KTPH — Tonopah
Tonopah, NV · field elevation 5,430 ft · NON-ATCT
KTPH current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KTPH 100156Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM CLR 08/M01 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP240 T00781011
- Wind
- from 330° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 8 °C / dewpoint -1 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.25 inHg
- Density altitude
- 5,445 ft · pressure altitude 5,100 ft
- Observed
- 41 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 330° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | 5 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 29 | 5 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 11 | 5 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
| 15 | 5 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KTPH 092325Z 1000/1024 21003KT P6SM SKC FM100300 01007KT P6SM SKC FM102000 30005KT P6SM SKC
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 38.05989, -117.08660
- Elevation
- 5,430 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1424Z / 0040Z
- Magnetic variation
- 15°E (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Las Vegas
- County
- Nye, NV
Airport diagram
Everything else KTPH publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 7,160 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 11/29 | 5,660 | 50 | ASPH | MED |
| H1 | 48 | 48 | ASPH | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KTPH airport diagram or an approach plate
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- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
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Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.