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About South Lake Tahoe

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.54%) is water. Lake Tahoe Airport was built at Tahoe City in 1952 as a replacement for Lake Tahoe's original airfield, which dated back to World War II when it was known as "Camp Carson". The airport covers an area of . It contains two asphalt paved runways: 14/32 measuring 6,501 x 150 ft (1,982 x 46 m) and 17/35 measuring 5,000 x 100 ft (1,524 x 30 m). A new passenger terminal with an enclosed concourse was constructed in 1988 on the west side of runway 14/32. In 2000 this terminal underwent renovation expanding its size by 50%. Currently there are no scheduled flights out of Lake Tahoe Airport; however charter operations from Las Vegas have been proposed several times over recent years without any actual service being established yet due to lack or demand or suitable aircraft type available for such use at present time.