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Reno–Tahoe International Airport

Reno–Tahoe International Airport
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Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator Reno–Tahoe Airport Authority
Serves Reno, Nevada
Location 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
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
RNO is located in Nevada
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RNO is located in the US
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Location of airport in Nevada / United States
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 (2016)
Aircraft operations 81,431
Passengers 3,650,830
Sources: FAA and airport web site
Aircraft operations 81,431
Passengers 3,650,830

Reno–Tahoe International Airport (IATA: RNOICAO: KRNOFAA LID: RNO) is a public and military use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of downtown Reno, in Washoe County, Nevada. It is the state's second busiest commercial airport after McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. The Nevada Air National Guard has the 152nd Airlift Wing southwest of the airport's main terminal.

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. It was acquired by United Airlines in 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 1964, but 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 the 1960 Winter Olympics held in Squaw Valley, California in 1960. The current configuration of the ticketing lobby and concourses were built in 1979. The airport received its current name in 1994 (which honors both the city and the nearby popular tourist destination Lake Tahoe), when the terminal was named in honor of retired Air Force Reserve Major General and former U.S. Senator Howard Cannon. Prior to that the airport itself was named Cannon International Airport.


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