# Twentynine Palms Airport (TNP / KTNP)

**Twentynine Palms Airport** (IATA: TNP, ICAO: KTNP) is a small airport in Twentynine Palms, California, United States. It opened in Feb 1959. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,531 ft (1,686 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktnp

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: TNP / KTNP
- FAA: TNP
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Twentynine Palms, California, United States
- Opened: Feb 1959
- Elevation: 1,888 ft / 576 m
- Coordinates: 34.1339, -115.9473
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,531 ft / 1,686 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: http://cms.sbcounty.gov/airports/Airports/TwentyninePalms.aspx
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twentynine_Palms_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6588527
- Weather station: KTNP
- Ident: KTNP

## Timeline

- Feb 1959: Twentynine Palms Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 5,531 ft / 1,686 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes |
| 17/35 | 3,797 ft / 1,157 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes |

- 08/26 slopes 1.6%: threshold 26 at 1,786 ft / 545 m, threshold 08 at 1,877 ft / 572 m.
- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/06489AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,531 ft / 1,686 m | =5,319 of 29,858 | #1,597 in North America | #1,261 in US |
| Elevation | 1,888 ft / 576 m | =9,464 of 43,403 | =4,272 in North America | =3,231 in US |
| Age | Opened 1959 | =4,466 of 15,079 | =3,045 in North America | =2,970 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CNTR | LOS ANGELES CNTR | 128.150 |
| RDO | RIVERSIDE RDO | 114.200 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [US-2417](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2417.md) Wonder Valley Landing Strip · 2.9 mi / 4.7 km
- [2CA3](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2ca3.md) Crosswinds Airport · 3.3 mi / 5.4 km
- [2CA2](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2ca2.md) Cones Field · 6.1 mi / 9.8 km
- [61CA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/61ca.md) Bauer Airport · 7.4 mi / 12 km
- [KNXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knxp.md) Twentynine Palms Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field · 17 mi / 27 km
- [US-4009](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-4009.md) Kelli Field · 26 mi / 42 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktnp/data