RNO · Reno, United States
Reno Tahoe International Airport.
--:--:-- · PDT (UTC-07:00) · 39.4991° N, 119.7680° W
Reno–Tahoe International Airport
Airport in Reno, Nevada, United States
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for RNO
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3853; ident KRNO; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
renoairport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Reno–Tahoe International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
18 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
RNO / KRNO
OurAirports ident
KRNO
GPS / local code
KRNO / RNO
ISO region
US-NV
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
renoairport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q597139
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:22 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--PDT · UTC-07:00
Time zone
PDT
America/Los_Angeles · UTC-07:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
5.2 km
Approximate distance to central Reno.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
3 runways
Longest runway
11,001 ft / 3,353 m
Runway surface
concrete (3)
Opened / operator
1929
Owner / entity
Q597139
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
18 source-backed signals
Reno Tahoe International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Reno, United States. Reno's built-up core sits roughly 5.2 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Los_Angeles (UTC-07:00, PDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO / KRNO) is at 39.4991° N, 119.7680° W, elevation 4,415 ft (1,346 m), serving Reno, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Reno is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/Los_Angeles (PDT, UTC-07:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Reno: 5 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for RNO.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO / KRNO)
Reno–Tahoe International Airport · Airport in Reno, Nevada, United States
Source identifiers
KRNO · KRNO · RNO · US-NV
renoairport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
It is the state's second busiest commercial airport after Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for RNO; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Sparks
sparks · 4.2 km from RNO
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 96,094 · city coordinates 39.5349, -119.7527
2. Reno
reno · 5.2 km from RNO
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 264,165 · city coordinates 39.5296, -119.8138
3. Sun Valley
sun-valley · 11 km from RNO
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 19,299 · city coordinates 39.5963, -119.7760
4. Spanish Springs
spanish-springs · 17 km from RNO
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 15,064 · city coordinates 39.6491, -119.7074
5. Carson City
carson-city · 37 km from RNO
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 58,639 · city coordinates 39.1638, -119.7674
6. Truckee
truckee · 40 km from RNO
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 16,299 · city coordinates 39.3280, -120.1833
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. SMF KSMF
Sacramento International Airport · Sacramento
181 km from RNO · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · elevation 27 ft (8 m) · airport coordinates 38.6954, -121.5910
2. OAK KOAK
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport · Oakland
291 km from RNO · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · elevation 9 ft (3 m) · airport coordinates 37.7201, -122.2212
3. FAT KFAT
Fresno Yosemite International Airport · Fresno
303 km from RNO · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · elevation 336 ft (102 m) · airport coordinates 36.7758, -119.7180
Route-time reference set
1. RNO-SMF
Sacramento · 181 km · 1h 4m
America/Los_Angeles · +0h from RNO; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. RNO-OAK
Oakland · 291 km · 1h 12m
America/Los_Angeles · +0h from RNO; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. RNO-FAT
Fresno · 303 km · 1h 13m
America/Los_Angeles · +0h from RNO; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
3 runways
Longest runway 11,001 ft / 3,353 m. 3 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete (3)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for RNO.
Runway identifiers
08/26 · 17L/35R · 17R/35L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. SMF KSMF
Sacramento International Airport · Sacramento · 181 km from RNO
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 27 ft (8 m) · 38.6954, -121.5910
2. OAK KOAK
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport · Oakland · 291 km from RNO
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 9 ft (3 m) · 37.7201, -122.2212
3. FAT KFAT
Fresno Yosemite International Airport · Fresno · 303 km from RNO
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 336 ft (102 m) · 36.7758, -119.7180
4. SJC KSJC
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport · San Jose · 303 km from RNO
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 62 ft (19 m) · 37.3625, -121.9292
5. SFO KSFO
San Francisco International Airport · San Francisco · 308 km from RNO
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 13 ft (4 m) · 37.6198, -122.3748
6. BOI KBOI
Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field · Boise · 540 km from RNO
large airport · America/Boise · united-states · 2,871 ft (875 m) · 43.5644, -116.2230
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
It is the state's second busiest commercial airport after Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for RNO.
Source note 2
The Nevada Air National Guard has the 152nd Airlift Wing southwest of the airport's main terminal.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for RNO.
Country and authority
RNO sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). RNO is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport in Reno, Nevada, United States. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: It is the state's second busiest commercial airport after Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q597139 · Reno–Tahoe International Airport. Administrative area: Nevada. Named after: Reno · Lake Tahoe. Entity official-site cross-check: renoairport.com
Field and clock profile
Reno Tahoe International Airport is a high-elevation field at 4,415 ft (1,346 m), positioned at 39.4991° N, 119.7680° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 3 runways and a longest runway of 11,001 ft / 3,353 m. The airport clock uses America/Los_Angeles (PDT, UTC-07:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Sparks is the closest retained city-time anchor at 4.2 km. SMF Sacramento is the closest retained airport alternative at 181 km.
