LAS · Las Vegas, United States
Harry Reid International Airport.
--:--:-- · PDT (UTC-07:00) · 36.0834° N, 115.1518° W
Harry Reid International Airport
Airport near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for LAS
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3631; ident KLAS; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
harryreidairport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Harry Reid International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
21 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
LAS / KLAS
OurAirports ident
KLAS
GPS / local code
KLAS / LAS
ISO region
US-NV
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
harryreidairport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q853886
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:20 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--PDT · UTC-07:00
Time zone
PDT
America/Los_Angeles · UTC-07:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
10 km
Approximate distance to central Las Vegas.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
4 runways
Longest runway
14,835 ft / 4,522 m
Runway surface
asphalt (3), concrete
Opened / operator
1942
Owner / entity
Clark County
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
21 source-backed signals
Harry Reid International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Las Vegas, United States. Las Vegas's built-up core sits roughly 10 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Los_Angeles (UTC-07:00, PDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Harry Reid International Airport (LAS / KLAS) is at 36.0834° N, 115.1518° W, elevation 2,181 ft (665 m), serving Las Vegas, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Las Vegas is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/Los_Angeles (PDT, UTC-07:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Las Vegas: 10 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for LAS.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Harry Reid International Airport (LAS / KLAS)
Harry Reid International Airport · Airport near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Known label 1
McCarran International Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for LAS, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
KLAS · KLAS · LAS · US-NV
harryreidairport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Harry Reid International Airport, until 2021 called McCarran International Airport, is the main gateway for international and domestic flights to the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for LAS; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
It is located five miles south of downtown Las Vegas, in the unincorporated area of Paradise, and covers 2,800 acres of land.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Paradise
paradise-5509952 · 1.6 km from LAS
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 223,167 · city coordinates 36.0972, -115.1467
2. Winchester
winchester-5515345 · 6.0 km from LAS
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 27,978 · city coordinates 36.1300, -115.1189
3. Spring Valley
spring-valley-5512909 · 8.8 km from LAS
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 178,395 · city coordinates 36.1080, -115.2450
4. Las Vegas
las-vegas · 10 km from LAS
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 641,903 · city coordinates 36.1750, -115.1372
5. Enterprise
enterprise-5503766 · 10 km from LAS
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 108,481 · city coordinates 36.0252, -115.2419
6. Whitney
whitney · 11 km from LAS
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 38,585 · city coordinates 36.0983, -115.0363
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. PSP KPSP
Palm Springs International Airport · Palm Springs
279 km from LAS · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · elevation 477 ft (145 m) · airport coordinates 33.8297, -116.5070
2. SBD KSBD
San Bernardino International Airport · San Bernardino
291 km from LAS · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · elevation 1,159 ft (353 m) · airport coordinates 34.0967, -117.2366
3. ONT KONT
Ontario International Airport · Ontario
317 km from LAS · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · elevation 944 ft (288 m) · airport coordinates 34.0560, -117.6010
Route-time reference set
1. LAS-PSP
Palm Springs · 279 km · 1h 11m
America/Los_Angeles · +0h from LAS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. LAS-SBD
San Bernardino · 291 km · 1h 12m
America/Los_Angeles · +0h from LAS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. LAS-ONT
Ontario · 317 km · 1h 14m
America/Los_Angeles · +0h from LAS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
4 runways
Longest runway 14,835 ft / 4,522 m. 4 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (3), concrete
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for LAS.
Runway identifiers
01L/19R · 01R/19L · 08L/26R · 08R/26L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. PSP KPSP
Palm Springs International Airport · Palm Springs · 279 km from LAS
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 477 ft (145 m) · 33.8297, -116.5070
2. SBD KSBD
San Bernardino International Airport · San Bernardino · 291 km from LAS
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 1,159 ft (353 m) · 34.0967, -117.2366
3. ONT KONT
Ontario International Airport · Ontario · 317 km from LAS
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 944 ft (288 m) · 34.0560, -117.6010
4. BUR KBUR
Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport · Burbank · 359 km from LAS
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 778 ft (237 m) · 34.2028, -118.3581
5. SNA KSNA
John Wayne Orange County International Airport · Santa Ana · 365 km from LAS
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 56 ft (17 m) · 33.6751, -117.8693
6. LGB KLGB
Long Beach International Airport · Long Beach · 372 km from LAS
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 60 ft (18 m) · 33.8165, -118.1499
Country and authority
LAS sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). LAS is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
LAS is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with McCarran International Airport. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Harry Reid International Airport, until 2021 called McCarran International Airport, is the main gateway for international and domestic flights to the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada. Location cue: It is located five miles south of downtown Las Vegas, in the unincorporated area of Paradise, and covers 2,800 acres of land.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q853886 · Harry Reid International Airport. Owner / owning body: Clark County. Administrative area: Nevada · Clark County. Named after: Las Vegas · Harry Reid · Pat McCarran
Field and clock profile
Harry Reid International Airport is a moderate-elevation field at 2,181 ft (665 m), positioned at 36.0834° N, 115.1518° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 4 runways and a longest runway of 14,835 ft / 4,522 m. The airport clock uses America/Los_Angeles (PDT, UTC-07:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Paradise is the closest retained city-time anchor at 1.6 km. PSP Palm Springs is the closest retained airport alternative at 279 km.
