# Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD / KTNX)

**Tonopah Test Range Airport** (IATA: XSD, ICAO: KTNX) is a small airport in Tonopah, Nevada, United States. It opened in Jul 1969. It has one runway, 12,001 ft (3,658 m) long, concrete. It is operated by Air Combat Command.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: XSD / KTNX
- FAA: TNX
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Air Combat Command
- Serves: Tonopah, Nevada, United States
- Opened: Jul 1969
- Elevation: 5,550 ft / 1,692 m
- Coordinates: 37.7988, -116.7810
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 12,001 ft / 3,658 m
- Instrument procedures: 8 approaches, 7 departures
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonopah_Test_Range_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5659192
- Weather station: KTNX
- Ident: KTNX

## Timeline

- Jul 1969: Tonopah Test Range Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 12,001 ft / 3,658 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 157° / 337° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/03188AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 12,001 ft / 3,658 m | =326 of 29,858 | =77 in North America | =67 in US |
| Elevation | 5,550 ft / 1,692 m | #1,413 of 43,403 | #724 in North America | #536 in US |
| Age | Opened 1969 | =6,015 of 15,079 | =4,280 in North America | =4,191 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | NELLIS APP | 119.350 |
| PTD | FLT DISPATCH | 119.450 |
| TWR | SILVERBOW TWR | 134.100 |

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## 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/ktnx/data