Security recheck required for Connecting domestic flight change planes at LAS

[aum]

Hello ,

Travelling from SJC to DAL with change of planes at LAS and have never tried connecting flight before.

Gap between flights is 55 mins.

so concerned if a security check is required and if yes , is the gap time sufficient for it in holiday season ?

flights WN 2141 / WN 3197

Have checked flight status of 2141 for last one week and its mostly on time.

Cheers and happy holidays..

[dfwskier]

As ong as you stay inside the sterile zone, you will not need to clear TSA again.

Also, Southwest would not sell a connecting flight if it did not think it possible to make the connetion.

[aum]

Thank you for the reply.

[SoCalFlyer97]

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@aum wrote:

Hello ,

Travelling from SJC to DAL with change of planes at LAS and have never tried connecting flight before.

Gap between flights is 55 mins.

so concerned if a security check is required and if yes , is the gap time sufficient for it in holiday season ?

flights WN 2141 / WN 3197

Have checked flight status of 2141 for last one week and its mostly on time.

Cheers and happy holidays..

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Hello-

I frequent LAS airport. As @dfwskier mentioned, you will be able to stay within the secured airside (sterile) area to connect between Southwest flights. 

The Southwest gates used at LAS are in Terminal 1 and utilize either the B or C Gate Concourses. If you need to transverse in between the B and C concourses to make your connection without leaving the secured area, there's an airside connector corridor equipped with moving walkways that link the two concourses. Here's a map of the airport:
https://harryreidairport.com/Maps?v=4

To access the airside connector:

• From the B Gate Concourse to C Gates: Head toward the Starbucks Coffee located at the concourse's "hub" where the concourse splits off into different directions to the various B Gates. The connector is to the right of Starbucks. The wayfinder signs should also read "C-Gates" and will lead you into the walkway.
  
  Note: If you happen to be in or near the A Gate Concourse, there will be separate wayfinder signs that will lead you to the C and D gates, but exits the secure area via landside. To stay airside, follow the signs from the A gates to the B gates first and then look for the sign to go the C Gates near the Starbucks.
  
  
• From the C Gate Concourse to B Gates: Head toward Gate C25 and follow the wayfinder signs near the Jamba Juice that will lead you into B concourse via the airside connector.

[DancingDavidE]

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@SoCalFlyer97 wrote:

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@aum wrote:

Hello ,

Travelling from SJC to DAL with change of planes at LAS and have never tried connecting flight before.

Gap between flights is 55 mins.

so concerned if a security check is required and if yes , is the gap time sufficient for it in holiday season ?

flights WN 2141 / WN 3197

Have checked flight status of 2141 for last one week and its mostly on time.

Cheers and happy holidays..

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To access the airside connector:

• From the C Gate Concourse to B Gates: Head toward Gate C25 and follow the wayfinder signs near the Jamba Juice that will lead you into B concourse via the airside connector.

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I think this is the main way that it may be tricky as you come down C gates the flow of people will be out of the airside so you will be fine as long as you watch for the signs and make a left behind the security checkpoint and keep going around behind security and you'll get to the B gates no problem (or A for whatever reason).

Coming the other way it is more intuitive since everyone coming down the connector is also going to C gates, no one is coming that way to leave security so following the herd will be good from B to C. 

You can also use the tram from the far C gates to the front of C gates and back track around security. Don't go down the escalator if you do that!

It isn't a guarantee of course but practice on the terminal map when you check the on-time schedule for the same flights and see how often those two are both in B or both in C.

And don't worry - if there is a delay for whatever reason there should be plenty of LAS-DAL flights as long as you aren't already on the last one of the day. (Sample shown for next Wednesday)

[aum]

Thank you all for the details.

just landed at DAL…

Cheers & Merry Christmas