|
 |
Airport gets ready for winter
Although the peak month for heavy snowfall isn't until January, planning and preparing for the snow season starts much earlier at Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RTIA).
In October, airport employees receive up to16 hours of training to operate high tech snow plow equipment and to learn how to safely remove snow and ice. Materials are staged, and preventative maintenance is performed on the snow removal equipment before the season begins. As much as 13,000 gallons of liquid de-icer and 80,000 pounds of pelletized urea, used to melt ice and snow, are kept on hand at all times.
Snow removal is performed by 20 employees, with teams work rotating shifts on-call 24/7 from November to April each year. In Reno, snow usually falls during the middle of the night, and once called out, snow teams must report to the airport within 30 minutes. To maintain safe aircraft operations, not more than a 1/4" of snow can accumulate on the runway, before clearing snow and de-icing must begin.
This certainly was a challenge the winter of 2005 when over 84" of snow fell within a 10 day period. However, Reno-Tahoe International remained open during this historic snowfall for all but 12 hours. That's over 2.5 million square feet of area cleaned thanks to two snow teams working back to back 12 hours each.
A winter snow and ice removal plan guides staff through winter operations each year and this season the planning done now will help the airport be ready for the season ahead. |
Local gymnasts flip over chance to meet Olympic stars
In early September, the Reno-Tahoe International Airport partnered with the University of Nevada to welcome the USA Gymnastics team to Reno, the site of the first stop on the 2008 Tour of Gymnastics Superstars.
The tour featured Gold Medalist Nastia Liukin, Silver Medalist Shawn Johnson, Chellsie Memmel, Jonathan Horton, Kevin Tan, Joe Hagerty, Justin Spring, Paul Hamm, Morgan Hamm, Shannon Miller and Blaine Wilson.
Reno was their first performance since Beijing and they were greeted like rock stars. Screams of joy were heard from over 100 local, young gymnasts who clamored to get a glimpse of their favorite Olympic stars. The team spoke to the group, graciously signed autographs and made a positive, lasting impression on the young fans that came to welcome them to the Reno-Tahoe region.
|
|
|
Greetings!
Please join our mailing list to receive future issues by clicking the "Join Our Mailing List" button on the left. If you would not like to receive future e-newsletters from the airport, please unsubscribe by clicking SafeUnsubscribe at the bottom of this e-mail. Thank you for reading and we hope to see you soon at Reno-Tahoe International Airport. Sincerely,
Krys T. Bart, A.A.E. President & CEO Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority |
Reno-Tahoe is 5th most efficient airport in North America
The fifth most efficient airport in North America, as ranked by the Air Transport Research Society (ATRS), is Reno-Tahoe International. For the second time in three years, Reno-Tahoe has earned the honor of ranking well above big names like Las Vegas, Seattle, San Francisco, Orlando, and Boston due to the structure of its revenue streams.
At Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RTIA), 70 percent of revenues are derived from non-airline sources. This financial set-up helps keep landing fees low while allowing the airport to be less dependent upon the airlines for revenue during these challenging times for the airline industry.
"This award helps demonstrate to the community that RTIA is one of the finest run airports in the nation," Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority chairman Tom Gribbin said, "It is a tribute to the dedication of the staff to financially operate an airport that can be a model for other communities across the continent."
Other airports in the top five include Atlanta, the busiest airport in the world, Raleigh-Durham, Minneapolis-St. Paul, and Tampa International. The ATRS is a Canadian-based academic research organization that analyzes and ranks airports worldwide.
|
|
Airport remembers 9/11
Reno-Tahoe International has not forgotten the day that changed the United States and the aviation industry forever. To honor September 11, 2001, a newly relocated Memorial Garden was created at Reno-Tahoe International Airport to offer a place for reflection and remembrance. First erected in 2002 on the south end of the terminal building, the 9/11 garden had to be removed to make way for the temporary ticket lobby during the Airport Baggage Check-in Project.
The new location on the northwest corner of the airport loop roadway is surrounded by mature trees and shrubs that provide shade. The garden was beautifully designed and constructed by Airport Maintenance staff. It includes a memorial plaque, benches, a U.S. flag, and decorative stamped concrete.
Airport Authority staff, airline representatives, and Transportation Security Administration employees gathered Thursday, Sept. 11, to dedicate the memorial and honor those who perished on that tragic September morning in 2001. |
Above: USA Gymnastics Team members at Reno-Tahoe International Airport. |
|
|
|
|
