News

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. The exhibits change seasonally, enhancing the airport terminal with ~25 new displays of beautiful and colorful art.  Current artists on display from April 23 - July 22, 2019 are Janelle Marie, Pam McAdoo, Beau Kissler and Carole Sesko.  Click heading for more info.

The latest edition of KTRK's PILOT NEWS has been released.  You can find a digital copy of the popular biannual flyer by clicking here. ➤ PILOT NEWS

The Airport District is accepting sealed bids for several planned AIP (Airport Improvement Projects) including: Hangar Taxilanes J & K maintenance work, Construct new aircraft wash rack, Construct Medical Services Apron, and Reconstruct RWY 11-29 east end blast pad.  Bids will be opened at 1:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, May 23, 2019.  For more information click heading.

A demo model of the brand new model PILATUS PC24 twin jet was seen on the ramp.  Click heading to view photos.

As our days get longer, so do the tower operational hours.  Starting April 1, 2019 operational hours will be 07:00 - 19:00 local, then extend again on June 1, 2019 from 07:00 to 20:00 local.  TTAD thanks the men and women of MidWest ATC that work in our tower to keep our skies safer and quieter.  Click heading for the full story.

Airport staff reported that there were just under 38,000 flight operations out of your Truckee Tahoe Airport in 2018. Though airport staff is constantly working at being a good neighbor and finding ways to reduce noise and annoyance from aircraft activity, some flight operations generated community noise and annoyance comments. Click heading for full details.

Interested in getting into the snow removal or excavating business, or do you just want to add to your yellow metal fleet? Now's your chance!  An Airport District 1985 Cat 950B Wheel Loader is FOR SALE! Click on heading for info.

Your Tahoe Truckee Airport District recently partnered with Tahoe Nordic Search & Rescue (TNSAR) thru an Agency Partnership to fund a new Pisten Bully 100 snow-cat and truck hauler. Click heading to read the full story.

The following chart shows KTRK's 2018 total flight operations by aircraft type and quarter.  The FAA considers a landing as one flight op, and the departure of that same aircraft as a second flight op. Click heading to see all the details, including historical data from 2014 to 2018.

TTAD is recruiting for an Operations & Maintenance Technician-1, full-time seasonal position (March - September 30, 2019).  Click on the heading for more information.  Position Filled 3.12.2019

TTAD has conducted a media outreach campaign to inform District constituent's about the Airport Board's consideration of installing a KTRK based ADS-B ground station.  Click heading for details about the media recap and more information on ADS-B.

Adam was recently hired as a full time staff member on the Operations & Maintenance team, and KTRK is happy to have him come aboard!  Click on the heading for the full story.