Reno-Tahoe International Airport

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Reno-Tahoe International Airport
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FAA airport diagram
IATA: RNO – ICAO: KRNO – FAA: RNO
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority
Serves Reno, Nevada
Elevation AMSL 4,415 ft / 1,346 m
Coordinates 39°29′57″N 119°46′05″W / 39.49917°N 119.76806°W / 39.49917; -119.76806Coordinates: 39°29′57″N 119°46′05″W / 39.49917°N 119.76806°W / 39.49917; -119.76806
Website www.RenoAirport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16R/34L 11,002 3,353 Concrete
16L/34R 9,000 2,743 Concrete
7/25 6,102 1,860 Concrete
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 145,515
Based aircraft 182
Sources: FAA[1] and airport web site[2]

Reno-Tahoe International Airport (IATA: RNO, ICAO: KRNO, FAA LID: RNO) is a joint civil-military public airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of Reno, a city in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.[1][3] It serves the Reno metropolitan area, western Nevada, and parts of eastern California and is the closest commercial airport to the vacation and ski resort destination of Lake Tahoe.

Reno-Tahoe International Airport is the second busiest commercial airport in the state of Nevada after McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.

The Nevada Air National Guard maintains the 152nd Airlift Wing to the southwest of the airport's main terminal.

Reno-Tahoe International used to be the hub of Reno Air, a now-defunct medium sized airline that had offered non-stop MD-80 and MD-90 service to many cities, until Reno Air was bought and taken over by American Airlines and eventually completely disposed of in 2001. Reno Air's first flight was on July 1, 1992, and its last flight was on August 30, 1999.

The passenger terminal is named after the late US Senator Howard Cannon.[4] The main lobby of the terminal contains an exhibit featuring the bust of Nevada State Senator (and Nevada State Senate Majority Leader) William J. "Bill" Raggio. Raggio is described in the exhibit as being "The Father of the Airport Authority."

Public transportation to and from the airport is provided by RTC Ride bus #19.

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[edit] History

The airport was built in 1929 by Boeing Transport Inc. and named Hubbard Field after Boeing Air Transport VP and air transport pioneer Eddie Hubbard [1] [2]. It was acquired by United Airlines in 1936 and purchased by the City of Reno in 1953. The first terminal building was completed in time for the 1960 Winter Olympics held in Squaw Valley, California. The airport received its current name in 1994, when the terminal was named in honor of retired Air Force Reserve Major General and former U.S. Senator Howard Cannon.[5] Prior to that airport itself was named Reno-Cannon International Airport.

[edit] Accidents and incidents

In the early morning hours of January 21, 1985, Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 took off from the airport for Minneapolis, Minnesota and crashed 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of the airport while the pilots were attempting an emergency landing after experiencing an unexpected vibration from under the wing. An investigation attributed the crash to pilot error for failing to maintain proper control over the aircraft while investigating the cause of the vibration. The vibration was later found to be caused by an open air start service door which the ground crew failed to secure before departure. All but 1 of the 71 passengers and crew onboard were killed.

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Reno-Tahoe International Airport covers an area of 1,450 acres (587 ha) at an elevation of 4,415 feet (1,346 m) above mean sea level. It has three concrete paved runways: 16R/34L measuring 11,002 by 150 feet (3,353 x 46 m), 16L/34R measuring 9,000 by 150 feet (2,743 x 46 m), and 7/25 measuring 6,102 by 150 feet (1,860 x 46 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2007, the airport had 145,515 aircraft operations, an average of 398 per day: 44% general aviation, 37% scheduled commercial, 15% air taxi and 4% military. At that time there were 182 aircraft based at this airport: 68% single-engine, 13% multi-engine, 12% jet, 2% helicopter and 4% military.[1]

[edit] Military facilities and aircraft

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The airport is also host to Reno Air National Guard Base, an approximately 60 acre complex which was established on the west side of the airport in 1954 when Air National Guard units relocated from the former Stead AFB in Reno. The base is home to the 152d Airlift Wing (152 AW), a Nevada Air National Guard unit operationally gained by the Air Mobility Command (AMC) and equipped with C-130H Hercules aircraft. A tactical fighter and fighter-reconnaissance unit for most of its history, the 152 AW transitioned to a tactical airlift mission in 1995. The wing is the host unit for the base, which has over 1,100 Air National Guard personnel, both full-time Active Guard and Reserve (AGR) and Air Reserve Technicians (ART), as well as part-time traditional air national guardsmen.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
American Airlines Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth
Delta Air Lines Atlanta [seasonal], Minneapolis/St. Paul [seasonal], Salt Lake City
Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines Salt Lake City
Horizon Air Los Angeles, Mammoth [seasonal], Seattle/Tacoma
Southwest Airlines Boise, Chicago-Midway, Denver [begins January 10], Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Oakland, Phoenix, Portland (OR), Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Jose (CA), Seattle/Tacoma
United Airlines Denver, San Francisco
United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines Los Angeles [seasonal], San Francisco
US Airways Phoenix
US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines Phoenix

[edit] Sound levels

Sound levels have been analyzed for over two decades at this airport, with one of the first studies being a comprehensive production of aircraft sound level contour maps.[6] Later analysis was conducted to analyze sound levels at Kate Smith School and provide retrofitting to reduce sound levels through a Federal Aviation Administration grant.[7]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for RNO (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-04-10
  2. ^ Reno-Tahoe International Airport, official web site
  3. ^ "Cannon International Airport". Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:863928. Retrieved 2009-05-03. 
  4. ^ HotelsByCity.Net listing
  5. ^ Airport Fact SheetPDF (2.27 MB), Reno/Tahoe International Airport
  6. ^ Vegelatos, Reno Cannon International Airport Contour Maps, prepared for the Reno Cannon International Airport (1985)
  7. ^ C.Michael Hogan and Ballard George, Aircraft Sound Insulation Study for the Kate Smith School, Sparks, Earth Metrics, prepared for the FAA, January 8, 1988

[edit] External links

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