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Tonopah Test Range Airport
US Air Force airfield at Tonopah, Nevada, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For World War II Tonopah airfield, see Tonopah Army Air Field. For Air Defense Command radar site, see Tonopah Air Force Station.
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.
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Tonopah Test Range Airport | |||||||
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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 | |||||||
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Coordinates | 37°47′41″N 116°46′43″W | ||||||
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 | ||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
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