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Stellar Refreshes Reno-Tahoe Options with FBO Opening
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: New Nevada faciity replaces the one the company has operated since 2020
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Stellar Aviation Group unveiled its newest FBO with a grand opening at Nevada’s Reno-Tahoe International Airport (KRNO) last week. The $14 million facility features a 5,000-sq-ft terminal with pilot lounge and snooze room, large and small conference rooms, catering kitchen, bistro area with full-service food and beverages, and onsite car rental.
The first phase of development also includes four acres of ramp that can accommodate aircraft up to a C-5 Galaxy military transport, as well as 37,000 sq ft of hangar space capable of sheltering the latest ultra-long-range business jets, with tenant offices, and a 50-person meeting space.
Stellar has operated at KRNO since 2020 when it won a request for proposal to operate the second FBO on the field from a temporary location. Construction on the new facility was delayed due to the pandemic, but work finally began on the site early last year.
In the fourth quarter, the company expects to begin construction on the next phase, which will include a 30,000-sq-ft hangar and 8,000 sq ft of additional offices.
This latest addition brings the Stellar FBO chain to four locations, joining facilities at Nevada's Carson City Airport (KCXP); Florida’s Palm Beach County Park Airport (KLNA); and Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (KSPI) in Springfield, Illinois. At the latter two, it is the sole aviation services provider on the field.
“This new location is another strategic cornerstone for our growing FBO network as we look to expand. “We intend to provide services and facilities to not only the myriad users that call, or want to call, KRNO their home base, but also the significant transient operators that require such services at this bustling airport.”