Los Angeles International Airport

Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX) is the airport which serves Los Angeles, California, United States. It is often called LAX, its airport code. The letters are usually said by themselves. LAX is in southwestern Los Angeles in the neighborhood of Westchester, 16 mi (26 km) from the downtown core.

Los Angeles International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Los Angeles
OperatorLos Angeles World Airports
ServesGreater Los Angeles metropolitan area
LocationLos Angeles, California, USA
Elevation AMSL126 ft / 38 m
Coordinates33°56′33″N 118°24′29″W
Websitewww.lawa.org/lax
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6L/24R 8,925 2,720 Concrete
6R/24L 10,285 3,135 Concrete
7L/25R 12,091 3,685 Concrete
7R/25L 11,096 3,382 Concrete
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H3 63 19 Concrete

With 65,924,298 passengers[2] in 2022, LAX was the sixth busiest airport in the world and is served by direct flights to North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East. The airport is a small hub for American Airlines and United Airlines and a focus city for Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and Southwest Airlines.

Statistics

Yearly traffic
Traffic by calendar year
YearPassenger volumeAircraft movementsFreight
(tons)		Mail
(tons)
1994 51,050,275689,8881,516,567186,878
1995 53,909,223732,6391,567,248193,747
1996 57,974,559763,8661,696,663194,091
1997 60,142,588781,4921,852,487212,410
1998 61,215,712773,5691,787,400264,473
1999 64,279,571779,1501,884,526253,695
2000 67,303,182783,4332,002,614246,538
2001 61,606,204738,4331,779,065162,629
2002 56,223,843645,4241,869,93292,422
2003 54,982,838622,3781,924,88397,193
2004 60,704,568655,0972,022,91192,402
2005 61,489,398650,6292,048,81788,371
2006 61,041,066656,8422,022,68780,395
2007 62,438,583680,9542,010,82066,707
2008 59,815,646622,5061,723,03873,505
2009 56,520,843544,8331,599,78264,073
2010 59,069,409575,8351,852,79174,034
2011 61,862,052603,9121,789,20480,442
2012 63,688,121605,4801,867,15588,438
2013 66,667,619614,9171,848,76477,286
2014 70,662,212636,7061,921,30279,850
2015 74,936,256655,5642,047,19794,299
2016 80,921,527697,1382,105,94199,394
2017 84,557,968700,3622,279,878109,596
2018 87,534,384707,8332,338,642109,694
2019 88,068,013691,2572,182,711130,536
2020 28,779,527379,3642,329,348135,498
2021 48,007,284506,7692,851,941124,732
2022 65,924,298556,9132,632,536122,034
Source: Los Angeles World Airports[3]

Images
  • Runway layout at LAX
    Runway layout at LAX
  • theme building
    theme building
  • Delta Boeing 757-200 at LAX in August 2003
    Delta Boeing 757-200 at LAX in August 2003
  • Hangar No. 1 was the first structure at LAX, built in 1929, restored in 1990 and remaining in active use.
    Hangar No. 1 was the first structure at LAX, built in 1929, restored in 1990 and remaining in active use.[4]

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for LAX (Form 5010 PDF), retrieved March 15 2007
  2. "Airport Information – Statistics". Los Angeles World Airports. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017.
  3. "Airport Information – Statistics". Los Angeles World Airports. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017.
  4. "Aviation Facilities Company, Inc. :: Properties :: LAX". Afcoinc.com. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
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