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{{Short description|Airport serving Los Angeles, California, United States}}
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| footnotes           = Source: [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref name=FAA>{{FAA-airport|ID=LAX|use=PU|own=PU|site=01818.* A}}. Effective October 31, 2024.</ref><ref name="LAX Statistics – Passengers">{{cite web|url=https://www.lawa.org/-/media/8e7fa85120cf4e57a4d9fb21579ea9a9.pdf|title=Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) - Traffic Comparison (TCOM) - Los Angeles International Airport - Calendar YTD January to December|publisher=Lawa.org|access-date=February 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214142011/https://www.lawa.org/-/media/8e7fa85120cf4e57a4d9fb21579ea9a9.pdf|archive-date=February 14, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Statistics|url=http://www.lawa.org/welcome_LAX.aspx?id=798|publisher=Los Angeles World Airports|date=January 2016|access-date=July 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211051258/http://lawa.org/welcome_lax.aspx?id=798|archive-date=February 11, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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'''Los Angeles International Airport'''{{efn|Commonly referred to as '''LAX''' with each letter pronounced individually.}} {{airport codes|LAX|KLAX|LAX}} is the primary [[international airport]] serving [[Los Angeles]] and its [[Greater Los Angeles|surrounding metropolitan area]], in the U.S. state of [[California]]. LAX is located in the [[Westchester, Los Angeles|Westchester]] neighborhood of the city of Los Angeles, {{convert|18|mi|km nmi}} southwest of [[Downtown Los Angeles]], with the commercial and residential areas of Westchester to the north, the city of [[El Segundo, California|El Segundo]] to the south, and the city of [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]] to the east. LAX is the closest airport to [[Westside (Los Angeles County)|the Westside]] and the [[South Bay (Los Angeles County)|South Bay]].

The airport is operated by [[Los Angeles World Airports]] (LAWA), a branch of the [[Government of Los Angeles|Los Angeles city government]], that also operates the [[Van Nuys Airport]] for general aviation. The airport covers {{convert|3,500|acre}} of land and has four parallel runways.<ref name="FAA" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://skyvector.com/airport/LAX/Los-Angeles-International-Airport|title=LAX Airport data at skyvector.com|website=skyvector.com|access-date=August 22, 2022|archive-date=August 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822112831/https://skyvector.com/airport/LAX/Los-Angeles-International-Airport|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2023, LAX handled 75,050,875 passengers, making it the [[List of busiest airports by passenger traffic|world's eighth-busiest airport]]. It was still in the top ten busiest airports in 2023, according to the [[Airports Council International]] rankings.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Josephs |first=Leslie |date=2024-04-15 |title=World's busiest airports show surge in international travel. Here are the rankings |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/15/worlds-busiest-airport-rankings-2023.html |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref> 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 as a connection point for passengers travelling internationally (such as East and Southeast Asia, [[Australasia]], Mexico, and Central America).

The airport holds the record for the world's busiest origin and destination airport,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.discoverlosangeles.com/travel/a-basic-guide-to-los-angeles-international-airport-lax | title=A Basic Guide To Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) | publisher=Discover Los Angeles  |access-date=June 20, 2023  }}</ref> because relative to other airports, many more travellers begin or end their trips in Los Angeles than use it as a connection. In 2019, LAWA reported approximately 88 percent of travelers at LAX were origination and destination passengers, and 12 percent were connecting.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lawa.org/history/lax-history/just-the-facts | title=LAWA Official Website - Just the Facts | publisher=Los Angeles World Airports  |access-date=September 9, 2023  }}</ref> It is also the only airport to rank among the top five U.S. airports for both passenger and cargo traffic.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aci-na.org/content/airport-traffic-reports |title=Airport Traffic Reports |publisher=Airports Council International – North America |access-date=August 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103085550/http://aci-na.org/content/airport-traffic-reports |archive-date=November 3, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> LAX serves as a [[Airline hub|hub]], [[focus city]], or operating base for more passenger airlines than any other airport in the United States.

Although LAX is the busiest airport in the Greater Los Angeles area, [[List of airports in the Los Angeles area|several other airports]] serve the region including [[Hollywood Burbank Airport|Burbank]], [[John Wayne Airport|John Wayne]] (Orange County), [[Long Beach Airport|Long Beach]], [[Ontario International Airport|Ontario]], and [[San Bernardino International Airport|San Bernardino]].

==History==
{{Main|History of Los Angeles International Airport}}

[[File:2010-1101-HangarNo1.jpg|thumb|left|[[Hangar One (Los Angeles)|Hangar No. 1]] was the first structure at LAX, built in 1929 and restored in 1990. It remains in use.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afcoinc.com/properties-lax.html |title=Aviation Facilities Company, Inc. :: Properties :: LAX |publisher=Afcoinc.com |access-date=December 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707092223/http://www.afcoinc.com/properties-lax.html |archive-date=July 7, 2011 }}</ref>]]

In 1926, the [[Los Angeles City Council]] and the Chamber of Commerce recognized the need for the city to have its own airport to tap into the fledgling, but quickly growing, aviation industry. Several locations were considered, but the final choice was a {{convert|640|acre|sqmi ha|adj=on}} field in the southern part of [[Westchester, California|Westchester]]. The location had been promoted by real estate agent William W. Mines, and '''Mines Field''' as it was known had already been selected to host the 1928 National Air Races. On August 13, 1928 the city leased the land and the newly formed Department of Airports began converting the fields, once used to grow [[wheat]], [[barley]], and [[Phaseolus lunatus|lima beans]], into dirt landing strips.<ref name="2001mp">{{Cite report |url=https://lawamediastorage.blob.core.windows.net/lawa-media-files/media-files/lawa-web/lawa-our-lax/draft-eiseir/draft-eis-eir_appendix_i_lr.pdf |title=LAX Master Plan EIS/EIR - Appendix I. Section 106 Report |date=January 2001 |access-date=September 30, 2021 |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526101205/https://lawamediastorage.blob.core.windows.net/lawa-media-files/media-files/lawa-web/lawa-our-lax/draft-eiseir/draft-eis-eir_appendix_i_lr.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

The airport opened on October 1, 1928<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Passenger service at LAX {{!}} South Bay History |url=http://blogs.dailybreeze.com/history/2010/12/01/the-evolution-of-lax/|website=blogs.dailybreeze.com|access-date=2021-09-15 |archive-date=November 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113142449/http://blogs.dailybreeze.com/history/2010/12/01/the-evolution-of-lax/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and the first structure, [[Hangar One (Los Angeles)|Hangar No. 1]], was erected in 1929. The building still stands at the airport, remaining in active use and listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{NRISref|version=2008a|refnum=92000959}}</ref> Over the next year, the airport started to come together: the dirt runway was replaced with an all-weather surface and more hangars, a restaurant, and a control tower were built. On June 7, 1930, the facility was dedicated and renamed Los Angeles Municipal Airport.<ref name="2001mp" />

[[File:Los Angeles Airport, 1931.jpg|thumb|left|Los Angeles Municipal Airport on [[Army Day]], {{circa|1931}}]]

The airport was used by private pilots and flying schools, but the city’s vision was that Los Angeles would become the main passenger hub for the area. However, the airport failed to entice any carriers away from the established [[Burbank Airport]] or the [[Grand Central Airport (California)|Grand Central Airport]] in Glendale.<ref name="2001mp" />

World War II put a pause on any further development of the airport for passenger use. Before the United States entered the war, the aviation manufacturers located around the airport were busy providing aircraft for the [[Allies of World War II|Allied powers]], while the flying schools found themselves in high demand. In January 1942, the military assumed control of the airport, stationing fighter planes there, and building naval gun batteries in the ocean dunes to the west.<ref name="2001mp" />

Meanwhile, airport managers published a master plan for the land and, in early 1943, convinced voters to back a $12.5 million bond for airport improvements. With a plan and funding in place, the airlines were finally convinced to make the move.

