BUSIEST DAY EVER AT LAS VEGAS AIRPORT: Super Bowl sets new passenger record

It’s probably no surprise that Las Vegas Harry Reid Airport saw its busiest day ever following Super Bowl LVIII. The airport handled almost 104,000 air travellers, with early morning flights extremely busy on Monday.

TSA officers screened a total of 103,978 passengers through the airport’s five security checkpoints across two terminals.

That beat the previous record set on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023.

While there were other big events during the weekend, including the LIV golf event and a Bruno mars concert, the Super Bowl brought in fans by the tens of thousands

Airport officials said an extra 75 TSA officers were drafted in from other airports to assist and the checkpoints were open for extended hours.

These extra planning appeared to be a success as the airport said passengers were clearing through security checks without any major delays.

“The highest recorded wait time to process through security at any time during the day was 12 minutes in standard screening and four minutes in TSA PreCheck,” it said.

The TSA also brought in an extra 60 sniffer dogs and their handlers to bolster security at the airport and at Allegiant Stadium.