KTRK Operations Update

Sep 09, 2026

A couple quick updates from Truckee Tahoe Airport:

VASI Update: The VASI is currently awaiting FAA engineering services to adjust the internal baffling, followed by a flight check. No date has been set yet, but the FAA is actively working on next steps.

Service Interruption: Beginning Wednesday Sept. 16 at 11:00 AM, expect a temporary service interruption, including likely no mobile fueling. Final details will be published in the NOTAMs as they’re confirmed.

Thanks for your patience and please plan accordingly.

pilot data

CAUTION Glider Activity May - October
 Check FAA NOTAMS for TRK at: https://pilotweb.nas.faa.gov/PilotWeb/
AVOID FLYING between 10 pm - 7 am. Please respect our neighbors.

Truckee Tower information Foxtrot 1849Z. 07003KT 10SM SCT200 25/01 A3044. Visual approach in use. Landing and departing runway 29 or runway 2. Runway 20 VASI out of service. Noise abatement procedures in effect. Readback all runway assignments and hold short instructions. Advise on initial contact you have information Foxtrot.

KTRK 091847Z VRB04KT 10SM SCT200 25/01 A3044

  • Elevation: 5,901 ft MSL
  • City: Truckee, California
  • Sectional Chart: San Francisco
  • Flight Service: Reno FSS
  • Fuel: 100LL, SAF JET A +Prist

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Recent Density Altitude: Approx. 8,000 ft MSL
(Calculated from last reported Metar)

  • Time: 2026.09.09 1847 UTC
  • Wind: Variable at 5 MPH (4 KT)
  • Visibility: 10 mile(s)
  • Sky: Partly Cloudy
  • Weather:
  • Temperature: 77 F (25 C)
  • Dew Point: 33 F (1 C)
  • Humidity: 20%
  • Pressure: 30.44 in. Hg (1030 hPa)

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