Harry Reid International Airport

George Crockett, a flight instructor, built Alamo Field in 1942 on the site currently occupied by Harry Reid Airport.{{sfn|Bubb|2012|pp=40-44}}{{sfn|Wright|2005|pp=32-35}} Crockett named it in honor of his forefather Davy Crockett, who had fought in the Battle of the Alamo. The airfield opened in January 1943. It catered to general aviation and included three gravel runways, a flight school, and a terminal building.{{sfn|Bubb|2012|pp=40-44}} Meanwhile, all commercial airlines flew into the Las Vegas Army Airfield. They shared the facility with the Army Air Forces, which had been operating an air base there since the attack on Pearl Harbor.{{sfn|Wright|2005|pp=32-35}}{{sfn|Bubb|2012|p=35}} The base closed in 1946.{{sfn|Bubb|2012|pp=40-44}}

With the onset of the Cold War, the military said it was amenable to reopening the base, but it wanted the airlines to move elsewhere.{{sfn|Moehring|2000|pp=61-63}} Crockett was willing to let them use his airfield, so the Clark County Commission entered into negotiations with him.{{sfn|Wright|2005|pp=32-35}} In the meantime, the county held a bond election to fund construction work that would enable Alamo Field to handle commercial operations. Proponents of the bond issue, who included the chamber of commerce and casino executives, sought the economic benefits of both an air base and a modern airport capable of serving the increasing numbers of tourists that they expected to arrive. Voters approved the bond in 1947.{{sfn|Bubb|2012|pp=40-44}}{{sfn|Moehring|2000|pp=61-63}} With the help of U.S. senator Pat McCarran of Nevada, the county finalized a deal with Crockett to purchase his airfield the following year.{{sfn|Bubb|2012|pp=40-44}}{{cite journal |title=McCarran: 45 visionary years |author=Henderson, Danna K. |journal=Air Transport World |volume=30 |issue=6 |date=June 1993 |id={{ProQuest|224293435}}}} On December 19, 1948, the airport was renamed McCarran Field and began receiving passenger flights.{{sfn|Moehring|Green|2005|pp=114-115}}

The growth of the Las Vegas casino industry during the 1950s fueled a rise in air traffic; the city went from receiving 36,000 passengers in 1948 to nearly one million in 1959. In September 1960, United Airlines became the first carrier to offer jet flights to Las Vegas.{{sfn|Moehring|2000|pp=131-133}} The airport was ill-equipped to handle the increasing passenger counts and the advent of commercial jetliners. Consequently, the county built a new terminal, which opened in March 1963.{{sfn|Moehring|2000|pp=131-133}}{{sfn|Bubb|2012|pp=54-58, 69, 71-72}} Another expansion project, which included adding Concourses A and B and lengthening the runways, ended in 1974.{{sfn|Bubb|2012|pp=72-73}}{{cite news |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/us-air-moving-to-d-concourse-at-mccarran/ |title=US Air moving to D Concourse at McCarran |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=July 8, 2013 |access-date=November 9, 2023}} However, traffic levels had already rendered the project insufficient by the time it was completed. Airport officials therefore prepared for further expansion.{{sfn|Bubb|2012|pp=72-73}}

The deregulation of the airline industry in 1978 led to an increase in the number of carriers at McCarran and prompted officials to accelerate their expansion plans.{{sfn|Bubb|2012|pp=78-79, 85-86}} In October 1985, a central terminal, Concourse C, and a people mover between the two buildings opened.{{cite news |title=Las Vegas airport readied for 21st century |work=Reno Gazette-Journal |date=October 7, 1985 |author=Borders, Myram |pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/article/reno-gazette-journal/51716274/ 1C], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/reno-gazette-journal/51716319/ 2C] |via=Newspapers.com}}

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, America West Airlines was the busiest airline at McCarran.{{cite news |last = Velotta |first = Richard |date = September 1, 2011 |title = US Airways to cut 40 percent of Las Vegas flights |url = http://vegasinc.com/news/2011/sep/01/us-airways-cut-40-percent-las-vegas-flights/ |work = Vegas Inc |access-date = May 1, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160609194158/http://vegasinc.com/news/2011/sep/01/us-airways-cut-40-percent-las-vegas-flights/ |archive-date = June 9, 2016 |url-status = live}} The carrier began offering cheap night flights to Las Vegas in 1986.{{cite news |title=America West Triples Passengers, Dominates McCarran |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=December 21, 1987 |author=Morrissey, John |id={{ProQuest|199312077}}}} It ultimately developed a hub at the airport that functioned between 10{{nbsp}}pm and 2{{nbsp}}am every night. The strategy capitalized on the fact that Las Vegas was open 24 hours a day and enabled the airline to decrease costs.{{cite news |last = McCartney |first = Scott |date = March 17, 1996 |title = Grabbing The Red-eye |url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/03/17/grabbing-the-red-eye/ |work = The Wall Street Journal |access-date = May 1, 2016 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150812151820/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1996-03-17/travel/9603170084_1_alliance-with-continental-airlines-america-west-airlines-david-bonderman |archive-date = August 12, 2015}}{{cite news |title=Leaving Las Vegas: Fuel Costs Affect Travelers' Options |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=March 25, 2008 |author=McCartney, Scott |id={{ProQuest|399093112}}}} America West charged low fares because it was the only carrier operating such a large number of flights at that time of night.{{sfn|Bubb|2012|page=82}} Most of its customers were tourists, while the remainder were changing planes. By the late 1990s, Southwest Airlines had overtaken America West as McCarran's largest carrier and occupied all the gates in Concourse C. The company's high frequency of flights, cheap tickets, and collaboration with local resorts contributed to its success in the Las Vegas market.{{sfn|Bubb|2012|pp=80-82}}{{cite news |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2001/mar/19/kelleher-a-giant-force-in-growth-of-las-vegas/ |title=Kelleher a giant force in growth of Las Vegas |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 19, 2001 |access-date=November 8, 2023}}{{cite news |title=Southwest Airlines Scores With Big Bet on Las Vegas |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=August 8, 2000 |author=Trottman, Melanie |id={{ProQuest|398756181}}}}

Multiple projects were finished during the 1990s. The Charter/International Terminal, later renamed Terminal 2, opened in December 1991.{{cite news |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2000/apr/05/mccarran-replaces-ground-operations-contractors/ |title=McCarran replaces ground operations contractors |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=April 5, 2000 |access-date=November 15, 2023}} A cargo center was dedicated two years later. In 1994, a tunnel beneath the east–west runways that linked the airport to the Las Vegas Beltway opened.{{cite news |title=Use of connector rising, officials say |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=February 26, 1995 |author=Curtis, Lynnette |id={{ProQuest|259977327}}}}{{cite news |title=County buying, moving homes in beltway path |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=December 6, 1994 |author=Gallant, John |id={{ProQuest|259986679}}}} A nine-level parking facility was completed in 1996, and in June 1998, the first two wings of Concourse D were inaugurated.{{cite news |last = Velotta |first = Richard |date = October 31, 1996 |title = Colorful McCarran Airport Parking Plaza opens Tuesday |url = http://lasvegassun.com/news/1996/oct/31/colorful-mccarran-airport-parking-plaza-opens-tues/ |work = Las Vegas Sun |access-date = May 1, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151016194049/http://lasvegassun.com/news/1996/oct/31/colorful-mccarran-airport-parking-plaza-opens-tues/ |archive-date = October 16, 2015}}{{cite news |title=D-gates work may resume next year |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=September 4, 2002 |author=Jones, Chris |id={{ProQuest|260135453}}}} McCarran also gained its first scheduled flights to Europe and Asia. In November 1996, Condor launched a route to Cologne, and Northwest Airlines commenced service to its hub at Tokyo's Narita Airport in June 1998.{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|260068495}} |title=Condor Airlines lifts hopes in Las Vegas |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=February 10, 1997 |author=Steinhauer, Adam}}{{cite news |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2000/oct/11/lv-asks-jal-to-pick-up-tokyo-flights-being-dropped/ |title=LV asks JAL to pick up Tokyo flights being dropped by Northwest |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=October 11, 2000 |access-date=November 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240427191541/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2000/oct/11/lv-asks-jal-to-pick-up-tokyo-flights-being-dropped/ |archive-date=April 27, 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116977793/elko-daily-free-press/ |title=Nonstop flight from Tokyo lands amid Las Vegas hoopla |work=Elko Daily Free Press |date=June 2, 1998 |access-date=January 22, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} With the backing of two casinos, National Airlines set up a hub in Las Vegas the following year. The company specialized in low-fare flights to cities on the East Coast. Other casinos responded by arranging package deals with larger airlines. This and other factors led to National's demise in 2002.{{sfn|Bubb|2012|pp=83-84}}{{cite news |title=National Airlines ends run |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=November 7, 2002 |author=Jones, Chris |id={{ProQuest|260180803}}}}

