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Washoe County Board of Commissioners May 11, 2021 2 Who We Are

Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority • Owners and operators of both Reno-Tahoe International (RNO) and Reno-Stead (RTS) • An outstanding nine-member Board • County appointed excellent trustees . Nat Carasali . Lisa Gianoli • A vital economic engine . Non-pandemic year * $3.1 billion per year economic impact • 280 employees • 3,000 work at RNO 3 Who We Are

Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO) • 4.5 million passengers in 2019 • 10 passenger airlines • 3 • A U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility • Operate 24/7 with our own police and fire departments 4 Perfect Time to be a New CEO

RNO was on a great trajectory, then COVID hit • 6,000 passengers March 6 -- drops to 212 on April 15, 2020 • Slashed budget, froze positions, implemented furloughs • Imposed mask requirements a month before the Directive • Pivoted from advertising flights, to promoting safety • Aggressive sanitization 24/7 • Custodians are heroes 5 Operating Expenses • $44.392 Budget for FY2020-2021 • $29.597M expensed thru March 2021 or 12% below budget • As many as 21 vacant or frozen positions during the year 6 Operating Revenues • $37.594M Budget for FY2020-21 • $31.616M received thru March 2021 or 15% ahead of budget forecast • 16% decline from March 2019 • Does not include CARES/CRRSA Source: RNO Airline Activity Reports,Schedules CY 2014

3,305,090 CY 2015

3,432,330 CY 2016

3,650,830 CY 2017 RNO Annual PassengersAnnual RNO 4,015,381 CY 2018 RNO Passengers:Departures RNO Arrivals and 4,210,095 CY 2019

4,450,673 CY 2020

2,006,420 CY 2021

2,612,805 CY 2022

4,000,000 CY 2023

4,500,000 CY 2024

5,000,000 CY 2025

6,000,000 CY 2026

7,000,000 7 8 This Summer - RNO is Taking Off

May 2021  RNO has more non-stop destinations than May 2019  More airlines than May 2019

July 2021  RNO has the highest ever non- stop destinations, at 25 May 2021 Schedule 9

Portland

Jackson Hole WY Chicago O’Hare New York Chicago Midway JFK

Denver Oakland SFO Charlotte, NC Phoenix Burbank Atlanta Long Beach Fort Worth Orange County

Houston Intercontinental to Guadalajara Hobby

Source: Cirium via Diio Mi, April 19, 2021; Includes JSX flights Example: Long Haul Connections 10 80 Domestic Connections via CLT

RNORNO

Charlotte NC, American Airlines

Source: Cirium Flight Schedule June 2021 – Domestic Only 11 Regional Marketing Efforts 12 Airport Improvements/Investments

Stellar JSX Conrac - West Facade 14 New Ticket Lobby Development at Reno-Stead Airport 15

• Regional Utility Corridor . FAA approved alignment . Utility infrastructure needed for North Valleys development • Dermody Properties Industrial Development . 2 buildings currently proposed . 2022 construction • Request for Proposals . 30 acres of available land for hangar/aeronautical development Thank you! 16