Airports / California / TSP
Tehachapi Municipal Airport
KTSP / TSPTehachapi, CaliforniaELEV 4,001 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#75 / 152
California airports by Google rating
4.5★ across 15 Google ratings — ranked against 152 rated CA fields.
26 nm
To the nearest alternate
General William J Fox Airfield (WJF) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Tehachapi, California, Tehachapi Municipal Airport (KTSP / TSP) operates as a general aviation field. Field elevation is 4,001 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list TSP as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are General William J Fox Airfield (WJF, 26 nm), Bakersfield International Airport (KL45, 30 nm), and Edwards Air Force Base (EDW, 30 nm).
Trip costs from TSP 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 TSP to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
KTSP
IATA
TSP
FAA / Local
TSP
Elevation
4,001 ft
Coordinates
35.1350° N · 118.4390° 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 4,001 ft, TSP sits higher than 94% 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.
- 26nmWJFGeneral William J Fox AirfieldLancaster
- 30nmKL45Bakersfield International AirportBakersfield
- 30nmEDWEdwards Air Force BaseEdwards
- 35nmPMDPalmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 AirportPalmdale
- 35nmBFLMeadows FieldBakersfield
- 49nmKNIDChina Lake Naws (Armitage Field) AirportChina Lake
Location
Open the full mapKTSP · Tehachapi Municipal Airport · Tehachapi, CA
From the ramp
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