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Boeing 737-800 (N916NN) - Not long ago, I received an email asking if I knew what the design on the tail of Americans "Reno Air" heritage livery scheme was representing. The writer knew that the city of Reno is located "near Lake Tahoe," but wanted to know if the mountains on the tail of N916NN actually depict any real scene. As shown in this photo, the answer is "yes."br /AALs "Reno Air" heritage livery B738 is captured here at 6:30 AM on its takeoff roll along Reno Tahoe Internationals 16L. From this spotting location, as N916NN races down 16L, two of the mountains depicted on the tail are visible in the background: Slide Mountain on the left and Mt. Rose on the right.
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Boeing 737-800 (N916NN)

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Not long ago, I received an email asking if I knew what the design on the tail of American's "Reno Air" heritage livery scheme was representing. The writer knew that the city of Reno is located "near Lake Tahoe," but wanted to know if the mountains on the tail of N916NN actually depict any real scene. As shown in this photo, the answer is "yes."
AAL's "Reno Air" heritage livery B738 is captured here at 6:30 AM on its takeoff roll along Reno Tahoe International's 16L. From this spotting location, as N916NN races down 16L, two of the mountains depicted on the tail are visible in the background: Slide Mountain on the left and Mt. Rose on the right.

204 of N916NN 69158 of B738 2174 at KRNO
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The view of the Sierra Nevada west of the city is the "scene" being "represented" by the three snow capped mountains in the Reno Air livery. Two of those mountains, the two that are visible in the background of this photo, are always the most prominent. Although the snow on Slide Mountain has usually melted by midsummer, there is often a small area near the very top of Mt. Rose that has snow even into August. The actual "identity" of the "third" mountain on the tail is a matter of individual opinion. A few lifelong Renoites I've met say it represents Peavine Mountain which is not in the immediate vicinity of these two (it is more to the northwest of the city), but I tend to think the tail logo is a depiction of the portion of the Sierra Nevada range that extends southwest of the airport and city.
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Date Aircraft Origin Destination Departure Arrival Duration
13-Jun-2025 B738Chicago O'Hare Intl ()St Louis Lambert Intl () 22:48 CDT 23:44 CDT Scheduled
13-Jun-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Chicago O'Hare Intl () 15:20 PDT 21:07 CDT Scheduled
13-Jun-2025 B738Chicago O'Hare Intl ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 12:07 CDT 14:04 PDT Scheduled
13-Jun-2025 B738Raleigh-Durham Intl ()Chicago O'Hare Intl () 09:32 EDT 10:13 CDT Scheduled
12-Jun-2025 B738Los Angeles Intl ()Raleigh-Durham Intl () 22:42 PDT 06:12 EDT (+1) Scheduled
12-Jun-2025 B738San Francisco Int'l ()Los Angeles Intl () 20:13 PDT 21:08 PDT Scheduled
12-Jun-2025 B738Los Angeles Intl ()San Francisco Int'l () 18:00 PDT 18:53 PDT Scheduled
12-Jun-2025 B738Vancouver Int'l ()Los Angeles Intl () 14:09 PDT 16:28 PDT Scheduled
12-Jun-2025 B738Los Angeles Intl ()Vancouver Int'l () 10:12 PDT 12:29 PDT On The Way!
