text: Years ago I thought McCarran was one of the best airports around Not because it was fancy or nice cuz it is mostly not but because they have slot machines by the gates Certainly beats just sitting around though it is potentially quite a bit more expensive I even remember telling myself that if I were to ever have a long delay I would want it to be here nnFast forward years later and I realizedI wanted to kick my own ass for jinxing myself A nine hour delay and a terrible hangover will do that to you The food vouchers we were given helped but there were not a lot of appetizing options near our gate to spend them on A sub shop and Starbucks were just about itnnFast forward another few years and I was pleasantly surprised to see Virgin America had been moved into the newly built Terminal Needless to say it is a huge improvement and much more appealing to fly in and out of better dining options spacious and clean and a ton of outlets for charging devicesnnSince it was built detached from the mainolder airport terminals though splitting cabs is not as convenient as it used to be if you are not going to the same terminal There is no direct access by foot between the two and the cab fare going from one to the other runs about though there is a shuttle between the two Seems pretty crazy to me Unless I was taken for a ridennBTW ever notice how you arrive amped up and happy but end up leaving beaten and exhausted Never fails