walker)) mccarran international airport is always a busy place... consistently topping 40- million passengers per year. that means... any hiccup in the national air system can have a big impact here. ((jesse patterson/strande d passenger: "i gotta get back home, i've got a lot of work ahead of me" )) ((patrick walker)) jesse patterson wrapped up a week in las vegas attending the international builders show. his united airlines flight... one of nearly 50 in and out of mccarran cancelled on friday. he's had to make alternative plans to make it home to new jersey. ((jesse patterson/strande d passenger: "i'm going to cleveland, ohio, and then i'm renting a car, and i think it's about a 10 hour drive, so the flight's about 5, so about 15 hours (laughs)." )) ((patrick walker)) while leaving las vegas has been difficult for patterson... for dean landry. he flew in from atlanta... after missing his first flight in south carolina. ((dean landry/missed his flight: "first, we had to drive through the mountains, in the snow, and ice and rain, and we made it, it only took us 7 hours to go 3!" )) ((patrick walker)) most airlines have waived their "change fees" through monday because of the storm... jor