Las Vegas Airport Set New PR For Number Of Travelers In June
You don’t have to tell Las Vegas locals… we know our city is a happening spot. Traffic is always bonkers. The Las Vegas Strip and Downtown Fremont are always packed. It’s a madhouse at times.
Perhaps the brunt of embracing the chaos as a local occurs when there’s a need to get within a mile of Harry Reid International Airport. It never fails. Every time I’m picking up a friend or family member and I approach our Las Vegas airport, I want to pull my hair out. If you can’t tell, I may or may not struggle a tiny bit with road age.
Nonetheless, June was certainly one of the most frustrating months driving within sight’s view of the airport. I had a few friends fly in and visit throughout the course of the month. I recall pulling up to the utter chaos of the dreaded passenger pickup line and noticing how many people were standing at the familiar numbered poles. “Good grief… Why are there so many more people than usual?”
It turns out my observation was accurate. Fox 5 reports “According to the airport, a whopping 4,683,156 people traveled through the airport last month. This amount surpasses the previous high, which was set in Oct. 2019 with 4,609,318 passengers.”
That figure divided out over the course of June means that an average of approximately 156,105 travelers stepped foot in Harry Reid International Airport each day last month. Some of these individuals might have been catching a connecting flight. I’m sure the vast majority had touched down to explore the wonders of our fabulous city. I just can’t wrap my head around a number that large. But I know that tourism keeps our lights on in Las Vegas, and tourism means lots and lots of tourists. Congrats, Harry Reid!
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