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Officials started to introduce new technologies. In the late 1990s, they began following a common-use strategy, where airlines share airport facilities.{{cite news |last = Stellin |first = Susan |date = November 7, 2011 |title = Sharing Catches On at Airports |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/business/at-airports-a-new-strategy-is-catching-on-sharing.html |work = The New York Times |access-date = May 1, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150614135538/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/business/at-airports-a-new-strategy-is-catching-on-sharing.html |archive-date = June 14, 2015 |url-status = live}}{{cite journal |title=Air power |date=April 17, 2003 |author=Joachim, David |journal=Network Computing |volume=14 |issue=7 |pages=32–42 |oclc=137342919 |id={{ProQuest|215437251}}}} The airport first deployed computer systems known as common-use terminal equipment (CUTE) at gates and check-in counters. McCarran pioneered the use of CUTE in the domestic terminals of American airports. In 2003, it became the first airport in the country to install common-use self-service kiosks, which customers use to check in and obtain their boarding passes.{{cite journal |title=Outside the box |author=Field, David |journal=Airline Business |volume=19 |issue=8 |pages=48–50 |date=August 2003 |id={{ProQuest|204148666}} |oclc=1368879199}}{{cite journal |title=Tag team |author=Joachim, David |journal=Network Computing |volume=15 |issue=1 |pages=79–82 |date=January 22, 2004 |oclc=137342919 |id={{ProQuest|215437743}}}} With nearly 30 carriers serving McCarran, officials did not want to have separate sets of kiosks for each one. The airport ultimately acquired a reputation in the United States as the model for the common-use approach. It began implementing a baggage-tracking system based on radio-frequency identification (RFID) in 2005. The technology was intended to facilitate luggage screening and decrease the chances of losing bags.{{cite news |title=Airline Industry Gets Smarter With Bags |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=September 30, 2009 |author=Michaels, Daniel |id={{ProQuest|399113012}}}} McCarran and the Hong Kong airport were the first to use RFID on a large scale.{{cite news |last=West |first=Karen |date=October 13, 2006 |title=Vegas bets on radio chips for luggage problems |url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/15235999/ns/business-us_business/t/vegas-bets-radio-chips-luggage-problems/#.Vyabx0df3IV |work=MSNBC |access-date=May 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503005846/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/15235999/ns/business-us_business/t/vegas-bets-radio-chips-luggage-problems/ |archive-date=May 3, 2016}}

