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Las Vegas Airport sees 9% August drop in passengers

Harry Reid International Airport reports a total 4.1 million passengers in August 2026, compared to 4.56 million the year before.

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Las Vegas Airport decreased passengers
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Domestic passengers made up the bulk of traffic but also saw a decrease of 7.1%
International passenger traffic increased in August, but has decreased when looking at year-to-date numbers

Las Vegas airport has recorded a 9% year-on-year decline in both arrivals and departures, with total traffic at 4.1 million in August.

Domestic flights, which make up the bulk of the traffic, decreased by 7.1% to 31 million.

On the other hand, international travel has jumped by 3.9%. The airport reported 293,672 international arriving and departing passengers, compared to the 282,793 recorded the year before.

However, the numbers recorded from year-to-date international passenger traffic tell a different story. Since January, the airport has handled 2.2 million international passengers, marking a 7.1% drop.

As flights to Harry Reid International Airport slowly decline, Macau International Airport, situated in another gambling mecca, has been seeing a steady increase. 

Between January and August 2026, the airport handled 5.1 million passengers. This represents a 5.6% increase from 2025. 

Speaking of flights to Vegas, Global Gaming Insider’s Kirk Geller recently touched down in the city to cover the G2E conference. The event will feature panels of industry leaders discussing everything from prediction markets to collaborating more closely with regulators.

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The G2E Event in Las Vegas is currently taking place until October 1, at the Venetian Expo

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