Mc Carran Intl
A Journey Through Time
1948 — 2021
1940s
1948
McCarran Field opened for commercial service in 1948, named after Senator Pat McCarran. It sat on desert land south of the Las Vegas Strip, handling just a handful of flights daily.
1980s
1985
Terminal 1 underwent a $785 million expansion in the 1980s to accommodate the explosive growth of Las Vegas tourism, adding the D Gates concourse.
2020s
2021
The airport was renamed Harry Reid International Airport in December 2021 in honour of the late Senator Harry Reid, replacing the McCarran name after 80 years.
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