In the 2000s, Allegiant Air moved its headquarters from Fresno to Las Vegas. The company also changed its focus to providing nonstop flights between small towns and vacation destinations and expanded the number of cities it served from McCarran to 35.{{cite news |title=Score one for Little America |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=December 8, 2006 |author=Spillman, Benjamin |id={{ProQuest|260213966}}}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/21/business/21air.html |title=Flying Where Big Airlines Aren't |work=The New York Times |date=September 21, 2006 |access-date=November 27, 2023 |author=Bailey, Jeff}} In 2004, Philippine Airlines extended its flight between Manila and Vancouver to Las Vegas. The service was primarily targeted at tourists from western Canada, though the carrier also hoped to attract members of the large Filipino community in Las Vegas.{{cite news |url=https://www.philstar.com/business/2004/02/03/237463/pal-launches-las-vegas-service-march-16 |title=PAL launches Las Vegas service on March 16 |work=The Philippine Star |date=February 3, 2004 |access-date=October 25, 2023 |archive-date=October 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026013256/https://www.philstar.com/business/2004/02/03/237463/pal-launches-las-vegas-service-march-16 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Philippine Airlines boss: "We're here to stay" |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 18, 2004 |author=Jones, Chris |id={{ProQuest|260156085}}}} The third wing of Concourse D, along with a ramp control tower, opened in April 2005.{{cite news |date = April 15, 2005 |title = New D gates set to open today |url = http://lasvegassun.com/news/2005/apr/15/new-d-gates-set-to-open-today/ |work = Las Vegas Sun |access-date = May 1, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112505/http://lasvegassun.com/news/2005/apr/15/new-d-gates-set-to-open-today/ |archive-date = March 4, 2016}} Two years later, a consolidated rental car facility began operations.{{cite news |title = Car Renters Consolidate in Building Near Airport |last = Spillman |first = Benjamin |url = http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/car-renters-consolidate-building-near-airport |work = Las Vegas Review-Journal |date = April 4, 2007 |access-date = April 4, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140523021526/http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/car-renters-consolidate-building-near-airport |archive-date = May 23, 2014}} The fourth and final wing of Concourse D was added in September 2008.{{cite news |title=Airport scanner peers through clothing |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 1, 2008 |author=Spillman, Benjamin |id={{ProQuest|260232081}}}} In the same month, US Airways closed the night hub due to the 2000s energy crisis. The airline had merged with America West in 2005.{{cite news |title=US Airways adding fees, cutting staff |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=June 13, 2008 |author=Fitzpatrick, Dan |id={{ProQuest|390648403}}}}{{cite news |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/apr/06/nd-prot-carrier-plans-lose-more-vegas-flights/ |title=To find profit, carrier plans to lose more Vegas flights |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=April 6, 2009 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |author=Velotta, Richard N.}} US Airways shut its crew base at McCarran in 2010.{{cite web |url=https://www.patriotledger.com/story/lifestyle/travel/2010/03/17/us-airways-plans-to-close/40257992007/ |title=US Airways plans to close its Boston crew base in May |work=The Patriot Ledger |date=March 17, 2010 |access-date=November 1, 2023 |author=Chesto, Jon}} By 2012, the company had eliminated all routes except for those to its hubs in Charlotte, Philadelphia, and Phoenix and its focus city at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.{{cite news |title=US Air removing last trace of McCarran hub |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=September 12, 2011 |author=O'Reiley, Tim |id={{ProQuest|898689742}}}}{{cite news |title=US Airways to cut daily departures from Vegas |work=Arizona Republic |date=September 2, 2011 |author=Neighbor, Megan |id={{ProQuest|887047078}}}}File:LAS_LAS_VEGAS_TOWER_CONTROL_(10509713443).jpgFearing McCarran would soon exceed its capacity, the Clark County Commission began work on Terminal 3 in 2005. The economy was doing well, and Terminal 2 had become congested. Although the economy later entered a recession, the county chose to proceed with the project.{{cite news |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tourism/las-vegas-airports-terminal-3-celebrating-10th-anniversary-2598522/ |title=Las Vegas airport's Terminal 3 celebrating 10th anniversary |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=June 25, 2022 |access-date=January 14, 2024 |author=Velotta, Richard N.}}{{cite news |title=Did airport grow too far, too fast? |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 12, 2008 |author=Spillman, Benjamin |id={{ProQuest|260227500}}}} The airport's cargo facility was located within the Terminal 3 site, so it was replaced by the Marnell Air Cargo Center, which opened in 2010.{{cite news |title=Construction plans proceeding at McCarran |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=May 18, 2009 |author=Illia, Tony |id={{ProQuest|199298285}}}}{{cite news |last = Velotta |first = Richard |date = October 9, 2010 |title = Company shows off air cargo center |url = http://lasvegassun.com/news/2010/oct/09/company-shows-air-cargo-center/ |work = Las Vegas Sun |access-date = May 9, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160208015035/http://lasvegassun.com/news/2010/oct/09/company-shows-air-cargo-center/ |archive-date = February 8, 2016 |url-status = live}} The new terminal was inaugurated in June 2012, replacing Terminal 2.{{cite news |title=McCarran Airport Shuffle to Revive Closed Concourse D |first=Tim |last=O'Reilly |url=http://www.lvrj.com/business/part-of-closed-concourse-d-to-spring-back-to-life-137552728.html |newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=January 18, 2012 |access-date=January 18, 2012}} It cost $2.4 billion and was the largest public works project in Nevada.{{cite news |url=https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/2012/jun/05/open-house-scheduled-saturday-mccarrans-24-billion/ |title=Open house scheduled for Saturday at McCarran's $2.4 billion Terminal 3 |work=Vegas Inc |date=June 5, 2012 |access-date=January 14, 2024 |author=Velotta, Richard N.}} In 2013, Philippine Airlines discontinued its route to Las Vegas.{{cite news |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/mccarran-flights-forecast-to-fade-in-2013/ |title=McCarran flights forecast to fade in 2013 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=December 29, 2012 |access-date=January 14, 2024 |author=O'Reiley, Tim}} In 2016, Terminal 2 was demolished, and a new control tower and Terminal Radar Approach Control facility were completed.{{cite news |url = http://news3lv.com/news/local/mccarran-air-traffic-controllers-begin-use-of-new-control-tower |title = McCarran air traffic controllers begin using new $99M control tower |work = KSNV |date = August 28, 2016 |access-date = September 3, 2016 |author = Clemons, Marvin |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160901120021/http://news3lv.com/news/local/mccarran-air-traffic-controllers-begin-use-of-new-control-tower |archive-date = September 1, 2016 |url-status = live |df = mdy-all}} At {{Convert|352|ft|m}} tall, it was the second tallest in the country when completed.{{Cite web |last=Candee |first=Adam |date=2016-10-18 |title=Nation's second-tallest tower dedicated at McCarran |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/oct/18/nations-second-tallest-tower-dedicated-at-mccarran/ |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=Las Vegas Sun |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=October 18, 2016 |title=Federal Aviation Administration Dedicates New Las Vegas Air Traffic Control Facility |url=https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/federal-aviation-administration-dedicates-new-las-vegas-air-traffic-control-facility |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration}} In 2017, the airport equipped seven gates in Concourse D to receive international flights and built a tunnel to connect them to the customs facility in Terminal 3.{{cite news |url = https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/new-corridor-linking-gates-to-inspections-area-opening-soon-at-mccarran/ |title = New corridor linking gates to inspections area opening soon at McCarran |work = Las Vegas Review-Journal |date = May 26, 2017 |access-date = June 3, 2017 |author = Marroquin, Art |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171024042703/https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/new-corridor-linking-gates-to-inspections-area-opening-soon-at-mccarran/ |archive-date = October 24, 2017 |url-status = live}}{{cite news |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tourism/las-vegas-airport-sets-record-with-48-5m-passengers-in-2017/ |title=Las Vegas airport sets record with 48.5M passengers in 2017 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=January 22, 2018 |access-date=November 15, 2023 |author=Marroquin, Art}} LATAM Airlines Brasil added a seasonal route to São Paulo, McCarran's first direct link to South America, in June 2018.{{cite news |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tourism/Activity-at-Las-Vegas-airport-bodes-well-for-tourism-goals-experts-say/ |title=Activity at Las Vegas airport bodes well for tourism goals, experts say |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=August 14, 2018 |access-date=November 16, 2023 |author=Velotta, Richard N.}}{{cite news |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tourism/mccarran-airport-could-see-record-seat-capacity-by-late-spring-1569029/ |title=McCarran airport could see record seat capacity by late spring |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=January 8, 2019 |access-date=November 16, 2023 |author=Velotta, Richard N.}}

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, the control tower was closed for several days after a controller tested positive for the virus, leading to many delays and cancellations.{{cite news |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tourism/mccarran-control-tower-reopens-a-week-after-covid-19-closure-1990772/ |title=McCarran control tower reopens a week after COVID-19 closure |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 25, 2020 |access-date=November 15, 2023 |author=Akers, Mick}} The following month, the decrease in traffic caused by the pandemic prompted the closure of all the gates in Concourse B and Terminal 3.{{cite news |url=https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2020/04/01/las-vegas-airport-shuts-down-gates-2-concourses-amid-covid-19-travel-decline/5109524002/ |title=Las Vegas airport shuts down all gates at two concourses amid COVID-19 travel decline |work=Reno Gazette-Journal |date=April 1, 2020 |access-date=November 15, 2023 |author=Komenda, Ed}} Concourse B reopened in the summer, and the E gates in Terminal 3 subsequently reopened in July 2021.{{Cite web |date=2021-07-22 |title=Flights set to return to McCarran's Terminal 3 E Gates |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tourism/flights-set-to-return-to-mccarrans-terminal-3-e-gates-2404847/ |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |language=en-US}}

In February 2021, the Clark County Commission voted unanimously to rename the airport after U.S. senator Harry Reid of Nevada. The commissioners believed that Pat McCarran had left a legacy of anti-Semitism and racism.{{Cite news |last = Golonka |first = Sean |date = February 16, 2021 |title = Clark County Commissioners approve renaming McCarran airport after Sen. Harry Reid, federal approval needed next |work = The Nevada Independent |location=Las Vegas|url = https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/clark-county-commissioners-approve-renaming-mccarran-airport-after-sen-harry-reid-federal-approval-needed-next |url-status = live |access-date = February 19, 2021 |archive-date = February 16, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210216210436/https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/clark-county-commissioners-approve-renaming-mccarran-airport-after-sen-harry-reid-federal-approval-needed-next}}{{cite web |url = https://www.ktnv.com/news/leaders-to-consider-las-vegas-airport-name-change-citing-diversity |title = Leaders to consider Las Vegas airport name change, citing diversity |last = Bartels |first = Joe |date = February 2, 2021 |publisher = KTNV Las Vegas |access-date = June 20, 2021 |archive-date = March 6, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210306182602/https://www.ktnv.com/news/leaders-to-consider-las-vegas-airport-name-change-citing-diversity |url-status = live}} The airport was officially renamed in December 2021.{{cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/29/harry-reid-former-senate-majority-leader-dies-at-82.html |title=Harry Reid, former Senate majority leader, dies at 82 |publisher=Cnbc.com |date=December 29, 2021 |access-date=February 28, 2022 |archive-date=December 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229153534/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/29/harry-reid-former-senate-majority-leader-dies-at-82.html |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2021/dec/14/las-vegas-airport-renamed-for-former-us-sen-harry/ |title=Las Vegas airport renamed for former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=December 14, 2021 |access-date=October 27, 2023 |author=Davis, Hillary |archive-date=September 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919093941/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2021/dec/14/las-vegas-airport-renamed-for-former-us-sen-harry/ |url-status=live}}

