AirNav: KRTS - Reno/Stead Airport

KRTS
(formerly 4SD)

Reno/Stead Airport
Reno, Nevada, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 DECEMBER 2011

Location

FAA Identifier:	RTS
Lat/Long:	39-40-05.4370N / 119-52-35.1827W 39-40.090617N / 119-52.586378W 39.6681769 / -119.8764396 (estimated)
Elevation:	5050 ft. / 1539.2 m (surveyed)
Variation:	16E (2000)
From city:	10 miles NW of RENO, NV
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	89506

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	08/1943
Sectional chart:	SAN FRANCISCO
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	OAKLAND CENTER
FSS:	RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	RTS (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	0800-1700 ATTENDANT ON CALL 24 HRS (775) 328-6600.
Pattern altitude:	5850 ft. MSL TPA-6246(1200) HEAVY/HIGH PERFORMANCE ACFT; 6046(1000) GLIDER ACFT LEFT TFC TO SOUTH SIDE OF RWY 26 ON DIRT SHOULDER.
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	DUSK-DAWN 1700 - 0900 ACTVT HIRL RY 08/26 & 14/32 - CTAF. 0900 - 1700 HIRL RY 08/26 & 14/32 OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.7
WX AWOS-A:	135.175 (775-677-0589)
NORCAL APPROACH:	126.3
NORCAL DEPARTURE:	126.3
OPNS:	118.05 277.5 32.3
WX ASOS at RNO (11 nm SE):	PHONE 775-324-6659

FOR CD CALL NORCAL APCH AT 916-361-0596.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
FMGr293/13.1	MUSTANG VORTAC	117.90	16E
SWRr016/34.5	SQUAW VALLEY VOR/DME	113.20	16E
AHCr144/38.1	AMEDEE VOR/DME	109.00	17E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:	HIGH
Bulk oxygen:	HIGH

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions:

9000 x 150 ft. / 2743 x 46 m

Surface:

asphalt/grooved, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:	65.0
Double wheel:	85.0

Runway edge lights:

high intensity

RUNWAY 14

RUNWAY 32

Latitude:

39-41.003270N

39-39.675567N

Longitude:

119-52.895617W

119-52.042517W

Elevation:

5043.5 ft.

5043.8 ft.

Gradient:

0.1%

Traffic pattern:

left

right

Runway heading:

137 magnetic, 153 true

317 magnetic, 333 true

Displaced threshold:

1200 ft.

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI OTS INDEFLY.

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Approach lights:

MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Instrument approach:

ILS/DME

Runway 8/26

Dimensions:

7608 x 150 ft. / 2319 x 46 m

Surface:

asphalt/grooved, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:	60.0
Double wheel:	90.0

Runway edge lights:

high intensity

RUNWAY 8

RUNWAY 26

Latitude:

39-39.860743N

39-39.731842N

Longitude:

119-53.531307W

119-51.918998W

Elevation:

4991.8 ft.

5050.1 ft.

Gradient:

0.8%

Traffic pattern:

left

right

Runway heading:

080 magnetic, 096 true

260 magnetic, 276 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RY 08 PAPI UNUASBLE BEYOND 5 DEGREES RIGHT OF CENTERLINE.

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	RENO TAHOE ARPT AUTH P.O. BOX 12490 RENO, NV 89510 Phone 775-328-6402
Manager:	MIKE DIKUN 4895 TEXAS AVE RENO, NV 89506 Phone 775-328-6573 DIRECTOR OF ARPTS, KRYS BART 775-328-6402. SKIP POLLACK: CELL 775-690-2217. MGR:SPOLAK@RENOAIRPORT.COM, SUPER: EMARTIN@RENOAIRPORT.COM,

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		120
Single engine airplanes:		89
Multi engine airplanes:		7
Jet airplanes:		8
Gliders airplanes:		2
Ultralights:		2
Military aircraft:		12

Aircraft operations: avg 175/day *
55%	local general aviation
30%	transient general aviation
16%	military
* for 12-month period ending 01 November 2007

Additional Remarks

-	EXTSV ARMY GUARD HEL OPNS INVOF ARPT.
-	BE ALERT FOR BALLOON TRAFFIC NW QUADRANT OF ARPT.
-	MILITARY PARACHUTE OPNS N OF ARPT.
-	ULTRALIGHT ACTVTY ON AND INVOF ARPT.
-	C-130 NIGHT PARACHUTE OPERATIONS AND LOW LEVEL FLIGHT TRAINING ON AIRPORT.
-	EXTENSIVE TANKER OPS DURING FIRE SEASON.
-	PAEW OCCASIONALLY ON RYS AND TWYS.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 12 January 2012 at 0901Z and 9 February 2012 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 32		download (525KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32		download (452KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (62KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRNO - Reno/Tahoe International Airport (11 nm SE)
O02 - Nervino Airport (24 nm W)
KTRK - Truckee-Tahoe Airport (24 nm SW)
KCXP - Carson Airport (29 nm S)
KAHC - Amedee Army Airfield (38 nm N)

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Aerial photo
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Sectional chart

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 08-Feb-2012

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:33	14:33
Sunrise	07:01	15:01
Sunset	17:26	01:26
Evening civil twilight	17:54	01:54

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-Feb-2012 18:18:19
Local (UTC-8)	08-Feb-2012 10:18:19

METAR

KRTS	081755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/M01 A3029 RMK AO2
KRNO 12nm SE	081755Z 00000KT 10SM FEW120 SCT240 04/M01 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP254 T00391011 10039 21028 51018

TAF

KRNO
12nm SE

081721Z 0818/0918 05005KT P6SM SCT120 SCT200 FM090500 VRB02KT P6SM BKN200

NOTAMs

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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Comments

Ace Aviation, Inc.

775-247-4534
[web site]
[email]

Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing, Aerial photography

More info about Ace Aviation, Inc.

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Reno/Stead Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Reno/Stead Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.

AirNav users who flew into KRTS have stayed at...
	Miles		Price ($)
SILVER LEGACY RESORT CASINO		10.1	38-325
GRAND SIERRA RESORT & CASINO		11.2	59-360
SUPER 8 MOTEL - MEADOW WOOD COURTYARD		14.3	38-135
DAYS INN RENO		9.9	37-159
GOLDEN PHOENIX HOTEL		10.2	30-43
PEPPERMILL RESORT SPA & CASINO		12.4	50-270
CIRCUS CIRCUS HOTEL & CASINO RENO		10.0	35-229
JOHN ASCUAGAS NUGGET		11.3	48-215
BEST WESTERN AIRPORT PLAZA HOTEL		12.3	90-170

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.

Hotels in other cities near Reno/Stead Airport

40 in	Reno
7 in	Sparks

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Other Pages about Reno/Stead Airport

Airport diagram from the Nevada DOT (PDF)


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