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McCarran International Airport (IATA: LAS, ICAO: KLAS, FAA LID: LAS) is the
principal commercial airport serving Las Vegas and Clark County, Nevada. The
airport is located five miles (8 km) south of the central business district of
Las Vegas, in the unincorporated town of Paradise. It covers an area of 2,800
acres (1,133 ha) and has four runways. McCarran is owned by Clark County and
operated by the Clark County Department of Aviation (DOA). It serves as a hub
for US Airways, and a focus city for AirTran Airways, Allegiant Air, and
Southwest Airlines; McCarran is also the largest operation base for both
Allegiant and Southwest.
In 2006, McCarran ranked eleventh in the world and sixth in the United States
for passenger traffic, with 46,194,882 passengers passing through the terminal.
The airport ranked fifth in the world and United States for aircraft movements
(up from seventh in 2005), with 605,046 takeoffs and landings.
McCarran and the DOA are completely self-sufficient enterprises, requiring no
money from the County's general fund.
As of March 2008, Southwest Airlines operated more flights out of McCarran than
at any other airport. Southwest also carries the most passengers in and out of
McCarran. Southwest currently operates out of 21 gates, primarily in Concourse
C, at McCarran. The US Airways night-flight hub operation, established in 1986
by predecessor America West Airlines, makes the carrier McCarran's second
busiest airline.
The top five largest scheduled airlines at McCarran in number of passengers
carried in 2007 are Southwest Airlines (34.63%), US Airways/ US Airways Express
(21.98%), United Airlines/ United Express (7.16%), Delta Airlines/ Delta
Connection (5.67%), and American Airlines/ American Eagle (4.84%).
McCarran Airport is somewhat unusual in that it has more than 1,300 slot
machines throughout the airport terminals. Reno/Tahoe International Airport also
has gambling machines both airside and landside.
Maximum capacity for the airport is estimated at 53 million passengers and
625,000 aircraft movements. As McCarran is predicted to reach this capacity
around 2017, Ivanpah Airport is planned as a relief airport.
History
American aviator George Crockett, a descendant of frontiersman Davy Crockett,
established Alamo Airport in 1942 on the site currently occupied by McCarran
International. In 1948, Clark County purchased the airfield from Crockett to
establish the Clark County Public Airport, and all commercial operations moved
to the site of this airport. On December 20, 1948 the airport was renamed
McCarran Field for U.S. Senator Pat McCarran, a longtime Nevada politician who
authored the Civil Aeronautics Act and played a major role in developing
aviation nationwide.
By this time, the airport was serving 1.5 million passengers a year, the
location for the present terminals was moved from Las Vegas Boulevard South to
Paradise Road, opening in March of 1963. The terminal, designed by Welton Becket
and Associates and John Replogle, was inspired by the TWA terminal at JFK.
In 1978, Senator Howard Cannon, was able to push the Airline Deregulation Act
though Congress. Airlines no longer had to get the federal government's
permission to fly to destinations, but instead dealt directly with the airports
to establish additional routes. Just after deregulation, the number of airlines
serving McCarran doubled from seven to 14.
An expansion plan called McCarran 2000 was adopted in 1978 and funded by a $300
million bond in 1982. The three-phase plan included a new central terminal; a
nine-level parking facility; runway additions and expansions; additional gates;
upgraded passenger assistance facilities; and a new tunnel and revamped roadways
into the airport. The first phase of McCarran 2000 opened in 1985 and was
completed by 1987.
Between 1986 and 1997, Terminal 2 was built where two separate terminals had
been in the 1970s and 1980s; one for American Airlines and the other for Pacific
Southwest Airlines.
In the 1990s all gates and check in counters were upgraded to use a common set
of computer hardware. CUTE, Common Use Terminal Equipment, eliminated the need
for each airline to have their own equipment and allows the airport to reassign
gates and counters without having to address individual airlines' computer
systems. While portions of Los Angeles International Airport and San Francisco
International Airport deployed CUTE prior to McCarran, as of 2008 it remained
the nation's only major airport that is 100 percent common use. (White Plains,
N.Y., is also a 100 percent common use airport, though it has only eight gates.)
