Track and report aircraft noise.
Visit
www.renoairport.com
and click on the noise link at the top left corner of the homepage.
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Roadway opens June 1
The Airport Baggage Check-in project is winding down and the roadway that has been closed since March of 2008, will reopen June 1.
Thank you for your continued patience as we complete the project. Please watch for directional signage that will guide motorists through the terminal roadways.
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Bowlers roll in to town and into the airport
The 2010 United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Open Championship rolled in to Reno at the end of February and is quickly picking up speed. Over 70,000 bowlers will make their way to the tournament this year, and 70 percent of the attendees fly into the region, which has a big impact on the Reno-Tahoe International Airport. The airport welcomes the USBC Tournament this year and for the next four years as they return in 2011, 2012 and 2013. 
Teams consist of five to six players each, teams play for four days; and games begin as early at 7:00 AM and continue through 11:30 PM. Bringing 70,000 bowlers to town during the slower traffic months in April and May is important for the airport and the community. The bowlers literally come from all across the United States and fill seats on commercial airline routes to and from Reno. The bowlers help the airport market for air service while bringing much needed economic impact to the hotels, gaming, stores and restaurants in our community.
Bowlers also bring more than colorful team shirts and economic impact. They literally have a ball while they are here-or two or three balls to be exact. Bowlers at this level of play travel with at least three 14 to 16 pound balls per person. That means more than 147,000 bowling balls will roll into Reno and the airport during the tournament.
The bowling organizers meet with the airport, airlines and TSA to coordinate their arrival each year. This allows the entire airport family to provide a high level of customer service to these important returning visitors. |
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Airport job creation
In addition to offering over 130 flights per day and world-class customer service to its passengers, the Reno-Tahoe International Airport is keeping people employed during these tough economic times. With more than $55 million in construction projects slated for 2010, more than 550 additional construction workers will be employed on airport property, thanks to ongoing projects such as:
� Airfield repaving
� Airfield lighting
� Sound insulation program
� Air Traffic Control Tower
� Upgrade to U.S. Customs facility
These projects are funded through user fees on airlines tickets and capitol improvement projects. There are no local tax dollars in any airport project.
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Greetings!
From creating jobs during an economic crisis to helping the community monitor aircraft noise, Reno-Tahoe International Airport strives to be a good neighbor. This month's issue highlights the airport's award-winning efforts in putting people to work on construction projects, as well as RNO's user-friendly online system that will allow residents to monitor aircraft noise from their homes. Enjoy this edition 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
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New monitors track aircraft noise levels
Reno-Tahoe International Airport recently unveiled a new high-tech Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System (ANOMS) that tracks and records aircraft noise data. Noise monitors installed in neighborhoods around the airport track the level of noise produced by aircraft flying overhead. Information is collected in to a database, recorded and available online to the public. 
The user-friendly online system called WebTrak, reports the aircraft type, aircraft altitude, who owns the aircraft and the origin and destination airports. WebTrak's integrated noise complaint feature also allows residents who may be subjected to aircraft noise, to view a specific flight and submit a complaint online. That message is then relayed to airport staff who respond.
"The new airport noise monitoring system represents the latest in emerging technology and demonstrates to the public the airport's commitment to being a good neighbor," said Krys Bart, Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority President and CEO. "This system offers the community the ability to view the aircraft's altitude and its flight path as it makes its way in and out of the Reno-Tahoe region. That allows for transparency and airline accountability." The public can access the system at www.renoairport.com by clicking on the "Airport Noise" link on the top left hand corner of the page. All flight information is delayed by 10 minutes for security purposes. Only about 30 U.S. commercial airports offer a public online noise monitoring system. Reno-Tahoe International Airport's Noise and Operations Monitoring System cost approximately $2 million and was funded through a federal grant and airport funds. |
Airport honored with construction award
When the airport constructed its recently completed $63 million Airport Baggage Check-in (ABC) Project, security was the key reason for the project.
For travelers, it was all about a secure baggage check in process. But for the hundreds of workers who built it, it was also about job security.
The ABC Project occurred during the severe downturn in the economy when there were few if any large construction programs going on. ABC provided a source of work and income when construction workers truly needed it most.
 That's why the Building Trades Council of Northern Nevada honored the airport, and contractor Q&D Construction, by naming the ABC Project the Union Project of the Year during the Cesar Chavez Silver State Service Dinner March 31.
"It is a true honor for Reno-Tahoe International to be recognized for its efforts to help the hard working men and women of our region," said Airport Authority President and CEO Krys Bart.
With unemployment hitting the construction trades hard and economic growth in a holding pattern, the airport's $63 million project kept food on the tables of more than 600 workers for 22 months. At the high point of the project, the Airport Baggage Check-in project pumped $2.5 million dollars per month into the local economy and employed 83 local contractors, suppliers and designers. "I couldn't be more pleased with the working relationship the airport built with Q and D Construction during this important security and construction project," added Bart. "Thank you to everyone who worked on ABC. You did more than build a project, you helped build a better airport and a stronger community." |
Above is a photo of airfield repaving, funded by stimulus grant funds, which is part of an on-going project to maintain the ramp areas where heavy aircraft park or travel as they make their way to and from the runway.
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