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Harry Reid International Airport has four runways:{{cite web |url=https://nfdc.faa.gov/nfdcApps/services/ajv5/airportDisplay.jsp?airportId=klas |title=Aeronautical Information Services: Harry Reid Intl |work=Federal Aviation Administration |access-date=November 18, 2023}}

• 1L/19R: {{convert|8988|x|150|ft|m}}
• 1R/19L: {{convert|9771|x|150|ft|m}}
• 8L/26R: {{convert|14515|x|150|ft|m}}
• 8R/26L: {{convert|10526|x|150|ft|m}}

The runways are made of concrete. 1L, 26R, and 26L have a category I instrument landing system with distance measuring equipment. 8L/26R is the third-longest civil runway in the country.{{cite news |url=https://news3lv.com/news/local/renovations-complete-longest-mccarran-runway-back-in-action |title=Renovations complete, longest McCarran runway back in action |work=KSNV |date=April 25, 2016 |access-date=November 18, 2023 |author=Nunley, Kyndell}}

The airport has a total of 110 gates across two passenger terminals, which are numbered 1 and 3, and a satellite concourse called Concourse D. Terminal 1 contains three concourses labeled A, B, and C. Terminal 3 houses the E gates and handles international arrivals.{{cite web |url=https://harryreidairport.com/Terminals |title=Terminals |work=Harry Reid International Airport |access-date=November 21, 2023}} Terminal 3 and Concourse D are able to receive international flights, and a tunnel links the international gates in Concourse D to the customs checkpoint. Of these international gates, Concourse D has a 3-jetway stand (D21/22) that can accommodate an Airbus A380, the largest commercial airplane in the world.https://www.tripbeam.com/blog/an-in-depth-guide-to-mccarran-airport-terminals-las There is an airside tram system with three lines. The green and blue lines connect the central part of Terminal 1 with Concourses C and D, respectively. The red line runs between Terminal 3 and Concourse D.{{cite web |title=Airport Tram at Harry Reid International Airport |url=https://www.harryreidairport.com/Tram |access-date=July 17, 2022 |archive-date=September 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912155714/https://www.harryreidairport.com/Tram |url-status=live}}

In 1968, slot machines were first installed at the airport. The Las Vegas and Reno airports are the only two airports in the United States with slot machines.{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-feb-17-me-28475-story.html |title=Airport's Slots Are on a Roll in Vegas |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 17, 2002 |agency=Associated Press |access-date=November 15, 2023 |author=Ritter, Ken}}{{Cite web |last=Lilly |first=Caitlin |title=Slot machines at Las Vegas airport bring in more than $1B in revenue |url=https://www.fox5vegas.com/2022/11/01/slot-machines-las-vegas-airport-bring-more-than-1b-revenue/ |access-date=March 8, 2023 |website=www.fox5vegas.com |date=November 2022 |language=en |archive-date=March 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308070912/https://www.fox5vegas.com/2022/11/01/slot-machines-las-vegas-airport-bring-more-than-1b-revenue/ |url-status=live}} Terminal 1 and Concourse D also house exhibits of the Howard W. Cannon Aviation Museum, which covers the history of aviation in southern Nevada.{{cite web |url=https://www.clarkcountynv.gov/government/departments/parks___recreation/cultural_division/musuems/cannon_aviation_musuem.php |title=Howard W. Cannon Aviation Museum |work=Clark County, Nevada |access-date=November 18, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://harryreidairport.com/Maps?v=4 |title=Maps |work=Harry Reid International Airport |access-date=January 27, 2024}}

Airlines unload their freight at the Marnell Air Cargo Center, which can handle {{convert|100000|ST}} of cargo. Janet Air flights to secret military installations operate from a dedicated terminal building.{{cite news |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/military/secret-las-vegas-airline-posted-job-ad-for-trips-to-area-51/ |title=Secret Las Vegas airline posted job ad for trips to Area 51 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=January 11, 2018 |access-date=November 19, 2023 |author=Brean, Henry}} The airport also has a parking lot where the public can watch aircraft take off and land.{{cite news |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/las-vegas-airport-viewing-lot-reopens-today-2600766/ |title=Las Vegas airport viewing lot reopens today |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=June 30, 2022 |access-date=November 19, 2023 |author=Clemons, Marvin}}

Maverick Helicopters and Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters each operate their own terminal at Harry Reid Airport for sightseeing flights. The Maverick terminal covers {{convert|6000|sqft}}, and the Sundance terminal occupies {{convert|13000|sqft}}. The Papillon terminal was established in 1997.{{cite news |last=Snel |first=Alan |date=April 16, 2015 |title=Papillon marks 50th anniversary with golden helicopter |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/aviation/papillon-marks-50th-anniversary-golden-helicopter |access-date=May 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804190352/http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/aviation/papillon-marks-50th-anniversary-golden-helicopter |archive-date=August 4, 2016}}{{cite news |last=Velotta |first=Richard |date=November 20, 2015 |title=Maverick Aviation takes off with plush new Las Vegas terminal |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/maverick-aviation-takes-plush-new-las-vegas-terminal |access-date=May 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424004953/http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/maverick-aviation-takes-plush-new-las-vegas-terminal |archive-date=April 24, 2016}}{{cite news |last=Ferrara |first=David |date=April 21, 2014 |title=Sundance Helicopters remodels terminal, polishes image |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/business-press/sundance-helicopters-remodels-terminal-polishes-image |url-status=live |access-date=May 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701110555/http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/business-press/sundance-helicopters-remodels-terminal-polishes-image |archive-date=July 1, 2016}}

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| Advanced Air | Gallup, Merced |{{Cite web |date=March 8, 2024 |title=Route Map |url=https://advancedairlines.com/route-map/ |access-date=April 18, 2024 |website=Advanced Air}}

| Aer Lingus | Seasonal: Dublin{{cite web|title=Aer Lingus To Launch New Dublin-Las Vegas Route|url=https://www.travelpulse.com/news/airlines-airports/aer-lingus-announces-new-flight-from-dublin-to-las-vegas-starting-this-fall |access-date = May 22, 2024}} |

| Aero |Charter: Los Angeles–Van Nuys{{cite web|url=https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/aero-launches-las-vegas-flights|title=Private jet airline Aero to launch flights between Los Angeles and Las Vegas|publisher=AeroTime|date=October 9, 2024|access-date=October 26, 2024}} |

| Aeroméxico |Mexico City
Seasonal: Guadalajara,{{cn|date=May 2025}} Monterrey{{cite web |title=Aeromexico Schedules Additional US Routes in NW24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240909-amnw24us |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=9 September 2024}} |{{cite web |title = Flight Schedule |url = https://booking.aeromexico.com/SSW2010/D5DE/flightSchedulePage.html?_ga=1.18768702.686413547.1491325115 |access-date = March 23, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170406022455/https://booking.aeromexico.com/SSW2010/D5DE/flightSchedulePage.html?_ga=1.18768702.686413547.1491325115 |archive-date = April 6, 2017 |url-status = live}}

| Air Canada |Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230815-acnw23lasphx|title=Air Canada Adds Boeing 787 Las Vegas / Phoenix Service is NW23|website=AeroRoutes|date=August 15, 2023|access-date=August 15, 2023|archive-date=August 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815194437/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230815-acnw23lasphx|url-status=live}} Vancouver| {{cite web |url = https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/book/routes-and-partners/flight-schedules.html |title = Flight Schedules |publisher = Air Canada |access-date = March 24, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180323072516/https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/book/routes-and-partners/flight-schedules.html |archive-date = March 23, 2018 |url-status = live}}

