Las Vegas Sun

March 29, 2024

Las Vegas airport sees busiest month ever in May

Planes Take Off From McCarran

Steve Marcus

A Southwest Airlines passenger jet takes off from McCarran International Airport June 5, 2017.

McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas had its busiest month ever in May.

McCarran spokeswoman Christine Crews says nearly 4.6 million people arrived or departed from the airport last month.

That's about 7 % higher than April and 5% up from May 2018.

About 20.8 million people have passed through McCarran so far this year.