As Las Vegas’ Harry Reid airport grows, so does the need for another airport

As Las Vegas’ Harry Reid airport grows, so does the need for another airport

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  • Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal
February 5, 2023 9:10 PM

There are plenty of things that give economist Jeremy Aguero sleepless nights.

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Last week, Aguero, of Las Vegas-based Applied Analysis, admitted airport capacity has become one of those issues.

“There are a lot of things that worry me,” Aguero said. “I’m worried about I-15. I’m worried about water policy. I’m worried about the airport. I’m worried about having enough employees. This is one of a number of things that keeps me up at night. I don’t know if that should be a determinant factor, but the fact that we are going to hit capacity before we have a plan in place to expand capacity, yeah, that’s one of the top five things that keeps me up at night.”