| Air Canada Rouge |Toronto–Pearson
Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau{{cn|date=May 2025}} |{{cite news |url = https://www.travelweek.ca/news/air-canada-rouge-resumes-service-from-toronto/ |title = Air Canada Rouge resumes service from Toronto |newspaper = Travelweek |date = September 8, 2021 |access-date = September 27, 2021 |archive-date = September 27, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210927052552/https://www.travelweek.ca/news/air-canada-rouge-resumes-service-from-toronto/ |url-status = live}}

| Alaska Airlines |Anchorage, Boise, Everett, Los Angeles, Portland (OR), San Diego,{{cite web |title=Alaska Airlines Adds 3 Domestic Routes From Oct 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240425-asoct24 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=25 April 2024}} San Francisco, Santa Rosa,{{cite web |url=https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/alaska-airlines-adds-direct-flights-from-charles-m-schulz-sonoma-county-airport-to-las-vegas |title=Alaska Airlines adds direct flights from Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport to Las Vegas|date=March 21, 2024 |website=County of Sonoma}} Seattle/Tacoma
Seasonal: Puerto Vallarta,{{cn|date=May 2025}} San José del Cabo,{{cn|date=May 2025}} San Luis Obispo{{cn|date=May 2025}} |{{cite news |title = Flight Timetable |newspaper = Alaska Airlines |url = https://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/timetables.aspx |access-date = March 23, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170202123138/https://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/timetables.aspx |archive-date = February 2, 2017 |url-status = live |last1 = Airlines |first1 = Alaska}}

| Allegiant Air |Appleton, Asheville, Belleville/St. Louis, Bellingham, Billings, Bismarck, Boise, Bozeman, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, Chattanooga,{{Cite web|url=https://ir.allegiantair.com/news-releases/news-release-details/allegiant-announces-twelve-new-routes-one-way-fares-low-49|title=Allegiant Travel Company - News|access-date=November 17, 2023|archive-date=November 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117051537/https://ir.allegiantair.com/news-releases/news-release-details/allegiant-announces-twelve-new-routes-one-way-fares-low-49|url-status=dead}} Chicago/Rockford, Cincinnati, Des Moines, Destin/Fort Walton Beach, Eugene, Fargo, Fayetteville/Bentonville, Flint, Fort Wayne, Fresno, Glacier Park/Kalispell, Grand Forks, Grand Island, Grand Rapids, Great Falls, Idaho Falls, Indianapolis, Knoxville, Laredo, Lexington, McAllen, Medford, Memphis, Minot, Missoula, Moline/Quad Cities, Monterey, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Peoria, Phoenix/Mesa, Rapid City, Santa Maria (CA), Shreveport, Sioux Falls, South Bend, Spokane, Springfield/Branson, Stockton, Tri-Cities (WA), Tulsa, Wichita |{{cite web |title = Flight schedules and notifications |url = https://www.allegiantair.com |access-date = March 23, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110224233038/http://www.allegiantair.com/ |archive-date = February 24, 2011 |url-status = live}}

| American Airlines |Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York–JFK,{{cite web|title=American Airlines to Restart New York - Las Vegas Flight with 737 |url=https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2024/07/21/american-airlines-restart-new-york-las-vegas-flight/|date=July 21, 2024}} Philadelphia, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Washington–National |{{cite web |title = Flight schedules and notifications |url = https://www.aa.com/travelInformation/flights/schedule |access-date = March 23, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170202010611/https://www.aa.com/travelInformation/flights/schedule |archive-date = February 2, 2017 |url-status = live}}

| Avelo Airlines |Redmond/Bend, Santa Rosa
Seasonal: Salem{{cn|date=May 2025}}|{{cite web |url=https://www.aveloair.com/destinations#route-map |title=Destinations {{!}} Avelo |access-date=July 15, 2021 |archive-date=July 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715060025/https://www.aveloair.com/destinations#route-map |url-status=live}}

| Avianca El Salvador |Seasonal: San Salvador{{cn|date=May 2025}} |{{cite web |title=Avianca Adds Seasonal San Salvador – Las Vegas Route in 3Q23 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230419-avlas |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=April 19, 2023 |archive-date=April 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422212139/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230419-avlas |url-status=live}}

| Breeze Airways |Akron/Canton, Fort Myers,{{cite web|title=Breeze to offer flights to another casino town beginning in 2024|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tourism/breeze-to-offer-flights-to-another-casino-town-beginning-in-2024-2927367/|website=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=October 24, 2023 |access-date=October 24, 2023|archive-date=October 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024174559/https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tourism/breeze-to-offer-flights-to-another-casino-town-beginning-in-2024-2927367/|url-status=live}} Grand Junction,{{cite web |url=https://www.travelandleisure.com/breeze-airways-adds-new-routes-to-las-vegas-florida-colorado-8675849|title=Breeze Airways Adds New Routes to Las Vegas, Florida, and More — With 35% Off Flights for a Limited Time

|date=July 10, 2024|access-date=July 10, 2024}} Gulfport/Biloxi, Hartford, Huntsville, Jacksonville (FL), Norfolk, Richmond, Syracuse |{{Cite web|url=https://www.flybreeze.com/destinations|title=Breeze Airways Destinations|access-date=April 26, 2022|archive-date=April 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415232217/https://www.flybreeze.com/destinations|url-status=live}}

| British Airways |London–Heathrow
Seasonal: London–Gatwick{{cn|date=May 2025}} |{{cite web |url = https://www.britishairways.com/travel/schedules/public/en_gb |title = Timetables |publisher = British Airways |access-date = March 24, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170330083400/https://www.britishairways.com/travel/schedules/public/en_gb |archive-date = March 30, 2017 |url-status = live}}

| Condor |Seasonal: Frankfurt{{cn|date=May 2025}} |{{cite web |title = Timetable |url = https://www.condor.com/eu/book-plan/flight/timetable.jsp |access-date = March 23, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170606183547/https://www.condor.com/eu/book-plan/flight/timetable.jsp |archive-date = June 6, 2017 |url-status = live}}

| Copa Airlines |Panama City–Tocumen |{{cite web |title = Flight Schedule |url = https://www.copaair.com/en/web/us/timetables |access-date = March 23, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170810014849/https://www.copaair.com/en/web/us/timetables |archive-date = August 10, 2017 |url-status = live}}

| Delta Air Lines |Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Cincinnati, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York–JFK, Raleigh/Durham, Salt Lake City, Seattle/Tacoma |{{cite web |title = Flight schedules |url = https://www.delta.com/flightinfo/viewFlightSchedulesSetup.action |access-date = March 17, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150621123636/http://www.delta.com/flightinfo/viewFlightSchedulesSetup.action |archive-date = June 21, 2015 |url-status = live}}

| Delta Connection |Orange County, Sacramento, San Diego, San Jose (CA){{cite web|url= https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/new-nonstop-flights-are-poised-to-give-san-jose-airport-a-travel-lift/ar-AA1xOYLN |title= New nonstop flights are poised to give San Jose Airport a travel lift|publisher=Silicon Valley Business Journal|date=January 26, 2025|access-date=January 31, 2025}} |

| Discover Airlines |Frankfurt |{{cite news |url = https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/295913/eurowings-discover-outlines-seven-new-long-haul-routes/ |title = Eurowings Discover outlines seven new long-haul routes |work = Routesonline |date = May 21, 2021 |access-date = July 19, 2021 |author = Casey, David |archive-date = June 11, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210611234316/https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/295913/eurowings-discover-outlines-seven-new-long-haul-routes/ |url-status = live}}

| Edelweiss Air |Seasonal: Zurich{{cn|date=June 2025}} |{{cite web |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240814-wkns25na|title=EDELWEISS AIR SCHEDULES HALIFAX / SEATTLE LAUNCH IN NS25|website=AeroRoutes |access-date=14 August 2024}}

