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KTRK Truckee-Tahoe Airport
Truckee, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: TRK
Lat/Long: 39-19-12.1520N / 120-08-22.4260W
39-19.202533N / 120-08.373767W
39.3200422 / -120.1395628
(estimated)
Elevation: 5900 ft. / 1798.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 16E (2000)
From city: 2 miles E of TRUCKEE, CA
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Savings Time)
Zip code: 96161

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1962
Sectional chart: SAN FRANCISCO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: OAKLAND CENTER
FSS: RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: TRK (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0600-2300
Pattern altitude: 7000 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 1/19, RY 10/28 AND VASI RY 19 - CTAF. REIL RY 10 AVBL ON REQ CTC UNICOM (0600-2300).
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 118.0 (530-587-4599)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY OAKLAND ARTCC ON FREQ 127.95 (SQUAW VALLEY RCAG) AND FREQ 316.1 (SACRAMENTO RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SWRr020/10.3SQUAW VALLEY VOR/DME113.2016E
FMGr225/25.7MUSTANG VORTAC117.9016E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A1+
FUEL AVAIL 0700-1900 (2200-SS 100LL ONLY.)
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen: HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 7000 x 100 ft. / 2134 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 60.0
Double wheel: 100.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Latitude: 39-19.490400N39-18.914167N
Longitude: 120-09.163867W120-07.878400W
Elevation: 5897.1 ft.5888.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 104 magnetic, 120 true284 magnetic, 300 true
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: yesno
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 55 ft. tree, 1470 ft. from runway, 23:1 slope to clearnone

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 4650 x 75 ft. / 1417 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 39-18.871200N39-19.534467N
Longitude: 120-08.398317W120-07.905583W
Elevation: 5886.3 ft.5886.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 014 magnetic, 030 true194 magnetic, 210 true
Displaced threshold: no115 ft.
RY 19 DSPLCD THLD NOT LGTD. RY 19 EDGE LGTS BEGIN 400 FT FM EOR.
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box VASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 225 ft. tree, 4800 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear
RWY 1 APCH RATIO 20:1
none
APCH RATIO TO DSPLCD THLD 50:1.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: TRUCKEE-TAHOE AIRPORT DIST
10356 TRUCKEE AIRPORT RD
TRUCKEE, CA 96161
Phone 530-587-4540
Manager: DAVID V. GOTSCHALL
10356 TRUCKEE AIRPORT RD
TRUCKEE, CA 96161
Phone 530-587-4119

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 91
Single engine airplanes: 73
Multi engine airplanes: 12
Jet airplanes: 2
Gliders airplanes: 3
Ultralights: 1
  • 35-50 GLIDERS DURINGSUMMER MONTHS.
    
Aircraft operations: avg 96/day *
60% local general aviation
37% transient general aviation
3% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2004

Additional Remarks

A23 SAILPLANES USE LEFT TFC RWY 19.
RY 19 & RY 10 DSTC-TO-GO MARKERS INSTALLED ON LEFT SIDE. RY 19 MARKERS NOT LIGHTED.
NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT. PLEASE AVOID FLIGHT OVER RESIDENTIAL AREAS, N,W,S AND VOLUNTARILY AVOID ARRIVALS BETWEEN 2300 AND 0600. CTC AIRPORT ADMINISTRATION AT 530-587-4119 FOR MORE INFORMATION.
NO DE-ICE SERVICE AVAIL INDEF
SUMMER DENSITY ALTITUDES IN AFTERNOON FREQUENTLY EXCEED 9000'.
DOWN DRAFTS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED EXPC WINDSHEAR.
WILDLIFE ON AND INVOF ARPT.
SAILPLANES OPER NE OF ARPT MAY-SEP.
A103 6 MOS SEASONAL GLIDER OPS HEAVY ON WEEKENDS; 4200 OPS DURG SUMMERS NOT INCLUDED.

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 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 19   download (313KB)
VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS-A **CHANGED**   download (380KB)
 
Departure Procedures (Obstacle)
TRUCK THREE (OBSTACLE) **NEW**   download (272KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED**   download (56KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRNO - Reno/Tahoe International Airport (20 nm NE)
KCXP - Carson Airport (20 nm E)
4SD - Reno/Stead Airport (24 nm NE)
KMEV - Minden-Tahoe Airport (26 nm SE)
KTVL - Lake Tahoe Airport (26 nm S)
 
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From to KTRK

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 02-Dec-2008
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3514:35
Sunrise07:0415:04
Sunset16:3600:36
Evening civil twilight17:0601:06

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  02-Dec-2008 09:16:30
Local (UTC-8)  02-Dec-2008 01:16:30
 
METAR
KTRK 020850Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/M05 A3018 RMK AO2
KRNO 
20nm NE 
020855Z 21017G21KT 10SM CLR 13/M04 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP156 T01281039 58016
TAF
KTRK 020520Z 0206/0306 19006KT P6SM FEW250 FM022100 33007KT P6SM SKC FM030000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC AMD NOT SKED 0206/0212
KRNO 
20nm NE 
020520Z 0206/0306 24006KT P6SM SCT250 FM021800 34008KT P6SM SKC FM022300 02006KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
 Truckee Tahoe Airport
UNICOM 122.80
530-587-4119
530-587-4540
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Courtesy transportation, Restrooms

More info about Truckee Tahoe Airport


FS 
SS 
100LL 
$4.06 
$4.06 
Jet A 
$6.38 
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 Updated 25-Nov-2008
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FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Todd Aero 530-587-4465
530-587-4495
[web site]
[email]
Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing, Aircraft maintenance, Aircraft modifications, Aircraft parts, Aviation accessories, Pilot supplies, Restrooms

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Getting Around: Taxi, Limo, Rental Cars, Mass Transit

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Truckee Tahoe Transportation, Inc. 530-582-5828
[web site]
[email]
Ground transportation

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

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AirNav users who flew into KTRK have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN TRUCKEE TAHOE INN 1.2 114-159
HAMPTON INN & SUITES TAHOE-TRUCKEE, CA 0.7 139-249
DONNER LAKE VILLAGE RESORT 7.9 90-234
 

Other hotels near Truckee-Tahoe Airport

Miles Price ($)
THE TRUCKEE HOTEL 2.5 285
8050 NORTHSTAR 2.9 1839-1840
HOILDAY INN EXPRESS TRUCKEE 4.8 

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 Truckee-Tahoe Airport

6 in Truckee
4 in Tahoe Vista
2 in Crystal Bay, NV
1 in Squaw Valley
3 in Olympic Valley
5 in Incline Village, NV
2 in Tahoe City
1 in Verdi, NV
 

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