Reno/Tahoe International
RNO · KRNO · Reno, Nevada · Washoe County · map
Reno/Tahoe International is a public-use airport owned by Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority, 3 miles southeast of Reno, Nevada, 4,415 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 17R/35L, is 11,001 feet of concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 169 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 115,814 takeoffs and landings a year. About 2,306,008 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KRNO · observed 1:55 pm PDT (20:55 UTC), 54 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 4 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: scattered clouds at 7,500 feet, a broken layer at 11,000 feet
- Temperature 58°F (14°C), dew point 27°F (-3°C)
- Altimeter 29.59 inHg
The forecast issued Sun 10:24 am PDT (17:24 UTC), good until Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Sun 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 8,000 feet VFR
- From Sun 3:00 pm PDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the west at 11 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 8,000 feet VFR
- From Sun 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet VFR
- From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KRNO 112055Z 03004KT 10SM SCT075 BKN110 14/M03 A2959 RMK AO2 SLP984 T01441028 58004 $
TAF KRNO 111724Z 1118/1218 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH BKN080 FM112200 28011G18KT P6SM VCSH BKN080 FM120200 29006KT P6SM VCSH SCT080 FM120600 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH SCT080
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
3 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours:
- PC24 at 11,000 ft, 20 nm south, 2:23 pm PDT (21:23 UTC): light to moderate turbulence from 9,000 ft to 11,000 ft, remarks: during the descent RY35L rno.
as filed, and in English
RNO UA /OV KRNO167020/TM 2123/FL110/TP PC24/TB CONT LGT OCNL MOD 110-090/RM DURD RY35L RNO
- Report
- a routine report filed through RNO
- Where
- 20 nm south (167°) of KRNO
- Time
- 21:23 UTC
- Height
- at 11,000 ft
- Aircraft
- PC24
- Turbulence
- continuous light occasional moderate from 11,000 ft to 9,000 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent RY35L rno
- E75L at 29,000 ft, 75 nm northeast, 2:03 pm PDT (21:03 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence.
as filed, and in English
WMC UA /OV WMC200050/TM 2103/FL290/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP /ZLC
- Report
- a routine report filed through WMC
- Where
- 50 nm south (200°) of WMC
- Time
- 21:03 UTC
- Height
- at 29,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E75L
- Turbulence
- continuous light occasional moderate chop zlc
- E75L at 33,000 ft, 91 nm northwest, 1:32 pm PDT (20:32 UTC): remarks: mountain wave +/-300 ft entered by zoa fdcs.
as filed, and in English
RNO UA /OV RBL039074/TM 2032/FL330/TP E75L/RM MTN WAVE +/-300 FT. ENTERED BY ZOA FDCS
- Report
- a routine report filed through RNO
- Where
- 74 nm northeast (039°) of RBL
- Time
- 20:32 UTC
- Height
- at 33,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E75L
- Remarks
- mountain wave +/-300 ft entered by zoa fdcs
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (SAC, 100 nm southwest), for use 20:00–03:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: 270° at 5 kt; 6,000 ft: light and variable, 5 °C; 9,000 ft: light and variable, -1 °C; 12,000 ft: 240° at 11 kt, -5 °C; 18,000 ft: 250° at 22 kt, -15 °C.
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles.
The full picture: all warnings and reports, winds to 39,000 ft, radar and forecast charts
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 25,280 departures from RNO in those twelve months, carrying 2,456,696 passengers in 3,231,474 seats (76% filled), to 137 destinations (10 abroad) on 34 airlines.
All 137 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA RNO · ICAO KRNO
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 4,415 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- San Francisco sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1938
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17R/35L | 11,001 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 17L/35R | 9,000 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 08/26 | 6,102 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 1,000 ft, 10,001 ft available for landing
- Runway 35L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 990 ft, 10,011 ft available for landing, gnd 243 ft high 8,050 ft from the end
- Runway 17L: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 35R: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 08: PAPI, four lights on the left, 5,854 ft available for landing, pole 118 ft high 2,625 ft from the end
- Runway 26: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 44 ft high 1,150 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Digital ATIS · Rno and automated weather (ASOS) | 135.8 | Reno |
| Clearance delivery | 124.9 | Reno |
| Ground | 121.9 | Reno |
| Tower | 118.7 | Reno |
| Departure procedure (ALPYN) · Approach and departure · Class C airspace 036-225 fmg; Runway 17L, 17R | 119.2 | Reno |
| Anaho and star · Approach and departure · Class C airspace 226-035 fmg; Runway 26, 35L, 35R | 126.3 | Reno |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Reno |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 775-432-6755.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 114 |
| multi-engine | 18 |
| jets | 25 |
| helicopters | 3 |
| other | 9 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 115,814, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 48,897 |
| air taxi and commuter | 10,667 |
| general aviation, travelling | 37,311 |
| general aviation, local | 16,755 |
| military | 2,184 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Reno from the FAA register
670 aircraft are registered to owners in Reno, Nevada: 415 piston singles, 64 business jets, 42 piston twins, 39 turboprops, 31 balloons. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Nevada.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air ambulance, avionics, cargo handling, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Reno/Stead Airport (11 nm northwest), Carson City Airport (18 nm south), Truckee-Tahoe Airport (20 nm southwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Nevada · avgas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Reno, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes in Reno, by their names on the register:
- Nevada Soaring Association INC 7 aircraft Nevada Soaring Association is a glider club located at Air Sailing Gliderport in Warm Springs Valley north of Reno, Nevada.