| Flair Airlines |Seasonal: Vancouver{{cite web|title=Fly away: Flair announces winter schedule with new routes and a big sale|url=https://dailyhive.com/canada/flair-airlines-winter-sale|website=DHCanada|access-date=June 7, 2024|archive-date=March 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307221107/https://dailyhive.com/canada/flair-airlines-winter-sale|url-status=live}} |{{cite web |url = https://flyflair.com/where-we-fly |title = Flair Airlines – where we fly |access-date = June 7, 2024 |archive-date = July 11, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210711051142/https://www.flyflair.com/where-we-fly |url-status = live}}

| Frontier Airlines |Atlanta, Austin, Chicago–Midway, Chicago–O'Hare,{{cite web |title=Frontier Airlines 2Q24 Las Vegas Domestic Service Resumptions |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240123-f92q24las |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=January 23, 2024}} Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, El Paso, Everett,{{cite web |title=Paine Field adds new budget carrier, Frontier Airlines|url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/paine-field-adds-new-budget-carrier-frontier-airlines/ |website=Herald.net |access-date=4 March 2025}} Houston–Intercontinental, Los Angeles,{{cite web|url=https://news.flyfrontier.com/frontier-airlines-announces-new-routes-expanding-operations-across-38-airports/| title=Frontier Airlines Announces New Routes, Expanding Operations Across 38 Airports}} New York–JFK,{{cite web |url= https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/frontier-airlines-announces-new-routes-across-nine-airports/ |title= Frontier Airlines Announces New Routes Across Nine Airports |website= Travel and Tour World |access-date= June 13, 2024}}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}} Oklahoma City, Ontario (CA), Orange County, Orlando, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Portland (OR), Raleigh/Durham,{{cite web |last1=Ohnesorge |first1=Lauren |title=RDU scores another flight to Las Vegas |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2024/12/30/frontier-airlines-las-vegas-raleigh-flights-rdu.html |website=Triangle Business Journal |access-date=6 January 2025}} Reno/Tahoe,{{cite web |url=https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/frontier-airlines-to-restart-flights-between-las-vegas-reno |title=Frontier Airlines starting las Vegas-Reno service on March 7 with $19 promotional fare |date=November 20, 2024}} St. Louis, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA),{{cite web |title = Frontier Airlines Announces Daily Nonstop Service from San Jose to Five Destinations |url = https://news.flyfrontier.com/frontier-airlines-announces-daily-nonstop-service-from-san-jose-to-five-destinations/ |access-date = May 22, 2024}} Seattle/Tacoma, Tucson,https://airlinegeeks.com/2025/02/18/frontier-adds-14-routes-returns-to-two-airports/ Washington–Dulles{{cite web | url=https://wtop.com/business-finance/2025/02/frontier-adds-dulles-to-las-vegas-nonstops/ | title=Frontier adds Dulles to Las Vegas nonstops | date=February 4, 2025 }}
Seasonal: Philadelphia,{{cn|date=May 2025}} Sacramento{{cn|date=May 2025}} |{{cite web |title = Frontier |url = https://www.flyfrontier.com |access-date = March 23, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170912053526/https://www.flyfrontier.com/ |archive-date = September 12, 2017 |url-status = live}}

| Hawaiian Airlines |Honolulu, Kahului |{{cite web |title = Destinations |url = https://www.hawaiianairlines.com/destinations |access-date = March 23, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180129192310/https://www.hawaiianairlines.com/destinations |archive-date = January 29, 2018 |url-status = live}}

| JetBlue |Boston, Fort Lauderdale, New York–JFK |{{cite web |title = JetBlue Airlines Timetable |url = https://b6.innosked.com/(S(ke2am3wxgiegj0zs1pxotirq))/default.aspx |access-date = March 23, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130713064749/http://b6.innosked.com/(S(52udsaj2thvywnmtihsndo55))/default.aspx |archive-date = July 13, 2013 |url-status = live}}

| JSX |Burbank, Concord (CA), Dallas–Love, Denver–Rocky Mountain, Los Angeles, Oakland, Orange County, Salt Lake City,{{cite web|url= https://www.streetinsider.com/dr/news.php?id=23399776&gfv=1|title=Award-winning Air Carrier JSX Launches New Sun & Ski Routes to Florida and Salt Lake City Starting in Late 2024|website=Street Insider|date=June 26, 2024|access-date=June 26, 2024}} San Diego/Carlsbad, Scottsdale
Seasonal: Reno/Tahoe (begins June 19, 2025){{Cite web |last=Ewing |first=Ryan|date=2025-03-18 |title=JSX Expands Network With New Routes {{!}} AirlineGeeks.com |url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2025/03/18/jsx-expands-network-with-new-routes/ |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=AirlineGeeks.com |language=en}} |{{cite web |title = Where We Fly |url = https://www.jsx.com/destinations-wherewefly |website = www.jsx.com |publisher = JSX |access-date = January 14, 2021 |archive-date = January 19, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210119132901/https://www.jsx.com/destinations-wherewefly |url-status = live}}

| KLM |Amsterdam |{{cite web |url = https://www.klm.com/travel/ca_en/prepare_for_travel/up_to_date/timetable/index.htm |title = View the Timetable |publisher = KLM |access-date = June 7, 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170912011516/https://www.klm.com/travel/ca_en/prepare_for_travel/up_to_date/timetable/index.htm |archive-date = September 12, 2017 |url-status = live}}

| Korean Air |Seoul–Incheon |{{cite news |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/business-columns/inside-gaming/las-vegas-airline-capacity-nearly-back-to-record-2019-levels-2514421/ |title=Las Vegas airline capacity nearly back to record 2019 levels |newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal |location=Las Vegas |publisher=News + Media Capital Group |date=January 16, 2022 |access-date=February 10, 2022 |author=Richard Velotta |archive-date=February 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211035400/https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/business-columns/inside-gaming/las-vegas-airline-capacity-nearly-back-to-record-2019-levels-2514421/ |url-status=live}}

| Porter Airlines |Toronto–Pearson
Seasonal: Ottawa{{cite news |url=https://www.travelweek.ca/news/porters-new-daily-flights-between-las-vegas-and-toronto-pearson-start-march-5/ |title=Porter's new daily flights between Las Vegas and Toronto-Pearson start March 5 |publisher=Travelweek |date=October 19, 2023 |access-date=October 19, 2023 |archive-date=October 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020224025/https://www.travelweek.ca/news/porters-new-daily-flights-between-las-vegas-and-toronto-pearson-start-march-5/ |url-status=live}} |{{cite news |url=https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/porter-airlines-launching-direct-ottawa-las-vegas-service-this-fall-1.6982785 |title=Porter Airlines launching direct Ottawa-Las Vegas service this fall |newspaper=CTV News |date=July 30, 2024 |last1=Pringle |first1=Josh}}

