- Ivanpah Valley Airport
Ivanpah Valley Airport is the planned
relief airport forMcCarran International Airport . Since there is only limited space left for expansion at McCarran, a new airport is the only alternative to increase capacity by a significant amount. The airport is planned to open in 2017. [ cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |author= Howard Stutz |coauthors= |title= Nevada Landing about to sink |url= http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2007/Feb-13-Tue-2007/news/12548470.html |format= |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |publisher=Las Vegas Review-Journal |id= |pages= |page= |date=February 13 ,2007 |accessdate=2007-03-26 |language= |quote= ]To allow for growth in air travel to Las Vegas, Clark County,
Nevada is buying 6,500acres (26 km²) of land in theIvanpah Valley from the Bureau of Land Management about 30 miles (50 km) southwest of McCarran International Airport for the Ivanpah Airport. This location is between Jean and Primm.History
Legislation was signed on
October 28 ,2000 [cite web|url=http://www.nevadaalliance.com/ivanpah.html|title=Ivanpah Valley Airport Statement by Nevada Alliance for Defense, Energy, and Business|accessdate = 2006-07-26] allowing Clark County to purchase land for a new commercial airport.Construction
All dates for construction and availability are fluid at this time. However the official Clark County Department of Aviation statements point to starting construction in 2010 with an opening date of 2017. These dates were based on McCarran reaching 90% (49.5 million passengers) of its projected capacity of 55 million passengers in 2017. Currently McCarran is expected to be at 55 million passengers in 2011. [cite web|url=http://www.mccarran.com/04_05_00_index.asp?type=Vision2020|title="Vision2020: What happens when demand at McCarran exceeds 53 million passengers?"|accessedate=2007-07-27]
Currently the project is working to meet the lengthy environmental studies required for major projects. On
October 8 ,2005 , the engineering consultant firmVanasse Hangen Brustlin , Inc. (VHB) was chosen as the firm to produce theEnvironmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the airport. [ [http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/051005/55640.html?.v=1] No longer available, tried access on July 27, 2006.]Access
The airport is sited on the proposed
California-Nevada Interstate Maglev line connecting Las Vegas with California. It is on the section that is currently funded by theUS Congress for the planning phase. It is also located near theUnion Pacific mainline thatAmtrak has proposed to use for a high-speed train to California. It is also expected to be near the proposedDesert Xpress high-speed rail line.Road access to the area is via
Las Vegas Boulevard and two exits from Interstate 15.Footnotes
External links
* [http://www.mccarran.com/ga_ivanpah.asp Ivanpah Valley Airport] (page at McCarran Int'l web site)
* [http://www.snvairporteis.com/ Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport (SNSA) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)]
* [http://www.mccarran.com/images/IVP_8x11.jpgMap of proposed airport location] (JPEG )
* [http://www.ocrwm.doe.gov/documents/feis_2/vol_2/apndx_j/figv2aj/f_j_17.jpgPlanned Runways (map)]
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