McCarran's CUTE system supports several airlines' use of the Cockpit Access
Security System, or CASS.
In 1998 the D Gates SE and SW wings opened adding 28 gates. The D Gates project
is a modification to the original McCarran 2000 plan.
On October 16, 2003, the airport installed SpeedCheck kiosks which allow
customers to obtain a boarding pass without having to go to a specific airline
kiosk or counter. McCarran was the first airport to provide this service for
multiple airlines from a single kiosk. At the same time, 6 kiosks were activated
at the Las Vegas Convention Center allowing convention attendees to get boarding
passes on their way to the airport. This system was enhanced to add printing of
baggage tags in 2005.
In 2003 the airport announced it was implementing a baggage-tracking system that
will use Radio-frequency identification (RFID) bag tags from Matrics Inc. to
improve air safety. The decision to implement the tracking system makes McCarran
one of the first airports to use the RFID technology airportwide.
On January 4, 2005, the airport started offering wireless internet service for
free. The signal is available in the boarding areas and most other public areas.
The airport was the first to provide this as a free service for the entire
facility. At the time, this was the largest (2 million square feet (180,000 m²))
free wireless internet installation in the world.)
In 2005, the D Gates NE wing opened adding 10 gates.
On April 4, 2007, the Consolidated Rent-a-Car facility, located 3 miles (5 km)
from the terminals, opened with 5,000 parking spaces on 68 acres of land. A
fleet of 40 buses provides transportation from the terminals to the facility
which houses 11 car rental companies. Advantage, Savmore, Payless, and
Enterprise will use a new access control system. This system will be based on
barcodes.
Terminals, airlines and destinations
McCarran International Airport has two public passenger terminals. Other
terminals service private aircraft, US government contractors, sightseeing
flights and cargo.
Terminal 1
Terminal 1 handles most flights and contains 96 gates in four concourses. People
movers connect concourses C and D with the Terminal 1 check-in and baggage claim
areas.
Concourse A
Concourse A has 19 gates: A1, A3-A5, A7, A8, A10-A12, A14, A15, A17-A24
* Aloha Airlines (Oakland, Honolulu)
* US Airways (Anchorage, Atlanta, Baltimore/Washington, Boston, Calgary,
Charlotte, Chicago-O'Hare, Cleveland, Columbus (OH), Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit,
Edmonton, Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, Los Cabos, Miami [seasonal],
Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK, Newark, Ontario, Orange County, Orlando,
Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland (OR), Puerto Vallarta,
Raleigh/Durham, Reno/Tahoe, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San
Francisco, San Jose (CA), Seattle/Tacoma, Tampa, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver,
Washington-Reagan, West Palm Beach)
o US Airways Express operated by Air Midwest (Ely, Kingman, Merced, Prescott,
Visalia)
o US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Austin, Bakersfield, Burbank,
Colorado Springs, El Paso, Eugene, Fresno, Houston-Intercontinental, Los
Angeles, Medford, Oklahoma City, Ontario, Palm Springs, Phoenix, Reno/Tahoe,
Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Jose (CA), San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara,
Tucson, Yuma)
Concourse B
Southwest Airlines passenger gates
Southwest Airlines passenger gates
Concourse B has 20 gates: B1-B4, B6, B8-B12, B14, B15, B17, B19-B25.
* Aloha Airlines (See Concourse A)
* Southwest Airlines (See Concourse C)
* US Airways
o US Airways Express operated by Air Midwest (See Concourse A)
o US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (See Concourse A)
Concourse C
Concourse C has 20 gates: C1, C2, C4, C5, C7-C9, C11, C12, C14, C16, C18, C19,
C21-C27.