12-Jun-2025 B738Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl ()Los Angeles Intl () 07:52 MST 08:53 PDT 1:00
11-Jun-2025 B738Harry Reid Intl ()Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl () 16:27 PDT 17:12 MST 0:45
11-Jun-2025 B738Chicago O'Hare Intl ()Harry Reid Intl () 13:50 CDT 15:07 PDT 3:16
11-Jun-2025 B738Los Angeles Intl ()Chicago O'Hare Intl () 06:14 PDT 11:51 CDT 3:36
10-Jun-2025 B738Vancouver Int'l ()Los Angeles Intl () 14:13 PDT 16:35 PDT 2:21
10-Jun-2025 B738Los Angeles Intl ()Vancouver Int'l () 10:27 PDT 12:51 PDT 2:24
09-Jun-2025 B738Nashville Intl ()Los Angeles Intl () 18:51 CDT 20:33 PDT 3:41
09-Jun-2025 B738Los Angeles Intl ()Nashville Intl () 10:49 PDT 16:16 CDT 3:26
09-Jun-2025 B738Austin-Bergstrom Intl ()Los Angeles Intl () 08:30 CDT 09:21 PDT 2:51
08-Jun-2025 B738Los Angeles Intl ()Austin-Bergstrom Intl () 17:21 PDT 21:41 CDT 2:20
08-Jun-2025 B738Austin-Bergstrom Intl ()Los Angeles Intl () 15:16 CDT 16:00 PDT 2:43
08-Jun-2025 B738Los Angeles Intl ()Austin-Bergstrom Intl () 07:56 PDT 12:16 CDT 2:19
07-Jun-2025 B738Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l ()Los Angeles Intl () 18:31 CST 20:05 PDT 2:33
07-Jun-2025 B738Los Angeles Intl ()Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l () 13:29 PDT 17:06 CST 2:36
07-Jun-2025 B738Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl ()Los Angeles Intl () 10:23 MST 11:18 PDT 0:54
07-Jun-2025 B738Detroit Metro Wayne Co ()Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl () 07:29 EDT 08:38 MST 4:09
06-Jun-2025 B738Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Detroit Metro Wayne Co () 20:22 CDT 23:21 EDT 1:58
06-Jun-2025 B738El Salvador Int'l ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 14:05 CST 18:13 CDT 3:07
06-Jun-2025 B738Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()El Salvador Int'l () 10:46 CDT 12:40 CST 2:54
06-Jun-2025 B738Cleveland-Hopkins Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 07:18 EDT 09:19 CDT 3:00
05-Jun-2025 B738Charlotte/Douglas Intl ()Cleveland-Hopkins Intl () 23:19 EDT 00:20 EDT (+1) 1:00
05-Jun-2025 B738Nashville Intl ()Charlotte/Douglas Intl () 19:22 CDT 21:23 EDT 1:01
05-Jun-2025 B738Miami Intl ()Nashville Intl () 17:13 EDT 18:06 CDT 1:52
05-Jun-2025 B738Providenciales Int'l ()Miami Intl () 13:14 EDT 14:41 EDT 1:27
05-Jun-2025 B738Philadelphia Intl ()Providenciales Int'l () 08:59 EDT 11:48 EDT 2:48
05-Jun-2025 B738Raleigh-Durham Intl ()Philadelphia Intl () 06:07 EDT 07:04 EDT 0:56
04-Jun-2025 B738Philadelphia Intl ()Raleigh-Durham Intl () 19:43 EDT 20:35 EDT 0:51
04-Jun-2025 B738Boston Logan Intl ()Philadelphia Intl () 16:59 EDT 18:11 EDT 1:11
04-Jun-2025 B738Charlotte/Douglas Intl ()Boston Logan Intl () 13:25 EDT 15:07 EDT 1:42
04-Jun-2025 B738Norfolk Intl ()Charlotte/Douglas Intl () 11:14 EDT 12:03 EDT 0:48
04-Jun-2025 B738Charlotte/Douglas Intl ()Norfolk Intl () 09:08 EDT 09:56 EDT 0:47
04-Jun-2025 B738Detroit Metro Wayne Co ()Charlotte/Douglas Intl () 06:01 EDT 07:19 EDT 1:17
03-Jun-2025 B738Miami Intl ()Detroit Metro Wayne Co () 21:17 EDT 23:44 EDT 2:26
03-Jun-2025 B738Charlotte/Douglas Intl ()Miami Intl () 17:47 EDT 19:36 EDT 1:49
03-Jun-2025 B738Owen Roberts/Grand Cayman ()Charlotte/Douglas Intl () 12:25 EST 15:49 EDT 2:24
03-Jun-2025 B738Charlotte/Douglas Intl ()Owen Roberts/Grand Cayman () 09:29 EDT 11:03 EST 2:34
03-Jun-2025 B738Gerald R Ford Intl ()Charlotte/Douglas Intl () 06:04 EDT 07:27 EDT 1:23
02-Jun-2025 B738Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Gerald R Ford Intl () 19:13 CDT 22:20 EDT 2:06
02-Jun-2025 B738San Jose Int'l ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 12:24 PDT 17:54 CDT 3:29
02-Jun-2025 B738Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()San Jose Int'l () 09:40 CDT 10:44 PDT 3:04
02-Jun-2025 B738Austin-Bergstrom Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 07:09 CDT 07:49 CDT 0:40
01-Jun-2025 B738Los Angeles Intl ()Austin-Bergstrom Intl () 16:59 PDT 21:32 CDT 2:32
01-Jun-2025 B738Chicago O'Hare Intl ()Los Angeles Intl () 07:43 CDT 09:23 PDT 3:39
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