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 and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive).
Weather right now KRNO · observed 12:55 pm PDT (19:55 UTC), 41 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind variable at 3 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 10,000 feet
- Temperature 81°F (27°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
- Altimeter 30.19 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 10:20 am PDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KRNO 061955Z VRB03KT 10SM FEW100 27/01 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP172 T02720011
TAF KRNO 061720Z 0618/0718 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM062100 06006KT P6SM FEW100 FM070300 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
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.
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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- 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.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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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, never named. All aircraft registered in Nevada.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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 5, 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.