Airport Master Plan

Airport Master Plan Executive Summary

Final Report Lake Tahoe Airport Master Plan

Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration is available through the following link:

Airport Master Plan Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration

Master Plan Update Public Outreach & Coordination:

The City of South Lake Tahoe (City) initiated the current Airport Master Plan update in 2013, with funding support from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in order to determine the current and future potential of the Lake Tahoe Airport (Airport). The Draft Airport Master Plan identifies a series of airside and landside improvements to the Airport that would occur over approximately a 20-year period. Implementation of the Airport Master Plan (proposed project) would include pavement marking and signage improvements, pavement reconstruction and rehabilitation, taxiway modifications, delineation of helicopter parking, removal of vegetation and other airspace obstructions, improvements to a drainage ditch, construction and/or expansion of new hangar and fixed-base operator facilities, demolition and removal of an existing air traffic control tower, installation of improved navigational instruments, and installation of a self-serve fueling station, aircraft wash rack, and electric vehicle charging stations. Construction activities pertaining to the proposed project would occur primarily on the paved surface of the Airport property and would include limited excavation, grading, and disturbance of unpaved ground surface within the Airport property. The proposed project is intended to improve the safety of existing Airport operations, meet compliance with current FAA design standards, and accommodate existing and forecasted aviation demands.

Airport Master Plan – Phase 2 Report

During the master plan process the City asked for community input with regards to the future of the Lake Tahoe Airport. Comments included a review of the Airport’s full closure or a reduction in size to accommodate only operations of rotary-wing (helicopters) aircraft for emergency response services. A review of the existing and future aviation demand concluded that demand currently exists and will continue to exist for the 20 year planning period for aircraft that have an Airport Reference Code of B-II. Therefore, alternatives that cannot meet the minimum requirement of providing infrastructure and a safe aircraft operating environment to meet B-II design standards were not taken through the full evaluation process.

Click HERE to read the Airport Master Plan – Phase 2 Report

Historical Documents:

The Airport Master Plan Phase I Report was prepared to provide a summary of the following:

Existing conditions of the airport and its surrounding environment
Aviation demand forecasts that provide detail on the short, intermediate, and long-range demand of aircraft operations at Lake Tahoe Airport
Facility requirements needed to accommodate the forecasted aviation activity
Identification of sustainability goals to incorporate into the master plan process