Has anyone out there ever picked up passengers arriving at the McCarren Airport in Las Vegas in their motorhome? If so, where do you park at the airport or can you drive through to a pickup spot?

It's been a while since I was there so I don't know.BUT I just did a quick memory run of the airports that I have been at lately and NONE of them will accommodate anything larger than a large shuttle van in their customer areas. Even the ones that used to do this don't anymore for "security" reasons.I think you NEED to contact the airport directly and get a specific answer, including detailed routing IN and OUT.....and the person's name and job title who you talk to.I personally think this is a BAD idea.

have the person take a free shuttle to a hotel or rental car lot, and pick them up there, going to be a lot less hectic traffic wise

Dropped off 4 passengers with a 25' class "C" with no problem whatsoever for international flight in April.

Parking will certainly be a problem at the terminal...but to just swing in and pick-up someone can be done at "Arrivals."Full size buses from city transit and from the big hotels do it all day long.You will have to park and wait off site somewhere on a side street and use your cell phone to have your passenger call you when they are out front....then you can swing in and make the pick-up on the fly.

Downtheroad has it right, coaches and transit buses do airport drop offs all the time, so you must have somewhere you can sweep by to pick them up from. Get a map of the airport and ask them where passenger vehicles pick up.

Passenger pickup at McCarren Airport with class A motorhome

Jim_Shoe
Explorer
Nov 15, 2015
When I pick up a passenger at Greater Cincinnati Airport, I love to see the looks on passengers faces when an announcer welcomes them to Florence, Kentucky! The thought must race through their minds that they aren't even in the right state. I always tell folks I'm picking up about it to avoid panic.
ependydad
Explorer
Nov 15, 2015
hkury00 wrote:
Thanks for your helpful information ependydad!
Was the price reasonable? Did you just drive up or did you make arrangements in advance? If yes, who did you contact?
Thanks so much!
H

Just drive up and swipe your credit card. They're unmanned gates.

https://www.mccarran.com/Park/Terminal1Parking/Terminal1-RemoteorOversizeVehicle.aspx

It was $15/day. For me, it was more expensive than offsite storage, but that was for 2 weeks.
hkury00
Explorer
Nov 15, 2015
Thanks for your helpful information ependydad!
Was the price reasonable? Did you just drive up or did you make arrangements in advance? If yes, who did you contact?
Thanks so much!
H
ependydad
Explorer
Nov 13, 2015
Campnfuls wrote:
Thanks for your great responses. I found out that McCarran airport does have an oversized rig parking lot with free shuttle service to and from arrival and departure gates. I just hope I don't mess up and take a wrong turn going there. I will do a Google map satellite view search as one of you suggested to ensure I don't screw things up. :-)
I have two family groups to pick up arriving 3 hours apart so parking and letting them shuttle to my rig seems the best solution.

It's very easy to find. I parked my truck + fifth wheel (13' 4" tall) there for 2 weeks. In fact, just got back to Vegas this past Monday night from that.

It's a very wide open parking lot with a TON of space and spots open. The shuttle is pretty quick and easy to find. You're looking for the signs that say "Economy/Remote" lot.

The only catch was that the bus driver couldn't get through the gate to get us close to our truck/camper. With us being the Beverly Hillbillies, we had a **** ton of bags and 2 kids to schlep across the parking lot.
holstein13
Explorer
Nov 13, 2015
Campnfuls wrote:
Thanks for your great responses. I found out that McCarran airport does have an oversized rig parking lot with free shuttle service to and from arrival and departure gates. I just hope I don't mess up and take a wrong turn going there. I will do a Google map satellite view search as one of you suggested to ensure I don't screw things up. :-)
I have two family groups to pick up arriving 3 hours apart so parking and letting them shuttle to my rig seems the best solution.
Thank you for posting this. It could be very useful for folks in the future. Also, please be sure to post an update and tell us about the experience once you've completed it.
Campnfuls
Explorer
Nov 13, 2015
Thanks for your great responses. I found out that McCarran airport does have an oversized rig parking lot with free shuttle service to and from arrival and departure gates. I just hope I don't mess up and take a wrong turn going there. I will do a Google map satellite view search as one of you suggested to ensure I don't screw things up. :-)
I have two family groups to pick up arriving 3 hours apart so parking and letting them shuttle to my rig seems the best solution.
Sam_Spade
Explorer
Nov 11, 2015
2oldman wrote:
Off Pavement wrote:
How about the official info?McCarran Terminal Clearance Information
Excellent!

While vertical clearance is very important, so are some other factors, including things like turning radius's and local LAWS.

Having the Feds come out and tear down your RV because you have violated a "protected" area with an improper vehicle is embarrassing.......but not as much as getting your big buss stuck in a situation that you don't have the skills to get out of.

CONTACT THE SPECIFIC AIRPORT FOR OFFICIAL INFORMATION.
If you do not, you might be VERY sorry.

That's the third time; I'm done.
2oldman
Explorer II
Nov 11, 2015
Off Pavement wrote:
How about the official info?McCarran Terminal Clearance Information
Excellent!
Off_Pavement
Explorer II
Nov 11, 2015
How about the official info?

McCarran Terminal Clearance Information
garyhaupt
Explorer
Nov 11, 2015
From personal experience...if you can, do a PRE run in a car, so you know where to go. I did it, and the first time was a bit of a mess. I ended up sitting in the middle of the traffic, staring at the 'overhead bar'...with my tow, I couldn't back up. I was in a bit of a pickle for a bit, until I was able to scope out the right lane.

Gary Haupt