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Joshua Baz, 7, right, and Michelle Garcia, 10, fold airplanes with the help of Jean Atcheson from Alaska Airlines, to compete in McCarran International Airport‘s Third Annual Paper Plane Palooza on Tuesday, August 11, 2015. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Michael Quine on Twitter @Vegas88s

Aaron McMorran, 6, shows off the paper plane that will win the distance competition at McCarran International Airport‘s Third Annual Paper Plane Palooza on Tuesday, August 11, 2015. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Michael Quine on Twitter @Vegas88s

Director Operations at HMS Hosts, Don Frazee, top, poses with Aaron McMorran, 6, who won the distance competition with his paper airplane during McCarran International Airport‘s Third Annual Paper Plane Palooza on Tuesday, August 11, 2015. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Michael Quine on Twitter @Vegas88s

At McCarran International Airport‘s Third Annual Paper Plane Palooza, Michael Saenz, 10, braces to heave his paper airplane to win second place for distance on Tuesday, August 11, 2015. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Michael Quine on Twitter @Vegas88s

Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani addresses the crowd during McCarran International Airport‘s Third Annual Paper Plane Palooza on Tuesday, August 11, 2015. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Michael Quine on Twitter @Vegas88s

Guillermo Avila, 9, center, joins in the celebration with other Alaska Airlines team members during McCarran International Airport‘s Third Annual Paper Plane Palooza on Tuesday, August 11, 2015. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Michael Quine on Twitter @Vegas88s

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