After the end of the War, four temporary terminals were quickly erected on the north side of the airport and, on December 9, 1946, [[American Airlines]], [[Trans World Airlines]] (TWA), [[United Airlines]], [[Southwest Airways]], and [[Western Airlines]] began passenger operations at the airport, with [[Pan Am|Pan American Airways]] (Pan Am) joining the next month.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="2001mp" /> The airport was renamed Los Angeles International Airport in 1949.<ref name="SearchHistory">{{cite web| url=http://www.lawa.org/lax/LAXSearchHistory.cfm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050924004528/http://lawa.org/lax/LAXSearchHistory.cfm | url-status=dead | archive-date=September 24, 2005 | title=Search history | work=Los Angeles World Airports | access-date=March 21, 2008}}</ref>

The temporary terminals remained in place for 15 years but quickly became inadequate, especially as air travel entered the "[[jet age]]" and other cities invested in modern facilities. Airport leaders once again convinced voters to back a $59 million bond on June 5, 1956.

The current layout of the passenger facilities was established in 1958 with a plan to build a series of terminals and parking facilities, arranged in the shape of the letter U, in the central portion of the property. The original plan called for the terminal buildings to be connected at the center of the property by a huge steel-and-glass dome. The dome was never built, but a smaller [[Theme Building]], constructed in the central area, became a focal point for people coming to the airport.

[[File:6207-Continental Passengers Arriving LAX.jpg|thumb|right|Continental passengers arriving at CAL terminal, July 1962]]

The first of the new passenger buildings, Terminals 7 and 8, were opened for [[United Airlines]] on June 25, 1961, following opening festivities that lasted several days.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Hawkes|first=Russell|date=July 3, 1961|title=Work Advances on Los Angeles Jet Airport|url=https://archive.aviationweek.com/issue/19610703|magazine=[[Aviation Week]]|pages=40–41|access-date=September 15, 2021|archive-date=April 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417195345/https://archive.aviationweek.com/issue/19610703|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Terminal area map from about 1961|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/n303wr/3467050218/sizes/o|publisher=Flickr.com|access-date=August 13, 2013|archive-date=June 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620054502/https://www.flickr.com/photos/n303wr/3467050218/sizes/o|url-status=live}}</ref> Terminals 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 opened later that same year.

There was a major expansion of the airport in the early 1980s, ahead of the [[1984 Summer Olympic Games]]. In November 1983, a second-level roadway was added,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Levin|first=Jay|date=April 22, 1984|title=LAX being molded into an easy airport|page=A1|work=[[Daily Breeze (Torrance)]]|agency=Copley News Service|via=[[NewsBank]]}}</ref> Terminal 1 opened in January 1984<ref>{{Cite news|last=Larsen|first=Carl|date=January 19, 1984|title=PSA sees benefits in new L.A. terminal|page=F1|work=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]}}</ref> and the Tom Bradley International Terminal opened in June 1984.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Levin|first=Jay|date=April 18, 1984|title=LAX: How they tamed the monster - Revamping just in time for Olympics|page=A1|work=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]}}</ref> The original terminals also received expansions and updates in the 1980s.

Since 2008, the airport has been undergoing another major expansion. All of the terminals are being refurbished, and the Tom Bradley International Terminal was substantially rebuilt, with a West Gates satellite concourse added.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Midfield Satellite Concourse North Project|url=https://www.lawa.org/en/lawa-msc-north|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703225555/https://www.lawa.org/en/lawa-msc-north|archive-date=July 3, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2019|website=[[Los Angeles World Airports]]}}</ref> Outside of the terminal area, the [[LAX West Intermodal Transportation Facility]] with 4,300 parking spaces opened in 2021, replacing the former Lot C.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-26 |title=LAX is removing half the spaces in its cheapest parking lot. No word on when they'll return |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-tr-lax-parking-spaces-removed-from-lot-c-20171129-story.html |access-date=2024-01-24 |archive-date=February 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226042227/https://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-tr-lax-parking-spaces-removed-from-lot-c-20171129-story.html |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> A new [[LAX/Metro Transit Center station]] and a [[LAX Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility]] (ConRAC) are being built. All will be connected to the terminal area by the [[LAX Automated People Mover]].<ref name=":2">{{cite web |last=Russell |first=Edward |date=December 19, 2014 |title=America's second busiest airport LAX plans $5bn expansion |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/airline-business/2014/12/americas-second-busiest-airport-lax-plans-5bn-expansion/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224190824/http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/airline-business/2014/12/americas-second-busiest-airport-lax-plans-5bn-expansion |archive-date=December 24, 2014 |website=Flightglobal.com}}</ref> In the near future,{{When|date=July 2024}} airport managers plan to build two more terminals (0 and 9).<ref name=":3">{{cite web |date=April 4, 2019 |title=Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Airfield and Terminal Modernization Project |url=https://cloud1lawa.app.box.com/s/w1d47y9kdnv1xb3eoo3sr8w9k19fdn93 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526191239/https://cloud1lawa.app.box.com/s/w1d47y9kdnv1xb3eoo3sr8w9k19fdn93 |archive-date=May 26, 2019 |access-date=May 26, 2019 |website=Los Angeles World Airports |publisher=CDM Smith}}</ref> All together, those projects are expected to cost of $14 billion and bring LAX's total gates from 146 to 182.<ref name=":4" />

===The "X" in LAX===
Before the 1930s, US airports used a two-letter abbreviation and "LA" served as the designation for Los Angeles Airport.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hernández |first=Caitlin |date=2022-07-19 |title=LAX Explained: Your Guide To Navigating The West Coast's Most Infuriating Airport |url=https://laist.com/news/transportation/lax-explained-airport-travel-guide-los-angeles |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=LAist |language=en}}</ref> With rapid growth in the aviation industry, in 1947, the identifiers were expanded to three letters, and "LA" received an extra letter to become "LAX". The "X" does not have any specific meaning.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.flylax.com/lax-frequently-asked-questions-faq | title=LAX Frequently Asked Questions | work=Los Angeles World Airports | access-date=January 24, 2021 | archive-date=January 17, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117192833/https://www.flylax.com/lax-frequently-asked-questions-faq | url-status=live }}</ref> "LAX" is also used for the [[Port of Los Angeles]] in [[San Pedro, Los Angeles|San Pedro]] and by [[Amtrak]] for [[Union Station (Los Angeles)|Union Station]] in [[Downtown Los Angeles]].

