Tph and automated weather (ASOS) | 118.875 | |
| Tonopah and rco | 122.5 | Tonopah |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 775-482-3441.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Tonopah from the FAA register
7 aircraft are registered to owners in Tonopah, Nevada: 4 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 1 helicopter, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Nevada.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 8 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Estabd prior to 15 may 1959.
- Activate PAPI runway 15; medium-intensity runway lights runway 15/33 and 11/29 - the common traffic frequency.
- Fato and "H" marked in yellow
- Faded yellow outline.
- Runway cracking FULL-LEN; lateral and longl cracks in excess of 4 inches.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.