McCarran International Airport

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McCarran International Airport
McCarran Airport Diagram.svg
Characteristics
ICAO code KLAS
IATA code READ
Coordinates

36 ° 4 ′ 48 ″  N , 115 ° 9 ′ 8 ″  W Coordinates: 36 ° 4 ′ 48 ″  N , 115 ° 9 ′ 8 ″  W
Height above MSL 653.77 m (2145  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 9 km south of Las Vegas
Street I-15 / I-215 / SR 171 / SR 562 / SR 593 / MAC
Local transport Bus :
RTC Route 108/109, Centennial Express, Westcliff Airport Express
Basic data
opening 1942
operator Clark County
surface 1133 ha
Terminals 2
Passengers 49,716,584 (2018)
Air freight 118,273 t (2018)
Flight
movements 		539,857 (2018)
Capacity
( PAX per year) 		55 million
Employees 10,000
Runways
01R / 19L 2979 m × 46 m asphalt
01L / 19R 2739 m × 46 m concrete
07R / 25L 3208 m × 46 m asphalt
07L / 25R 4423 m × 46 m asphalt

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Satellite image of the airport

The McCarran International Airport ( IATA : LAS , ICAO : KLAS , even Las Vegas-McCarran International ) is the international airport of the city of Las Vegas and Clark County in the US state of Nevada . The airport, located southeast of the Las Vegas Strip in the suburb of Paradise , had the eighth largest number of passengers in the USA with 48.5 million passengers (2017, + 2.2% compared to 2016) and ranks 27th worldwide .

Location and transport links

McCarran International Airport is located nine kilometers south of downtown Las Vegas. The airport is entirely in the area of ​​the city of Paradise . The McCarran Airport Connector connects it to Nevada State Route 593, which runs north of the airport, and Interstate 215 , which runs around one kilometer south of the airport . The southern section of the McCarran Airport Connector is also known as Nevada State Route 171. Furthermore, Interstate 15 and Nevada State Route 562 run west and south of the airport, respectively.

McCarran International Airport is integrated into local public transport by buses . The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) routes 108,109, Centennial Express and Westcliff Airport Express serve it regularly. The passenger terminals are also connected to one another by three people mover lines.

history

Aerial view of part of the airport

The airport was founded in the 1940s by the pilot George Crocket as Alamo Airport . The area was later taken over by Clark County, which still owns the airport today. In 1948, Senator Pat McCarran was chosen as the namesake , who played a leading role in the development of aviation within the USA. From the beginning of the 1980s, the "McCarran 2000" expansion plan with costs of 300 million US dollars ensured the further development of the airport. In addition to a new terminal, extended runways and other infrastructure measures, a newly introduced uniform computer system for all terminals and airlines ensured future security. The airport continues to grow to this day, with 104 gates (as of early 2008) in operation. For the future (until 2012) the construction of a completely new terminal with 14 additional gates was planned for an estimated 1.6 billion US dollars. Terminal 3 opened on June 27, 2012.

Airlines and Destinations

Airports served by McCarran

McCarran International Airport is served by a total of 32 airlines . Southwest Airlines has by far the largest market share , followed by American Airlines , Spirit Airlines , Delta Air Lines and United Airlines .

There are currently direct flights from German-speaking countries with Condor , which flies three times a week from Frankfurt am Main and twice a week from Munich Airport to Las Vegas. Eurowings operates the route non-stop from Cologne / Bonn. Edelweiss Air has been flying direct from Zurich Airport to Las Vegas twice a week since May 2014 .

particularities

Las Vegas already offers numerous one -armed bandits at the airport .

There is a private terminal on the airport premises that is used for handling Janet flights to various military facilities in Nevada. Around twelve flights are handled daily from the terminal.

On October 16, 2003, SpeedCheck was introduced, a system that issues boarding passes for various airlines.

Expansion and future

The airport grew from 2003 to 2004 to 41 million (by 14 percent). The airport has reached its maximum capacity with 55 million passengers and 625,000 flight movements annually. This capacity utilization was already forecast for 2017. To relieve the airport, the construction of an additional airport ( Ivanpah Valley Airport ) around 50 kilometers south of the city near the California border is being planned.

Due to the global financial crisis from 2007 and the subsequent drop in passenger numbers, the planning for 2010 was suspended for the time being. The occupancy rate at McCarran International Airport improved again by 2018, so planning was resumed.

