KTPH — Tonopah
Tonopah, NV · field elevation 5,430 ft · NON-ATCT
KTPH current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KTPH 111156Z AUTO 35008KT 10SM CLR 19/06 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP125 T01890056 10261 20183 56003
- Wind
- from 350° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 19 °C / dewpoint 6 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.17 inHg
- Density altitude
- 6,862 ft · pressure altitude 5,180 ft
- Observed
- 17 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 350° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | 8 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 29 | 6 kt head | 6 kt from the right |
| 11 | 6 kt tail | 6 kt from the left |
| 15 | 8 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KTPH 111132Z 1112/1212 36008KT P6SM SCT100 FM111700 18010KT P6SM VCTS SCT110CB FM112200 18010G20KT P6SM VCTS OVC100CB FM120200 34015KT P6SM SCT090
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 38.05989, -117.08660
- Elevation
- 5,430 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1300Z / 0246Z
- Magnetic variation
- 15° (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
- Other Nevada airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
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.