The FAA is ready for the influx of general aviation flights to Las Vegas for the National Business Aviation Association’s convention, which kicks off Oct. 12 and runs through Oct. 14, 2021.
FAA officials say they anticipate hundreds of additional takeoffs and landings and aircraft parked at Las Vegas-area airports during the show.
“Air traffic controllers may use traffic-management initiatives to efficiently move flights into Henderson Executive Airport (KHND), North Las Vegas Airport (KVGT), and Harry Reid (McCarran) International Airport (KLAS) in Las Vegas,” FAA officials said. “These initiatives may include keeping airborne planes further apart than usual, and holding airplanes at their departure airports to slow the flow of aircraft arriving into Las Vegas-area airports.”
FAA officials warn pilots that FBOs may require a parking reservation. Pilots should contact the FBO directly for more information, they advise.
The FAA also has established preferred arrival and departure routes for jet and turboprop aircraft operating at those airports. Details are posted at the FAA’s NBAA Convention Air Traffic Procedures.