| Southwest Airlines |Albany,{{cite news |url=https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/nonstop-southwest-flights-albany-las-vegas-back-19455674.php |title=Nonstop Southwest flights between Albany and Las Vegas are back |newspaper=Times Union |date=May 13, 2024 |last1=Stanforth |first1=Lauren}} Albuquerque, Amarillo, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Birmingham (AL), Boise, Bozeman, Buffalo, Burbank, Chicago–Midway, Chicago–O'Hare, Cleveland, Colorado Springs, Columbus–Glenn, Dallas–Love, Denver, Des Moines, Detroit, El Paso, Eugene, Fort Lauderdale, Fresno, Grand Rapids, Honolulu, Houston–Hobby, Indianapolis, Kahului, Kailua-Kona, Kansas City, Lihue, Little Rock, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Louisville, Lubbock, Memphis,{{cite web |title=Southwest Airlines Extends Flight Schedule Through Early November |date=February 8, 2024 |url=https://swamedia.com/releases/release-04348ac5b321df2dd32727736b2cdcf8-southwest-airlines-extends-flight-schedule-through-early-november |access-date=8 Feb 2024 |archive-date=February 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240210040448/https://swamedia.com/releases/release-04348ac5b321df2dd32727736b2cdcf8-southwest-airlines-extends-flight-schedule-through-early-november |url-status=dead}} Midland/Odessa, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Nashville, New Orleans, Oakland, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Ontario (CA), Orange County, Orlando, Palm Springs, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Pittsburgh, Portland (OR), Raleigh/Durham, Reno/Tahoe, Rochester (NY),{{cite web |url=https://13wham.com/news/local/southwest-airlines-adding-nonstop-service-between-rochester-and-las-vegas-airport-direct-flight-international-airport |title=Southwest Airlines adding nonstop service between Rochester and Las Vegas|date=May 14, 2024 }} Sacramento, St. Louis, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), Santa Barbara, Seattle/Tacoma, Spokane, Tampa, Tucson, Tulsa, Washington–National,{{cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tourism/southwest-to-begin-selling-tickets-to-this-restricted-airport-3252364/|title=Southwest to begin selling tickets to this restricted airport|website=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=December 19, 2024|access-date=December 20, 2024}} Wichita |{{cite web |title = Check Flight Schedules |url = https://www.southwest.com/air/flight-schedules/index.html |access-date = November 26, 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170202053931/https://www.southwest.com/air/flight-schedules/index.html |archive-date = February 2, 2017 |url-status = live}}

| Spirit Airlines |Albuquerque, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boise, Burbank, Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, Columbus–Glenn, Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Houston–Intercontinental, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Nashville, Newark, New Orleans, Oakland, Orange County, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland (OR), Reno/Tahoe, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Jose (CA),{{cite news |author= |date=February 16, 2023 |title=Spirit Airlines Announces New Low-fare Routes from San Jose to Las Vegas, Dallas, San Diego |url=https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/spirit-airlines-announces-new-low-fare-routes-from-san-jose-to-las-vegas-dallas-san-diego/ |work=San Jose Inside |location=San Jose, CA |access-date=February 16, 2023 |archive-date=February 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216193123/https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/spirit-airlines-announces-new-low-fare-routes-from-san-jose-to-las-vegas-dallas-san-diego/ |url-status=live}} Seattle/Tacoma, Tampa
Seasonal: Phoenix–Sky Harbor{{cn|date=May 2025}} |{{cite web |title = Where We Fly |url = https://www.spirit.com/RouteMaps.aspx |publisher = Spirit Airlines |access-date = March 23, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171223042503/https://www.spirit.com/routemaps.aspx |archive-date = December 23, 2017 |url-status = live |df = dmy-all}}

| {{nowrap|Sun Country Airlines}} |Minneapolis/St. Paul
Seasonal: Eau Claire,{{cn|date=May 2025}} Milwaukee,{{cn|date=May 2025}} Williston{{cn|date=May 2025}} |{{cite web |title = Route Map & Flight Schedule |url = https://www.suncountry.com/Explore/Route-Map.html |access-date = January 7, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180815090927/https://www.suncountry.com/Explore/Route-Map.html |archive-date = August 15, 2018 |url-status = live}}

| United Airlines |Chicago–O'Hare, Denver, Houston–Intercontinental, Los Angeles, Newark, San Francisco, Washington–Dulles |{{cite web |title = Timetable |url = https://www.united.com/web/en-US/apps/travel/timetable/default.aspx |access-date = March 23, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170128165254/https://www.united.com/web/en-US/apps/travel/timetable/default.aspx |archive-date = January 28, 2017 |url-status = live}}

| Virgin Atlantic |London–Heathrow
Seasonal: Manchester (UK){{cn|date=May 2025}} |{{cite web |title = Interactive flight map |url = http://vs.fltmaps.com/en/gb |access-date = March 29, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180424150818/http://vs.fltmaps.com/en/gb |archive-date = April 24, 2018}}

| Viva |Guadalajara,{{cite web|url=https://a21.com.mx/aerolineas/2024/08/01/amplia-viva-nuevas-frecuencias-desde-monterrey-y-guadalajara|title= Viva expands new frequencies from Monterrey and Guadalajara|language=Spanish|website=A21|date=August 2024|access-date=August 1, 2024}} Mexico City, Monterrey |{{cite web |title = Our Destination |url = https://www.vivaaerobus.com/en/destinations/all-destinations |access-date = March 23, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143350/https://www.vivaaerobus.com/en/destinations/all-destinations |archive-date = June 12, 2018 |url-status = live}}

| Volaris |Guadalajara, Mexico City |{{cite web |title = Volaris Flight Schedule |url = http://cms.volaris.com/en/travel-with-volaris/flight-information/complete-timetable-of-our-flights/ |access-date = March 23, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170227151536/http://cms.volaris.com/en/travel-with-volaris/flight-information/complete-timetable-of-our-flights/ |archive-date = February 27, 2017 |url-status = live}}

| WestJet |Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto–Pearson, Vancouver
Seasonal: Kelowna,{{cn|date=May 2025}} Regina,{{cn|date=May 2025}} Saskatoon,{{cn|date=May 2025}} Victoria{{cite web |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240806-wsnw24las |title=WestJet NW24 Las Vegas Frequency Variations – 04AUG24}} Winnipeg{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/westjet-suspends-nine-routes-1.7529746|title=WestJet suspends nine U.S. routes due to lower demand|publisher=CBC|date=May 8, 2025|accessdate=May 9, 2025}} |{{cite web |title = Flight schedules |url = https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/travel-info/flight-info/flight-schedules |access-date = June 7, 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170210131344/https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/travel-info/flight-info/flight-schedules |archive-date = February 10, 2017 |url-status = live}}

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| Ameriflight |Phoenix–Sky Harbor |{{cite web |url = https://w3.ameriflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Complex-Bases-with-Destinations-Lines-and-Airport-Codes-all-white-text-2-e1573666934751.png |title = Archived copy |access-date = January 18, 2021 |archive-date = April 25, 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200425025416/https://w3.ameriflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Complex-Bases-with-Destinations-Lines-and-Airport-Codes-all-white-text-2-e1573666934751.png |url-status = live}}

| FedEx Express |Memphis, Oakland |{{cite web |url = https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/fx1874 |title = Live Flight Tracker – Real-Time Flight Tracker Map |website = Flightradar24 |access-date = October 1, 2020 |archive-date = December 3, 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201203114004/https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/fx1874 |url-status = live}}{{cite web |url = https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/fx1440 |title = Live Flight Tracker – Real-Time Flight Tracker Map |website = Flightradar24 |access-date = October 1, 2020 |archive-date = December 3, 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201203111701/https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/fx1440 |url-status = live}}{{cite web |url = https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/fx3648 |title = FedEx flight FX3648 – Flightradar24 |access-date = September 29, 2021 |archive-date = September 29, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210929145336/https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/fx3648 |url-status = live}}

| UPS Airlines |Louisville |{{cite web |url = https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/5x892 |title = Live Flight Tracker – Real-Time Flight Tracker Map |website = Flightradar24 |access-date = October 1, 2020 |archive-date = December 3, 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201203104100/https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/5x892 |url-status = live}}

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In 2024, a record 58,447,782 million travelers passed through Reid Airport.{{cite web|url=https://news.harryreidairport.com/58-4-million-passengers-in-2024-a-new-las-record|title=Harry Reid Int'l Airport Sets All-Time Passenger Record in 2024|website=harryreidairport.com|access-date=January 31, 2025}} The airport also had 613,973 aircraft movements and handled 252,898,593 million pounds of cargo.{{cite web |url=https://www.harryreidairport.com/Business/Statistics?id=1402120|title=LAS Airport 2024 Activity Data|website=harryreidairport.com|access-date=January 31, 2025}}

‡Final adjusted passenger data for 2023.

