For the 20th straight month, Harry Reid International Airport posted a decline in passenger volume, down 8.4% last month, according to figures released Thursday by the Clark County Department of Aviation.
In September, the airport served 4,076,634 arriving and departing passengers, compared to the 4,451,690 passengers in September 2025.
For the first nine months of 2026, the airport has seen a 7.3% passenger decline. According to the data, 38,429,929 arriving and departing passengers went through the airport in 2026 compared to 41,449,838 at the same time last year.
International travel was the lone bright spot in September, with passenger volume up 5.9% to 282,666 from 266,886 last year. But year-to-date, international volume was down 5.8% to 2,484,802 from 2,636,531.
Domestic travel was down 9.6% last month as 3,712,956 passengers traveled through Harry Reid compared to 4,087,264 for the same month last year. Year-to-date passenger travel was off 7.4% to 35,296,075 from 38,119,297.
While most carriers reported negative passenger numbers last month, United and Frontier posted positive trends for the month. United was up 0.9 percent to 362,758 in September compared to 359,666 in the same month last year. Frontier jumped 39.5% to 417,690 last month compared to 299,458 for the same month last year. For the year, Frontier passenger travel to and from Las Vegas was up 21.1% to 3,430,360.
Southwest posted a 4% decline in September, along with Delta at 8.2% and American Airlines at 0.4%. According to airport monthly figures, United’s passenger volume is up 5% for the year to 3,394,316. For the year, passenger traffic on Delta is down 4% and Southwest 0.8%
