The largest scheduled airlines at McCarran by passengers carried in the first 11 months of 2009 are Southwest Airlines (38.3%), US Airways/US Airways Express (11.8%), United Airlines/United Express (6.9%), Delta Air Lines/Delta Connection (5.6%), and American Airlines (5.5%). McCarran and the DOA are self-sufficient enterprises, requiring no money from the County's general fund. The airport ranked 8th in the world for aircraft movements with 527,739 takeoffs and landings. In 2012 McCarran ranked 24th in the world for passenger traffic, with 40,799,830 passengers passing through the terminal.
The airport became a crew and maintenance base for Spirit Airlines in February 2012. It is a focus city for Allegiant Air and Southwest Airlines and is the largest operation base for both Allegiant and Southwest. McCarran Airport served as a hub for Great Lakes Airlines. McCarran is owned by Clark County and operated by the Clark County Department of Aviation (DOA). It covers 2,800 acres (1,100 ha) and has four runways. The airport is five miles (8 km) south of downtown Las Vegas, in the unincorporated area of Paradise in Clark County. McCarran International Airport is the principal commercial airport serving Las Vegas and Clark County, Nevada, United States.
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