Patrick Anthony McCarran was an American farmer, attorney, judge, and Democratic politician who represented Nevada in the United States Senate from 1933 until 1954.
McCarran in April 1939
McCarran advocating for the Civil Aeronautics Act during 1938
Harris & Ewing portrait of McCarran in 1947
Postcard depicting McCarran at the dedication ceremony for the original McCarran Field, now Nellis Air Force Base
Harry Reid International Airport
Harry Reid International Airport is an international airport serving the Las Vegas Valley, a metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Nevada. It is located five miles south of downtown Las Vegas in the unincorporated area of Paradise and covers 2,800 acres (11 km2) of land. Reid is owned by Clark County and operated by the county's department of aviation. The airport is named after the late U.S. congressman and senator from Nevada Harry Reid. It has four runways and two terminals with five gate areas (concourses) all connected with a people mover system. Reid is one of two airports in the United States with slot machines inside the terminals.
The airport in 2012.
Concourse D in May 2009 with Terminal 3 under construction in the background
New tower under construction, July 2013
Baggage claim carousels in Terminal 1
