Terminal 3 opened on June 27, 2012. The project was announced in January 2001 as a way to accommodate rapid growth in passenger traffic, including international traffic.
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Latest Aviation Technology Installed at McCarranBechtel has completed the new state-of-the-art Terminal 3 building at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, NV on schedule and within budget. The $2.4 billion, 1.9-million-square foot facility will open to international airlines on June 27.
As soon as the sleek new 14-gate Terminal 3 opened, Terminal 2, which had been home to international (and charter) arrivals and departures, was rendered obsolete and closed. Actually, it was considered obsolete long before Terminal 3 opened, too dilapidated to be upgraded for further use as a concourse.
The terminals are arranged in a circular format that is referred to as The Terminal Loop. Terminals 1, 2, and 3 serve primarily domestic flights, while the International Terminal serves (you guessed it!)
The Las Vegas airport has two terminals, Terminal 1 and Terminal 3, each with separate parking, check-in and baggage claim areas. The two terminals are not physically connected. Airlines at Terminal 1 use the A, B, C and D gates. Airlines at Terminal 3 use the D and E gates.
?Renovations at T5 Near CompletionConstruction on the $1 billion expansion and renovation of Terminal 5 began in March 2019. The project will open in phases throughout 2023.
After Terminal 3 opened in 1979, passenger traffic grew to 7 million. Terminal 3 set new standards in air terminals, with 880,000 square feet of space and 23 gates on two concourses.
Passengers picking up at Terminal 3 should go to Level 1 of the parking garage. This area is only for quick loading; any unattended vehicles will get a citation and/or be towed.
Terminal 3 is used by the majority of the members of the Oneworld airline alliance: American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Qantas, Royal Jordanian, and SriLankan Airlines. British Airways, which mainly uses Terminal 5, also offers some flights from this terminal.