Reno–Tahoe International Airport
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| Airport type | Public/military | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Reno–Tahoe Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Reno, Nevada | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Reno, Nevada | ||||||||||||||||||
| ElevationAMSL | 4,415 ft / 1,346 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°29′57″N119°46′05″W/ 39.49917°N 119.76806°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | renoairport | ||||||||||||||||||
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Reno–Tahoe International Airport(IATA:RNO,ICAO:KRNO,FAALID:RNO) is a public and military airport three miles (4.8 km) southeast of downtownReno,inWashoe County, Nevada,United States.[1][3]It is the state's second busiest commercial airport afterHarry Reid International AirportinLas Vegas.TheNevada Air National Guardhas the152nd Airlift Wingsouthwest of the airport's main terminal. The airport is named after both the City ofReno, NevadaandLake Tahoe.[4]The airspace of Reno-Tahoe Airport is controlled by theNorthern California TRACONandOakland Air Route Traffic Control Center.[5]
History
[edit]Early years
[edit]The airport was built in 1929 byBoeing Transport Inc.and namedHubbard Fieldafter Boeing Air Transport VP and air transport pioneer Eddie Hubbard.[6]It was acquired byUnited Airlinesin 1936 and purchased by the City of Reno in 1953. The August 1953 OAG shows 15 scheduled departures each weekday; ten years later there were 28.
Jets (United 727s) arrived in June 1964; runway 16 (now 17R) was extended southward from 7800 to 9000 feet around that time. The airport didn't rate a nonstop to Los Angeles until 1969; a nonstop to Chicago began in 1970.
The first terminal building was completed in time for the1960 Winter Olympicsheld inSquaw Valley,California in 1960. The present ticketing lobby and concourses were built in 1979.[7]The airport received its current name in 1994 (which honors both the city and the nearby popular tourist destinationLake Tahoe), when the terminal was named in honor of retired Air Force Reserve Major General and former U.S. SenatorHoward Cannon.[8]Prior to that the airport itself was namedCannon International Airport.
Reno–Tahoe International was the hub ofReno Air,a now-defunct airline that hadMD-80sandMD-90sto many cities until it was bought byAmerican Airlinesand later disposed of, in 2001. Reno Air's first flight was on July 1, 1992, and its last flight was August 30, 1999. On New Year's Eve of 2003,Continental Airlinescompleted the installation ofself check-inin the continental United States at Reno International.[9]
Expansion
[edit]In 1996, the baggage claim and ticketing area were updated with technology and decor. In 2008, the airport began a $70 million project that enhanced the baggage screening equipment and remodeled the ticketing area with a modern Tahoe theme; the project was entirely completed in 2010. In March 2013, a $24 million expansion of the airport was completed and focused on a new centralized TSA Security Checkpoint on the ground level, and above it, a shopping and dining promenade called "High Mountain Marketplace". Windows in the dining areas allow views of the mountains and runways. Future projects may include updates to the concourses.[10]
International service
[edit]In February 2014, the airport announced thatVolarisplanned to start operating non-stop service flights toGuadalajara,Mexicosometime in 2015. Since the DOT approved the route, it is Reno's first international non-stop service since 1999. On October 7, 2014, the DOT and the airport announced that Volaris would start a twice weekly flight to Guadalajara, Mexico from Reno on December 16, 2014.[11]
In November 2014,Thomas Cook Airlinesannounced that it planned to introduce twice weekly, non-stop flights fromLondon–Gatwickto Reno starting in December 2015. It would have been the first transatlantic route from Reno Airport.[12]However, Thomas Cook Airlines canceled these plans in May 2015 stating insufficient border control capacities at the airport to handle theirAirbus A330.[13][14]Finally, in September 2019, Thomas Cook went into compulsory liquidation.
Facilities
[edit]Overview
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Reno–Tahoe International Airport covers 1,450acres(590hectares;2.27square miles;5.9square kilometers) at anelevationof 4,415 feet (1.346 km). In the year ending June 30, 2019, the airport had 104,239 aircraft operations, with an average of 285 per day: 46% airline, 41%general aviation,11%air taxi,and 2% military. At that time, 161 aircraft were based here: 104 single-engine, 19 multi-engine, 23 jet, 9 military, and 6helicopter.[1][15]TheNational Plan of Integrated Airport Systemscategorized it as aprimary commercial serviceairport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).[16]
It has three concrete runways: 17R/35L is 11,001 by 150 feet (3,353 by 46 m); 17L/35R is 9,000 by 150 feet (2,743 by 46 m); 8/26 is 6,102 by 150 feet (1,860 by 46 m).[17][1]During September through November 2010, the airport opened a new 200-foot (61 m) ATCT to replace the 70-foot (21 m) control tower that had been used for more than 50 years. It was designed by the Parsons Design Firm, which is responsible for the design of many other ATCT towers. The cost of the new tower was about 30 million dollars.
