Tonopah Test Range Airport

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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 Shown in United States
Coordinates	37°47′41″N 116°46′43″W / 37.79472°N 116.77861°W / 37.79472; -116.77861
Type	US Air Force airfield
Site information
Owner	Department of Defense
Operator	US Air Force
Controlled by	Air Combat Command (ACC)
Condition	Operational
Site history
Built	1957 (1957)
In use	1957 – present
Garrison information
Occupants	30th Reconnaissance Squadron
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: XSD, ICAO: KTNX, FAA LID: TNX, WMO: 724844
Elevation	1,691.6 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.