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This is a list of airports in Nevada (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009-2013 categorized it as a reliever airport. [2] It was founded by Arby Alper in 1967 on 912 acres purchased from the city of Henderson, and opened in 1970 as Sky Harbor Airport. [3] [4] Clark County bought the airport in 1996 and renamed it Henderson Executive Airport. [5]
North Las Vegas Airport, North Las Vegas (IATA: VGT, ICAO: KVGT) Henderson Executive Airport, Henderson (IATA: HSN, ICAO: KHND) Perkins Field, Overton (FAA LID: U08) Jean Sport Aviation Center, Jean (FAA LID: 0L7) Ivanpah Valley Airport, Jean - planned future relief airport for McCarran; Mesquite Airport, Mesquite (IATA: MFH)
The airline was established and started operations in 1971. It provided aerial tours of the Grand Canyon and charter service out of Las Vegas. [2] The company's main competitors were Scenic Airlines and Lang Air, which eventually became Vision Airlines. Air Vegas' principal base of operations was originally at McCarran International Airport (LAS
Airlines unload their freight at the Marnell Air Cargo Center, which can handle 100,000 short tons (91,000 t) of cargo. [59] Janet Air flights to secret military installations operate from a dedicated terminal building. [85] The airport also has a parking lot where the public can watch aircraft take off and land. [86]
In the mid-1990s, with the opening of the America West Airlines hub at Port Columbus International Airport in Columbus, Ohio, America West Airlines used Mesa Airlines first with CRJ200s for 8 years with a crew base of pilots and flight attendants and then both Chautauqua Airlines to provide Embraer ERJ 145 regional jet service to feed the hub ...
America West Airlines was an airline in the United States that operated from 1981 until it merged with US Airways in 2007. It was headquartered in Tempe, Arizona.Its main hub was at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, with secondary hubs at McCarren International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada and Port Columbus International Airport in Columbus, Ohio.
The airport is intended to provide long-term aviation capacity for the Las Vegas metropolitan area, primarily serving domestic, international, charter, and cargo flights. The new airport site covers an area of 6,000 acres (2,400 ha) and an additional 17,000 acres (6,900 ha) of land that are set aside as a compatibility buffer, making the new ...