LAS · Harry Reid International Airport

Accessibility

Accessibility features at Harry Reid International Airport follow the requirements of the Air Carrier Access Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the operational guidelines published by the FAA and the U.S. Department of Transportation. LAS provides a comprehensive set of accommodations for travelers with mobility, sensory, cognitive, and medical needs. Most accommodations require no advance arrangement — they are built into the terminal infrastructure and the airline-provided assistance program — but a few benefit from a 48-hour advance request to your operating airline.

Mobility assistance at LAS is provided free of charge by the operating airline. To request wheelchair assistance, add the SSR (Special Service Request) code to your booking at the time of purchase or call the airline's accessibility desk at least 48 hours before departure. Curbside meet-and-assist is available at the departures-level curb; staff will escort you through check-in, security, and to the gate. Pre-boarding is offered for travelers using mobility aids and those traveling with medical equipment. Aisle chairs are available at every gate for boarding and deplaning passengers who cannot walk down the jet bridge. Gate-checked mobility devices are returned plane-side or at the gate on arrival.

Sensory accommodations at LAS include hearing-loop systems at gate counters and information desks, visual paging displays alongside the audio paging system, captioned television in gate-area seating areas, sensory rooms or low-stimulation quiet rooms in several concourses (a growing trend across U.S. airports following adoption of the Multisensory Inclusive Design framework), and trained staff in the airport accessibility office who can coordinate quieter pre-screening for autistic travelers. Service animals are welcomed throughout the terminals; service animal relief areas are located both pre-security in the arrivals hall and ground transportation areas, and post-security within each concourse, with signage in the terminal directories.

Family and medical accommodations include nursing rooms in every concourse for breastfeeding parents (typically equipped with a chair, sink, outlet, and curtained privacy area), family-friendly restrooms with changing tables for caregivers of any gender, and refrigeration available on request through the gate agent for breast milk or temperature-sensitive medications. Medical equipment — portable oxygen concentrators, CPAP machines, insulin pumps, hearing aids — is permitted through security and on board without counting against carry-on limits, with brief secondary screening at the checkpoint. Cognitive accessibility resources include the airport's published sensory map of the terminal, the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower lanyard program (recognized at most U.S. airports as a discreet signal that a traveler may need additional patience or assistance), and the TSA Cares program for advance coordination of the screening experience.