Reno Stead Airport

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Reno/Stead Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA: 4SD
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Reno Tahoe Airport Authority
Serves Reno, Nevada
Elevation AMSL 5,050 ft / 1,539 m
Coordinates 39°40′02″N 119°52′34″W / 39.66722, -119.87611
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 9,000 2,743 Asphalt
8/26 7,608 2,319 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 64,000
Based aircraft 258
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Reno/Stead Airport (FAA LID: 4SD) is a large general aviation airport located in the North Valleys area, 10 miles (16 km) northwest of the central business district of Reno, a city in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. It is owned by the Reno Tahoe Airport Authority.[1] Reno/Stead Airport does not have regularly scheduled service, but it functions as a general aviation reliever for the nearby Reno/Tahoe International Airport.

The airport is home to the Reno Air Races and is also used by the Bureau of Land Management as a base for fire fighting aircraft. In addition, it was the launch site of Earthwinds, which tried and failed multiple times to circumnavigate the globe.

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[edit] Stead Air Force Base

The airport began life as Stead Air Force Base, which was primarily used for survival training and hosted the SAGE DC-16 direction center[2]. In 1966 the airfield was transferred to the City of Reno, and the housing facilities were sold to private individuals.

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Reno/Stead Airport covers an area of 5,000 acres (2,023 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 14/32 measuring 9,000 x 150 ft. (2,743 x 46 m) and 8/26 measuring 7,608 x 150 ft. (2,319 x 46 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending November 1, 2007, the airport had 64,000 aircraft operations, an average of 175 per day: 84% general aviation and 16% military. At that time there were 258 aircraft based at this airport: 76% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, 8% jet, 1% helicopter, 1% glider, 1% ultralight and 5% military.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for 4SD (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
  2. ^ Information for Stead AFB, NV. Retrieved on 2007-07-21.

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