The passenger terminal is named after the lateUS SenatorHoward Cannon.[18]The lobby of the terminal has an exhibit with the bust of Nevada State Senator (and Nevada State Senate Minority Leader)William J. "Bill" Raggio.Raggio is described in the exhibit as being "The Father of the Airport Authority."
Military facilities
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The airport is also host to Reno Air National Guard Base, an approximately 60-acre (24 ha) complex, which was established on the west side of the airport in 1954, whenAir National Guardunits relocated from the formerStead Air Force Basein Reno.
The base is home to the152d Airlift Wing(152 AW), aNevada Air National Guardunit operationally gained by the Air Mobility Command (AMC) and equipped withC-130H Herculesaircraft.
Terminals
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Reno–Tahoe International Airport provides two concourses designated B and C with an overall 23jet bridgegates.
Airlines and destinations
[edit]Passenger
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| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Alaska Airlines | Los Angeles,[19]Portland (OR),Seattle/Tacoma Seasonal:San Diego(begins December 19, 2024)[20] |
| American Airlines | Chicago–O'Hare,[21]Dallas/Fort Worth,Phoenix–Sky Harbor |
| American Eagle | Phoenix–Sky Harbor Seasonal:Los Angeles |
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta,[22]Salt Lake City Seasonal:Minneapolis/St. Paul |
| Delta Connection | Los Angeles,Salt Lake City |
| JetBlue | Seasonal:New York–JFK |
| JSX | Burbank,Orange County |
| Southwest Airlines | Burbank,Denver,Las Vegas,Long Beach,Los Angeles,Oakland,Phoenix–Sky Harbor,San Diego,San Jose (CA) Seasonal:Austin(begins March 6, 2025),[23]Chicago–Midway,[24]Dallas–Love |
| Spirit Airlines | Las Vegas Seasonal:Los Angeles[25] |
| Sun Country Airlines | Seasonal:Minneapolis/St. Paul |
| United Airlines | Chicago–O'Hare,Denver,San Francisco Seasonal:Houston–Intercontinental |
| United Express | Los Angeles,San Francisco |
| Volaris | Guadalajara |
| Destination maps |
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  Reno Domestic destinations (except California) from Reno–Tahoe International Airport Red= Year-round destination Green= Seasonal destination Blue= Future destination |
California destinations from Reno–Tahoe International Airport Red= Year-round destination Green= Seasonal destination Blue= Future destination |
International destinations from Reno–Tahoe International Airport |
Cargo
[edit]Statistics
[edit]Top destinations
[edit]| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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| 1 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 493,000 | Allegiant, Southwest, Spirit |
| 2 | Denver, Colorado | 317,000 | Southwest, United |
| 3 | Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Arizona | 258,000 | American, Southwest |
| 4 | Los Angeles, California | 202,000 | Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, United |
| 5 | Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas | 179,000 | American |
| 6 | Seattle/Tacoma, Washington | 119,000 | Alaska |
| 7 | Salt Lake City, Utah | 117,000 | Delta |
| 8 | San Francisco, California | 103,000 | United |
| 9 | San Diego, California | 79,000 | Southwest |
| 10 | Long Beach, California | 76,000 | Southwest |
Airline market share
[edit]| Rank | Airline | Passengers | Share |
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| 1 | Southwest Airlines | 1,904,000 | 43.91% |
| 2 | American Airlines | 610,000 | 14.08% |
| 3 | United Airlines | 459,000 | 10.58% |
| 4 | SkyWest Airlines | 456,000 | 10.52% |
| 5 | Delta Air Lines | 200,000 | 4.60% |
| – | Other Airlines | 707,000 | 16.30% |
Annual traffic
[edit]| Year | Passengers | Change | Year | Passengers | Change | |
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| 2006 | 5,000,663 | – | 2016 | 3,650,830 |  6.3%
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| 2007 | 5,044,087 | 0.87% |
2017 | 4,015,305 | 10.0%
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| 2008 | 4,434,638 |  12.08% |
2018 | 4,210,095 | 4.8%
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| 2009 | 3,755,935 | 15.30% |
2019 | 4,450,673 | 5.7%
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| 2010 | 3,822,485 | 1.8% |
2020 | 2,006,420 | 54.9%
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| 2011 | 3,754,155 | 1.8% |
2021 | 3,623,458 | 80.6%
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| 2012 | 3,479,122 | 7.3% |
2022 | 4,310,958 | 19.0%
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| 2013 | 3,431,986 | 1.4% |
2023 | 4,573,384 | 6.1%
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| 2014 | 3,298,915 | 3.9% |
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| 2015 | 3,432,657 | 3.9% |
Ground transportation
[edit]Car rental
[edit]The airport provides access to nine different rental car agencies, with rental car pickup available right outside the terminal building. All nine rental car counters are located in the baggage claim. After completing the rental agreement inside, vehicles may be collected from the parking structure located just outside the baggage claim.
