Tonapah Test Range Construction

Message posted by Gregos on May 09, 2019 at 12:01:18 PST:

Just spit balling, but why would they remove the Runway 14 Threshold and approach lights? Damaged beyond repair? Or Runway extension? TTR’s Runway is 12000 X 150 feet, that’s really long. The longest I know is the Shuttle Landing Facility at KSC. Albeit, I’m sure there’s longer ones out there. The removed the BAK-14 arrestor and and installed a mobil aircraft arrestor system (MAAS). All the NOTAMs below point to a Runway extension to me. But what aircraft needs more than 12000 feet? There’s more construction between Taxiways A and B. So major airport overhaul and or expansion? Not to speculate but it sounds like a new aircraft is coming to town???

Current Tonopah Test Range NOTAMs:

M0274/19 - TWY F WORK IN PROGRESS CONST NORTHEAST SIDE OF TWY F, 1200 FEET
SOUTH OF TAXIWAY E. MEN AND EQUIPT LGTD AND BARRICADED. 01 MAY 04:34 2019 UNTIL 29 JUL 23:59 2019. CREATED: 01 MAY 04:34 2019

M0176/19 - AERODROME RWY 14 THRESHOLD DISPLACED AT 3150 FT, 8850 FT
AVAILABLE, FIELD ELEVATION 5495. 21 MAR 17:33 2019 UNTIL 18 JUN 23:59 2019. CREATED: 21 MAR 17:33 2019

M0153/19 - RWY 14 APPROACH LIGHTS NOT AVAILABLE. 19 MAR 22:42 2019 UNTIL 13 JUN 23:59 2019. CREATED: 19 MAR 22:42 2019

M0166/19 - RWY 14 BAK-14 ARRESTING SYSTEM UNSERVICEABLE. 20 MAR 01:02 2019 UNTIL 16 JUN 23:59 2019. CREATED: 20 MAR 01:02 2019

M0271/19 - RWY 14 MAAS INSTALLED-LOCATED AT 1250 FEET APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 14 AND 7600 FEET OF RUNWAY 32. 30 APR 18:48 2019 UNTIL 16 JUN 23:59 2019. CREATED: 30 APR 18:48 2019

M0185/19 - MEN & EQUIP LOCATED ON TWY B AND F (BTWN TWY A TO TWY B. 29 MAR 20:34 2019 UNTIL 26 JUN 23:59 2019. CREATED: 29 MAR 20:34 2019

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