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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 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

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

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

You're invited! Come join us to see the local youth art and projects on display, meet the young artists, along with the creative folks from the Truckee Cultural District. Opening Reception, Wed., Oct 30, 5:00 - 7:00 pm, Airport Terminal Bldg., 10356 Truckee Airport Rd., Truckee, CA.  Click post heading for more info.

The next regular monthly meeting of the Truckee Tahoe Airport District Board of Directors is in-person only (No Zoom), at 4:30 pm on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. 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