Country airport peers
RNO is compared with SMF Sacramento at 181 km, OAK Oakland at 291 km, FAT Fresno at 303 km, SJC San Jose at 303 km, SFO San Francisco at 308 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
RNO-SMF Sacramento: 181 km, about 1h 4m, +0h. RNO-OAK Oakland: 291 km, about 1h 12m, +0h. RNO-FAT Fresno: 303 km, about 1h 13m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident KRNO backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. renoairport.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
3 runways · longest 11,001 ft / 3,353 m
Runway identifiers
08/26, 17L/35R, 17R/35L
OurAirports classifies RNO as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Reno.
RNO (KRNO) is a high-elevation field at 4,415 ft (1,346 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
RNO sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
RNO's runway record lists 3 runways, with the longest runway at 11,001 ft / 3,353 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete (3).
Civil aviation oversight for RNO runs through Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); a more specific operator record is not currently in our source set.
- It is the state's second busiest commercial airport after Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.
- The Nevada Air National Guard has the 152nd Airlift Wing southwest of the airport's main terminal.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at renoairport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for RNO
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
RNO uses America/Los_Angeles (PDT, UTC-07:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Reno Tahoe International Airport is about 5.2 km from central Reno; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
SMF Sacramento is the closest retained alternate at 181 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
renoairport.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place RNO inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
RNO ranks #73 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
RNO shares America/Los_Angeles with BUR Burbank US · FAT Fresno US · GEG Spokane US · LAS Las Vegas US · LAX Los Angeles US · LGB Long Beach US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
RNO is 4,415 ft (1,346 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include KTM 4,390 ft (1,338 m) (25 ft delta) · BFN 4,457 ft (1,358 m) (42 ft delta) · TBZ 4,459 ft (1,359 m) (44 ft delta) · CUU 4,462 ft (1,360 m) (47 ft delta) · HLA 4,517 ft (1,377 m) (102 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
RNO's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are SMF 181 km +0h · OAK 291 km +0h · FAT 303 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento | SMF | 181 km | 1h 4m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Oakland | OAK | 291 km | 1h 12m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Fresno | FAT | 303 km | 1h 13m | +0h | --:--:-- |
RNO to SMF
Sacramento
Distance 181 km; estimated travel window 1h 4m; destination zone America/Los_Angeles is +0h from RNO. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
RNO to OAK
Oakland
Distance 291 km; estimated travel window 1h 12m; destination zone America/Los_Angeles is +0h from RNO. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
RNO to FAT
Fresno
Distance 303 km; estimated travel window 1h 13m; destination zone America/Los_Angeles is +0h from RNO. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Reno is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Reno is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Reno Tahoe International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from RNO, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Sparks
sparks · 4.2 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Reno
reno · 5.2 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sun Valley
sun-valley · 11 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Spanish Springs
spanish-springs · 17 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Carson City
carson-city · 37 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Truckee
truckee · 40 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Fernley
fernley · 46 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
South Lake Tahoe
south-lake-tahoe · 66 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Susanville
susanville · 127 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Cameron Park
cameron-park · 140 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
El Dorado Hills
el-dorado-hills · 145 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Granite Bay
granite-bay · 146 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Reno Tahoe International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Sacramento (SMF), Oakland (OAK), Fresno (FAT). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 3 runways; longest runway 11,001 ft / 3,353 m; identifiers 08/26, 17L/35R, 17R/35L.
- Runway surfaces: concrete (3); 3 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1929.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from RNO. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Sacramento International AirportSMF
Sacramento · large airport
- Distance
- 181 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 27 ft (8 m)
Compare against SMF when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
San Francisco Bay Oakland International AirportOAK
Oakland · large airport
- Distance
- 291 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 9 ft (3 m)
Compare against OAK when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Fresno Yosemite International AirportFAT
Fresno · large airport
- Distance
- 303 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 336 ft (102 m)
Compare against FAT when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO) in?▾
Reno Tahoe International Airport is in the America/Los_Angeles timezone (UTC-07:00, PDT).
What are the codes for Reno Tahoe International Airport?▾
Reno Tahoe International Airport uses IATA code RNO and ICAO code KRNO.
Where is Reno Tahoe International Airport located?▾
Reno Tahoe International Airport is located in Reno, United States at coordinates 39.4991° N, 119.7680° W, with an elevation of 4,415 ft (1,346 m) (high-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Reno Tahoe International Airport from central Reno?▾
Reno Tahoe International Airport sits roughly 5.2 km from the nearest mapped city center for Reno.
Which route reference is most useful from RNO?▾
Sacramento (SMF) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 4m, destination timezone America/Los_Angeles, and a +0h difference from RNO.
Which authority regulates RNO?▾
Reno Tahoe International Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
What other airports in United States are close peers to RNO?▾
RNO's curated peers in United States on this site include SMF Sacramento, OAK Oakland, FAT Fresno, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Reno Tahoe International Airport have?▾
Reno Tahoe International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 3 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 11,001 ft / 3,353 m; identifiers include 08/26, 17L/35R, 17R/35L.