Harry Reid International Airport

Harry Reid International Airport
Harry Reid International Airport
	The airport in 2012
	IATA: LAS; ICAO: KLAS; FAA LID: LAS; WMO: 72386;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Clark County Commission
Operator	Clark County Department of Aviation
Serves	Las Vegas Valley, Southern Utah, Southern Nevada, Northern Arizona
Location	Paradise, Nevada, United States
Focus city for	Allegiant Air; Frontier Airlines; JSX; Southwest Airlines; Spirit Airlines; Sun Country Airlines;
Elevation AMSL	2,181 ft / 665 m
Coordinates	36°04′48″N 115°09′08″W / 36.08000°N 115.15222°W
Website	harryreidairport.com
Runways
Statistics (2021)
Total passengers
Total passengers	39,710,493
Aircraft movements	486,540
Cargo	240,316,816 lbs.
	Source: Harry Reid International Airport

Harry Reid International Airport^[2] (IATA: LAS, ICAO: KLAS, FAA LID: LAS) is an international airport in Paradise, Nevada. It is the main government airport for the public in the Las Vegas Valley.

The airport is named after U.S. Senator Harry Reid. From 1968 until 2021, the airport was called McCarran International Airport, and before 1968 it was named McCarran Field, after U.S Senator Pat McCarran.^[3]

References

↑ "Clark County Department of Aviation Statistics". McCarran.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
↑ "Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport to be renamed after ex-Nevada Sen. Harry Reid". USA TODAY. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
↑ Golonka, Sean (February 16, 2021). "Clark County Commissioners approve renaming McCarran airport after Sen. Harry Reid, federal approval needed next". The Nevada Independent. Archived from the original on February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

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[1] "Clark County Department of Aviation Statistics". McCarran.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2022.

[2] "Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport to be renamed after ex-Nevada Sen. Harry Reid". USA TODAY. Retrieved November 19, 2021.

[:0-3] Golonka, Sean (February 16, 2021). "Clark County Commissioners approve renaming McCarran airport after Sen. Harry Reid, federal approval needed next". The Nevada Independent. Archived from the original on February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

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