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| - McCarran is money for me. I like the way everything is set up here, especially since they made the "special southwest only" security check thru area to go to terminal C. Not once have I taken more than 15 minutes to get through security flying southwest airlines, and most times I walk right to the front of the line (maybe that's cause I'm a smart traveler and book days that aren't holidays or busy weekends, just so I can avoid high volume hassles traveling)
The airport is very centrally located in Vegas, as we all know, it's just south and east of the strip. It's easy to get into off the 215 or from Tropicana if you come from that part of town. They have been going through some expansion issues, and have changed the way people drive into the departures and arrivals area and I think that has made the congestion go way down.
One of the things I love about this airport, is actually not about the airport at all. One of the reasons I decided to live in Vegas is because I travel a lot and there are always millions of flights in and out that I can choose from and the price is pretty low compared to other airports where I could've chosen to live. Any time I decide to travel I always have lots of options (mostly Southwest and United airlines).
Another thing I like about this airport is that international travel flies out of Terminal 2, which is completely separate but uses the same runways. That keeps the traveler congestion down in the main terminal, which is huge, because this is always one of the top 5 busiest airports in the US every year.
A quick tip: you have to check in 50 minutes prior to your departure time. I have heard stories of people running late and checking in 45 minutes prior to departure, and the ticketing agent wouldn't let them check in and have made them change their schedule to a later flight to avoid missing the flight.
The WIFI is free here. The restaurants are all here, whether you want a sandwich, quick lunch, sit down at a restaurant and have a nice meal, sit at the bar, have a drink and watch the game, or just grab a banana or muffin and a bottle of water, this airport seems to have all the choices.
Can't really give an airport 5 stars can ya???
4 solid stars for me
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