THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
FBO Ramp Services and the Terminal building 0700 - 1600, 11/28/24
ATC Tower Services 07:00 - 1800, 11/28/24
Red Truck Cafe CLOSED Thanksgiving weekend 11/28/24 - 12/1/24
SNOW DAY UPDATES
➤ Snow Conditions on the Airfield
➤ Pilots Check NOTAMS
For more info, including the ZOOM link visit ➤ ACT / Fly Safe Seminar
PLEASE FLY QUIET
The Truckee/Tahoe region is a very NOISE SENSITIVE COMMUNITY and our airport strives to be a good neighbor.
PILOTS: Please abide by our noise abatement procedures. We ask that pilots please respect KTRK's Voluntary Curfew and Do Not Fly between 10 pm and 7 am.
Find more info at ➤ Arrival & Departure Flight Path Animations and ➤ KTRK's Fly Quiet Program
RESIDENTS: Truckee Tahoe Airport takes noise and annoyance reports from our community seriously. You can file a comment at ➤ Report Noise
POPULAR AIRPORT WEB PAGES
➤ Arrival/Departure Flight Path Animations & Info
➤ Construction on the Airfield / Summer Ops
➤ Live 360 Degree Webcam
➤ Pilot Info
➤ Snow Day Winter Ops Airfield/Runway News
KTRK VIDEO LIBRARY
KTRK CAUTIONS: Mountains / High Density Altitude / Summer Glider Activity / High Field Elevation / Wind Gusts / Wildlife
➤ SAF JET A at KTRK
➤ KTRK: RWY 02 - Arrival from the North (VFR)
➤ KTRK: RWY 02 - Departure "Preferred Calm Wind Departure Runway" (VFR)
➤ KTRK: RWY 11 - Arrival from the South Southeast (VFR) NEW!
➤ KTRK: RWY 11 - Departure to the Northwest (VFR)
➤ KTRK: RWY 20 - Arrival Gateway (VFR)
➤ KTRK: RWY 20 - Departure Left 270° to the West (VFR)
➤ KTRK: RWY 29 - Arrival Gateway (VFR)
➤ KTRK: RWY 29 - Departure Bypass (VFR)
AIRPORT COMMUNITY NEWS
The next monthly meeting of the Truckee Tahoe Airport District Board of Directors is in-person only (No Zoom), at 4:30 pm on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. This will be the last meeting of the Airport Board in 2024, and is the final meeting for retiring Board President Rick Stephens. We thank Rick for his years of public service! The public is invited to attend. Meetings are held in the airport terminal building community room at 10356 Truckee Airport Rd., Truckee. For more info please visit ➤ Board Meeting
New Winter hours of operations 7am - 8pm will impact FBO services and terminal building hours of operations. The winter hours will be in effect from 11/19/24 through the end of Pacific Standard time, 3/8/25. For more info click post heading.
A Special Board Meeting of the Truckee Tahoe Airport District Board of Directors will be held at 4:30 pm on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. The public is invited to attend. Meetings are held in the airport terminal building community room at 10356 Truckee Airport Rd., Truckee, CA. For more information please visit ➤ TTAD Board of Directors
You are invited to join us for a Veterans Day, and United States Marine Corps' Birthday celebration mixer, 3:00 - 5:00 pm, Friday, November 8, 2024 at the Airport Terminal Community Room, 10356 Truckee Airport Rd. TTAD General Manager, Robb Etnyre, USMC Ret, and airport staff, will host fellow veterans to honor the proud services of our men and women in uniform.
A 75 acre fuels reduction prescribed burn is scheduled on airport owned Waddle Ranch property in Martis Valley. Cal Fire will be managing the burn (weather conditions permitting), on November 7-8, (and possibly the 9th) 2024. Access to trails will be closed to the public during the burn. Please do not report fire on scheduled burn days. For burn information call Cal Fire at 530-889-0111 or visit ➤ CAL FIRE ➤ Waddle Ranch PIO. Click post heading to see the picture gallery.
TTAD is removing a number of trees near the Truckee ball field and bike park (Joerger Dr.) on airport property for aviation safety. The Aeronautics Division of Caltrans found during a recent KTRK airfield inspection that some trees were inside FAA 14 CFR Part 77 airspace, (in the departure and arrival flight paths of Runway 11-29). Wilderness Forestry has been hired to remove the involved trees.
The Truckee Roundhouse offers a wide range of classes that empower individuals to explore and unleash their creative potential. The Class Scholarship Program grants individual awards of $275 per individual per quarter, enabling recipients to enroll in any available classes across five workshops: wood, metal, textiles, ceramics, and technology. Apply for a scholarship at ➤Scholarships
The Truckee Tahoe Airport District has released two Requests for Proposals (RFP's) from qualified contractors. The submittal deadline for both is Friday, November 22, 2024. For detailed RFP information please visit our Doing Business page or click on:
➤ Various On-Call Facilities Services
➤ Registered Professional Forester Services
KTRK's Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI) on Runway 20 was recertified by the FAA after flight testing and is operational again as of Thursday, October 31, 2024. The FAA Notice to Air Mission (NOTAM) of the VASI being non-operational has been pulled. The VASI had been originally damaged during the record '21-'22 winter from snow load, and then experienced delays in its repair and FAA recertification during Runway 02-20 reconstruction and FAA flight test failures. Find more info at ➤ VASI
Welcome from the General Manager
Since 1958, the Truckee Tahoe Airport District has been an integral part of the community of Truckee and North Lake Tahoe. Located at 5,900 feet, in the heart of the Sierra Nevada Mountain range, we are connected by more than a runway! With a dedicated team and volunteers, we are highly aligned with our mission.
The Truckee Tahoe Airport aims to provide safe, high-quality services and facilities, reduce impact on our airport neighbors and the environment, and invest in opportunities that increase community safety and provide sustained benefit to the entire Truckee Tahoe region.
Robb Etnyre, General Manager
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