News

Hot off the presses, KTRK's latest PILOT NEWS Summer 2020 edition! Read about the airport tower's newest Air Traffic Manager, Mtn Lion's new CEO, news from Covey's Flight Deck and more.  Click heading for info and a link to the publication.

Meetings of the Truckee Tahoe Airport District will be held on Wednesday, August 26, 2020.  
The annual Budget Workshop will start at 1:30 pm at public Zoom meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86526192889.  
The Regular Monthly Board Meeting will start at 4:30 pm at public Zoom meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89689867834.  
For more information on the August board meetings visit: https://truckeetahoeairport.com/administration/board.

Construction is complete on the new heliport project on the west side of the airfield. Meyers Earthwork Inc., was the contractor on the $382,500, eight week joint Truckee Tahoe Airport District and FAA AIP (Airport Improvement Project). Click post heading for more info.

Time to wash the bugs and grime off that beautiful plane!  The new aircraft wash-rack is located near the south east corner of the 100LL self-serve fuel island, and includes a water runoff collection filtering system. The $365,625 project was jointly funded via an FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant, and Truckee Tahoe Airport funds. Click post heading for more info.

The next "Airport Community Advisory Team" (ACAT) meeting will be held via teleconference at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 4, 2020.  Pursuant to Executive Order N-29-20, this meeting will be held exclusively via Zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86945851239  Text message public comment can be made to the following number and will be read aloud during Public Comment sections of each agenda topic: (530) 205-8603. Click post heading for more info. 

The Truckee Tahoe Airport is recruiting for an Airport Community Advisory Team (ACAT) Pilot Member.  Airport staff is accepting letters of interest and resumes from interested pilots for this Board appointed volunteer position through 5:00 pm on Friday, September 18, 2020. Click post heading for more info.

Four local founding member agencies: Tahoe Forest Hospital District, Tahoe Truckee Unified School District, Truckee Donner Public Utility District, and the Truckee Tahoe Airport District have formed a Joint Powers Agency known today at the Truckee Tahoe Workforce Housing Agency (TTWHA), to ensure that nearly 2,000 essential workers that they represent; teachers, nurses, doctors, airport personnel, lineman, janitors, administrators and beyond can continue to be able to live where they work.  Click post heading for more info.

The Airport Community Advisory Team (ACAT) and KTRK Staff recently partnered to create an emergency landing map that depicts flat, fairly unobstructed areas to land, if a forced landing was required. The maps intention is to bring awareness of these areas proximal to the airport.  For further information and videos of the sites, please visit our emergency landing website at: Emergency Landing Options Near the Airport