Taxis and limousines
[edit]The passenger waiting area for taxis and limousines is located outside of the D Doors located north of the baggage claim.
Bus
[edit]Public transportation to/from the airport is available viaRTC Ridebus:
- Route 12 takes passengers either to Downtown 4th Street Station orMeadowood Malland stops at Terminal Way & Villanova Drive, a short walk from the airport north of baggage claim via the marked pedestrian walkway.
Shuttles
[edit]Complimentary hotel shuttles stop along the curb, outside the D Doors located north of the baggage claim, to pick up passengers.
Accidents and incidents
[edit]- At 10:15 pm on November 24, 1971, aNorthwest Orient AirlinesBoeing 727landed at the airport with the aftairstairstill deployed after the aircraft had been hijacked by an unidentified man who is only known asD.B. Cooper.The aircraft had been hijacked by Cooper betweenPortland, OregonandSeattle, Washingtonearlier that day. After landing in Seattle, the passengers were released. Cooper and the crew of the 727 were allowed to depart from Seattle toMexico Citywith a fuel stop in Reno. The crew reported that the aft airstair had been deployed while over southernWashington.Upon landing in Reno, the aircraft was surrounded by law enforcement. An armed search quickly confirmed that Cooper was gone. The identity of the hijacker and his whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
- In the early morning hours of January 21, 1985,Galaxy Airlines Flight 203,a Lockheed L-188 Electra, took off from the airport forMinneapolis, Minnesotaand 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 one of the 71 passengers and crew on board were killed.
- Also in 1985, Roger Stockham, who would later be arrested forattempting to blow up a mosque in Michigan,was arrested at the airport for planting apipe bomband carrying an unregistered weapon.[28]
- On March 22, 1995, aCessna 208 Caravanoperated byUnion Flightsimpacted a mountain 9 nautical miles from RNO, killing the sole occupant, the pilot. The pilot failed to comply with published instrument approach procedures and prematurely descended below the minimum altitude specified for the approach.[29]
- On April 13, 2011, a Piper Cheyenne air ambulance flight landed uneventfully at Reno–Tahoe International Airport without a clearance, after the single overnight air traffic controller fell asleep. Federal Aviation Regulations state that if a control tower is not in operation (a condition satisfied by the fact that the controller was asleep), it is considered an "uncontrolled airport" with flight and ground movement becoming the responsibility of the pilot. The incident was minor in nature and safety was never compromised; however, it led to the resignation ofAir Traffic Organizationchief executive Hank Krakowski.[30]TheFederal Aviation Administrationannounced that 27 airports, including RNO, would subsequently be staffed with two air traffic controllers during graveyard shifts.[31]
Sound levels
[edit]Sound levels have been analyzed for over two decades at this airport, with one of the first studies being a comprehensive production of aircraftsound levelcontour maps.[32]Later analysis was conducted to analyze sound levels at Kate Smith School and provide retrofitting to reduce sound levels through aFederal Aviation Administrationgrant.[33]
See also
[edit]- List of airports in Nevada
- Reno Stead Airport(RTS), location of theReno Air Races
References
[edit]- ^abcdFAA Airport Form 5010 for RNOPDF.Federal Aviation Administration. effective January 25, 2024.
- ^"RNO Airport Authority Page".renoairport.RetrievedFebruary 1,2024.
- ^"Cannon International Airport".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.RetrievedMay 3,2009.
- ^"Reno-Tahoe International Airport Profile | CAPA".
- ^"AirNav: KRNO - Reno/Tahoe International Airport".
