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Las Vegas Needs A New Airport – Here’s Where It Will Go

Author Shawn Tempesta

It was a massive year for Harry Reid International Airport, and now the calls for a new major airport for the Las Vegas Valley to relieve LAS are getting louder. But where would you put it? Turns out officials already know.

Officials announced Monday that Reid International served 52.6 million passengers over the course of 2022. That’s not only a great number, it’s better than ever!

On it’s face, the news that Reid has rebounded post-COVID is good, right? We’ve got people coming back, spending plenty of money, that’s great news! But what happens when Reid hits it’s breaking point? What happens when the act of flying to Las Vegas becomes so painful that people avoid coming at all? That’s the worry of the county, and why they’ve been planning for a second “reliever” airport to take some of the pressure off the former McCarran.

Where do you put a new Las Vegas airport?

So where does it go? Will Summerlin Parkway become a runway? No. Will the vacant land south of Mountain’s Edge become a bustling new airport? No, but you’re getting warmer. Think south. Way south.

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Yes, you are looking at the site of the second Las Vegas area airport. The Clark County Department of Aviation has had this plot of land in their sights for several years now. Thousands of acres of land just east of Interstate 15 between Primm and Jean. Sure, it’s over 20 miles south of Las Vegas… but Denver’s International Airport, built in 1995, was 25 driving miles from Downtown Denver when it opened, and now the city has expanded to it.

That might be a sign of where officials believe the valley will expand in the years to come.

But how the heck would people get from the new Las Vegas airport to…Las Vegas?!

Road and…rail. Obviously the airport would be right along Interstate 15 so that’s a natural explanation. But the proposed Brightline West rail system would roll right past the proposed new airport and would whisk visitors away to their final destination. Heck, it’s on the map.

So in at least 15 years, if a friend asks if you’ll pick them up from the airport, be sure to ask which airport before you agree to anything.

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Shawn Tempesta is the co-host of Aimee+Shawn on 102.7 VGS in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is also an Emmy award nominated television host. As a content creator for 102.7 VGS, Shawn writes about current events, education, funny and trending stories.

Here’s What You Missed On Aimee+Shawn This Week

This week’s Aimee+Shawn started with a crash, continued with a great night out, and ended with Aimee wanting to permanently mark her body in honor of Beyonce. We’ll explain.

Let’s start with the crash. Shawn got really lucky over the weekend. After waiting for three and a half hours for his car to get tinted, he came out to a beautifully tinted car. But before he could get behind the wheel, he watched in slow motion as an SUV tapped his bumper in front of his eyes. Now Shawn is beside himself and now he’s trying to figure out who to blame. Obviously the guy hit his car… but his car was parked illegally. What do you do? What. Do.  You. Do?

It was a much better weekend in Aimee’s house – or rather, on the opposite side of the valley from her house. Her son won all of his football games and earned not just one, but two trophies. These are the first trophies of his football career, and with good reason. Aimee won’t allow participation trophies into the house.

Aimee blew Shawn’s mind during the show this week. Why? Ever have brussel sprouts? You thought you did. But wait until you find out you’ve been saying it incorrectly all this time!

We had a serious debate about relationships and trust: do you share your password with your spouse or not? For Aimee it’s about trust… and for Shawn it’s about not trusting. Which is it? Do you share your password?

The week ended with Aimee making a date with destiny. In honor of Queen Bey, Aimee plans on getting a tattoo with Beyonce’s favorite number. Shawn could only sit back in amazement.

Next week on Aimee+Shawn…

Monday morning, Aimee gets tatted up! Plus all this week, score tickets to see Beyonce and Boy George! See you Monday!

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