McCarran International Airport with Luxor Pyramid

The main commercial airport for Las Vegas, McCarran International Airport was named after former Nevada senator Pat McCarran. Consisting of aircraft gates at separate terminal buildings, McCarran International Airport hosts domestic, regional and international services for more than 20 airlines. In addition, it is the largest operating base for Allegiant Air and Southwest Airlines and a crew and maintenance base for Spirit Airlines. McCarran is the 24th busiest airport by passenger traffic in the world and eighth in the world in terms of aircraft movements. Located right next to the Las Vegas Strip, McCarran offers passengers who fly into the city a parade of lights and a fabulous view of Las Vegas. LUXOR LAS VEGAS Situated between Mandalay Bay to the south and Excalibur to the north, the 30-story Luxor Las Vegas Hotel and Casino sits along the Las Vegas Strip. The three structures are linked by local trams and a free express. Opened in 1993 with just its iconic pyramid, which was the tallest structure on the Las Vegas Strip, in 1998, two additional hotels with 2,000 rooms and a theater were added to the complex to complete its design as a replication of a pyramid between a pair of ziggurat towers. One of the first fully themed mega resorts in Las Vegas, the iconic Ancient Egyptian complex was named after the Egyptian city of Luxor, known for the Karnak and Luxor Temples, the Valley of Kings and other monuments. Topping the pyramid is the 42.3-billion candela Luxor Sky Bean, the strongest beam of light in the world, which uses computer designed, curved mirrors to collect the light from 39 xenon lamps and focus them into one intense, narrow beam that is visible up to 275 miles away by aircraft at cruising altitude. The complex has other distinguishing themed elements, including the Obelisk and the Great Sphinx of Giza by the hotel entrance.

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