Reno Tahoe’s 9/11 Response | Reno News

On September 11, 2001, Reno Tahoe Airport became a silent witness to national crisis as chaos unfolded across the U.S. — passengers watched in shock, gates closed, and security tightened to the point of moving trash cans from entrances. Amid eerie, empty skies, a KOLO news crew flew overhead while Nevada Air Guard pilots scrambled to ferry blood from Nevada and California to Arizona for New York. What began as a weekend training exercise for the Guard turned into years of extended deployments. Communities rallied with vigils, churches, synagogues, and law enforcement offering solidarity — a powerful moment of unity now remembered as increasingly rare in today’s divided nation.

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