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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 69216 of B738 2175 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
20-Jun-2025 B738Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Jacksonville Intl () 07:18PM CDT 10:29PM EDT Scheduled
20-Jun-2025 B738Missoula Montana ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 02:04PM MDT 06:00PM CDT Scheduled
20-Jun-2025 B738Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Missoula Montana () 10:49AM CDT 12:54PM MDT Scheduled
20-Jun-2025 B738Jacksonville Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 07:35AM EDT 08:48AM CDT Scheduled
19-Jun-2025 B738Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Jacksonville Intl () 07:32PM CDT 10:31PM EDT Scheduled
19-Jun-2025 B738Missoula Montana ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 02:11PM MDT 05:54PM CDT Scheduled
19-Jun-2025 B738Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Missoula Montana () 11:03AM CDT 12:59PM MDT Scheduled
19-Jun-2025 B738Richmond Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 07:20AM EDT 09:05AM CDT En Route
18-Jun-2025 B738Miami Intl ()Richmond Intl () 09:45PM EDT 11:33PM EDT 1:47
18-Jun-2025 B738Lynden Pindling Int'l (Nassau) ()Miami Intl () 06:39PM EDT 07:17PM EDT 0:38
18-Jun-2025 B738Miami Intl ()Lynden Pindling Int'l (Nassau) () 04:53PM EDT 05:24PM EDT 0:30
18-Jun-2025 B738Boston Logan Intl ()Miami Intl () 11:10AM EDT 01:59PM EDT 2:49
17-Jun-2025 B738Miami Intl ()Boston Logan Intl () 06:55PM EDT 09:53PM EDT 2:57
17-Jun-2025 B738Frank Pais ()Miami Intl () 03:00PM CDT 04:00PM EDT 1:00
17-Jun-2025 B738Miami Intl ()Frank Pais () 12:32PM EDT 01:31PM CDT 0:58
17-Jun-2025 B738La Aurora Int'l ()Miami Intl () 06:01AM CST 10:09AM EDT 2:07
16-Jun-2025 B738Miami Intl ()La Aurora Int'l () 07:05PM EDT 07:20PM CST 2:15
16-Jun-2025 B738Comayagua Int'l ()Miami Intl () 12:56PM CST 04:55PM EDT 1:59
16-Jun-2025 B738Miami Intl ()Comayagua Int'l () 11:18AM EDT 11:24AM CST 2:06
16-Jun-2025 B738Pittsburgh Intl ()Miami Intl () 06:12AM EDT 08:20AM EDT 2:07
15-Jun-2025 B738Miami Intl ()Pittsburgh Intl () 08:57PM EDT 11:17PM EDT 2:20
15-Jun-2025 B738Guanacaste ()Miami Intl () 02:47PM CST 07:12PM EDT 2:25
15-Jun-2025 B738Miami Intl ()Guanacaste () 12:27PM EDT 12:50PM CST 2:22
15-Jun-2025 B738El Salvador Int'l ()Miami Intl () 06:02AM CST 10:13AM EDT 2:11
14-Jun-2025 B738Miami Intl ()El Salvador Int'l () 07:12PM EDT 07:28PM CST 2:16
14-Jun-2025 B738El Salvador Int'l ()Miami Intl () 12:30PM CST 04:43PM EDT 2:12
14-Jun-2025 B738Miami Intl ()El Salvador Int'l () 10:51AM EDT 11:02AM CST 2:11
14-Jun-2025 B738LaGuardia ()Miami Intl () 06:08AM EDT 08:38AM EDT 2:29
13-Jun-2025 B738Tampa Intl ()LaGuardia () 07:24PM EDT 09:36PM EDT 2:12
13-Jun-2025 B738LaGuardia ()Tampa Intl () 03:54PM EDT 06:20PM EDT 2:25
13-Jun-2025 B738Chicago O'Hare Intl ()LaGuardia () 11:31AM CDT 02:04PM EDT 1:32
13-Jun-2025 B738Raleigh-Durham Intl ()Chicago O'Hare Intl () 09:33AM EDT 10:07AM CDT 1:33
12-Jun-2025 B738Los Angeles Intl ()Raleigh-Durham Intl () 10:28PM PDT 05:53AM EDT (+1) 4:25
12-Jun-2025 B738San Francisco Int'l ()Los Angeles Intl () 08:13PM PDT 09:09PM PDT 0:56
12-Jun-2025 B738Los Angeles Intl ()San Francisco Int'l () 06:07PM PDT 07:01PM PDT 0:53
12-Jun-2025 B738Vancouver Int'l ()Los Angeles Intl () 02:09PM PDT 04:34PM PDT 2:25
12-Jun-2025 B738Los Angeles Intl ()Vancouver Int'l () 10:12AM PDT 12:36PM PDT 2:24
12-Jun-2025 B738Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl ()Los Angeles Intl () 07:52AM MST 08:53AM PDT 1:00
11-Jun-2025 B738Harry Reid Intl ()Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl () 04:27PM PDT 05:12PM MST 0:45
11-Jun-2025 B738Chicago O'Hare Intl ()Harry Reid Intl () 01:50PM CDT 03:07PM PDT 3:16
11-Jun-2025 B738Los Angeles Intl ()Chicago O'Hare Intl () 06:14AM PDT 11:51AM CDT 3:36
10-Jun-2025 B738Vancouver Int'l ()Los Angeles Intl () 02:13PM PDT 04:35PM PDT 2:21
10-Jun-2025 B738Los Angeles Intl ()Vancouver Int'l () 10:27AM PDT 12:51PM PDT 2:24
09-Jun-2025 B738Nashville Intl ()Los Angeles Intl () 06:51PM CDT 08:33PM PDT 3:41
09-Jun-2025 B738Los Angeles Intl ()Nashville Intl () 10:49AM PDT 04:16PM CDT 3:26
09-Jun-2025 B738Austin-Bergstrom Intl ()Los Angeles Intl () 08:30AM CDT 09:21AM PDT 2:51
08-Jun-2025 B738Los Angeles Intl ()Austin-Bergstrom Intl () 05:21PM PDT 09:41PM CDT 2:20
08-Jun-2025 B738Austin-Bergstrom Intl ()Los Angeles Intl () 03:16PM CDT 04:00PM PDT 2:43
08-Jun-2025 B738Los Angeles Intl ()Austin-Bergstrom Intl () 07:56AM PDT 12:16PM CDT 2:19
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