# Las Vegas Travel Demand Nowcast

Source: Passenger Index, https://passengerindex.com/web/markets/las-vegas/ (CC BY 4.0). Updated 2026-11-07.

Sections: [Overview](https://passengerindex.com/web/markets/las-vegas/), [Air travel](https://passengerindex.com/web/markets/las-vegas/air/), [Hotels](https://passengerindex.com/web/markets/las-vegas/hotels/), [Gaming](https://passengerindex.com/web/markets/las-vegas/gaming/), [Events](https://passengerindex.com/web/markets/las-vegas/events/)

Passenger Index estimates that Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) handled about 4.6 million passengers in October 2026, 5.2% fewer than a year earlier. The airport has not reported October yet; its figures come out about four weeks after the month ends.

Passenger Index estimates that Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) handled about 4.6 million passengers in October 2026, 5.2% fewer than a year earlier. The airport has not reported October yet; its figures come out about four weeks after the month ends. The nowcast is built from TSA checkpoint screenings at LAS and has tracked the airport's own count with a correlation of 0.89 and an average miss of 2.1 percentage points over 35 months.

## By segment



- **Air travel:** Harry Reid passengers, October 2026: -5.2% year over year (nowcast). (https://passengerindex.com/web/markets/las-vegas/air/)
- **Hotels:** September 2026: 3.53 million room nights sold of 4.52 million available (78.1%). (https://passengerindex.com/web/markets/las-vegas/hotels/)
- **Gaming:** September 2026: Strip win $693.5M (+0.8%); -0.2% at normal hold. (https://passengerindex.com/web/markets/las-vegas/gaming/)
- **Events:** Next: F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix 2026, 2026-11-19 to 2026-11-21. (https://passengerindex.com/web/markets/las-vegas/events/)
## Sources



- Source: Harry Reid International Airport, Clark County Department of Aviation, "Detailed Passenger Report (monthly)", through September 2026, https://www.harryreidairport.com/business/airport-operations/financial-reporting-statistics/airport-activity/2026-aviation-statistics. Figures from Clark County belong to Clark County and are reproduced with attribution; they are not covered by Passenger Index's CC BY 4.0 licence.
- Source: LVCVA
- Source: Nevada Gaming Control Board, "Monthly Revenue Report", through September 2026, https://www.gaming.nv.gov/about-us/gaming-revenue-information-gri/. June and July 2025 totals, posted by the Board only as scanned images, are taken from LVCVA. Figures from the Nevada Gaming Control Board belong to the Nevada Gaming Control Board and are reproduced with attribution; they are not covered by Passenger Index's CC BY 4.0 licence.

## Frequently asked questions

### How many passengers did Las Vegas airport have last month?

Passenger Index estimates that Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) handled about 4.6 million passengers in October 2026, 5.2% fewer than a year earlier. The airport has not reported October yet; its figures come out about four weeks after the month ends.

### How accurate is the Passenger Index Las Vegas nowcast?

Over 35 months from August 2023 to September 2026, the nowcast's year-over-year change correlated 0.89 with Harry Reid's reported change, missed by 2.1 percentage points on average and called the direction right 86% of the time.

### Does the airport nowcast predict Las Vegas visitor volume?

Not reliably. Since 2025, air passengers and visitors have diverged: TSA screenings alone correlated only 0.06 with LVCVA visitor volume, because many visitors drive and TSA also counts residents leaving town.