Incidents

  • On November 15, 1956, engine No. 2 (right) failed on a Martin 404 operated by US American Trans World Airlines (TWA) ( aircraft registration number N40404 ) after taking off from Las Vegas-McCarran Airport. The machine was approached at far excessive speed and jumped into the air several times after touching down on the runway. When attempting to go- with only one engine running the left wing hit the ground. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair, but all 38 occupants survived.
  • On April 16, 1965, on a training flight with a Fairchild F-27 F of Bonanza Air Lines (N757L) at Las Vegas Airport, the landing flaps retracted asymmetrically due to a technical defect. When taking off, the aircraft turned to the left, made a ringelpiez and was irreparably damaged. The two pilots, the only occupants, survived the accident injured.

Traffic figures

Source: Clark County Department of Aviation Statistics
McCarran International Airport traffic figures 1996-2018
year Passenger volume Air freight ( tons )
(with airmail ) 		Aircraft movements
(with military)
National International total
2018 - - 49,716,584 118.273 539.857
2017 - - 48,500,194 111.075 542.994
2016 43,866,521 3,569,119 47,435,640 101.168 541.428
2015 41,895,064 3,494,010 45,389,074 98,978 530.330
2014 39.540.702 3,344,648 42.885.350 98,658 522.399
2013 38,883,480 2,973,579 41,857,059 93.030 520.992
2012 38,792,471 2,875,125 41,667,596 91,374 527.739
2011 38,879,093 2,602,111 41.481.204 85.507 531,538
2010 37.503.360 2,253,999 39,757,359 88,519 505.591
2009 38.170.237 2,298,775 40.469.012 87,639 511.064
2008 41,739,289 2,335,353 44,074,642 86,134 578,949
2007 45,483,840 2,244,574 47,728,414 92,358 609.472
2006 44.151.398 2,152,978 46,304,376 101.084 619.486
2005 42.446.050 1,821,318 44.267.368 100,570 605.046
2004 40,019,681 1,421,850 41,441,531 91,234 544,679
2003 35.180.389 1,085,543 36.265.932 82,170 501.029
2002 33.996.230 1,012,781 35.009.011 81,959 496.845
2001 34.104.921 1,076,039 35.180.960 80,309 493.722
2000 35,643,438 1,222,428 36,865,866 101.203 521,300
1999 32,718,025 997.104 33,715,129 87,952 542.922
1998 29,303,902 923,385 30.227.287 74,319 470,707
1997 29.399.122 915.972 30,315,094 71,327 473.127
1996 29,641,068 818.897 30,459,965 56,289 476,511

Busiest routes

Busiest national routes from Las Vegas (2018)
rank city Passengers airline
01 Los Angeles , California 1,488,500 Alaska , American , Delta / Delta Connection , Southwest , Spirit , United / United Express
02 Denver , Colorado 0958.790 Frontier , Southwest, Spirit, United
03 San Francisco , California 0953.030 Alaska, Frontier, Southwest, United / United Express
04th Seattle / Tacoma , Washington 0891,500 Alaska, Delta, Southwest, Spirit
05 Atlanta , Georgia 0768.440 Delta, Frontier, Southwest, Spirit
06th Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois 0745.790 American, Frontier, Spirit, United
07th Dallas / Fort Worth , Texas 0733.310 American, Spirit, Sun Country
08th Phoenix – Sky Harbor , Arizona 0615.270 American, Southwest
09 New York – JFK , New York 0614.210 Alaska, American, Delta, JetBlue
10 San Diego , California 0575,370 Delta Connection, Southwest, Spirit

See also

Web links

Commons : Las Vegas Airport  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ AirportIQ 5010: McCarran International. GCR1.com, accessed September 12, 2017 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Clark County Department of Aviation Statistics - McCarran International Airport. McCarran.com, accessed February 24, 2019 .
  3. ^ North America Airport Rankings. ACI-NA.org , accessed on February 24, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Airport Transit Routes. RTCSNV.com , accessed April 25, 2019 .
  5. ^ Ground Transportation at McCarran. McCarran.com, accessed April 25, 2019 .
  6. ↑ FlugRevue 5/2008, pp. 86–89, "McCarran International Airport - growing through play"
  7. ^ Las Vegas Sun
  8. ^ Airline Information at McCarran. McCarran.com, accessed April 25, 2019 .
  9. ↑ a b Las Vegas, NV: McCarran International (LAS). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed April 25, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Vision 2020 FAQ. Las Vegas Airport, archived from the original on February 3, 2004 ; accessed on June 6, 2015 .
  11. ^ A b Idea of ​​new airport south of Las Vegas Valley takes off again. ReviewJournal .com, September 18, 2018, accessed February 25, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Ivanpah Airport in a holding pattern. ReviewJournal .com, June 11, 2010, accessed February 25, 2019 .
  13. ↑ accident report Martin 404 N40404 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 23 June 2020th
  14. ^ Accident report Fairchild F-27 N757L , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on July 26, 2020.