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Reno/Stead Airport (KRTS) lies about ten miles northwest of Reno, Nevada, on a 5,000-acre site at a field elevation of 5,030 feet. It offers four hard-surfaced, lit runways arranged as two crossing pairs, with an instrument landing system serving runway 32, making it a useful high-altitude training and cross-country destination for simulator pilots in the Reno area.
Reno/Stead is a public-use airport situated in the high desert northwest of Reno, Nevada, at a field elevation of 5,030 feet. Its combination of long runways, a high-altitude environment, and an ILS approach to one runway makes it a worthwhile and instructive stop for simulator pilots exploring the Reno region.
The airport sits roughly ten miles northwest of the city of Reno, Nevada, occupying a large site of around 5,000 acres of land.
Reno/Stead has two crossing runway pairs, all hard-surfaced and lit. The 14/32 pair is the longer of the two, with runway 14 published at 8,998 feet and runway 32 at 7,797 feet; runway 32 is equipped with an ILS. The second pair, 08/26, comprises runway 08 at 7,594 feet and runway 26 at 7,354 feet.
An instrument landing system serves runway 32, providing an instrument approach into the airport; no other navaid or frequency information is available.