* ATA Airlines (Honolulu, Kahului)
* Southwest Airlines (Albany, Albuquerque, Amarillo, Austin,
Baltimore/Washington, Birmingham (AL), Boise, Buffalo, Burbank, Chicago-Midway,
Cleveland, Columbus (OH), Denver, El Paso, Hartford, Houston-Hobby,
Indianapolis, Jacksonville [begins May 10], Kansas City, Little Rock, Long
Island/Islip, Los Angeles, Louisville, Lubbock, Manchester (NH), Midland/Odessa,
Nashville, New Orleans, Norfolk, Oakland, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Ontario, Orange
County, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland (OR), Providence,
Raleigh/Durham, Reno/Tahoe, Sacramento, St. Louis, Salt Lake City, San Antonio,
San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), Seattle/Tacoma, Spokane, Tampa, Tucson,
Tulsa, Washington-Dulles)
Concourse D
Concourse D has 37 gates: D1-D12, D14, D16-D26, D31-D43. Concourse D is a
satellite gate building, which is accessed by a people mover system.
* AirTran Airways (Akron/Canton [seasonal], Atlanta, Bloomington [seasonal],
Dayton [seasonal], Flint, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Moline/Quad Cities
[seasonal], Rochester (NY))
* Alaska Airlines (Portland (OR), Seattle/Tacoma, Vancouver)
o Horizon Air (Portland (OR) [seasonal], Santa Rosa/Sonoma County [begins April
24])
* Allegiant Air (Belleville/St. Louis, Bellingham, Billings, Bismarck, Cedar
Rapids/Iowa City, Chicago/Rockford, Colorado Springs, Des Moines, Duluth,
Eugene, Fargo, Fort Collins/Loveland, Fresno, Grand Junction, Great Falls, Green
Bay, Idaho Falls, Laredo, Lincoln, McAllen (TX), Medford, Missoula, Oklahoma
City, Pasco, Peoria, Rapid City, Redmond/Bend, Rochester (MN), Santa Barbara
[begins May 22], Santa Maria (CA), Shreveport, Sioux Falls, South Bend,
Springfield (MO), Stockton, Wichita)
* American Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New
York-JFK, St. Louis)
o American Eagle (Los Angeles)
* Continental Airlines (Cleveland, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark)
* Delta Air Lines (Atlanta, Boston, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Fort
Lauderdale, New York-JFK, Orlando, Salt Lake City)
o Delta Connection operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Los Angeles, Salt Lake City)
o Delta Connection operated by SkyWest (Salt Lake City)
* Frontier Airlines (Denver)
* JetBlue Airways (Boston, Burbank [begins May 21], Long Beach, New York-JFK,
Salt Lake City [begins May 1], Washington-Dulles)
* Midwest Airlines (Milwaukee)
* Northwest Airlines (Detroit, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Memphis,
Minneapolis/St. Paul)
* Spirit Airlines (Detroit, Fort Lauderdale)
* Sun Country Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
* United Airlines
o Ted operated by United Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Los Angeles, San
Francisco, Washington-Dulles)
o United Express operated by SkyWest (Fresno, Palm Springs)
* Virgin America (San Francisco)
Terminal 2
Also known as the Charter International Terminal, Terminal 2 contains eight
gates (T2-1 through T2-8), four of which are for international flights. All
international arrivals must go through Terminal 2 so passengers can clear
customs. Terminal 2 also handles most charter flights.
* Aeroméxico (Mexico City, Monterrey)
o Aeroméxico Connect (Hermosillo)
* Air Canada (Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver)
* Aladia (Monterrey)
* Aviacsa (Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey)
* bmi (Manchester (UK))
* Champion Air (Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Oklahoma City,
St. Louis, Tulsa) [charters]
* Condor Airlines (Frankfurt)
* Hawaiian Airlines (Honolulu)
* Korean Air (Seoul-Incheon)
* Mexicana (Guadalajara, Los Cabos, Mexico City)
* Philippine Airlines (Manila, Vancouver)
* Virgin Atlantic (London-Gatwick)
* WestJet (Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna [seasonal], Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver,
Winnipeg)
Charter
Besides scheduled services, McCarran is a major hub for sightseeing flights. As
such, many charter airlines, usually using Terminal 2, are regular users of
McCarran.