==Infrastructure==
[[File:Highsmithlaxlightsdnc2000.jpg|thumb|The light towers, first installed in preparation for the [[Democratic National Convention]] in 2000, feature a light installation by artist [[Paul Tzanetopoulos]] in which the towers change colors throughout the night.]]

=== Airfield ===
Runways 24R/06L and 24L/06R (designated the North Airfield Complex) are north of the airport terminals, while runways 25R/07L and 25L/07R (designated the South Airfield Complex) are south of the airport terminals.

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|+Runways at Los Angeles International
|-
! class="text" | W !! class="number" | Length !! class="number" | Width !! class="text" | E
|-
! style="font-size:150%;" | 06L&nbsp;→
|{{convert|8926|ft|abbr=on|disp=br}}||{{convert|150|ft|abbr=on|disp=br}}
! style="font-size:150%;" | ←&nbsp;24R
|-
! style="font-size:150%;" | 06R&nbsp;→
|{{convert|10885|ft|abbr=on|disp=br}}||{{convert|150|ft|abbr=on|disp=br}}
! style="font-size:150%;" | ←&nbsp;24L
|-
| colspan="4" style="font-size:150%;" | Terminal area
|-
! style="font-size:150%;" | 07L&nbsp;→
|{{convert|12923|ft|abbr=on|disp=br}}||{{convert|150|ft|abbr=on|disp=br}}
! style="font-size:150%;" | ←&nbsp;25R
|-
! style="font-size:150%;" | 07R&nbsp;→
|{{convert|11095|ft|abbr=on|disp=br}}||{{convert|200|ft|abbr=on|disp=br}}
! style="font-size:150%;" | ←&nbsp;25L
|}

LAX is located with the Pacific Ocean to the west and residential communities on all other sides. Since 1972, Los Angeles World Airports has adopted a "Preferential Runway Use Policy" to minimize noise levels in the communities closest to LAX.<ref name="PrefRunwayUse" />

Typically, the loudest operations at an airport are from departing aircraft, with engines operating at high power, so during daytime hours (6:30am to midnight), LAX prefers to operate under the "Westerly Operations" air traffic pattern, named for the prevailing west winds. Under "Westerly Operations", departing aircraft take off to the west, over the ocean, and arriving aircraft approach from the east. To reduce noise to areas north and south of the airport, LAX prefers to use the "inboard" runways (06R/24L and 07L/25R) for departures, closest to the central terminal area and further from residential areas, and the "outboard" runways for arrivals. Historically, over 90% of flights have used the "inboard" departures and "outboard" arrivals scheme.<ref name="PrefRunwayUse" />

During night-time hours, when there are fewer aircraft operations and residential areas tend to be more noise sensitive, additional changes are made to reduce noise. Between 10pm and 7am, air traffic controllers try to use the "outboard" runways as little as possible and, between midnight and 6:30am, the air traffic pattern shifts to "Over-Ocean Operations", under which departing aircraft continue to take off to the west, but arriving aircraft also approach from the west, over the ocean.<ref name="PrefRunwayUse" />

There are times when the Over-Ocean and Westerly operations are not possible, particularly when the winds originate from the east, typically during inclement weather and when [[Santa Ana winds]] occur. In those cases, the airport shifts to the non-preferred "Easterly Operations" air traffic pattern, under which departing aircraft take off to the east, and arriving aircraft approach from the west.<ref name="PrefRunwayUse">{{cite report |url=https://www.lawa.org/uploadedFiles/LAX/noise/PDF/Final%20LAX%20Preferential%20Runway%20Use%20Policy%20Report%20041114_Web.pdf |title=Los Angeles International Airport - Preferential Runway Use Policy |author=Environmental Services Division, Noise Management Section |date=April 11, 2014 |publisher=Los Angeles World Airports |access-date=August 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816021514/https://www.lawa.org/uploadedFiles/LAX/noise/PDF/Final%20LAX%20Preferential%20Runway%20Use%20Policy%20Report%20041114_Web.pdf |archive-date=August 16, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The South Airfield Complex tends to see more operations than the North, because there are a larger number of passenger gates and air cargo operations areas on the south side of the airport grounds.<ref name="PrefRunwayUse" /> In 2007, the southernmost runway (07R/25L) was moved {{convert|55|ft|m}} to the south to accommodate a new central taxiway.<ref>{{cite news |author=Oldham, Jennifer |date=November 28, 2006 |title=North runways at LAX may be altered |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-nov-28-me-airport28-story.html |url-status=live |access-date=August 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018073307/http://articles.latimes.com/2006/nov/28/local/me-airport28 |archive-date=October 18, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Weikel, Dan |date=April 30, 2013 |title=Council OKs moving LAX runway as part of $4.76-billion upgrade |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/la-xpm-2013-apr-30-la-me-lax-runway-20130501-story.html |url-status=live |access-date=August 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026061525/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/apr/30/local/la-me-lax-runway-20130501 |archive-date=October 26, 2015}}</ref> Runways in the North Airfield Complex are separated by {{convert|700|ft}}.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-jun-05-me-pilots5-story.html |title=Pilots seek greater separation between LAX north runways |author=Oldham, Jennifer |date=June 5, 2007 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=August 16, 2017 |archive-date=March 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309084544/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-jun-05-me-pilots5-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> There were plans to increase the separation by {{convert|260|ft}}, which would have allowed a central taxiway between runways to have been built, but faced opposition from residents living north of LAX.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/la-xpm-2012-dec-03-la-me-airport-runway-20121203-story.html |title=LAX runway separation plan advances, over groups' objections |author=Weikel, Dan |date=December 3, 2012 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=August 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823064238/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/dec/03/local/la-me-airport-runway-20121203 |archive-date=August 23, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> These plans were scrapped in 2016, in favor of lifting a gate cap at the airport and building a new park on the airport's north side.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weikel |first=Dan |date=August 17, 2016 |title=A $652-million project to move LAX runway will be scrapped after lawsuit |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-airport-settlement-20160817-snap-story.html}}</ref>

=== Terminals ===
{{Excerpt|Terminals of Los Angeles International Airport}}

===Theme Building===
{{Main|Theme Building}}
[[File:LAX Theme Building in Los Angeles.jpg|alt=|thumb|The [[Theme Building]] at LAX, built in 1961, is a [[Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument]].]]

