Las Vegas Airport Name Change
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 9:49 pm
Just FYI, if anyone is using current FAA charts regarding KLAS, you will find it is now called Harry Reid International Airport instead of McCarran International Airport. The change is so recent, I am pretty sure none of the flight simulator formats in use have that new name installed.
The name change is to honor the long time Senator Harry Reid while "cancel culture" demanded the McCarran name be removed as the person in question had a questionable racist background. The retired Senator passed away from pancreatic cancer Dec 28, 2021. The airport was officially renamed Dec 14, 2021.
The name change is to honor the long time Senator Harry Reid while "cancel culture" demanded the McCarran name be removed as the person in question had a questionable racist background. The retired Senator passed away from pancreatic cancer Dec 28, 2021. The airport was officially renamed Dec 14, 2021.