STEAD

Stead, which is an area of Reno, is located approximately 8 miles north of downtown Reno
on Highway 395 between Silver Lake and Lemmon Valley with an elevation of 4,999 ft.  

Stead is part of the Reno-Sparks hub of transportation network on Interstate 80 and Highway 395,
carrying shipments to 10 western states on a second-day basis. This network is providing an ideal
location for two major distribution centers, JC Penney and Kmart.

The Reno-Stead Airport, formerly known as Stead Air Force Base, functions as a general aviation
reliever for the Reno/Tahoe International Airport.  It is host to the world famous Reno National
Championship Air Races and Air Show (see link at http://www.airrace.org/indexJS.php )
held every September. The airport is also used as a base for fire fighting by the 
Bureau of Land Management and is home to the Nevada Air National Guard, which
received federal recognition on April 12, 1948, which has grown from 43 officers
and 45 enlisted airmen to more than 1,100 men and women serving today.