"The Las Vegas airport functions as a low‑cost carrier hub—with numerous daily flights on Allegiant, Frontier, Southwest, and Spirit—which helps keep average fares down (average seat price $535.60) and provides plentiful budget options for travelers to and from the city." - Stefanie Waldek Stefanie Waldek Stefanie Waldek is a space, travel, and design journalist with expertise in aviation, meteorology, and polar regions. She was a former editor at Architectural Digest, TripAdvisor, and ArtNews. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"October’s standout cheap domestic fare is to San Diego for $35, and the October international deal is to Calgary for $100. Nearby West Coast domestic hops and frequent Canadian international bargains are common across the seasonally varying months." - Stacey Leasca Stacey Leasca Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist and co-founder of Be a Travel Writer, an online course for the next generation of travel journalists. Her photos, videos, and words have appeared in print or online for Travel + Leisure, Time, Los Angeles Times, Glamour, and many more. You'll usually find her in an airport. If you do see her there, please say hello. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"Southwest Airlines will offer a new nonstop service from Las Vegas to DCA, adding more travel flexibility to and from the nation's capital."
"The first airport in the US to introduce a self-screening system in a TSA PreCheck lane, allowing travelers to put their own carry-on baggage through security screening."
"Shake Shack's sixth Las Vegas expansion will be a super-sized home for concretes, Shack Stacks, and crinkle-cut fires when it debuts inside Terminal 1 at McCarran International Airport. New paperwork reveals the fast-casual restaurant will fill a beefy 4,875 square feet. Larger than its existing outposts in Henderson, Downtown Summerlin, the T-Mobile Arena, and the Las Vegas Premium Outlets North, the airport Shake Shack will be roomy enough for a maximum occupancy of 229 inside, yet smaller than its flagship, 9,135-square-foot Shack at the Strip’s New York-New York resort." - Bradley Martin