The distinctive [[Theme Building]] in the [[Googie architecture|Googie]] style was built in 1961 and resembles a flying saucer that has landed on its four legs. A restaurant with a sweeping view of the airport is suspended beneath two arches that form the legs. The [[Los Angeles City Council]] designated the building a [[Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument]] in 1992. A $4 million renovation, with [[Retro-futurism|retro-futuristic]] interior and electric lighting designed by [[Walt Disney Imagineering]], was completed before the Encounter Restaurant opened there in 1997 but is no longer in business.<ref>{{cite interview | url=http://www.laughingplace.com/News-PID503190-503190.asp | title=Encounter at the Theme Building | work=Laughing Place | access-date=February 25, 2008 | interviewer=Marc Borrelli | subject=[[Eddie Sotto]] | date=August 6, 2001 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411141443/http://www.laughingplace.com/News-PID503190-503190.asp | archive-date=April 11, 2008 | url-status=live }}</ref> Visitors are able to take the elevator up to the observation deck of the "Theme Building", which had previously been closed after the [[September 11 attacks|September 11, 2001 attacks]] for security reasons.<ref>{{Cite news | title=Iconic LAX Theme Building ready for its close-up | url=http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/07/02/16859/iconic-lax-theme-building-ready-its-close-/ | work=[[KPCC (radio station)|KPCC]] | date=July 2, 2010 | access-date=July 2, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807024527/http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/07/02/16859/iconic-lax-theme-building-ready-its-close-/ | archive-date=August 7, 2011 | url-status=live }}</ref> A memorial to the victims of the 9/11 attacks is located on the grounds, as three of the four hijacked planes were originally destined for LAX.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lawa.org/welcome_lax.aspx?id=1612 |title=Art Program – LAX 9/11 Memorial |publisher=Lawa.org |date=September 11, 2001 |access-date=August 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911171921/http://www.lawa.org/welcome_LAX.aspx?id=1612 |archive-date=September 11, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  The Bob Hope USO expanded and relocated to the first floor of the Theme Building in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-travel-lax-theme-building-hotel-idea-future-20190612-story.html|title=Is LAX's Theme Building coming back to life as part of an on-airport hotel?|last=Reynolds|first=Christopher|date=June 12, 2018|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=June 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613045037/https://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-travel-lax-theme-building-hotel-idea-future-20190612-story.html|archive-date=June 13, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Recent and future developments===
[[Los Angeles World Airports|LAWA]] currently has several plans to modernize LAX, at a cost of $30 billion.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wait |first=Tom |date=2024-01-30 |title=Completion of LAX's People Mover project likely to be delayed until next year, report says - CBS Los Angeles |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/completion-of-lax-people-mover-project-likely-to-be-delayed-until-next-year-report-says/ |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> These include terminal and runway improvements, which will "enhance the passenger experience, reduce overcrowding, and provide airport access to the latest class of very large passenger aircraft"; this will bring the number of LAX's total gates from 146 to 182.<ref name=":4">{{cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/31/lax-airport-is-getting-a-14-billion-makeover-and-new-happy-face-machines-to-rate-satisfaction.html|title=LAX airport is getting a $14 billion makeover and new 'happy face' machines to rate satisfaction|first=Jane|last=Wells|date=June 2, 2019|work=CNBC|location=Los Angeles|access-date=August 20, 2020|archive-date=June 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620054455/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/31/lax-airport-is-getting-a-14-billion-makeover-and-new-happy-face-machines-to-rate-satisfaction.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Recently completed improvements include:<ref name=":5">{{cite web |url=http://www.lawa.org/uploadedfiles/LAX/pdf/Contractors%20roll%20out%2011-19-08.pdf |title=LAX Specific Plan Amendment |access-date=December 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612080342/http://www.lawa.org/uploadedfiles/LAX/pdf/Contractors%20roll%20out%2011-19-08.pdf |archive-date=June 12, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Renovations of [[Southwest Airlines|Terminal 1]] (completed 2018),<ref>{{cite web |title=Terminal 1 Modernization Project |url=https://www.lawa.org/lawa-our-lax/environmental-documents/documents-certified/terminal-1-modernization-project |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929170204/https://www.lawa.org/lawa-our-lax/environmental-documents/documents-certified/terminal-1-modernization-project |archive-date=September 29, 2021 |access-date=2021-09-29 |website=[[Los Angeles World Airports]]}}</ref> [[United Airlines|Terminals 7 and 8]] (completed 2019),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Terminals 7 & 8 |url=https://www.lawa.org/transforminglax/projects/terminals-7n8 |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=[[Los Angeles World Airports]]}}</ref> and [[Delta Air Lines|Terminals 2 and 3]] (completed 2023).<ref>{{cite web |title=Terminals 2 and 3 Modernization Projet |url=https://www.lawa.org/lawa-our-lax/environmental-documents/documents-certified/lax-terminal-2-and-3-modernization |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929170206/https://www.lawa.org/lawa-our-lax/environmental-documents/documents-certified/lax-terminal-2-and-3-modernization |archive-date=September 29, 2021 |access-date=2021-09-29 |website=[[Los Angeles World Airports]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 30, 2023 |title=Delta Sky Way at LAX transformation complete, 18 months ahead of schedule {{!}} Delta News Hub |url=https://news.delta.com/delta-sky-way-lax-transformation-complete-18-months-ahead-schedule |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=news.delta.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Terminal 1.5, a junction building connecting Terminals 1 and 2, with a bus gate to take passengers to boarding gates in the Tom Bradley International Terminal (completed 2021)<ref>{{cite web|title=Terminal 1.5|url=https://www.lawa.org/lawa-our-lax/environmental-documents/documents-certified/lax-terminal-15|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-29|website=[[Los Angeles World Airports]]|archive-date=September 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929170210/https://www.lawa.org/lawa-our-lax/environmental-documents/documents-certified/lax-terminal-15}}</ref>
* The Midfield Satellite Concourse (aka West Gates at Tom Bradley International Terminal) adding 15 gates (completed 2021)<ref>{{Cite news|date=May 24, 2021|title=15-gate concourse opens at LAX after more than 4 years of construction|language=en-US|work=KTLA|agency=Associated Press|url=https://ktla.com/news/local-news/15-gate-concourse-opens-at-laxs-tom-bradley-international-terminal/|url-status=live|access-date=May 25, 2021|archive-date=June 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620054455/https://ktla.com/news/local-news/15-gate-concourse-opens-at-laxs-tom-bradley-international-terminal/}}</ref>
* The [[LAX West Intermodal Transportation Facility|Economy Parking facility]], a 4,300-stall parking structure with passenger pick-up/drop-off areas, to later be connected to the terminal area by the APM (completed 2021)<ref>{{cite web|title=Intermodal Transportation Facility – West Project|url=https://www.lawa.org/connectinglax/intermodal-transportation-facility|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-29|website=[[Los Angeles World Airports]]|archive-date=September 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929170205/https://www.lawa.org/connectinglax/intermodal-transportation-facility}}</ref>
* A new [[Los Angeles Airport Police]] headquarters (completed 2021)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Airport Police Facility |url=https://www.lawa.org/transforminglax/projects/apfacility |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=[[Los Angeles World Airports]]}}</ref>

