Growth of City Airline Ties Shape Las Vegas Rise
Las Vegas grew as a resort hub linked to Western Air Lines from the 1920s onward. The airline’s expansion and the city’s airfield, later Nellis, propelled three-state routes and passenger growth, with Las Vegas becoming a focal point of Western’s system and aviation history. An early stunt with a stowaway aboard a WAL plane highlights colorful pioneer days.
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Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
Las Vegas
Pioneer Air Transportation
Western Air Lines
Grand Opening of $4.5 Million McCarran Terminal in Las Vegas
The new jet age airport terminal opens as Gov. Grant Sawyer prepares to fly the first official trip marking Las Vegas growth in air transport. Las Vegas has moved through four airport facilities in the pilots' lifetimes since 1926 with Rockwell Field and later McCarran. The facility hosts seven airlines including Western, Trans World, United, Bonanza, Pacific, Delta and National as it adapts to rising passenger demand.
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Bonanza
McCarran
Western
Las
Union Pacific Railroad
Las Vegas
Clark County
Grant Sawyer
Leon Rockwell
Rockwell
Southwest Gas Corporation
Main
Western Express
Simon
Pop Simon
Sureyors
Nellis Air Force Base
Western Air Lines
Army Air Force
U.S. Air Force
Nellis
Western Airlines
Trans World Airlines
United Airlines
Bonanza Airlines
Pacific Airlines
Delta Airlines
National Airlines
Strange Noises Studied In Antarctic Winter Probe
Arctic Institute of North America will lead an Antarctic program to study unusual high altitude noises linked to auroras. The project, paired with northern observations, uses special instruments to record inaudible whistles and hisses as part of ionosphere research during the sun spot cycle.
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Washington
Arctic Institute of North America
Antarctic
McCarran Airport Terminal Showcases Flight Themed Design
Enduring space and sunlit desert tones define the $4.5 million Clark County terminal. Welton Becket’s team emphasizes winglike movement with three parabolic shell arcs forming the hexagonal 38 850 square foot waiting building. The structure serves seven airlines and handled about 1 300 000 passengers last year.
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Wilson Becket and Associates
Seven Airlines
McCarran Airport
Welton Becket
Clark County
Becket
Gordon Miles Named Airport Manager at McCarran Opening
Gordon Miles, long time Clark County aviation leader, oversaw the new McCarran Airport Terminal opening while managing the existing airport operations. A Nevada alumnus, he later earned advanced education credentials and held roles in teaching, coaching, and industry before joining the county airport staff in 1950 and becoming manager in 1959.
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Clark County
Gordon Miles
McCarran
Miles
University of Nevada
University of California
McGill
Boulder City
US Navy
Pooiie
Boulder City High
Titanmm Metal Corp
Henderson
Sunfote
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Western Air Express
Vegas
Jowned Airport
McCarran Field
McCartran Field
Jimmie James
Wild Bill Morgan
Pony Express
Harley Harmon
Lou LA Porta
Soprina Flicht
Ramrods
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