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Truckee Tahoe Airport

Truckee, United States

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5900 ft

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Location

Truckee · CA · United States

Position

39.319°, -120.141° · 5900 ft elev.

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High-altitude general aviation gateway to Lake Tahoe.

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Truckee, United States

Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF/KTRK) is a public general aviation airport located in Truckee, California, situated in the Sierra Nevada mountains at an elevation of approximately 5,900 feet above sea level. It serves as a convenient access point for the Lake Tahoe recreation area, accommodating private aircraft, charter flights, and turboprop operations. The airport is owned and operated by the Truckee Tahoe Airport District and handles a significant volume of traffic during ski season when visitors fly in to access nearby resorts such as Palisades Tahoe and Northstar. It does not host scheduled commercial airline service but is well-equipped for general aviation with fuel, hangars, and maintenance facilities. Its high-altitude location presents performance considerations for pilots, requiring careful weight and density altitude planning, particularly during warm summer months.

Terminals

The airport has a single general aviation terminal with a fixed base operator (FBO) facility serving private and charter traffic.

Getting to & from

Ground transportation options include rental cars, taxis, and ride-share services connecting the airport to Truckee and surrounding Lake Tahoe communities.

Airlines here

No scheduled commercial airlines operate at Truckee Tahoe Airport; it serves exclusively general aviation and charter operations.

Notable facts

›Elevation of approximately 5,900 feet MSL requires density altitude awareness for pilots.
›Primary gateway for private aircraft accessing Lake Tahoe ski resorts including Palisades Tahoe.
›Operated by the Truckee Tahoe Airport District, a local government agency.
›The airport sees peak traffic during winter ski season and summer vacation periods.
›No instrument landing system (ILS) approach; pilots rely on GPS and VOR-based approaches.

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Truckee Tahoe Airport is a public airport two miles east of Truckee, California, United States. The airport is in both Nevada County and Placer County. It is owned by Truckee Tahoe Airport District, a bi-county special district. The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013 called it a general aviation airport.

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