Las Vegas Municipal Airport (IATA: LVS, ICAO: KLVS, FAA LID: LVS) is five miles (8 km) northeast of Las Vegas, in San Miguel County, New Mexico.
The airport was a stop on the first air route between Denver and El Paso that began in 1929. Mid-Continental Air Express first flew the route with stops at Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Las Vegas, Santa Fe, and Albuquerque. Western Air Express acquired the route by 1931, replaced by Varney Speed Lines Lockheed Vegas in 1934. In 1937 Continental Airlines flew Lockheed Model 10 Electras followed by Lockheed Lodestars.
Service was interrupted in the late 1930s but Continental returned with Douglas DC-3s and stops were added at Trinidad, Colorado and at Raton, Socorro, Truth or Consequences, and Las Cruces, New Mexico. Continental pulled out in 1952 due to airport conditions. Pioneer Airlines DC-3s served Las Vegas from 1948 to 1952 on a route between Albuquerque and Dallas via Santa Fe, Las Vegas, Tucumcari, Clovis, Lubbock, Abilene, Mineral Wells, and Ft. Worth.
Two commuter airlines briefly served Las Vegas: Trans Central Airlines in 1969/1970 with flights to Albuquerque and Denver on a route similar to that of Continental, and Territorial Airlines in 1990 with flights to Albuquerque and Raton, NM. The airport currently receives air cargo service by South Aero with flights to Albuquerque on behalf of UPS.
Please follow this link for further details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Municipal_Airport
This is a new project which I'm going to need help from the community to complete. I need good quality photographs (suitable for texturing) of any of the airport buildings. If you can help, please contact me.
Forkboy2
Bailsoft author
9 months ago
eddunnpe
Wonderful work creating this scenery. I am surprised that the helipad north of the parking area wasn't made to be a helicopter starting point. Thanks for the good work.
Bailsoft author
Hi eddunnpe,
Glad you like it so far. Thank you for your observation, the helipad is now a selectable helipad!
This project is still very much a work in-progress. Unlike my other projects, I've never actually been to KLVS, so I am totally dependent upon finding photographs on the Web (and there aren't many)!
Best wishes,
Phil
1 years ago