Las Vegas airport tops 41M passengers in 2011

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Fueled by increased international flights, McCarran International Airport handled almost 41.5 million passengers in 2011, an increase of 1.7 million people compared with 2010, airport administrators said Friday. Traffic on commercial flights by 16 airlines using the airport’s international terminal increased 13.8 percent from 2010, the Clark County Department of Aviation said