MEDIA ALERT – Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Host 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony with Honor Flight Nevada

RENO, Nev. (Sept. 10, 2025) – Honor Flight Nevada and Reno-Tahoe International Airport will hold a brief ceremony on September 11, 2001, a day that forever changed America and aviation. The gathering will bring together veterans, first responders, airport personnel and community members for a moment of reflection and unity, honoring the lives lost and those who have continued to serve. 

Who:  Reflection led by Chaplain, Jerome Washington, Army combat veteran 

  Remarks by Daren Griffin, President/CEO of the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority 

  Patriotic performance by Juliette Leong, 8-year-old violin prodigy  

Where: Reno-Tahoe International Airport 

 Main Terminal Lobby — Ski Statue 

When:  Thursday, September 11, 2025 

6:00 – 6:30 a.m.  

Potential media visuals: 

• Veterans traveling with Honor Flight Nevada, including those who were on active duty on 9/11 

• Ceremonial flag folding, speakers and musical performance  

• Airport community, first responders and veterans gathered in remembrance 

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The Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority (RTAA) operates two of the most important economic drivers for our region–the Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO) and the Reno-Stead Airport (RTS). The RTAA is financially self-sufficient, meaning it is funded through airport operations and not state or local taxes. Eleven airlines serve RNO, flying to multiple nonstop destinations throughout the United States and Mexico. For more details, visit www.renoairport.com.