Southern Nevada Location/Market Access
Mileage
| Destination | To/From Goldfield |
To/From Tonopah |
To/From Las Vegas |
To/From Caliente |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reno, NV | 265 miles | 237 miles | 446 miles | 443 miles |
| Sacramento, CA | 393 miles | 370 miles | 562 miles | 572 miles |
| San Francisco, CA | 383 miles | 359 miles | 571 miles | 559 miles |
| Las Vegas, NV | 185 miles | 209 miles | 159 miles | |
| Los Angeles, CA | 356 miles | 385 miles | 271 miles | 428 miles |
| San Diego, CA | 444 miles | 467 miles | 330 miles | 487 miles |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 429 miles | 405 miles | 423 miles | 338 miles |
| Portland, OR | 837 miles | 813 miles | 1,189 miles | 934 miles |
| Seattle, WA | 993 miles | 969 miles | 1,261 miles | 1,006 miles |
| Denver, CO | 930 miles | 838 miles | 745 miles | 660 miles |
| Source: Free Trip |
Trucking
U.S. Highway 95 runs through linking the area with Reno to the north and Las Vegas to the south. UPS and Federal Express service this area. Motor freight is available from Motor Cargo, Anderson Trucking and Fleet Delivery.
Two major highways, U.S. 6 and U.S. 95, make all of the western United States easily accessible to businesses in the area. Motor freight is available from Motor Cargo, Fleet Delivery, Mohave and Anderson Trucking allowing shipments to get to 80 percent of the 11-state western region on a second-day basis. UPS and Federal Express overnight delivery also available.
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. 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.
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
K-T Services provides daily bus service to Reno and Las Vegas, connecting with Greyhound.
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.
The Goldfield Airport facility, one mile north of Goldfield, offers a 3,150 ft. gravel runway. Lida Junction Airport facility, fourteen miles south of Goldfield, offers a 6,450 ft. dirt runway.
Lincoln County Airport is located 2 miles west of Panaca, NV. The airport has a 4,600 ft. lighted and paved runway and fuel is available.
There are 26 FAA registered public and private airports, airstrips and helipads located in Nye County.
