b'Innovation Checkpoint at Harry Reid Intl Provides 106 LAS SECURITYProving Ground for New Screening TechnologiesBY THOMAS J. SMITHFACTS&FIGURES Project: TSA Innovation CheckpointLocation: Harry Reid Intl Airport in Las Vegas With a high volume of unseasonedWhile TSA regularly test-Terminal: 3 travelers passing through its terminalsdrives new technologies and Airport Owner: Clark County every day, Harry Reid Internationalprocedures at 13 different Project Manager: TSA Office of InnovationAirport (LAS) in Las Vegas provides an idealairports, LAS is the only Task Force working laboratory for new screening equipment.location where everything Checkpoint Opened: Sept. 2019 Currently, TSA is putting several technologies andcomes together to create Hours of Operation: 5 a.m.-1:30 p.m.procedures through the paces at its Innovationwhat it calls the Innovation daily, except Wednesdays Checkpoint on the lower level of Terminal 3.Checkpoint. Matt Gilkeson, director of TSAs InnovationMATT GILKESONLanes: 4 Four lanes allow TSA personnel to assess every phase of the process as officers screenTask Force, explains that the checkpoints Technology: Millimeter wave scanners forseparate, almost isolated, location within LAS passenger screening; computed tomographypassengers and carry-on items. Their key & 3D imaging for screening passengerobjectives? Improving the experience forallows the agency to deploy new equipment belongings; automatic bin intake system;travelers, enhancing safety/security and refiningwithout interrupting routine airport operations. UV bin sanitizing; RFID bin tracking; digitaloperational efficiencies.message boards for checkpoint entrancesMay | June 2022AirportImprovement.com'