Truckee Tahoe Airport

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Truckee Tahoe Airport
IATA: TRK - ICAO: KTRK - FAA: TRK
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Truckee Tahoe Airport District
Serves		Truckee, California
Elevation AMSL		5,900 ft (1,798.3 m)
Coordinates		39°19′12″N, 120°08′22″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
10/28	7,000	2,134	Asphalt
1/19	4,650	1,417	Asphalt

Truckee Tahoe Airport (IATA: TRK, ICAO: KTRK, FAA LID: TRK) is a public general aviation airport located two miles (3.2 km) east of Truckee, California and situated in both Nevada County and Placer County. It is a bi-county special district.

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[edit] Facilities

Truckee Tahoe Airport covers 989 acres and has two runways:

Runway 10-28: 7,000 x 100 ft. (2,134 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
Runway 1-19: 4,650 x 75 ft. (1,417 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt

AWOS is at 118.0. Runway elevation 5,900'. Both runways are lighted. Density altitude can exceed 9,000' in summer months. Downdrafts can occur on final to RWY 19. Glider pilots use LEFT traffic RWY 19. Powered pilots use RIGHT traffic RWY 19.

100LL and Jet A are available from 7am - 7pm, and self serve 100LL is available from 7am - 9pm. There are 210 paved tie-downs available for transient parking, no landing fees, and minimal overnight tie-down fees.

The airport is attended seven days a week, 6am - 11pm. Snow removal equipment is operated round-the-clock to clear runways during and after snowstorms. Pre-heating services and aircraft maintenance are offered on the field by local FBOs. No de-icing services are available.

The Truckee Tahoe Airport had a 500 gallon underground heating oil tank removed in 1986. Small amounts of oil that had leaked out were monitored and removed under the supervision of the Nevada County Health Department and the Regional Water Quality Control Board. Six remaining underground tanks were funcitoning satisfactorily and are regualrly leak tested.^[1]