Harry Reid International Airport
airport near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
(Redirected from McCarran International Airport)
Harry Reid International Airport[2] (IATA: LAS, ICAO: KLAS, FAA LID: LAS) is an international airport in Paradise, Nevada. It is the main government airport for the public in the Las Vegas Valley.
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 2,181 ft / 665 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°04′48″N 115°09′08″W / 36.08000°N 115.15222°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | harryreidairport | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
References
change- ↑ "Clark County Department of Aviation Statistics". McCarran.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ↑ "Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport to be renamed after ex-Nevada Sen. Harry Reid". USA TODAY. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ↑ Golonka, Sean (February 16, 2021). "Clark County Commissioners approve renaming McCarran airport after Sen. Harry Reid, federal approval needed next". The Nevada Independent. Archived from the original on February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.