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Las Vegas
McCarran International Airport
LAS is the world's 9th busiest airport. LAS has 4 very long runways from
8,000 to 14,000 feet to accomodate long take-off rolls in its scorching
hot summer conditions. The airport is divided between 2 terminals: Terminal
One, featuring 4 concoruses A-D, is the major home of U.S. domestic airlines
while much smaller single concourseTerminal Two is the base of international
airlines and U.S. Charters. Southwest is the #1 airline here, with US Airways
(formerly America West) a close #2. For a time, LAS was the HQ of National
and Bonanza Airlines. It is a fascinating market, with huge banks of airline
departures and arrivals at all hours to combat its low yield tourist driven
market. Beyond the unusual traffic patterns, the terminal slot machines
make it very unusual.
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Curbside
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LAS Ticketing
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Concourse A & B
seen from Las Vegas Strip
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Terminal Two - Charter
International Terminal
T2 is the original charter and international terminal. LAS is served by
a host of foreign carriers including Korean, Air Canada, Virgin, Condor,
LTU, AeroMexico, Air Transat, BMI, Mexicana, MaxJet, Phillipine, and West
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Terminal One - Concourse
A & B Rotunda Gates
Concourse A & B are
connected directly to the Terminal One Central Ticket Hall. They are the
home of Southwest and U.S. Airways Vegas "hubs", as well as
Champion Airlines. These were the first two concourses until the 1990s
addition of C.
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Terminal One - Concourse
C
Concourse C is the home of Southwest, LAS' #1 airline. It is connected with
the main terminal by a tram. |
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Terminal One - Concourse
D
LAS' newest concourse serves the rest of the U.S. domestic airlines beyond
U.S. Airways and Southwest. This distant facility is connected by a tram
system.
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Southwest Boeing 737-700
WN is LAS' #1 airline in all respects. |
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LAS ATC Tower
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Terminal One - Concourse
D Tram Station, Tracks, and Interior
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Terminal One - Concourse
C Interior
Concourse C is exclusively "Southwest Country". |
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Airside Casino
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LAS Baggage Claim
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Endurance Flight and
1957 Crash Car
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Main Terminal Model
Display
This excellent facility is located in the Central Terminal Hall |
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Casino Express Boeing
737-200 Model
Casino Express was a charter airline owned by the Red Lion Inn based in
Elko, Nevada. |
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Hughes Airwest DC-9-10
Model
Hughes was absorbed by Republic in 1980. It was Las Vegas' original mainline
hometown airline. |
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America West Boeing
757-200 "Nevada Battle Born" Model
This logojet, sadly is being repainted. |
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PSA MD-80 Model
PSA was absorbed by U.S. Airways in 1987. |
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Eastern Airlines L-1011
and Air France Concorde Models
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Cannon Aviation Museum
This is a great way to kill an hour for aviation buffs. It is located above
baggage claim. |
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Bonanza Airlines
Bonanza Airlines was Las Vegas' first hometown carrier well until the late
1960s. |
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Constitution Manuals
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Boeing Commercial Jets
Display
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McCarran Aerials
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707 Display |
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Model Kits |
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"New York Times"
Cover |
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Vintage OAG Display |
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TWA Memorabilia |
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Western and TWA Memorabilia |
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Western Ticket Jackets |
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Virgin Boeing 747-400
Virgin operates 747s operates
a service to and from London Gatwick.
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Southwest Boeing
737-300 with spoliers deployed
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