Residents of northwest Las Vegas are battling the FAA -- and
each other -- over the agency's proposal to have as many as 200
aircraft a day depart the field over their homes.
"They may live in fancier houses, but we've lived here
longer."
Source: An unidentified resident of southern
Las Vegas, NV, in a town-hall meeting regarding the FAA's plan to
reroute as many as 1/3 of McCarren International Airport's daily
departures -- approximately 200 aircraft -- over the northwestern
part of the city, which is densely populated with new residential
development. For years, most of McCarren's departing traffic was
routed over the older southern portion of the city.
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