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Los Angeles International Airport

Los Angeles International Airport
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Los Angeles International Airport Aerial Photo.jpg
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Los Angeles
Operator Los Angeles World Airports
Serves Greater Los Angeles Area
Location Los Angeles, California
Hub for
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL 128 ft / 39 m
Coordinates 33°56′33″N 118°24′29″W / 33.94250°N 118.40806°W / 33.94250; -118.40806Coordinates: 33°56′33″N 118°24′29″W / 33.94250°N 118.40806°W / 33.94250; -118.40806
Website www.lawa.org
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
LAX is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
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LAX is located in California
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LAX is located in the US
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Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6L/24R 8,926 2,721 Concrete
6R/24L 10,885 3,318 Concrete
7L/25R 12,091 3,685 Concrete
7R/25L 11,095 3,382 Concrete
Statistics
Passengers (2016) 80,921,527
Aircraft operations (2016) 697,138
Economic impact (2012) $14.9 billion
Social impact (2012) 133.9 thousand
Passengers (2016) 80,921,527
Aircraft operations (2016) 697,138
Economic impact (2012) $14.9 billion
Social impact (2012) 133.9 thousand

Passenger airlines

Cargo airlines

Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAXICAO: KLAXFAA LID: LAX) is the largest and busiest airport in the Greater Los Angeles Area and the state of California, as well as one of the largest international airports in the United States. It is most often referred to by its IATA airport code LAX, with the letters pronounced individually. LAX is in the southwestern Los Angeles area along the Pacific Ocean between the neighborhood of Westchester to its immediate north and the city of El Segundo to its immediate south. It is owned and operated by Los Angeles World Airports, an agency of the government of Los Angeles, formerly known as the Department of Airports.

In 2015, LAX handled 74,936,256 passengers, an increase of 6 percent from the previous year, making it the world's seventh busiest airport by passenger traffic. By comparison, in 1970 it was projected that passenger traffic would reach 40 million by 1985. The airport holds the claim for "the world's busiest origin and destination (O & D) airport," and has for many years. To wit, relative to other airports, many more travelers begin or end their trips in Los Angeles than use it as a connection. The airport also was the world's third busiest by aircraft movements. It is also the only airport to rank among the top five U.S. airports for both passenger and cargo traffic.

While LAX is the busiest airport in the Greater Los Angeles Area, other airports, including Bob Hope Airport, John Wayne Airport, Long Beach Airport, and Ontario International Airport, also serve the region. It is also notable for being one of the few U.S. airports with four parallel runways.


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