Las Vegas Airport Guide

Famous the world over as the gateway to ‘Sin City’ the Las Vegas Airport pampers those who choose to spend time here. At present the airport has two terminals and a third terminal expected to begin operations from the year 2011 which will catapult (LAS) into the category of the finest airports in the world.

Address: PO Box 11005, Las Vegas, Nevada 89111-1005, USA

Telephone: 702 -261-5211

Time Zone: GMT - 8 (GMT - 7 from first Sunday in April to last Sunday in October)

Website: www.mccarran.com

Lounges: Guest lounges at the Las Vegas Airport offer passengers a chance to relax and unwind at leisure. Complete with all entertainment facilities like satellite television, music, on-demand internet access, books, magazines and newspapers; passengers are treated to a world of luxury and comfort at the Las Vegas International Airport.

Car Hire: Advantage, Alamo/National, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, Payless, Sav-mor and Thrifty are some of the companies offering car hire services at the airport.

Car Parking: Besides valet parking and economy car park, the airport also offers a remote car park facility for long term parking. Free shuttle service is provided to passengers to enable them to reach the departure terminals on-time.

Shopping: At the Las Vegas Airport, duty-free shops can be found at Terminal 2 in addition to many other shops selling items of necessary use.

Food and Beverage: One can find numerous restaurants, coffee shops, bars, cocktail lounges, fast-food outlets and snack bars throughout the airport and satiate one’s appetite.

Business facilities: Conferencing, translation and wireless internet services are offered free of charge for the convenience of business travellers.

Luggage Trolleys: Secure keyless luggage lockers are available at a number of locations throughout the airport. A lost luggage office is located in Terminal 1 that can be contacted by calling 702-261-5134

Medical Facilities: Emergency medical services are offered at the airport to passengers requiring instant medical attention.

Facilities for differently-abled passengers: The airport is quite disabled friendly with special toilets allocated at both terminals.TDD phones for hearing-impaired travellers have also been provided.

Money and Communications: Besides numerous cash machines; a bank, bureau de change, and post office is available at the airport to cater to the needs of passengers.

Hotels: Though the airport does not have its own hotel the following hotels are located in the vicinity of the airport.

• Caesar’s Palace www.harrahs.com
• Flamingo Hilton www.hilton.com
• Bellagio www.bellagio.com
• Planet Hollywood Resort www.planethollywoodresort.com
• Mandalay Bay www.mandalaybay.com
• MGM Grand www.mgmgrand.com
• Marriott Suites www.marriott.com

Helpline: The airport offers information booths that operate round the clock and are manned by highly trained personnel. Besides this, there are student volunteers present in the terminal area who are ready to offer immediate assistance.