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Clark County Aviation Authority Unanimously Votes to Rename McCarran International Airport
The Clark County Commission voted unanimously today to rename McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas to Harry Reid International Airport, after the retired US Senate majority leader and native of Searchlight, Nevada. The renaming of McCarran International Airport had always been contentious: Patrick McCarran, also a US Senator, was a proponent of modern aviation in the USA, but was also a known racist and anti-semite. (lasvegassun.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Melbourne International Airport is called Tullamarine Airport for some weird reason. I think it relates to the original Aborigine owners of the land.Nobody outside of Melbourne would have any idea what Tullamarine stands for. I agree that airports should be named after the city they are located rather than some person who wishes to remain famous. Most of our train stations are named after the towns or suburbs they serve so why not airports?
JOKE! Stop with name changes to people, they all have skeletons that should not be praised, including Mr Reid.. Whats next, change SFO, to Nancy P. Airport.?
They actually were going to change it to Milk/Moscone International airport, in honor of Harvey Milk and George Moscone, for whom were both assassinated.
Don't give "THEM" too many ideas. "THEY" could be reading this thread. LOL
I did not know who McCarren was until I read the book "The Last Million". Basically, they named an airport after a jerk and now want to rename it after another jerk. It's their airport. I supposed they can do whatever they want.
Actually, it was originally named Alamo field, by the original owner, George Crockett. Alamo was then abandoned when a new airport was built north of the field, and then was reactivated after USAF came into that new field, which is now present-day Nellis AFB.
You're right on McCarran, though; he was an absolute jerk.
You're right on McCarran, though; he was an absolute jerk.
Typical "tempest in a tea pot"!