Stellar Aviation Breaks Ground on New Reno FBO 

NV – Stellar Aviation operates a trio of FBOs in Florida, Illinois, and Nevada and has broken ground on a new facility at Reno/Tahoe International Airport (KRNO). The $25 million project on the northeast corner of the airfield, adjacent to the Dassault Aircraft Services facility, will include a 5,000-sq-ft terminal, a pair of 30,000-sq-ft heated hangars that can shelter aircraft up to the under-development Dassault Falcon 10X. It will also have 10,000 sq ft of combined attached office space, five acres of ramp area, covered car parking, and electric vehicle chargers. 

When the first phase of construction is completed by mid-2024, it will replace the two terminals on either side of the field, which Stellar said are unable to meet its growing transient business aircraft demand at KRNO. Instead, those structures will be retained and repurposed as general aviation and semi-private terminals. It currently has 25,000 sq ft of hangar space, nearing total capacity. 

The Epic Fuels-branded FBO is also about to complete the installation of a 40,000-gallon tank farm. By May, it plans to become the first location in Nevada to introduce sustainable aviation fuel, which it will stock on an ongoing basis. “Stellar Aviation Group is very excited to be a part of the growing Reno economic engine,” COO Brad Kost told AIN. “The Reno airport and community desperately need additional aviation infrastructure to support its rapidly growing business and GA aircraft clients.”