Country airport peers
LAS is compared with PSP Palm Springs at 279 km, SBD San Bernardino at 291 km, ONT Ontario at 317 km, BUR Burbank at 359 km, SNA Santa Ana at 365 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
LAS-PSP Palm Springs: 279 km, about 1h 11m, +0h. LAS-SBD San Bernardino: 291 km, about 1h 12m, +0h. LAS-ONT Ontario: 317 km, about 1h 14m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident KLAS backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. harryreidairport.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
4 runways · longest 14,835 ft / 4,522 m
Runway identifiers
01L/19R, 01R/19L, 08L/26R, 08R/26L
OurAirports classifies LAS as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Las Vegas.
LAS (KLAS) is a moderate-elevation field at 2,181 ft (665 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
LAS sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
LAS's runway record lists 4 runways, with the longest runway at 14,835 ft / 4,522 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (3), concrete.
Civil aviation oversight for LAS runs through Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); a more specific operator record is not currently in our source set.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at harryreidairport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for LAS
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
LAS uses America/Los_Angeles (PDT, UTC-07:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Harry Reid International Airport is about 10 km from central Las Vegas; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
PSP Palm Springs is the closest retained alternate at 279 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
harryreidairport.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place LAS inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
LAS ranks #41 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
LAS shares America/Los_Angeles with BUR Burbank US · FAT Fresno US · GEG Spokane US · LAX Los Angeles US · LGB Long Beach US · OAK Oakland US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
LAS is 2,181 ft (665 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include MED 2,151 ft (656 m) (30 ft delta) · ALA 2,234 ft (681 m) (53 ft delta) · NSI 2,278 ft (694 m) (97 ft delta) · FMM 2,077 ft (633 m) (104 ft delta) · RUH 2,049 ft (625 m) (132 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
LAS's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are PSP 279 km +0h · SBD 291 km +0h · ONT 317 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Springs | PSP | 279 km | 1h 11m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| San Bernardino | SBD | 291 km | 1h 12m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Ontario | ONT | 317 km | 1h 14m | +0h | --:--:-- |
LAS to PSP
Palm Springs
Distance 279 km; estimated travel window 1h 11m; destination zone America/Los_Angeles is +0h from LAS. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
LAS to SBD
San Bernardino
Distance 291 km; estimated travel window 1h 12m; destination zone America/Los_Angeles is +0h from LAS. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
LAS to ONT
Ontario
Distance 317 km; estimated travel window 1h 14m; destination zone America/Los_Angeles is +0h from LAS. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Las Vegas is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Las Vegas is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Harry Reid International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from LAS, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Paradise
paradise-5509952 · 1.6 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Winchester
winchester-5515345 · 6.0 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Spring Valley
spring-valley-5512909 · 8.8 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Las Vegas
las-vegas · 10 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Enterprise
enterprise-5503766 · 10 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Whitney
whitney · 11 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
North Las Vegas
north-las-vegas · 13 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sunrise Manor
sunrise-manor · 16 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Henderson
henderson-5505411 · 16 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Summerlin South
summerlin-south · 16 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Boulder City
boulder-city · 31 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Pahrump
pahrump · 76 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Harry Reid International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Palm Springs (PSP), San Bernardino (SBD), Ontario (ONT). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 4 runways; longest runway 14,835 ft / 4,522 m; identifiers 01L/19R, 01R/19L, 08L/26R.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (3), concrete; 4 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1942.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from LAS. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Palm Springs International AirportPSP
Palm Springs · large airport
- Distance
- 279 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 477 ft (145 m)
Compare against PSP when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
San Bernardino International AirportSBD
San Bernardino · large airport
- Distance
- 291 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,159 ft (353 m)
Compare against SBD when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Ontario International AirportONT
Ontario · large airport
- Distance
- 317 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 944 ft (288 m)
Compare against ONT when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in?▾
Harry Reid International Airport is in the America/Los_Angeles timezone (UTC-07:00, PDT).
What are the codes for Harry Reid International Airport?▾
Harry Reid International Airport uses IATA code LAS and ICAO code KLAS.
Where is Harry Reid International Airport located?▾
Harry Reid International Airport is located in Las Vegas, United States at coordinates 36.0834° N, 115.1518° W, with an elevation of 2,181 ft (665 m) (moderate-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Harry Reid International Airport from central Las Vegas?▾
Harry Reid International Airport sits roughly 10 km from the nearest mapped city center for Las Vegas.
Which route reference is most useful from LAS?▾
Palm Springs (PSP) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 11m, destination timezone America/Los_Angeles, and a +0h difference from LAS.
Which authority regulates LAS?▾
Harry Reid International Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
What other airports in United States are close peers to LAS?▾
LAS's curated peers in United States on this site include PSP Palm Springs, SBD San Bernardino, ONT Ontario, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Harry Reid International Airport have?▾
Harry Reid International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 4 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 14,835 ft / 4,522 m; identifiers include 01L/19R, 01R/19L, 08L/26R.