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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.

203 of N916NN 69057 of B738 2168 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
28-May-2025 B738Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Mc Allen Intl () 09:10PM CDT 10:29PM CDT Scheduled
28-May-2025 B738Reno/Tahoe Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 02:52PM PDT 07:49PM CDT Scheduled
28-May-2025 B738Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Reno/Tahoe Intl () 12:42PM CDT 01:45PM PDT Scheduled
28-May-2025 B738Boston Logan Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 08:28AM EDT 11:06AM CDT Scheduled
27-May-2025 B738Chicago O'Hare Intl ()Boston Logan Intl () 07:06PM CDT 09:59PM EDT Scheduled
27-May-2025 B738Denver Intl ()Chicago O'Hare Intl () 02:10PM MDT 05:10PM CDT En Route
27-May-2025 B738Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl ()Denver Intl () 10:33AM MST 12:58PM MDT 1:24
27-May-2025 B738Monterey Rgnl ()Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl () 06:35AM PDT 07:55AM MST 1:20
26-May-2025 B738Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl ()Monterey Rgnl () 09:58PM MST 11:26PM PDT 1:28
26-May-2025 B738Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l ()Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl () 03:55PM CST 05:09PM MST 2:13
26-May-2025 B738Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl ()Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l () 11:18AM MST 02:19PM CST 2:01
26-May-2025 B738Jacksonville Intl ()Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl () 08:01AM EDT 09:04AM MST 4:03
25-May-2025 B738Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl ()Jacksonville Intl () 03:44PM MST 10:08PM EDT 3:23
25-May-2025 B738San Diego Intl ()Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl () 01:12PM PDT 02:04PM MST 0:52
25-May-2025 B738Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl ()San Diego Intl () 10:54AM MST 11:45AM PDT 0:50
25-May-2025 B738Hartsfield-Jackson Intl ()Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl () 08:12AM EDT 08:54AM MST 3:41
24-May-2025 B738Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl ()Hartsfield-Jackson Intl () 10:07AM MST 04:20PM EDT 3:12
24-May-2025 B738Chicago O'Hare Intl ()Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl () 07:15AM CDT 08:39AM MST 3:24
23-May-2025 B738San Antonio Intl ()Chicago O'Hare Intl () 06:39PM CDT 08:52PM CDT 2:12
23-May-2025 B738Chicago O'Hare Intl ()San Antonio Intl () 03:15PM CDT 05:34PM CDT 2:18
23-May-2025 B738Philadelphia Intl ()Chicago O'Hare Intl () 12:36PM EDT 01:27PM CDT 1:50
23-May-2025 B738Chicago O'Hare Intl ()Philadelphia Intl () 08:50AM CDT 11:18AM EDT 1:27
22-May-2025 B738Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Chicago O'Hare Intl () 10:28PM CDT 12:11AM CDT (+1) 1:42
22-May-2025 B738LaGuardia ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 06:07PM EDT 08:29PM CDT 3:21
22-May-2025 B738Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()LaGuardia () 12:38PM CDT 04:36PM EDT 2:57
22-May-2025 B738Chicago O'Hare Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 09:11AM CDT 11:05AM CDT 1:53
22-May-2025 B738Bradley Intl ()Chicago O'Hare Intl () 07:00AM EDT 07:45AM CDT 1:45
21-May-2025 B738Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Bradley Intl () 09:57PM CDT 01:39AM EDT (+1) 2:41
21-May-2025 B738Albuquerque Intl Sunport ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 05:18PM MDT 07:35PM CDT 1:16
21-May-2025 B738Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Albuquerque Intl Sunport () 03:37PM CDT 04:00PM MDT 1:23
21-May-2025 B738Reagan National ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 12:12PM EDT 02:08PM CDT 2:55
21-May-2025 B738Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Reagan National () 07:06AM CDT 10:19AM EDT 2:13
20-May-2025 B738Reagan National ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 07:16PM EDT 09:17PM CDT 3:00
20-May-2025 B738Charlotte/Douglas Intl ()Reagan National () 04:50PM EDT 05:41PM EDT 0:50
20-May-2025 B738Pittsburgh Intl ()Charlotte/Douglas Intl () 02:02PM EDT 03:02PM EDT 1:00
20-May-2025 B738Charlotte/Douglas Intl ()Pittsburgh Intl () 11:53AM EDT 12:54PM EDT 1:01
20-May-2025 B738Newark Liberty Intl ()Charlotte/Douglas Intl () 09:26AM EDT 10:44AM EDT 1:17
20-May-2025 B738Newark Liberty Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 06:33AM EDT 08:49AM CDT Cancelled
19-May-2025 B738Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Newark Liberty Intl () 04:45PM CDT 08:34PM EDT 2:48
19-May-2025 B738Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 11:21AM CST 02:20PM CDT 1:58
19-May-2025 B738Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l () 08:33AM CDT 09:56AM CST 2:23
19-May-2025 B738Nashville Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 05:16AM CDT 07:00AM CDT 1:44
18-May-2025 B738Miami Intl ()Nashville Intl () 08:52PM EDT 09:43PM CDT 1:50
18-May-2025 B738Reagan National ()Miami Intl () 04:38PM EDT 06:43PM EDT 2:05
18-May-2025 B738Tampa Intl ()Reagan National () 01:15PM EDT 03:05PM EDT 1:50
18-May-2025 B738Reagan National ()Tampa Intl () 10:01AM EDT 11:55AM EDT 1:54
18-May-2025 B738Chicago O'Hare Intl ()Reagan National () 06:04AM CDT 08:24AM EDT 1:19
17-May-2025 B738Austin-Bergstrom Intl ()Chicago O'Hare Intl () 06:46PM CDT 08:49PM CDT 2:02
17-May-2025 B738Chicago O'Hare Intl ()Austin-Bergstrom Intl () 03:05PM CDT 05:19PM CDT 2:14
17-May-2025 B738Reagan National ()Chicago O'Hare Intl () 01:09PM EDT 01:47PM CDT 1:38
17-May-2025 B738Chicago O'Hare Intl ()Reagan National () 09:39AM CDT 11:52AM EDT 1:13
16-May-2025 B738Miami Intl ()Chicago O'Hare Intl () 05:07PM EDT 06:52PM CDT 2:45
16-May-2025 B738Gregorio Luperon Int'l ()Miami Intl () 01:40PM AST 03:28PM EDT 1:47
16-May-2025 B738Miami Intl ()Gregorio Luperon Int'l () 10:52AM EDT 12:21PM AST 1:28
16-May-2025 B738Jose Marti Int'l ()Miami Intl () 08:24AM CDT 09:07AM EDT 0:43
16-May-2025 B738Miami Intl ()Jose Marti Int'l () 06:24AM EDT 07:10AM CDT 0:45
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