• From 1970 to the end of 2024, 1,538,394,375 passengers (enplaned+deplaned) have passed through Harry Reid Int'l Airport, an annual average of 27,970,807 passengers per year.

Vehicles reach the airport via Paradise Road and Russell Road from the north and via the Harry Reid Airport Connector, which branches off from the Las Vegas Beltway, from the south.{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/maps |title=Google Maps |access-date=November 19, 2023}}{{cite news |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/news-columns/road-warrior/mccarran-airport-tunnel-speed-limit-drops-to-improve-safety-2096355/ |title=McCarran airport tunnel speed limit drops to improve safety |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=August 16, 2020 |access-date=November 19, 2023 |author=Akers, Mick}} A 5,000-space consolidated rental car facility is located {{convert|3|mi|0|spell=in}} away and is linked to the terminals by shuttle buses. Buses also shuttle passengers between Terminals 1 and 3.{{cite web |url=https://www.harryreidairport.com/Transportation/InterTerminalShuttle |title=Inter-terminal shuttle |work=Harry Reid International Airport |access-date=November 19, 2023}} The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada's public bus system serves the airport.{{cite news |url=https://www.rtcsnv.com/ways-to-travel/transit-services/airport-transit-routes/ |title=Airport transit routes |work=Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada |access-date=November 19, 2023}}

• On November 15, 1956, Trans World Airlines Flight 163, a Martin 4-0-4, crash-landed at then McCarran Field during an attempted single-engine go-around after takeoff returning to the airport. Out of 38 passengers and crew, 16 received minor injuries. There was no fire, but the aircraft was destroyed.{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/334592|title=Accident description for N40404 at Aviation Safety Network|website=aviationsafetynetwork.org|access-date= July 27, 2024}}
• On the evening of November 15, 1964, Bonanza Air Lines Flight 114, a Fairchild F-27 turboprop flying from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to McCarran International Airport, crashed into the top of a hill in desert country about {{convert|8|mi|spell=in}} SSW of Las Vegas in poor weather conditions, all 26 passengers and three crew perished. The probable cause was the misreading of a faulty, outdated approach chart by the captain which resulted in a premature descent before impacting terrain.{{ASN accident|id=19641115-0|title=N745L|wikibase=no}}
• On April 16, 1965, a Bonanza Air Lines Fairchild F-27 on a training flight, cartwheeled off the runway at LAS because of an asymmetrical flap condition on takeoff. Both occupants survived, but the aircraft was substantially damaged and was written off.{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/332650|title=Accident description for N757L at Aviation Safety Network|website=aviationsafetynetwork.org|access-date= July 27, 2024}}
• On December 9, 1968, a Lockheed L-1649 Starliner operated by Fly By Night Safaris crashed back onto the runway at LAS during takeoff when a partial loss of power forced the pilot to carry out a belly landing. Parts of the propellers broke off as they contacted the runway, puncturing the fuselage. There were no fatalities among the 104 passengers and crew on board, but the aircraft was destroyed.{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/331697|title=Accident description for N7314C at Aviation Safety Network|website=aviationsafetynetwork.org|access-date= July 27, 2024}}
• On October 24, 1978, a Learjet 24 operated by Qualitron Aero Services Inc. crashed at LAS because of a premature rotation when one engine was cut after V1 speed after takeoff. Both occupants survived, but the aircraft was substantially damaged and written off.{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/328748|title=Accident description for N37DH at Aviation Safety Network|website=aviationsafetynetwork.org|access-date= July 27, 2024}}
• On August 17, 1999, a British Aerospace 125 operated by DP Air was severely damaged after it was forced to land at LAS with the landing gear retracted because of a loss of its hydraulic systems to extend the gear. All eight occupants survived with no injuries, but the aircraft was destroyed.{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/323690|title=Accident description for N454DP at Aviation Safety Network|website=aviationsafetynetwork.org|access-date= July 27, 2024}}
• On September 8, 2015, British Airways Flight 2276, a Boeing 777-200 destined for Gatwick Airport, suffered an uncontained left engine failure during the takeoff roll because of a cracked compressor disk, and the pilots aborted takeoff. A fire broke out in the affected engine after the aircraft stopped, and an evacuation of all 170 passengers and crew was performed on the runway. There was one serious injury and 19 minor injuries during the evacuation. The aircraft was severely damaged by the engine fire, but the plane was repaired and later placed back into service.{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/320221|title=Accident description for G-VIIO at Aviation Safety Network|website=aviationsafetynetwork.org|access-date= July 27, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/reports/2015/20150908_B772_G-VIIO.pdf|title=National Transportation Safety Board Accident Report For G-VIIO|access-date= July 27, 2024}}
• On Saturday, October 5, 2024, a Frontier Airlines Airbus A321 operating as Flight 1326 from San Diego, caught fire while landing. The pilots declared an emergency and the flight landed without injuries to its 197 occupants.https://abcnews.go.com/US/frontier-airlines-jet-catches-fire-landing-las-vegas/story?id=114534255<{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/449921|title=Accident description for N701FR at Aviation Safety Network|website=aviationsafetynetwork.org|access-date= October 8, 2024}}

Harry Reid International Airport - under its former name, McCarran International Airport - appears in the 2010 videogame Fallout: New Vegas. In game, it is often referred to as Camp McCarran, due to the presence of New California Republic troops using it as a military base.{{cite web|url=https://gamerant.com/fallout-new-vegas-how-get-this-machine-unique-battle-rifle/|title=Fallout: New Vegas - How to Get This Machine (Unique Battle Rifle)|first=Joseph|last=Sacco|date=May 25, 2024|work=Game Rant}}

Additionally, the airport appears at the end of the 1988 film Midnight Run, and the end of the 2007 film Ocean's Thirteen.{{fact|date=January 2025}}

• Henderson Executive Airport
• List of airports in Nevada
• North Las Vegas Airport
• Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport
• Transportation in Las Vegas

{{Reflist}}

• {{cite book |title=Landing in Las Vegas: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Tourist City |publisher=University of Nevada Press |last=Bubb |first=Daniel K. |year=2012 |isbn=978-0-87417-872-2}}
• {{cite book |title=Resort City in the Sunbelt: Las Vegas, 1930–2000 |publisher=University of Nevada Press |year=2000 |isbn=0-87417-356-6 |last=Moehring |first=Eugene P.}}
• {{cite book |last1 = Moehring |first1 = Eugene P. |last2 = Green |first2 = Michael S. |date = 2005 |title = Las Vegas: A Centennial History |location = Reno, NV |publisher = University of Nevada Press |isbn = 0-87417-615-8}}
• {{cite book |last = Wright |first = Frank |date = 2005 |title = Nevada Yesterdays: Short Looks at Las Vegas History |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=VD0e59nXb6MC |location = Las Vegas, NV |publisher = Stephens Press |isbn = 1-932173-27-7 |access-date = May 4, 2016 |archive-date = August 4, 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200804115316/https://books.google.com/books?id=VD0e59nXb6MC |url-status = live}}

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• {{Official website|http://www.harryreidairport.com/}}
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• [http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/Depts/parks/Pages/cannon-aviation-museum.aspx Howard W. Cannon Aviation Museum Official site]; {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506092059/http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/depts/parks/pages/cannon-aviation-museum.aspx |date=May 6, 2013}}

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