Future improvements include:<ref name=":5" />
* Modernization and connection of Terminals 4 and 5,<ref>{{cite news |date=January 19, 2023 |title=Los Angeles International Airport Terminals 4 and 5 Modernisation, USA |url=https://www.airport-technology.com/projects/los-angeles-international-airport-terminals-4-and-5-modernisation-usa/ |work=Airport Technology |access-date=August 12, 2024}}</ref> and modernization of Terminal 6<ref>{{cite web |title=Terminal 6 Renovation Project |url=https://www.lawa.org/lawa-our-lax/environmental-documents/current-projects/terminal-6-renovation-project |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929170204/https://www.lawa.org/lawa-our-lax/environmental-documents/current-projects/terminal-6-renovation-project |archive-date=September 29, 2021 |access-date=2021-09-29 |website=[[Los Angeles World Airports]]}}</ref> (all under construction)
* Expansion of the Midfield Satellite Concourse adding 8 gates (under construction)<ref>{{cite web |title=LAWA Official Site {{!}} News Release {{!}} August 6, 2019 |url=https://www.lawa.org/news-releases/2019/news-release-92 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420011059/https://www.lawa.org/news-releases/2019/news-release-92 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |access-date=2020-09-28 |website=Lawa.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=LAWA Official Site {{!}} News Release {{!}}May 23, 2023 |url=https://www.lawa.org/news-releases/2023/news-release-021 |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=www.lawa.org}}</ref>
* [[LAX Automated People Mover]] (APM) (under construction)<ref name=":2" />
* [[LAX/Metro Transit Center station]], a [[Los Angeles Metro Rail]] and bus station, connected to the terminal area by the APM (under construction)<ref>{{cite web |title=Intermodal Transportation Facility-East Project |url=https://www.lawa.org/-/media/lawa-web/connecting-lax/factsheets/itf-east-station-fact-sheet.ashx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929170209/https://www.lawa.org/-/media/lawa-web/connecting-lax/factsheets/itf-east-station-fact-sheet.ashx |archive-date=September 29, 2021 |access-date=September 29, 2021 |website=[[Los Angeles World Airports]]}}</ref>
* [[LAX Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility]], connected to the terminal area by the APM (under construction)<ref>{{cite web |title=Consolidated Rent-a-Car Facility Project |url=https://www.lawa.org/connectinglax/consolidated-rent-a-car-facility |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929170208/https://www.lawa.org/connectinglax/consolidated-rent-a-car-facility |archive-date=September 29, 2021 |access-date=2021-09-29 |website=[[Los Angeles World Airports]]}}</ref>
* A high-voltage power receiving station to address persistent issues with the reliability, redundancy and capacity of electric service (under construction)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Receiving Station X |url=https://www.lawa.org/transforminglax/projects/underway/rsx |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=[[Los Angeles World Airports]]}}</ref>
* Roadway improvements, providing improved access to the above facilities and the Central Terminal Area (under construction)<ref>{{Cite web |title=LAWA Official Site {{!}} Transforming LAX |url=https://www.lawa.org/transforminglax/projects/upcoming/atmp |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=www.lawa.org}}</ref>

