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Congratulation go out to Teresa O'Dette, Rick Stephens and David Diamond, Truckee Tahoe Airport District's newly elected Board members!  The Board of Directors and staff also wish retiring Board member Lisa Wallace all the best, and thank her for her years of dedicated service to our community.  Click post heading for more info.

Lets work together to reduce our CO2 footprint!  Your Truckee Tahoe Airport District has been developing a Green House Gas Reduction program.  The initiatives include not only the many ways the District is attempting to reduce its own carbon footprint, but also our efforts at disseminating CO2 reduction information to flight crews and their passengers. Click post heading for more information and to see the Pilot Outreach flyer.

Your Truckee Tahoe Airport is open for aviation services and fully supports the State of California, and our local governments in their COVID-19 policy directives. As an essential business, the Airport Terminal building is open to the public, but please practice social distancing and do not congregate in groups.  Masks are required to be worn when inside the terminal building. The Red Truck Café is open for carry out and outside dining only. As we continue to monitor the pandemic, we wanted to share with you the precautions and operational modifications we are making to assure our number-one priority, the health and safety of our staff, customers, and constituents. Click post heading for the latest updates.

A meeting of the Airport Community Advisory Team (ACAT) is going to be held at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 01, 2020.  The meeting will held via live public Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86945851239.  Meeting ID 869 4585 1239.  Click post heading for more meeting info.

Aircraft hangar tenants, commercial business tenants and TRK aviation users are invited to join us for our annual "Winter Ops" meeting.  See what's planned for the coming winter months, learn what you can expect from airport O&M staff, what we expect from you, and have any of your questions answered!  You can join the meeting via Zoom in the comfort of your own home! 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 18, 2020 via Zoom. Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84657233503. Meeting ID:846 5723 3503   Click post heading for more meeting info.

To cover increasing maintenance and overhead costs, effective January 01, 2021, TTAD's rental aircraft rate will increase from $150/hour wet to $170/hour wet for District residents, and to $200/hour wet for Non-District residents. Click post heading for more information.

From our friends at the TCPUD, join them to learn about Priorities and Opportunities for North Lake Tahoe Active Recreation. North Tahoe and Tahoe City PUDs heard from over 600 community members on what is important for the future of NLT Active Recreation. Find out what we heard and learn about opportunities, constraints and next steps. Click the post heading to see join the Zoom meetings on Dec 1st and 2nd.

The Truckee Tahoe Airport District (TTAD), which manages the Truckee Tahoe Airport (KTRK), is pleased to announce the successful deployment of its Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system. The system was designed and implemented through a private-public partnership with L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) and will immediately begin providing highly accurate, real-time surveillance data for aircraft in the Truckee Tahoe region. Click post heading for link to full Press Release.

The monthly Airport Community Advisory Team (ACAT) meeting will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 via Zoom. The public is invited to attend.  To see the meeting details, please click this pot heading or visit:  https://truckeetahoeairport.com/administration/acat/meetings.

Thanks to everyone that came to the community Halloween Trunk or Treat and Drive-In Movie event, and to all those that volunteered their time and services! We had a phenomenal turn out with almost 1,000 cars going through the Trunk or Treat line. Click post heading for more info and pics!

Walk into the Truckee Tahoe Airport’s main terminal building, and you’ll immediately notice the captivating, eclectic and inspiring artwork hanging on its walls.  “Art At The Airport”, a program that started with the grand opening of the terminal building in the winter-spring of 2012, was developed by local Truckee resident and artist, Carole Sesko. For more info visit:  https://truckeetahoeairport.com/guide/art-at-the-airport

Congratulations are in order for Kathryn "Kat" Rohlf, the Truckee Tahoe Airport District's newest Board Member.  Kathryn was appointed as a Board Director at the Airport District's Special Board meeting on 10/13/2020 to fill Jim Morrison's vacated position.  Five candidates had applied for the position. Kat had been an Airport Community Advisory Team (ACAT) member for almost two terms.  The Airport Board of Directors and Staff welcome Kat to the Board, and also thank the other candidates who applied for this volunteer position to make a difference in our community.  Click post heading to learn more about Kat.