* Belair (Zürich)
* Champion Air
* Condor (Frankfurt)
* Miami Air International
* MyTravel Airways (Belfast-International, Glasgow-International, Manchester
(UK))
* Omni Air International
* Skyservice (Toronto-Pearson)
Cargo
At McCarran, there is a terminal devoted to cargo airline operations for:
* US Airways Cargo
* DHL
* FedEx Express
* UPS Airlines
In 2004, McCarran handled 201,135,520 pounds of cargo.
Other terminal operations
* Fixed Base Operators
o Signature Flight Support, owned by BBA Aviation Services Group, provides
services for private aircraft using McCarran. It also provides equipment and
support to other airlines for aircraft types that do not normally fly into
McCarran.
o The Las Vegas Executive Air Terminal, owned by Eagle Aviation Resources, is
being purchased by Macquarie Infrastructure Company. It provides services for
private aircraft using McCarran.
* Helicopter Companies:
o Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters Sightseeing
o Heli USA Sightseeing
* The EG&G Airlift Terminal, operated by defense contractor EG&G Technical
Services. EG&G flies a variety of aircraft (including Boeing 737s) from McCarran
to various military facilities in southern Nevada and eastern California. The
civilian contractors who use this service (callsign JANET) work at the Tonopah
Test Range, the Nevada Test Site, and reportedly at Area 51.
* Hughes Aviation
* Quail Aviation
* Scenic Aviation Sightseeing
Future
As the airport continues through the process of upgrading and expanding there is
a list of projects due to be completed before 2011:
Terminal 3
The new $1.6 billion Terminal 3 will be built in one phase. Its planned opening
in early-2011 would provide 14 additional gates, including six designated for
international travelers. Once it opens, McCarran will have 117 gates. Like
terminal 2, it will be all inclusive providing bag claim, ticketing and parking
facilities.
D-gates expansion
The northwest wing expansion of the D-gates is expected to open in April of
2008. D-Gates is a satellite gate system which uses the main airport's baggage
facilities.
Las Vegas Monorail Connection
A plan to extend the Las Vegas Monorail to McCarran is under consideration. The
proposed extension add stops at Terminal 1 and at Terminal 3.
Other projects
* Baggage claim — Terminal 1 — new baggage claim devices (estimated 2008)
* Roadway system improvements — concurrent with development of Terminal 3
started opening in 2007, specifically the Russell Road realignment
* Aircraft apron reconstruction and Terminal 1 rehabilitation (ongoing)
Howard W. Cannon Aviation Museum
The Howard W. Cannon Aviation Museum is located on the Esplanade, Level 2, above
the baggage claim area. This small museum is open 24 hours a day, seven days a
week, and concentrates on Las Vegas airline history. Items on display include a
copy of the first emergency vehicle that was used on the airfield. Admittance is
free. A small branch of the museum is located at the D gates, and some of the
other concourses and check-in areas also have small displays.
Airport public art
Some of the public art displays in McCarran Airport includes:
* Murals in McCarran International Airport D Gates (artists include Tom Holder,
Mary Warner, Robert Beckmann, Harold Bradford)
* Greg LeFevre's Flights Paths — in the D Gates rotunda’s terrazzo floor
* Tony Milici's steel and glass sculpture at McCarran's D Gates
* McCarran's D Gates feature wall tiles of international skylines by sixteen
Clark County fourth graders
* Wildlife sculptures of Clark County wildlife at the D Gates, by David Phelps
Airline lounges
US Airways operates a US Airways Club outside security, above the ticket
counters in Terminal 1. Open from 5am to 12am daily.
The airport operates a VIP room in Terminal 2 for full fare first class
passengers.
In 2008, Continental Airlines will have a Presidents Club added in Terminal 1.
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