== Airlines and destinations ==
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| [[Aeroméxico]] | [[Guadalajara International Airport|Guadalajara]], [[Playa de Oro International Airport|Manzanillo]] (begins December 21, 2024),<ref name=AMXUSA>{{cite web|url=https://aviacionline.com/2024/07/aeromexico-suma-dos-destinos-a-estados-unidos-desde-manzanillo-y-otro-desde-monterrey/|title=Aeromexico adds two destinations to the United States from Manzanillo and another from Monterrey|language=Spanish|website=Aviacionline|date=July 2024|accessdate=July 29, 2024}}</ref> [[Mexico City International Airport|Mexico City]] | <ref name="AeroméxicoRoutes">{{cite web|title=Flight Schedule|url=https://booking.aeromexico.com/SSW2010/D5DE/flightSchedulePage.html?_ga=1.18768702.686413547.1491325115|access-date=August 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406022455/https://booking.aeromexico.com/SSW2010/D5DE/flightSchedulePage.html?_ga=1.18768702.686413547.1491325115|archive-date=April 6, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Air Canada]] | [[Montréal–Trudeau International Airport|Montréal–Trudeau]], [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]], [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/book/routes-and-partners/flight-schedules.html|title=Flight Schedules|publisher=Air Canada|access-date=August 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323072516/https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/book/routes-and-partners/flight-schedules.html|archive-date=March 23, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Air China]] | [[Beijing Capital International Airport|Beijing–Capital]], [[Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport|Shenzhen]] | <ref>{{cite web|title=Flight Timetable|url=http://www.airchina.com.cn/en/service/flight-time-search/flight-time.shtml|access-date=August 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326123836/http://www.airchina.com.cn/en/service/flight-time-search/flight-time.shtml|archive-date=March 26, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Air France]] | [[Faa'a International Airport|Papeete]], [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airfrance.ca/CA/en/local/resainfovol/horaires/horaires.do|title=Air France flight schedule|publisher=Air France|access-date=August 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116223753/https://www.airfrance.ca/CA/en/local/resainfovol/horaires/horaires.do|archive-date=November 16, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Air New Zealand]] | [[Auckland Airport|Auckland]] | <ref>{{cite web|title=Flight schedules - Air New Zealand|url=https://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/flight-schedules|access-date=August 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925185414/https://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/flight-schedules|archive-date=September 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Air Premia]] | [[Incheon International Airport|Seoul–Incheon]] | <ref>{{cite web |title=AIR PREMIA TENTATIVELY MOVES LOS ANGELES DEBUT TO LATE-OCT 2022 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220923-ypnw22lax |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=23 September 2022 |archive-date=September 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923081453/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220923-ypnw22lax |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Air Tahiti Nui]] | [[Auckland Airport|Auckland]], [[Faa'a International Airport|Papeete]], [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]] | <ref>{{cite web |title=Flight Schedule |date=November 17, 2016 |url=https://www.airtahitinui.com/us-en/flight-schedule |access-date=August 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805052203/https://www.airtahitinui.com/us-en/flight-schedule |archive-date=August 5, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Alaska Airlines]] | [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]], [[Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport|Belize City]], [[Boise Airport|Boise]], [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún]], [[Eugene Airport|Eugene]], [[Paine Field|Everett]], [[Guadalajara International Airport|Guadalajara]], [[La Aurora International Airport|Guatemala City]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Alaska Airlines Adds Los Angeles – Guatemala City From Dec 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230713-asnw23gua |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=13 July 2023}}</ref> [[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|Honolulu]], [[Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport|Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo]], [[Kahului Airport|Kahului]], [[La Paz International Airport|La Paz (MX)]] (begins November 20, 2024),<ref name="lapmty">{{Cite web |date=2024-07-02 |title=Alaska Airlines launches historic routes to La Paz and Monterrey, Mexico from Los Angeles|url=https://news.alaskaair.com/alaska-airlines/alaska-airlines-launches-historic-routes-to-la-paz-and-monterrey-mexico-from-los-angeles/|access-date=2024-07-02 |website=Alaska Airlines|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Guanacaste Airport|Liberia (CR)]], [[Loreto International Airport|Loreto]], [[Playa de Oro International Airport|Manzanillo]], [[Mazatlán International Airport|Mazatlán]], [[Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport|Medford]], [[Monterrey International Airport|Monterrey]] (begins February 13, 2025),<ref name="lapmty"/> [[Lynden Pindling International Airport|Nassau]],<ref>{{cite web|title= Alaska Airlines Just Added These New International Routes |url= https://www.afar.com/magazine/alaska-airlines-launches-flights-from-west-coast-to-bahamas |website=AFAR|date=July 21, 2023}}</ref> [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]], [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]], [[Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport|Puerto Vallarta]], [[Roberts Field|Redmond/Bend]], [[Reno–Tahoe International Airport|Reno/Tahoe]],<ref name="AS">{{cite web |title=Alaska Airlines Adds 3 Domestic Routes From Oct 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240425-asoct24 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref> [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], [[San Jose International Airport|San Jose (CA)]], [[Juan Santamaría International Airport|San José (CR)]], [[Los Cabos International Airport|San José del Cabo]], [[Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport|Santa Rosa]], [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]], [[Spokane International Airport|Spokane]], [[Tri-Cities Airport (Washington)|Tri-Cities (WA)]],<ref name="AS"/> [[Dulles International Airport|Washington–Dulles]], [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Washington–National]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport|Fort Lauderdale]], [[Kelowna International Airport|Kelowna]] (begins December 19, 2024),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2024/07/10/alaska-adds-18-new-routes/|title=Alaska Adds 18 New Routes|website=Airline Geeks|date=July 10, 2024|access-date=July 10, 2024 }}</ref> [[Tampa International Airport|Tampa]] | <ref name="AlaskaRoutes">{{cite news|title=Flight Timetable|newspaper=Alaska Airlines|url=https://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/timetables.aspx|access-date=August 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202123138/https://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/timetables.aspx|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=live|last1=Airlines|first1=Alaska}}</ref>
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| [[Allegiant Air]] | [[Bellingham International Airport|Bellingham]], [[Billings Logan International Airport|Billings]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ir.allegiantair.com/news-releases/news-release-details/allegiant-announces-twelve-new-routes-one-way-fares-low-49|title=Allegiant Travel Company - News}}</ref> [[Boise Airport|Boise]], [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]], [[Eugene Airport|Eugene]], [[Northwest Arkansas National Airport|Fayetteville/Bentonville]], [[Indianapolis International Airport|Indianapolis]], [[Laredo International Airport|Laredo]],<ref name="Allegiant">https://ir.allegiantair.com/news/news-details/2024/Allegiant-Announces-Ten-New-Routes-with-One-Way-Fares-as-Low-as-45/default.aspx {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref> [[Memphis International Airport|Memphis]], [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]], [[Rapid City Regional Airport|Rapid City]],<ref name="Allegiant"/> [[Springfield–Branson National Airport|Springfield/Branson]], [[Tulsa International Airport|Tulsa]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport|Bozeman]], [[The Eastern Iowa Airport|Cedar Rapids/Iowa City]], [[Des Moines International Airport|Des Moines]], [[Glacier Park International Airport|Glacier Park/Kalispell]], [[Gerald R. Ford International Airport|Grand Rapids]], [[Idaho Falls Regional Airport|Idaho Falls]], [[Jackson Hole Airport|Jackson Hole]], [[Clinton National Airport|Little Rock]], [[McAllen Miller International Airport|McAllen]], [[Missoula International Airport|Missoula]], [[Montrose Regional Airport|Montrose]], [[Eppley Airfield|Omaha]], [[Sioux Falls Regional Airport|Sioux Falls]], [[Tri-Cities Airport (Washington)|Tri-Cities (WA)]], [[Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport|Wichita]] | <ref>{{cite web|title=Allegiant Interactive Route Map|url=https://www.allegiantair.com/interactive-routemap|access-date=August 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717045737/https://www.allegiantair.com/interactive-routemap|archive-date=July 17, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[All Nippon Airways]] | [[Haneda Airport|Tokyo–Haneda]], [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo–Narita]] | <ref>{{cite web|title=Timetables [International Routes]|url=https://www.ana.co.jp/en/us/book-plan/airinfo/timetable/international/|access-date=August 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624092943/https://www.ana.co.jp/en/us/book-plan/airinfo/timetable/international/|archive-date=June 24, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[American Airlines]] | [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Austin–Bergstrom International Airport|Austin]], [[Logan International Airport|Boston]], [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[John Glenn Columbus International Airport|Columbus–Glenn]] (resumes March 6, 2025),<ref>{{cite web |title=American Resumes Los Angeles – Columbus OH From March 2025 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241105-aamar25cmh |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=5 November 2024}}</ref> [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|Honolulu]], [[Indianapolis International Airport|Indianapolis]], [[Kahului Airport|Kahului]], [[Kona International Airport|Kailua-Kona]], [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Lihue Airport|Lihue]], [[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow]], [[Mexico City International Airport|Mexico City]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Nashville International Airport|Nashville]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]], [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]], [[Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]], [[Raleigh–Durham International Airport|Raleigh/Durham]], [[St. Louis Lambert International Airport|St. Louis]], [[San Antonio International Airport|San Antonio]], [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], [[Los Cabos International Airport|San José del Cabo]], [[Sydney Airport|Sydney]], [[Haneda Airport|Tokyo–Haneda]], [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Washington–National]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Auckland Airport|Auckland]],<ref>{{cite news |title=American resume LA to Auckland |url=https://onemileatatime.com/news/american-los-angeles-auckland-route/ |access-date=22 April 2023}}</ref>  [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún]], [[Eagle County Regional Airport|Eagle/Vail]], [[Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport|Puerto Vallarta]], [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]] | <ref name="AmericanRoutes">{{cite web|title=Flight schedules and notifications|url=https://www.aa.com/travelInformation/flights/schedule|access-date=August 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202010611/https://www.aa.com/travelInformation/flights/schedule|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]] | [[Albuquerque International Sunport|Albuquerque]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[El Paso International Airport|El Paso]], [[Northwest Arkansas National Airport|Fayetteville/Bentonville]], [[Flagstaff Pulliam Airport|Flagstaff]],<ref>{{cite web |title=American Airlines Adds Los Angeles – Flagstaff in 4Q24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240606-aa4q24laxflg |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref> [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]], [[Jackson Hole Airport|Jackson Hole]], [[Will Rogers World Airport|Oklahoma City]], [[Eppley Airfield|Omaha]], [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]], [[Sacramento International Airport|Sacramento]], [[San Antonio International Airport|San Antonio]], [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]], [[Tucson International Airport|Tucson]], [[Tulsa International Airport|Tulsa]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Aspen–Pitkin County Airport|Aspen]], [[Missoula International Airport|Missoula]], [[Reno–Tahoe International Airport|Reno/Tahoe]], [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]], [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]] | <ref name="AmericanRoutes"/>
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| [[Asiana Airlines]] | [[Incheon International Airport|Seoul–Incheon]] | <ref>{{cite web|title=Routes of Service|url=http://us.flyasiana.com/C/en/homepage.do?menuId=001012000000000&menuType=CMS|access-date=August 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317232749/http://us.flyasiana.com/C/en/homepage.do?menuId=001012000000000&menuType=CMS|archive-date=March 17, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| [[Austrian Airlines]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Vienna Airport|Vienna]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.austrian.com/sk/Info/Flightinformation/Timetable?sc_lang=sk&cc=SK|title=Austrian Timetable|publisher=Austrian Airlines|access-date=August 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331094119/https://www.austrian.com/sk/Info/Flightinformation/Timetable?sc_lang=sk&cc=SK|archive-date=March 31, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Avianca Costa Rica]] | [[Juan Santamaría International Airport|San José (CR)]] | <ref name=AVIANCA>{{cite web|url=https://newsinamerica.com/pdcc/lineasaereas/2021/avianca-fortalece-conectividad-desde-centroamerica-con-la-operacion-de-rutas-hacia-estados-unidos/|title=Avianca strengthens connectivity from Central America with the operation of routes to the United States|language=Spanish|website=Newsinamerica.com|date=September 2021|access-date=September 8, 2021|archive-date=March 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302081527/https://newsinamerica.com/pdcc/lineasaereas/2021/avianca-fortalece-conectividad-desde-centroamerica-con-la-operacion-de-rutas-hacia-estados-unidos/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Avianca El Salvador]] | [[La Aurora International Airport|Guatemala City]], [[El Salvador International Airport|San Salvador]] | <ref>{{cite web|title=Check itineraries|url=https://www.avianca.com/br/en/electronic-services/check-itineraries/|access-date=August 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620180731/https://www.avianca.com/br/en/electronic-services/check-itineraries/|archive-date=June 20, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Breeze Airways]] | [[Jacksonville International Airport|Jacksonville (FL)]], [[Pittsburgh International Airport|Pittsburgh]], [[Raleigh–Durham International Airport|Raleigh/Durham]], [[Richmond International Airport|Richmond]] <br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Akron–Canton Airport|Akron/Canton]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cantonrep.com/story/business/2024/01/23/breeze-airways-offering-flights-from-akron-canton-airport-to-l-a-los-angeles/72316626007/|title='I love L.A.' Akron-Canton Airport to offer direct flights to Los Angeles|date=January 23, 2024|access-date=June 6, 2024}}</ref> [[Charleston International Airport|Charleston (SC)]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.live5news.com/2024/01/09/breeze-airlines-bringing-back-nonstop-service-charleston-lax/?outputType=amp|title=Breeze Airlines bringing back nonstop service from Charleston to LAX|website=Live 5 News|date=January 9, 2024|access-date=June 6, 2024}}</ref> [[Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport|Greenville/Spartanburg]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/gsp-announces-new-airline-with-nonstop-destinations/|title=GSP announces new airline with nonstop destinations|date=January 23, 2024|access-date=January 23, 2024}}</ref> [[Huntsville International Airport|Huntsville]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.waaytv.com/news/huntsville/huntsville-international-airport-to-offer-non-stop-flights-this-summer-to-los-angeles-california/article_955f08ee-d012-11ee-8fe4-73a89811e3de.html|title = Huntsville International Airport to offer non-stop flights this summer to Los Angeles, California|website = WAAY31| date=February 20, 2024 }}</ref> [[Dane County Regional Airport|Madison]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/274104028/breeze-airways-announces-11-new-routes-and-3-new-cities|title=Breeze Airways Announces 11 New Routes and 3 New Cities|date=January 23, 2024|access-date=January 23, 2024}}</ref> [[Norfolk International Airport|Norfolk]], [[Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport|Providence]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flybreeze.com/destinations|title=Breeze Airways Destinations|access-date=March 8, 2022|archive-date=April 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415232217/https://www.flybreeze.com/destinations|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[British Airways]] | [[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishairways.com/travel/schedules/public/en_gb|title=Timetables|publisher=British Airways|access-date=August 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330083400/https://www.britishairways.com/travel/schedules/public/en_gb|archive-date=March 30, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Cathay Pacific]] | [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_CA/book-a-trip/timetable.html|title=Flight Timetable|publisher=Cathay Pacific|access-date=August 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701155740/https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_CA/book-a-trip/timetable.html|archive-date=July 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Cayman Airways]] | [[Owen Roberts International Airport|Grand Cayman]] | <ref>{{cite web |title=Flight Schedule |url=https://www.caymanairways.com/flight-schedule |website=Caymanairways.com |access-date=August 5, 2018 |archive-date=March 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305063405/https://www.caymanairways.com/flight-schedule |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[China Airlines]] | [[Taoyuan International Airport|Taipei–Taoyuan]] | <ref>{{cite web |title= Timetable {{!}} China Airlines |url= https://www.china-airlines.com/us/en/fly/flight-status/timetable |access-date= August 4, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180805082651/https://www.china-airlines.com/us/en/fly/flight-status/timetable |archive-date= August 5, 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>
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| [[China Eastern Airlines]] | [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]] | <ref>{{cite web |title=Mainland Chinese Carriers North America Service Changes From late-May 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230510-camuczns23na |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=11 May 2023}}</ref>
