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Reno Tahoe Airport Authority reports record passengers, billion-dollar projects and lithium-sulfur gigafactory talks
Summary
Darren Griffin, Reno Tahoe Airport Authority CEO, briefed commissioners on 2024 passenger growth, a multi-phase capital program (including two new concourses) and continued discussions about a proposed lithium-sulfur battery gigafactory on airport land.
Darren Griffin, president and CEO of the Reno Tahoe Airport Authority, told the Washoe County Board of County Commissioners on March 11 that the airport saw its busiest year in nearly two decades in 2024 and is planning major capital work to expand gates and passenger facilities.
Griffin said passenger traffic reached about 4.8 million ticketed passengers in 2024 after airlines added seats to the market. The authority’s More R&O capital program includes replacing existing concourses, adding roughly 25 gates and building a new police headquarters; the estimated cost for the concourse replacement work is about $650…
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