Reno/Stead Airport ( IATA: ,  ICAO: ,  FAA LID: 4SD TC LID: GPS code: ) 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. [1] It is owned by the Reno Tahoe Airport Authority. 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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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.

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).

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.

See also

• Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO)
• Nevada World War II Army Airfields

References

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2. Information for Stead AFB, NV