Air traffic at McCarran International Airport has slowed by over 60%
 
Air traffic at McCarran International Airport has slowed by over 60%

After a traffic controller tested positive for coronavirus, the control tower at McCarran International Airport was closed, forcing the Las Vegas airport to rely on a backup system with limited capacity, Thursday, March 19, 2020. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

McCarran to remain open despite closures – Video
 
McCarran to remain open despite closures – Video

McCarran International Airport will remain open because it falls under “essential” business. The concerns that McCarran would close come after Gov. Steve Sisolak’s announcement that he ordered all nonessential business to close for 30 days to help stop the spread of coronavirus.