TSA operations still smooth at Las Vegas airport despite problems elsewhere

Monday, March 16, 2026 6:57 PM
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  • Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal

Operations were continuing to run smoothly at Harry Reid International Airport Monday despite inclement weather and Transportation Security Administration agents not reporting for work at other airports around the country.

There were 45 flight cancellations and 202 delays into or out of the airport serving Las Vegas as of midmorning on Monday, according to flight tracking website FlightAware, but those were the result of bad weather or TSA callouts at other airports.

Other delays and cancellations also have been attributed to the war in the Mideast, which entered its third week on Monday. The TSA staffing shortage began Feb. 14 when Senate Democrats sought policy changes in the operation of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement within the Department of Homeland Security.