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McCarran International Airport (IATA: LAS, ICAO: KLAS) is an international airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Clark County owns and operates it. The airport has four runways and two terminals. It is named after Pat McCarran, a former senator of Nevada.

McCarran is a hub for Allegiant Air and Southwest Airlines.

In 2013, McCarran Airport was the 24th busiest airport in the world, based on the number of passengers it received. It received 41,856,787 passengers in that year. Between November 2014 and December 2015, the busiest airlines were Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, and Spirit Airlines. WestJet was the busiest international airline.

Terminals[change | change source]

Terminal 1[change | change source]

Terminal 1 has four concourses: Concourse A, Concourse B, Concourse C, and Concourse D. In the central building, there are check-in counters and baggage claim belts. This building is connected to concourses A and B by pathways, and it is connected to concourses C and D by trams.

Terminal 3[change | change source]

Terminal 3 was opened in June 2012. All international flights and some domestic flights use this terminal. Terminal 3 has 14 gates: seven are for domestic flights, and the other seven are for international flights. Some airlines that park at Concourse D have their check-in counters and baggage claim belts in Terminal 3.

Old Terminal 2[change | change source]

Terminal 2 used to be the terminal for international flights at McCarran Airport. It opened in 1991. The terminal had eight gates, and it served all international flights and some domestic flights to McCarran. However, as the number of international passengers to McCarran increased, Clark County decided to build a bigger terminal: Terminal 3. Terminal 2 was destroyed in early 2016.

Airlines and destinations[change | change source]

Many airlines fly to McCarran Airport. They fly to many destinations both inside and outside the United States.