Trucking
Mileage
Foreign Trade Zones
Rail Service
Bus Service
Airports

Clark County Location/Market Access

Trucking

With borders on five states, Nevada provides efficient transportation links to major western markets. Las Vegas, located in Clark County, is at the hub of an extensive transportation network on three major highway corridors: Interstate 15, U.S. Highway 95, and U.S. Highway 93.

Clark County's strategic location provides next-day freight service to 80 percent of the 11 state western region. Nearly every western city is within 2nd-day delivery time, which translates into a market totaling more than 50 million people.

More than 50 motor carriers, including several specialized carriers, serve southern Nevada. The area provides a number of warehousing and manufacturing-related support services including specialized contract haulers, full-service public warehousing, U.S. customs service, foreign trade zone and subzone accommodations, assembly and packaging support.

Mileage

Foreign Trade Zones

Las Vegas is home to Foreign Trade Zone #89, foreign trade zones allow firms to bring foreign goods or raw materials for manufacturing and/or assembling into the United States without formal customs entry or payment of customs duties and government excise taxes until products leave the zone. If the final product is exported from the United States, no U.S. Customs duty or excise tax is levied. If the final product is imported into the United States, fees are only due at the time of transfer on the product or its parts, whichever is lower.

Contact us for information on how to be a part of a foreign trade zone.

Rail Service

Southern Nevada's rail service is provided by Union Pacific Railroad. The line runs northeast/southwest through Clark County providing access to several industrial sites. The railroad provides intermodal service with daily switching frequency as well as standard boxcar and tank-car service.

Bus Service

There are many services designated to help visitors and community members get where they need to go. including CAT ADA Paratransit, Silver Star, CAT Ambassador, Mobility Training, MAX, Monorail. For more information, contact the Regional Transportation Center of Southern Nevada.

Airport

McCarran International Airport is located only 5 miles south of Las Vegas, NV. Each day the airport handles approximately 101,002 arriving/departing passengers, 611,270 pounds of arriving/departing cargo, 1,428 aircraft operations, and 3,349 international passengers. The airport is a customs landing rights airport. There are four runways ranging in length from 9,765 - 14,510 feet. Four fixed-base operators provide a full range of services for private aircraft.
McCarran International Air Cargo Center, through its innovative partnership with International Aviation Terminals (IAT) of Vancouver, BC, has evolved into a major air cargo facility. McCarran Air Cargo facilities are capable of handling all aircraft types and its Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) is attractive to international customers. Cargo growth will continue to play a significant role in McCarran's economic development well into the 21st century.

North Las Vegas Airport is a general aviation airport located at the north end of the Las Vegas Valley, just 9 miles from the center of the Las Vegas Strip. The airport is accessible 24 hours a day with pilot-activated runway lighting on both runways. Air traffic control tower hours are 6:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m. daily. There are no landing fees. 100LL is available 24 hours a day through credit card, self-service pumps; full-service Jet A and 80 Octane are offered at competitive prices. The airport offers courtesy drop-off service to hotels within a five (5) mile radius of the airport, subject to vehicle and personnel availability. The airport has two lighted, asphalt runways each measuring approximately 5,000 feet in length.

Henderson Executive Airport is located just 11 miles south of Las Vegas. It has one asphalt, lighted runway approximately 5,000 feet in length. Henderson Executive Airport offers convenient transient parking, on-airport rental cars, and full-service 100 LL Avgas and Jet A.

Jean Sport Aviation Center is located 20 miles south of Las Vegas on I-15.