- ^"William Boeing and Eddie Hubbard make first U.S. delivery of international airmail on March 3, 1919".historylink.org.
- ^"2007–08 budget of the Reno–Tahoe Airport Authority (RTAA)"(PDF).nsla.nevadaculture.org.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on August 31, 2014.
- ^"Airport Fact Sheet"(PDF).,Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- ^"Continental Airlines Self-Check-In Kiosk Network Expanded to All Domestic U.S. Airports".Continental Airlines. PR Newswire. January 8, 2004.RetrievedMarch 22,2017.
- ^Hidalgo, Jason (April 6, 2022)."'Vastly undersized' Reno airport to expand, upgrade aging infrastructure ".Reno Gazette Journal.RetrievedApril 8,2022.
- ^"10-07-2014 – New International Service to Guadalajara Pending Customs Approval".Reno-Tahoe International Airport.October 7, 2014.
- ^"Thomas Cook Airlines to Launch London Gatwick – Reno Service starting December 2015".airlineroute.net.
- ^"Nonstop Reno-London flights scrapped".Reno Gazette Journal.RetrievedMarch 25,2018.
- ^"05-07-2015 - London Flight on Thomas Cook is Cancelled".renoairport.May 8, 2015.
- ^"RNO airport data at skyvector".skyvector.RetrievedAugust 30,2022.
- ^"2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A"(PDF,2.03 MB).National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems.Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
- ^Burrows, Kim (December 1, 2022)."Reno's airport makes changes to runways due to earth's magnetic fields shifting".KRNV.RetrievedDecember 3,2022.
- ^"Reno/Tahoe International Airport Information - HotelsByCity.net".hotelsbycity.net.Archived fromthe originalon February 12, 2009.RetrievedDecember 27,2008.
- ^"Alaska Airlines Adds 3 Domestic Routes From Oct 2024".Aeroroutes.RetrievedApril 25,2024.
- ^"Alaska Adds 18 New Routes".Airline Geeks.July 10, 2024.RetrievedJuly 10,2024.
- ^"American Plans Chicago – Reno Service Resumption From June 2024".Aeroroutes.RetrievedSeptember 25,2023.
- ^"Santa Barbara, Yosemite, Tahoe and more: Get there on Delta with new and returning flights for summer 2024".Delta News Hub.RetrievedSeptember 15,2023.
- ^"Southwest Airlines announces direct flights from Austin to Reno and Milwaukee".CBS Austin.RetrievedAugust 27,2024.
- ^"Southwest Airlines Sep 2023 Network Additions".Aeroroutes.RetrievedMarch 6,2023.
- ^"Spirit Airlines adding new nonstop flight from Reno to Los Angeles".Reno Gazette-Journal.RetrievedMay 16,2024.
- ^ab"Reno–Tahoe, NV: Reno–Tahoe International (RNO)".Bureau of Transportation Statistics.RetrievedDecember 22,2023.
- ^"Annual Airport Data for RNO".renoairport.RetrievedJuly 29,2024.
- ^"Terror charges filed in plot to blow up Islamic Center".
- ^"Accident description for N9417B at Aviation Safety Network".aviationsafetynetwork.org.RetrievedJuly 29,2024.
- ^Sonner, Scott (April 14, 2011)."FAA official resigns after sleeping controllers".Associated Press.Washington, D.C.RetrievedApril 14,2011.[dead link]
- ^Hidalgo, Jason (April 13, 2011)."FAA two-controller-at-night policy in Reno changed shortly after it was put in place".Reno Gazette-Journal.Reno, Nevada.RetrievedApril 14,2011.
- ^Vegelatos,Reno Cannon International Airport Contour Maps,prepared for the Reno Cannon International Airport (1985)
- ^C.Michael Hogan and Ballard George,Aircraft Sound Insulation Study for the Kate Smith School, Sparks,Earth Metrics, prepared for theFAA,January 8, 1988
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Reno Air
- Reno Air Fleet Galleries
- "Diagram of Reno/Tahoe International (RNO)"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on March 4, 2016.(21.1 KB)fromNevada DOT
- FAA Airport Diagram for Reno/Tahoe International Airport(PDF),effective October 31, 2024
- FAA Terminal Procedures for RNO,effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNavairport information for KRNO
- ASNaccident history for RNO
- FlightAwareairport informationandlive flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations:current,past three days
- SkyVectoraeronautical chart for KRNO
- FAAcurrent RNO delay information
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