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Los Angeles International Airport

Los Angeles · United States · America/Los_Angeles

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4Runways
12,894Longest (ft)
125Elevation (ft)
149Route Records
62Airline Records
UTC-8Timezone
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Route Intelligence

65Well Connected
Shortest route
CLDMcClellan-Palomar Airport138.3 km
United Airlines
Longest route
DXBDubai International Airport13,400.5 km
Emirates
Nearest international
HMOGeneral Ignacio L. Pesqueira International Airport881 km
AeroMéxico
Longest international
DXBDubai International Airport13,400.5 km
JetBlue Airways
Longest domestic
PWMPortland International Jetport4,243.1 km
AirTran Airways

Airport Connectivity Score

65/100

Well Connected

Destinations served149 destinations
Airline diversity62 airlines
Haul mix coverage4 of 4 distance categories

Calculated from destination count, airline diversity, and haul-mix coverage. More signals (customs/border access, ground handling capacity) will be added as the dataset grows.

Runways

6L/24R8,926 ftConcreteLIT
6R/24L10,859 ftConcreteLIT
7L/25R12,894 ftConcreteLIT
7R/25L11,095 ftConcreteLIT

Haul Mix

short-haul
40
medium-haul
65
long-haul
12
ultra-long-haul
32

Geographic Context

Nearest airport
HHRJack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport7.1 km
Nearest same country
HHRJack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport7.1 km
Nearest international
TIJGeneral Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport205.3 km
Farthest airport
ZSESaint-Pierre Pierrefonds Airport18,486.4 km
Within 500 km: 60 airportsWithin 1,000 km: 121 airportsWithin 2,000 km: 356 airports

10 Nearest Airports

1HHRJack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport7.1 kmM
2SMOSanta Monica Municipal Airport9.1 kmM
3LGBLong Beach International Airport27.6 kmL
4BURHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport29.3 kmL
5VNYVan Nuys Airport30.7 kmM
6SNAJohn Wayne Orange County International Airport58 kmL
7NTDPoint Mugu Naval Air Station (Naval Base Ventura Co)68.6 kmM
8ONTOntario International Airport75.5 kmL
9OXROxnard Airport79 kmM
10PMDPalmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport81.9 kmM

ATC Frequencies11

APPSOCAL APP36.07 MHz
APPSOCAL APP124.3 MHz
ATISATIS133.8 MHz
CLDCLNC DEL121.4 MHz
DEPSOCAL DEP124.3 MHz
GNDGND121.65 MHz
MISCCG34.5 MHz
MISCCG898.4 MHz
OPSAF37.22 MHz
TWRTWR119.8 MHz
UNICUNICOM122.95 MHz

Top Aircraft Types

738
89
320
64
CR7
50
757
48
319
45
CRJ
43
73W
33
73H
32
739
28
763
21

Sample Routes

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CLDMcClellan-Palomar Airport138.3 km
short-haulUnited AirlinesCS
SBASanta Barbara Municipal Airport142.3 km
short-haulUnited AirlinesCS
SANSan Diego International Airport175.7 km
short-haulAmerican AirlinesCS
MDWChicago Midway International Airport2,811.5 km
medium-haulAirTran AirwaysCS
MKEGeneral Mitchell International Airport2,820.6 km
medium-haulAirTran AirwaysCS
BNANashville International Airport2,886.3 km
medium-haulAmerican Airlines
MELMelbourne Airport12,758.2 km
ultra-long-haulAmerican AirlinesCS
JEDKing Abdulaziz International Airport13,389.8 km
ultra-long-haulSaudi Arabian Airlines

Airline Records in Dataset62

AMAeroMéxico
SUAeroflot Russian Airlines
ABAir Berlin
ACAir Canada
CAAir China
AFAir France
AIAir India Limited
NZAir New Zealand
FJAir Pacific
TNAir Tahiti Nui
FLAirTran Airways
ASAlaska Airlines
AZAlitalia
NHAll Nippon Airways
G4Allegiant Air
AAAmerican Airlines
AVAvianca - Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia
4BBoutique Air (Priv)
BABritish Airways
CXCathay Pacific
CIChina Airlines
MUChina Eastern Airlines
CZChina Southern Airlines
CMCopa Airlines
DLDelta Air Lines
BREVA Air
LYEl Al Israel Airlines
EKEmirates
AYFinnair
F9Frontier Airlines
ZKGreat Lakes Airlines
HUHainan Airlines
HAHawaiian Airlines
IBIberia Airlines
JLJapan Airlines Domestic
B6JetBlue Airways
KLKLM Royal Dutch Airlines
KEKorean Air
LALAN Airlines
LHLufthansa Cargo
+22 more

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Airport HistoryEst. 1930

LAX is the primary airport serving the Los Angeles metropolitan area and the second busiest in the United States. Famous for its Theme Building — a futuristic 1961 structure — and as the western gateway of the US to the Pacific.

✦LAX handles the longest non-stop commercial route in the world: Los Angeles to Singapore on Singapore Airlines
✦The Theme Building's flying saucer design was inspired by the Space Age optimism of the early 1960s
✦LAX is one of the few major airports with runways that cross an active public road
✦Over 88 million passengers used LAX in 2023 — America's second busiest airport
✦LAX is preparing for a major expansion for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
1928
Mines Field Established

Los Angeles leases Mines Field, a bean field in Inglewood, for use as a municipal airport.

1930
First Scheduled Service

Western Air Express begins the first scheduled service from the newly renamed Los Angeles Airport.

1946
International Designation

Airport receives international airport designation and undergoes significant post-war expansion.

1961
Theme Building Opens

The iconic space-age Theme Building opens at the center of LAX, becoming an enduring symbol of the jet age and Los Angeles optimism.

1984
Olympic Games Host

LAX serves as the primary airport for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, handling unprecedented passenger volumes.

2023
Automated People Mover Begins

Construction advances on the Automated People Mover rail system connecting terminals to remote parking and transit, in preparation for the 2028 Olympics.

Operator
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA)1928 – presentCity of Los Angeles department; also operates Ontario and Van Nuys airports

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