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That said, I have been into or through McCarren International a few times. Once to actually visit Vegas!
I like arriving at this airport. I find it well laid out, easy to follow signs and luggage actually arrives fairly quickly. There was some confusion and the belts for luggage changed for my flight, but it was small and easily overcome.
Finding the cab was not an issue, but I had been prepared for a "scenic route" type of ride, and was given exact directions by others on how to avoid that. So I think my cabbie took the most direct route to the hotel.
I returned to the airport the following day to pick up a rental car, which I also found easy. The airport shuttle was on time to the hotel; and the ride back was easy, but it was very early in the am. The tough part was, he did not know where the car rental pickup was, and so dropped me off at the wrong terminal/area of McCarren. I had to get onto another shuttle to get to the right place. So all the time saved by taking an early shuttle was lost waiting for the next one. But OK.
When I was leaving Vegas some 10 days later, the car drop off was easy. The check-in was easy. In fact, it was all pretty easy. Then I had to get to the gate. That was a long walk. I had plenty of time, but it was a long walk. And I will say, people are much sadder leaving Vegas than they were arriving in it, so the vibe in the airport was very different.
Overall, this is a fine airport, I found it fairly easy to navigate and the lines etc were not too long and well managed. I'd fly into and through here again without hesitation.
3 stars for doing what its supposed to well.
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