KTNX · Tonopah Test Range Airport

TONOPAH, NEVADA · SMALL AIRPORT

5,549

Elevation ft

Runway

12,001

Longest ft · 15/33

37.80N

116.78W

Tonopah Test Range Airport serves Tonopah, Nevada at 5,549 ft elevation with its longest runway, 15/33, at 12,001 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
15/33	12,001 × 150 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 5,549 ft is about 4°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 4°C)	5,549 ft	3,520 ft	2,695 ft	4,043 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	6,749 ft	3,754 ft	2,822 ft	4,233 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	7,949 ft	3,988 ft	2,949 ft	4,423 ft
35°C afternoon	9,281 ft	4,248 ft	3,089 ft	4,634 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (15/33, 12,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,634 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Listed for reference only: KTNX is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KTPH Tonopah Airport	21 nm NW	7,160 ft
KBTY Beatty Airport	56 nm S	5,615 ft

04Fuel and services at KTNX

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KTNX. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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