Notice of Floodplain Encroachment (Statistics)

Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO)

Proposed RNO Concourse Redevelopment - Reconstruction of Existing Concourses B & C Project

The Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority's (RTAA's) proposed RNO Concourse Redevelopment - Reconstruction of Existing Concourses B & C Project, primarily involves demolition of the existing concourses piers B and C and reconstruction of two new concourse piers in the same general location. The proposed project improvements will encroach upon the 500-year floodplain, as identified on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Map Service Center interactive map. This Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) classifies the majority of RNO as being within the 500-year floodplain. A map showing the location of the proposed project location and the floodplain encroachment is provided below.

The Project was identified in the 2018 Master Plan Update as a critical replacement project to improve functional performance, to improve operational efficiency, to improve climate resiliency, to address the forecasted passenger demand, to add flexibility to address changing fleet mixes and schedules, to provide additional passenger, airline, concession, and tenant spaces, and to enhance overall level of service.

The proposed project primarily involves:

• Demolish the existing concourse piers B and C
• Construct two new concourse piers, increasing existing total gates from 23 to 24 to accommodate contact gates for (20) 737-Max-10 and (4) B757 aircraft;
• Increasing overall concourse area from 155,000 square feet to 250,000 square feet, increasing concourse width from 74 feet to 110 feet, and increasing the existing concourse length from 540 feet to 580 feet;
• Spacing the replacement concourses wide enough apart to accommodate a dual taxilane between concourses, allowing for simultaneous aircraft operations; and
• Minor modifications to Taxiway A to correct aircraft pavement geometry standards.

Direct surface and ground-disturbing activities will take place entirely within the airport property, in the area surrounding the existing RNO concourses; this area is entirely developed with airport infrastructure, including Concourse B, Concourse C, concrete aircraft parking aprons, taxiways, and taxilanes. The use of these paved areas during the project would be consistent with their current use. All construction staging will occur onsite.

The environmental review, agency consultation, and other actions required by applicable federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried out in accordance with FAA Orders 1050.1F, Policies and Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts, 5050.4B, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Implementing Instructions for Airport Actions, Executive Order 14030, Climate-Related Financial Risk, Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management, and Department of Transportation Order 5650.2. Impacts to the floodplain are expected to be negligible and encroachments associated with the proposed RNO Concourse Redevelopment would not have adverse impacts on the floodplain's natural and beneficial values, result in a high probability of loss of human life, or result in damages that could be substantial in cost or extent, including the interruption of service or loss of a vital transportation facility.

Written or email comments must be submitted by October 01, 2024. Comments or requests for a hearing for the proposed project may be submitted to:

Lissa K. Butterfield, Manager of Planning and Environmental Services
Reno-Tahoe International Airport
P.O. Box 12490
Reno, NV 89510 Email: [email protected]

If a public hearing is requested, a Notice of Public Meeting pursuant to NRS 241.020 will be posted on the Reno-Tahoe International Airport's web site:
https://www.renoairport.com/airport-authority/public-meetings/

Notice of Floodplain Encroachment (PDF)

RNO Concourse Redevelopment - Flood Hazard Zone Encroachment (PDF)

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