The Las Vegas valley is ideally located for easy access to major Western markets and has become the hub of the Southwest. With rail service and dozens of trucking carriers, ground transportation is both abundant and reasonably priced. Trucking companies provide overnight delivery to Los Angeles, San Diego, Salt Lake City and Phoenix. First or second-day deliveries are available to other major Western markets.

The area is serviced by a number of major overnight parcel/package delivery carriers including Airborne Express, Courier Express, Emery Worldwide, Federal Express, Purolator Courier and United Parcel Service.

McCarran International Airport is located within the Las Vegas valley.  Each day the airport handles approximately 101,000 arriving/departing passengers, 611,000 pounds of arriving/departing cargo, 1,400 aircraft operations and 3,300 international passengers making it the 6th busiest airport in North America.



Source: 2009 Las Vegas Perspective

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