Reno-Tahoe International Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Reno/Tahoe International Airport

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image-width = 150
caption = FAA airport diagram
IATA = RNO
ICAO = KRNO
FAA = RNO
type = Public
owner-oper = Reno/Tahoe Airport Authority
city-served = Reno, Nevada
location =
elevation-f = 4,415
elevation-m = 1,346
coordinates = coord|39|29|57|N|119|46|05|W|region:US_type:airport
website = [http://www.renoairport.com/ www.RenoAirport.com]
r1-number = 16R/34L
r1-length-f = 11,002
r1-length-m = 3,353
r1-surface = Concrete
r2-number = 16L/34R
r2-length-f = 9,000
r2-length-m = 2,743
r2-surface = Concrete
r3-number = 7/25
r3-length-f = 6,102
r3-length-m = 1,860
r3-surface = Concrete
stat-year = 2007
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 145,515
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 182
footnotes = Sources: FAAFAA-airport|ID=RNO|use=PU|own=PU|site=13123.*A, effective 2008-04-10] and airport web site [http://www.renoairport.com/ Reno/Tahoe International Airport] , official web site]

Reno/Tahoe International Airport airport codes|RNO|KRNO|RNO is a public airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of Reno, a city in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. [cite gnis|863928|Cannon International Airport] 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."

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 [http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/hubbard.htm] [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=373] . 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. [PDF| [http://www.renoairport.com/ftpimages/rnohighlights.pdf Airport Fact Sheet] |2.57 MB, Reno/Tahoe International Airport] Prior to that airport itself was named Reno-Cannon International Airport.

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 convert|1.5|mi|km|1 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.

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).

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.

Airlines and destinations

* Alaska Airlines
** Horizon Air (Los Angeles, Portland (OR), Seattle/Tacoma)
* Allegiant Air (Bellingham)
* American Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth)
* Delta Air Lines (Atlanta, Salt Lake City)
** Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines (Salt Lake City)
*Northwest Airlines (Minneapolis)
* Southwest Airlines (Boise, Chicago-Midway, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Oakland, LA/Ontario, Phoenix, Portland (OR), Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Jose (CA), Seattle/Tacoma)
* United Airlines (San Francisco)
** Ted operated by United Airlines (Denver)
** United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines (Los Angeles, San Francisco)
* US Airways (Phoenix)
** US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Phoenix)

ound 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. [Vegelatos, "Reno Cannon International Airport Contour Maps", prepared for the Reno Cannon International Airport (1985)] 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. [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]

ee also

* Reno Stead Airport (4SD), location of the Reno Air Races

References

External links

* [http://www.renoair.net/ Reno Air]
* [http://home.netcom.com/~flyqq/ Reno Air Fleet Galleries]
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