- Dbat Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft
- Reno Flight Club LLC 1 aircraft
- Rno Flyers LLC 1 aircraft
Charter operators and airlines based in Reno:
- Dreamline Aviation, LLC 14 aircraft on the certificate Dreamline Aviation is a jet and turboprop charter operator based in Los Angeles, California, serving private aviation clients for over three decades.
- Tranz-It Aviation LLC. 8 aircraft on the certificate
- Corporate Air Travel, LLC 5 aircraft on the certificate
- MindWinder Incorporated 3 aircraft on the certificate
- Gryphon Air, LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate Gryphon Aviation Leasing is a commercial aircraft trading and leasing company focused on fleet solutions for global airlines.
- AirTahoe LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate AirTahoe is a Part 135 FAA-certified on-demand air charter operator based in the Lake Tahoe region of Nevada.
Repair stations in Reno:
- Aviation Classics LTD Aviation Classics, Ltd.
- Cross-Check Aviation
- Dassault Falcon Jet CORP.
Companies in the same town as this airport; not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
9 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 9 for private pilot, 9 for commercial and instrument, 5 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 9 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for seaplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 10 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 engineering representative.
- Anthony Lee Tisdale private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Reno-Tahoe International Airport (KRNO) · Reno, NV (0 nm) · (775) 217-6281 · judgef15c@gmail.com
- Daniel Alan Britson private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Reno, NV (0 nm) · (775) 771-3855 · dannybritson@gmail.com
- Howard William Wolvington private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Biggest Little Flight School · Reno, NV (0 nm) · (425) 761-4729 · howard@flywithhoward.com
- Mark William Montague private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, gliders · Reno, NV (0 nm) · (775) 843-7510 · marklibelle@aol.com
- Randy Ostman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Reno–Tahoe International Airport · Reno, NV (0 nm) · (435) 671-5949 · rostman89@hotmail.com
- Robert Michael Larkin private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · RENO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT · Reno, NV (0 nm) · (775) 303-3255 · bob@romeosierra.com
- Zachry Glass private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Atlantic Aviation · Reno, NV (0 nm) · (775) 772-4721 · zglass3217@aol.com
- David Michael Tranquilla private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes · Truckee, CA (20 nm) · (530) 263-3479 · mountainflyer@yahoo.com
All 23 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 56 since 1982, 11 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Waterfowl all quadrants all seasons. Concentrated northwest of runway 17R and east of runway 17L.
- 800 feet above ground level sngl eng; 1000 feet above ground level mult eng/turboprop/jet.
- Approach ratio 37:1 to dthr.
- Taxiway C between taxiway L and taxiway D rstrd to aircraft 100000 pounds or less.
- Noise sensitive area all quads. Pilots of tbjt aircraft use recommended noise abatement procedures; available on required.
- Noise note continuous: pilots of NON-TBJT aircraft use best abatement procedures and settings. Avoid as much as feasible flying over populated areas.
- Military aircraft: transient aircraft execute STRAIGHT-IN full stop approach. Overhead pattern not authorized for transient aircraft.
- Military aircraft: noise abtmt critical terminate afterburner asap then climb to 6500 feet above sea level asap.
- Glider/soaring oper 30-50 miles south of airport during VFR weather and mountain wave wind conditions 1100 to sunset.
- Taxiway C between taxiway L and taxiway D closed to air carrier aircraft.
- Taxiway a between north taxiway B and taxiway D closed to aircraft with wingspan greater than 149 feet.
- Intensive glider activity in the vicinity of airport and surrounding areas up to 18000 feet.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Reno 670 aircraft · 415 piston singles, 64 business jets, 42 piston twins
- Tactical Air Support INC 16 aircraft in town
- Pond Warbirds LLC 14 aircraft in town
- N2893E LLC 11 aircraft in town
- Logistic Air INC 11 aircraft in town
- Flying Start Aero Services LLC 5 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Dreamline Aviation, LLC 14 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Tranz-It Aviation LLC. 8 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Corporate Air Travel, LLC 5 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- MindWinder Incorporated 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Nevada Soaring Association INC 7 aircraft · flying club
- Dbat Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Reno Flight Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Aviation Classics LTD · repair station
- Cross-Check Aviation · repair station
- Dassault Falcon Jet CORP. · repair station
- Harry Reid International (LAS) 4,158 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co., Spirit Air Lines
- Los Angeles International (LAX) 2,730 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Southwest Airlines Co.
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX) 2,512 flights in twelve months · American Airlines Inc., Southwest Airlines Co.
- Denver International (DEN) 2,459 flights in twelve months · United Air Lines Inc., Southwest Airlines Co.
- San Francisco International (SFO) 1,905 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., United Air Lines Inc.
- San Diego International (SAN) 1,474 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co., Horizon Air
- Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) 1,313 flights in twelve months · Alaska Airlines Inc., Horizon Air
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 1,224 flights in twelve months · American Airlines Inc., Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 56 since 1982 · 11 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Nevada 1,292 since 1982 · 225 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Nevada 51 landing places
- Nevada 4,591 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/RNO.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 9, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.