The McCarran International Airport People Movers are two separate automatic people mover systems operating at McCarran International Airport

McCarran International Airport

McCarran International Airport is the principal commercial airport serving Las Vegas and Clark County, Nevada, United States. The airport is located five miles south of the central business district of Las Vegas, in the unincorporated area of Paradise in Clark County. It covers an area of and...

 near Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

, Nevada

Nevada

Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

. The people mover system consists of two separate lines, one connecting the Main Terminal to the C Gate Concourse, and the other connects the Main Terminal to the satellite D Gate Concourse. Also, a third people mover line is currently under construction to connect the D Gate Concourse to the new Terminal 3.

A fourth people mover—an extension of the Las Vegas Monorail

Las Vegas Monorail

The Las Vegas Monorail is a monorail mass transit system located on the Las Vegas Strip, in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It connects the unincorporated communities of Paradise and Winchester, and does not actually enter the City of Las Vegas. It is owned and operated by the Las Vegas...

—is planned to link Terminal 1 and Terminal 3 with central Las Vegas four miles away from the airport.

C Gate Line

The C Gate Line was the first people mover line at the airport, opening in 1985. It connects Terminal 1 with the C Gate Concourse, which primarily serves Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines Co. is an American low-cost airline based in Dallas, Texas. Southwest is the largest airline in the United States, based upon domestic passengers carried,...

. The C Gate Line features two parallel quarter-mile tracks each with two-car trains running back and forth between the two stations. In 2008, the line's original Adtranz C-100

Adtranz C-100

The C-100 is an automated people mover rolling stock first developed by Westinghouse Transportation Systems . It is the predecessor of the Bombardier CX-100, which is found at many airports today...

 vehicles were replaced with the current Bombardier Innovia APM 100 (formerly CX-100) vehicles.

D Gate Line

The D Gate Line is the larger of the two lines and it connects the Main Terminal building with the satellite D Gate Concourse. Similar to the C Gate Line, the D Gate Line consists of two kilometer-long parallel tracks with trains shuttling back and forth between the two stations. The D Gate Line opened in 1998 when the D Gate Concourse opened. Each train on the D Gate Line includes three cars. Along with the C Gate system's recent fleet replacement, the D Gate Line's original vehicles were replaced with Bombardier Innovia APM 100 vehicles in early 2009.

Upcoming Terminal 3 Line

McCarran International Airport is currently constructing a third terminal for domestic and international flights. This terminal, appropriately named "Terminal 3," will be connected to Terminal 1 via the D Gate Concourse. A third people mover line is currently under construction as part of the project. This third line will connect Terminal 3 with the D Gate Concourse. Like the two existing lines, the third line will consist of two tracks, each with a three-car train shuttling back and forth between the two stations. The third line will also use Bombardier Innovia APM 100 vehicles.

External links

• McCarran International Airport Homepage
• YouTube Video of the D Gate Train