Reno Stead Field

site of the National Championship Air Races & Air Show

You can reach Reno Stead Field by automobile [there is low-cost reserved and unreserved daily automobile parking available], or by using the convenient shuttle service from downtown Reno/Sparks locations.

event site security

Please review and comply with the event site security regulations to make your admission as expeditious as possible, and your attendance at the Air Races safe and secure.

site map

The site map shows the best way to reach automobile parking, and indicates the locations of on-site facilities, grandstands, vendor areas, and aircraft.

There are two versions available - a low-resolution version viewable in your Web browser, and a high-resolution version suitable for color printing.

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current Reno area weather

From NOAA's National Weather Service.

	LOCATION:	Reno Tahoe International Airport, NV
	OBSERVATION TIME:	Last Updated on Mar 12 2010, 10:55 am PST
	WEATHER:	Mostly Cloudy and Breezy
	TEMPERATURE:	55.0 F (12.8 C)
	RELATIVE HUMIDITY:	38
	WIND:	from the South at 25.3 gusting to 35.7 MPH (22 gusting to 31 KT)
	PRESSURE:	1011.4 mb
	DEWPOINT:	30.0 F (-1.1 C)
	VISIBILITY MI:	10.00

history

A view of Reno Stead Field, site of the Reno National Championship Air Races, from the Southeast.

Stead Field was originally constructed as "Reno Army Airport" by the Reno Army Air Corps in 1942. It was renamed "Stead Army Airbase" in 1951 in honor of Croston Stead, who died in the crash of a P-51 Mustang during a mock dog fight.

Stead Army Airbase was scheduled for closure as a military facility in 1963. Ownership of the 5,000-acre site was transfered to the City of Reno in 1966, and it began operation as Reno Stead Airport in June of that year.

Between 1954 and 1964, as many as 80,000 Army, Navy, Marine, and Air Force personnel from the United States and her allies were trained here in various combat, counter-insurgency, and desert survival techniques.

Although for the first two years air races in Reno were held at a dirt strip at nearby Sky Ranch, since 1966 Reno Stead Airport has been the site of the National Championship Air Races and Air Show. The Reno Air Racing Association maintains offices in a hangar at the West end of the field.

airport facts

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