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Bechtel has maintained a constant presence at McCarran since the first major expansion started in 1981. Since then, the company has managed all six phases of expansion, including the current project to build a new stand-alone terminal with a half-mile-long concourse and an adjacent eight-level parking garage with space for 6,000 vehicles.
The new Terminal 3—covering 1.8 million square feet (167,225 square meters)—will add 14 gates, bringing McCarran’s total number of gates to 117. Six of the new gates will be devoted exclusively to international flights.
“Terminal 3 will allow us to balance our travel demand, providing a better experience to all of our customers,” says Clark County Aviation Director Randall Walker. “T3 will reduce congestion in Terminal 1 and get it back to the level of passengers that it was really designed for. At the same time, T3 will add to our capacity to meet the growing demand for international travel.”
During Walker’s 20 years at McCarran, the airport has had to come up with innovative ways to service ever-increasing traffic. For example, McCarran is one of the world’s leading “common use” airports. Instead of having their own permanent gates, airlines can use any available gate and ticket counter simply by logging onto the airport’s computer network. This allows for greater flexibility and maximizes the use of McCarran’s facilities, reducing delays and congestion.
