McCarran Airport Las Vegas

McCarran Airport In Las Vegas is the sixth busiest airport in the United States, and the eleventh busiest airport in the world. It is also self funded, with a large part of the funding coming from slot machine contracts.

Sometime in the next 10-20 years a new airport will be built outside of Las Vegas, in between Jean and Primm, Nevada, that will take some of the pressure from growth off of McCarran. But don't worry, McCarran Airport is one of the best designed airports you will ever see.

The dominant air carriers at McCarran International Airport are: Southwest, US Airways, United, Delta, and Continental. International carriers include Aero Mexico, Canada Air, Virgin Air, Korean Air, and others.

To drive from McCarran to the Strip you can either take the 215 connector west to I-15, and then head north, or you can take Paradise to Tropicana, Flamingo, Twain/Sands, and take a left on any of those roads to the Strip (see the map). The Paradise Road way is shorter but you are more likely to be delayed in traffic going that way, although the 215 to I-15 route can also be very busy. We recommend the Paradise Road route.

When heading back to McCarran take one of the roads that run east-west to Paradise, and take a right on Paradise and follow the signs to McCarran.