Airports / California / TRH
Trona Airport
TRHTrona, CaliforniaELEV 1,716 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#13 / 152
California airports by Google rating
4.8★ across 8 Google ratings — ranked against 152 rated CA fields.
19 nm
To the nearest alternate
China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport (KNID) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Trona Airport (TRH) is a general aviation field serving Trona, California. Field elevation is 1,716 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list TRH as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport (KNID, 19 nm), Bicycle Lake Army Air Field (BYS, 47 nm), and Edwards Air Force Base (EDW, 61 nm).
Trip costs from TRH are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from TRH to plan your flight.
What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“Nice long airstrip,nice pilots lounge a really needy place to land and take a break.”
Mark Dunn4★ on Google
Staff & service
2/5 reviews“Airport manager, George, is very helpful and accommodating.”
Jack Toland5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Trona Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KL72
IATA
TRH
FAA / Local
L72
Elevation
1,716 ft
Coordinates
35.8125° N · 117.3270° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs CA fields
state range -210–7,135 ft
At 1,716 ft, TRH sits higher than 79% of the 156 California fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 19nmKNIDChina Lake Naws (Armitage Field) AirportChina Lake
- 47nmBYSBicycle Lake Army Air FieldFort Irwin/Barstow
- 61nmEDWEdwards Air Force BaseEdwards
- 63nmDAGBarstow Daggett AirportDaggett
- 78nmWJFGeneral William J Fox AirfieldLancaster
- 79nmDRADesert Rock AirportMercury
Location
Open the full mapKL72 · Trona Airport · Trona, CA
From the ramp
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