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Los Angeles International Airport

Greater Los Angeles

  • IATALAX
  • ICAOKLAX
  • FAALAX
737 million Passengers a year
Serves
Greater Los Angeles
Operator
Los Angeles World Airports
Owner
Not recorded
Opened
2 October 1928
Elevation
128 ft (39 m)
Runways
4 (longest 3,939 m)
Airlines based here
Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Atlas Air, Delta Air Lines, Kalitta Air, Polar Air Cargo and 1 more
  • Alaska Airlines
  • American Airlines
  • Atlas Air
  • Delta Air Lines
  • Kalitta Air
  • Polar Air Cargo
  • United Airlines

About the airport

Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX) is the primary international airport serving Los Angeles and its surrounding metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of California. LAX is located in the Westchester neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles, 18 miles (29 km; 16 nmi) southwest of downtown Los Angeles, with the commercial and residential areas of Westchester to the north, the city of El Segundo to the south, and the city of Inglewood to the east. LAX is the closest airport to the Westside and the South Bay. The airport is operated by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), a branch of the Los Angeles city government, that also operates the Van Nuys Airport for general aviation. The airport covers 3,500 acres (1,400 ha) of land and has four parallel runways. In 2023, LAX handled 75,050,875 passengers, making it the world's eleventh-busiest airport, according to the Airports Council International rankings. In 2024, LAX served 76,587,980 passengers, a 2.04% increase from 2023. As the largest and busiest international airport on the West Coast of the United States, LAX is a major international gateway for the country, serving…

This summary is adapted from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence. Passenger and runway figures come from the same source and can lag the latest annual totals, so check the figures the operator publishes for the current total.

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Our coverage of Los Angeles International Airport

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