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Tonopah Test Range Airport
Part of Tonopah Test Range
Near Tonopah, Nevada in United States of America
A satellite image of Tonopah Test Range Airport during 1990, when the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing equipped with the F-117A Nighthawk was stationed there
Tonopah is located in the United States
Tonopah
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Coordinates37°47′41″N 116°46′43″W / 37.79472°N 116.77861°W / 37.79472; -116.77861
TypeUS Air Force airfield
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Air Force
Controlled byAir Combat Command (ACC)
ConditionOperational
Site history
Built1957 (1957)
In use1957 – present
Garrison information
Occupants30th Reconnaissance Squadron
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: XSD, ICAO: KTNX, FAA LID: TNX, WMO: 724844
Elevation1,691.6 metres (5,550 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
14/32 3,657.9 metres (12,001 ft) concrete
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Tonopah Test Range Airport (IATA: XSD, ICAO: KTNX, FAA LID: TNX),[2][3][4] at the Tonopah Test Range (Senior Trend project site PS-66)[5] is 27 NM (50 km; 31 mi) southeast of Tonopah, Nevada, and 140 mi (230 km) northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada. It is a major airfield with a 12,000 ft × 150 ft (3,658 m × 46 m) runway, instrument approach facilities, and nighttime illumination. The facility has over fifty hangars and an extensive support infrastructure.

  1. ^ "Airport Diagram – Tonopah Test Range (KTNX)" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. ^ AirNav: KTNX - Tonopah Test Range
  3. ^ FlightAware: KTNX - Tonopah Test Range
  4. ^ Great Circle Mapper: XSD/KTNX - Tonopah, Nevada (Tonopah Test Range)
  5. ^ F-117 Site History, Stealth Fighter Association webpage, accessed 2011-10-26. Archived January 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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