Flight Report

This dataset covers five days of ADS-B traffic at Harry Reid International Airport (KLAS) from December 23 through December 27, 2025, captured on the 77th anniversary of McCarran Field's opening as Las Vegas's first commercial airport. Across that window, 4,611 total flights were recorded: 2,181 arrivals, 2,209 departures, and 221 touch-and-gos. Those movements involved 1,537 unique aircraft. Operations ran continuously across all 24 hours, with the quietest period falling between 03:00 and 04:00 PST (14 total movements) and the peak occurring at 14:00 PST with 367 flights, 242 of which were departures. The average across all hours was 38.4 flights. Early morning hours from 00:00 to 02:00 show a heavy arrival skew, while the late-night hours from 01:00 to 02:00 flip toward departures. Nellis Air Force Base (KLSV) topped the route list at 309 total movements, well ahead of the next busiest pairing with Los Angeles International (KLAX) at 221. SFO and SNA tied at 123 movements each. The approach direction data shows ENE as the most frequent arrival heading (525 occurrences), followed by E (387) and SW (276). Departure directions follow a similar spread, with E (453) and ENE (444) nearly even at the top. Altitude data was drawn from 3,703,230 ADS-B position points. The 2,000 to 3,000 foot band produced the single largest concentration of points at 516,529, consistent with traffic in the terminal area. A second cluster appears in the 35,000 to 38,000 foot range, peaking at 35,000 to 36,000 feet with 152,812 points. The highest recorded altitude was 48,700 feet, logged on a departure to Pensacola International (KPNS) by tail number N818CF. Average groundspeed across all flights was 292 knots, with a maximum of 641.4 knots. Combined track distance totaled 3,273,417.9 nautical miles over the five-day period.