Reno-Tahoe International Airport

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Reno-Tahoe International Airport

IATA: RNO – ICAO: KRNO – FAA: RNO
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority
Operator Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority
Serves Reno/Sparks, NV
Elevation AMSL 4,415 ft / 1,538 m
Coordinates 39°29′57″N 119°46′05″W / 39.49917, -119.76806
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

Reno-Tahoe International Airport (IATA: RNO, ICAO: KRNO, FAA LID: RNO) is a public airport located three statute miles (5 km) southeast of the central business district of Reno, a city in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The airport covers an area of 1,450 acres (587 ha) and has three runways. 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 main lobby of Reno-Tahoe International Airport 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."

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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 former U.S. Senator Howard Cannon.[1] 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] Airlines and destinations

[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.[2] Later analysis was conducted to anlayze sound levels at Kate Smith School and provide retrofitting to reduce sound levels through a Federal Aviation Administration grant.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Airport Fact SheetPDF (2.57 MB), Reno-Tahoe International Airport
  2. ^ Vegelatos, Reno Cannon International Airport Contour Maps, prepared for the Reno Cannon International Airport (1985)
  3. ^ 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

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