Las Vegas

Reg: N139DL Operator: Delta Air Lines Type: Boeing 767-332 C/n: 25984 / 427 Burning rubber on arrival into Las Vegas' runway 25L. Photo Date: 19 January 2008 Photo ID: 1200012

N623RA - US Department of the Airforce, Beech 1900C-1 (c/n UC-163) Landing 25L in Las Vegas late one afternoon, catching he last rays of the desert sun. 21 January 2008

N527NK - Spirit Airlines, Airbus A.319-132 (c/n 2978) Spirit Airbus performing an early morning landing on 25L at Las Vegas, in the former "digital" colour-scheme. 20 January 2008

N975AS - Alaska Airlines, McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (c/n 53451 l/n 2083) The great sight of an Alaska "Mad-Dog" over the numbers for 25L at Las Vegas, this aircraft has since been retired and resides in the Californian desert. 20 January 2008

N715SW - Southwest Airlines, Boeing 737-7H4W (c/n 27849 l/n 62) The flying killer whale! Southwest's "Shamu" logojet settles onto 25L at Las Vegas. 20 January 2008

N884GA - Allegiant Airlines, McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (c/n 49401 l/n 1357) Delivered in 1987 this MD-83 flew for CanAfrica, Air Sur, Spanair, Private Jet Expeditions, Centennial, Finnair and FlyNordic before joining Allegiant's fleet. Captured over runway 25L at Las Vegas in late afternoon sun. 20 January 2008

N376NW - Northwest Airlines, Airbus A.320-212 (c/n 1812) Northwest A320 flaring for landing in late afternoon sun at Las Vegas, now flying for Delta after the merger. 20 January 2008

N315TS - Tutor-Saliba Corp, Boeing 737-7CUW BBJ (c/n 30772 l/n 554) Arriving at Las Vegas on a glorious desert evening, photographed from the helicopter ramp used for sightseeing tours. 07 October 2006

N73GH - Dassault Falcon 50EX (c/n 261) The Falcon 50 is a 10-seat long range jet, powered by 3 Garret TFE731 engines. This 1997 build example is pictured on short finals to runway 25L at Las Vegas. 23 January 2008

N168SL - Piaggio P-180 Avanti II (c/n 1139) Landing on 25L at Las Vegas McCarren as AVR168. this Avanti was written-off in November 2011 during a landing accident, happily with no major casualties. 25 January 2008

N517AT - ATA Airlines, Boeing 757-23N (c/n 27973 l/n 735) ATA 757 landing in golden light in Las Vegas, shortly before the airline closed down. Now flying for Jet2 in he UK as G-LSAK. 21 January 2008

N292UX - United Express (Skywest Airlines), Embraer EMB-120RT Brasilia (c/n 120292) Skywest operated this Embraer for United Express, seen here decelerating on 25L at Las Vegas, NV in golden afternoon sunlight. 1/100sec F16 ISO100. 21 January 2008

Reg: N904DA Operator: Delta Air Lines Type: McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30   C/n: 53384 / 2096 Delta Air Lines are one of very few MD-90 operators left in the world, and are acquiring second-hand airframes to grow their fleet. Here one of their original batch lands in Las Vegas in the "wavy" colourscheme. Photo Date: 20 January 2008 Photo ID: 1200374

Reg: N319TZ Operator: ATA Airlines Type: Boeing 737-83NW   C/n: 30643 / 1106 ATA departure taxiing to runway 25R at Las Vegas-McCarran, in the later colours shortly before the airline ceased operations. This aircraft now serves Garuda Indonesia as PK-GEH Photo Date: 20 January 2008 Photo ID: 1200375

Reg: N862GA Operator: Allegiant Air Type: McDonnell Douglas MD-83   C/n: 49556 / 1415 Afternoon landing in Las Vegas Nevada for this former SAS Mad-Dog - wearing the old, much less colourful allegiant scheme. Photo Date: 20 January 2008 Photo ID: 1200376

Reg: XA-UBT Operator: Mexicana Airlines Type: Airbus A.318-111   C/n: 2367 Mexicana arrival at Las Vegas, one of only 60 A318s built. Now flying with Avianca after the Mexican carrier's collapse. Photo Date: 07 October 2006 Photo ID: 1200377

Reg: N593HA Operator: Hawaiian Airlines Type: Boeing 767-33AER   C/n: 33424 / 901 Taxiing for departure at KLAS with the unmistakeable skyline of the Las Vegas strip behind. This 767 now flies with Air Canada, having been replaced at Hawaiian by the arrival of their A.330s. Photo Date: 07 October 2006 Photo ID: 1200378

Reg: N224WN Operator: Southwest Airlines Type: Boeing 737-7H4W   C/n: 32493 / 1801 Slam Dunk One touching down on Las Vegas-McCarran's runway 25R Photo Date: 21 January 2008 Photo ID: 1200379

Reg: N725MM Type: Gulfstream Aerospace G.550   C/n: 5161 MGM Mirage Gulfstream on short finals to its home base at Las Vegas-McCarran Photo Date: 21 January 2008 Photo ID: 1200380

Reg: N17KJ Type: Grumman Gulfstream G.II-SP   C/n: 200 Classic Gulfstream 2 touching down on 25L at Las Vegas McCarran Photo Date: 21 January 2008 Photo ID: 1200381