Tonopah Airport is a county owned, public use airport located seven nautical miles (13 km) east of the central business district of Tonopah, in Nye County, Nevada, United States.Facilities and aircraftTonopah Airport covers an area of 3,820acre at an elevation of 5,430 feet (1,655 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 15/33 is 7,161 by 80 feet (2,183 x 24 m) and 11/29 is 6,196 by 50 feet (1,889 x 15 m).For the 12-month period ending November 30, 2009, the airport had 12,727 aircraft operations, an average of 34 per day: 74% general aviation, 25% air taxi, and 2% military. At that time six aircraft were based here: 5 single-engine and 1 helicopter.