Las Vegas main airport is nearing capacity and there could be a logjam that would deprive some hotels of heads to sleep on the pillows, reports the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The news comes courtesy of a study by Deutsche Bank warning developers that they shouldn’t count on an unlimited capacity to deliver warm bodies.

We hate to say we told you so but the Business Press highlighted this coming crunch back in May. It’s nice to know we’re ahead of the analysts’ curve. Still the issue is a serious one and will only be compounded by the finite capacity of I-15 to deliver the drive-in tourists from Southern California. It’s going to be hard to get the California highway builders to create a bigger path past Victorville. And even if that high-speed train ever gets built, it’s hard to see that will solve the problem with all the new hotel and condo capacity being created.

"There is no reason for me to believe we will not keep rolling along," Deputy Director of Aviation Rosemary Vassiliadis blithely tells the R-J. She probably has to say that but it’s hard to see how all the technological fixes in the world will be able to increase McCarran’s capacity sufficiently to make up the difference. What are these technological fixes? Are they even on the horizon?

Compounding the problem is the airlines’ move to smaller, more fuel-efficient planes that will cut capacity and push up airline ticket prices. Works for them but it will only aggravate McCarran’s problems.