Twentynine Palms Airport (KTNP), California
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Twentynine Palms Airport (KTNP) is a public, unattended airfield in the California high desert, roughly 32 nautical miles from the nearest metro area. It handles light business aviation traffic, with FAA TFMSC data showing 86 bizav operations against 209 total operations in 2025.
Runways
Twentynine Palms Airport has two paved runways. The longest, 08/26, is 5,531 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Twentynine Palms Airport has 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Twentynine Palms Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Palm Springs International (KPSP), 33 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Twentynine Palms Airport recorded 86 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in March. Business aviation traffic at KTNP is concentrated in the spring and fall months, with March, October, and November each seeing higher operation counts than the summer low points of August and September.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month March, 12 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Twentynine Palms Airport averages 30.9 days above 90°F in July and 6.4 freeze days in December. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 104.0°F, and December the coldest, at 62.0°F.
Weather station is 4.5 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Twentynine Palms Airport has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
MIRL for runway 08/26 and 17/35, and REIL for runway 08 and runway 26, are pilot-activated on the CTAF.
Terrain rises 2 feet above the runway elevation at a point 200 feet from the threshold.
Taxiway lights are installed on the taxiway connecting runway 08/26 and runway 17/35, with blue reflectors on the parallel taxiway serving runway 17/35.
Pilots should be alert for aerobatic activity south of runway 17/35.
100LL fuel is available 24 hours.
For clearance delivery, if unable to contact on the FSS frequency, contact Los Angeles ARTCC.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Twentynine Palms Airport has five airfields within 32 NM. The closest is Twentynine Palms Self (KNXP), 14.59 NM northwest.
Part of the Palm Springs and the Desert area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KTNP
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The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at KTNP.
Unchanged.
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One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
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Frequently asked questions
What runways does KTNP have?
Twentynine Palms Airport (KTNP) has two paved asphalt runways. Runway 08/26 is 5,531 feet long and 75 feet wide, while runway 17/35 is 3,797 feet long and 50 feet wide.
Is fuel available at KTNP?
Twentynine Palms Airport offers only 100LL fuel; no Jet A is available on the field. The remarks note 100LL is available 24 hours, though the airport itself is otherwise unattended.
Where is the nearest customs facility to KTNP?
There is no onsite customs service at Twentynine Palms Airport. The nearest customs airport is KPSP, located about 33.29 nautical miles away.