Harry Reid International Airport

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

Harry Reid International Airport
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The airport in 2012
IATA: LASICAO: KLASFAA 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
Elevation AMSL 2,181 ft / 665 m
Coordinates 36°04′48″N 115°09′08″W / 36.08000°N 115.15222°W / 36.08000; -115.15222Coordinates: 36°04′48″N 115°09′08″W / 36.08000°N 115.15222°W / 36.08000; -115.15222
Website harryreidairport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01L/19R 8,988 2,740 Concrete
01R/19L 9,771 2,978 Concrete
08L/26R 14,515 4,424 Concrete
08R/26L 10,525 3,208 Concrete
Statistics (2021)
Total passengers 39,710,493
Aircraft movements 486,540
Cargo 240,316,816 lbs.
Source: Harry Reid International Airport[1]

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]

Harry Reid International Airport Media

References

  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.
  3. Golonka, Sean (February 16, 2021). "Clark County Commissioners approve renaming McCarran airport after Sen. Harry Reid, federal approval needed next". The Nevada Independent. https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/clark-county-commissioners-approve-renaming-mccarran-airport-after-sen-harry-reid-federal-approval-needed-next. Retrieved February 19, 2021.