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| [[China Southern Airlines]] | [[Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport|Guangzhou]] | <ref>{{cite web|title=Timetable|url=http://www.csair.com/en/online/schedule/index.shtml|access-date=August 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724062724/http://www.csair.com/en/online/schedule/index.shtml|archive-date=July 24, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Condor (airline)|Condor]] | [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://condor-newsroom.condor.com/en/us/news-article/summer-2022-with-condor-non-stop-to-16-destinations-in-north-america-1/|title=Summer 2022: With Condor non-stop to 16 destinations in North America|publisher=Condor-newsroom.condor.com|date=2022-02-16|access-date=February 14, 2022|archive-date=February 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214125637/https://condor-newsroom.condor.com/en/us/news-article/summer-2022-with-condor-non-stop-to-16-destinations-in-north-america-1/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://condor-newsroom.condor.com/en/us/news-article/new-destination-in-condors-winter-flight-schedule-johannesburg-south-africa-1/|title=New destination in Condor's winter flight schedule: Johannesburg, South Africa|website=Condor|date=22 February 2022|access-date=February 22, 2022|archive-date=February 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222182347/https://condor-newsroom.condor.com/en/us/news-article/new-destination-in-condors-winter-flight-schedule-johannesburg-south-africa-1/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Copa Airlines]] | [[Tocumen International Airport|Panama City–Tocumen]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.copaair.com/en/web/ca/timetables|title=Flight Schedule|publisher=Copa Airlines|access-date=August 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109191849/https://www.copaair.com/en/web/ca/timetables|archive-date=November 9, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Delta Air Lines]] | [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Austin–Bergstrom International Airport|Austin]], [[Logan International Airport|Boston]], [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún]], [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]], [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport|Detroit]], [[Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport|Fort Lauderdale]], [[La Aurora International Airport|Guatemala City]], [[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|Honolulu]], [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]], [[Indianapolis International Airport|Indianapolis]], [[Kahului Airport|Kahului]], [[Kona International Airport|Kailua-Kona]], [[Kansas City International Airport|Kansas City]], [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Guanacaste Airport|Liberia (CR)]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Delta NW23 Colombia / Costa Rica Network Expansion |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230619-dlnw23cocr |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref> [[Lihue Airport|Lihue]], [[Mazatlán International Airport|Mazatlán]] (begins December 21, 2024),<ref>{{Cite web |title= Delta Continues Mexico Network Expansion in NW24 |url= https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240722-dlnw24mx |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=Aeroroutes |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Memphis International Airport|Memphis]], [[Mexico City International Airport|Mexico City]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]], [[Nashville International Airport|Nashville]], [[Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport|New Orleans]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]], [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]], [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]], [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]], [[Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport|Puerto Vallarta]], [[Raleigh–Durham International Airport|Raleigh/Durham]], [[Sacramento International Airport|Sacramento]], [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]], [[San Antonio International Airport|San Antonio]], [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], [[Juan Santamaría International Airport|San José (CR)]], [[Los Cabos International Airport|San José del Cabo]], [[El Salvador International Airport|San Salvador]], [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]], [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]] (resumes June 1, 2025),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241015-dlns25laxpvg|title=Delta Resumes Los Angeles - Shanghai Service in June 2025|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=October 15, 2024|accessdate=October 15, 2024}}</ref> [[Sydney Airport|Sydney]], [[Tampa International Airport|Tampa]], [[Haneda Airport|Tokyo–Haneda]], [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Washington–National]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Auckland Airport|Auckland]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://onemileatatime.com/news/delta-reduces-los-angeles-auckland-route-seasonal/#:~:text=to%20current%20levels-,Bottom%20line,seasonal%20flights%20in%20the%20market.|title=Delta Reduces Los Angeles To Auckland Route To Seasonal|website=One Mile at a Time|date=4 May 2024|access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref> [[Brisbane Airport|Brisbane]] (begins December 4, 2024),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestreet.com/travel/delta-new-route-los-angeles-brisbane|title=Delta launches new long-haul flight to compete with American and United|publisher=The Street|date=February 23, 2024|accessdate=February 23, 2024}}</ref> [[Faa'a International Airport|Papeete]] | <ref name="DeltaRoutes">{{cite web|title=FLIGHT SCHEDULES|url=https://www.delta.com/flightinfo/viewFlightSchedulesSetup.action|access-date=7 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621123636/http://www.delta.com/flightinfo/viewFlightSchedulesSetup.action|archive-date=June 21, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Delta Connection]] | [[Albuquerque International Sunport|Albuquerque]],  [[Aspen–Pitkin County Airport|Aspen]], [[Boise Airport|Boise]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]], [[Reno–Tahoe International Airport|Reno/Tahoe]], [[Sacramento International Airport|Sacramento]], [[San Diego International Airport|San Diego]], [[San Jose International Airport|San Jose (CA)]], [[Spokane International Airport|Spokane]], [[Tucson International Airport|Tucson]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport|Bozeman]], [[Eagle County Regional Airport|Eagle/Vail]], [[Jackson Hole Airport|Jackson Hole]], [[Friedman Memorial Airport|Sun Valley]] (all resume December 21, 2024)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thriftytraveler.com/news/airlines/delta-beefs-up-ski-season-routes/ | title=Delta Beefs up Ski Season Routes for Next Winter | date=June 14, 2024 }}</ref> | <ref name="DeltaLA">{{cite web | url=https://thebulkheadseat.com/delta-air-lines-drops-three-routes-from-los-angeles-this-spring/ | title=Delta Air Lines Drops Three Routes from Los Angeles This Spring | date=March 17, 2024 }}</ref>
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| [[El Al]] | [[Ben Gurion Airport|Tel Aviv]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elal.com/en/PassengersInfo/Useful-Info/Flight-Schedule/Pages/Flights-Schedule.aspx|title=Flight Schedule|publisher=El Al|access-date=April 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118141212/https://www.elal.com/en/PassengersInfo/Useful-Info/Flight-Schedule/Pages/Flights-Schedule.aspx|archive-date=November 18, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] | [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emirates.com/ca/english/destinations_offers/timetables/flightschedule.aspx|title=Flight Schedules|publisher=Emirates|access-date=August 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630185434/https://www.emirates.com/ca/english/destinations_offers/timetables/flightschedule.aspx|archive-date=June 30, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[EVA Air]] | [[Taoyuan International Airport|Taipei–Taoyuan]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://booking.evaair.com/flyeva/EVA/B2C/flight-schedules.aspx|title=Timetables |publisher=EVA Air|access-date=August 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516001221/http://booking.evaair.com/flyeva/EVA/B2C/flight-schedules.aspx|archive-date=May 16, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Fiji Airways]] | [[Nadi International Airport|Nadi]] | <ref>{{cite web|title=Route Map|url=https://www.fijiairways.com/flight-information/route-map/|access-date=August 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716025019/https://www.fijiairways.com/flight-information/route-map/|archive-date=July 16, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Finnair]] | [[Helsinki Airport|Helsinki]] | <ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.finnair.com/en/destinations/americas/usa/los-angeles| title = Flights to Los Angeles {{!}} Finnair| newspaper = Finnair| date = April 7, 2020| access-date = November 5, 2021| archive-date = November 5, 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211105095914/https://www.finnair.com/en/destinations/americas/usa/los-angeles| url-status = live}}</ref>
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| [[Flair Airlines]] | [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://flairairlines.com/#/schedule/list|title=Schedule|publisher=Flair Airlines|access-date=January 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326172838/https://flairairlines.com/#/schedule/list|archive-date=March 26, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| [[French Bee]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Orly Airport|Paris–Orly]]<ref>{{cite web |title=French Bee Suspends Paris – Los Angeles Service in NW24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240904-bfnw24lax |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref> | <ref>{{cite web|title=Timetable - French Bee|url=https://us.frenchbee.com/en/timetable|access-date=April 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414092116/https://us.frenchbee.com/en/timetable|archive-date=April 14, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Frontier Airlines]] | [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]],<ref name="FrontierNew24">{{cite web|url= https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/frontier-airlines-announces-new-routes-across-nine-airports/ |title= Frontier Airlines Announces New Routes Across Nine Airports |website=Travel and Tour World|access-date=June 13, 2024}}</ref> [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]] (begins December 17, 2024),<ref name=FRONEW>{{cite web | url=https://news.flyfrontier.com/frontier-airlines-announces-22-new-routes-launching-in-december/ | title=Frontier Airlines Announces 22 New Routes Launching in December}}</ref> [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]],<ref name="FrontierNew24" /> [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]], [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]] (begins December 17, 2024),<ref name=FRONEW /> [[Sacramento International Airport|Sacramento]],<ref name="FrontierNew24" /> [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]] (begins December 17, 2024),<ref name=FRONEW /> [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], [[San Jose International Airport|San Jose (CA)]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Frontier Airlines Announces Daily Nonstop Service from San Jose to Five Destinations|url=https://news.flyfrontier.com/frontier-airlines-announces-daily-nonstop-service-from-san-jose-to-five-destinations/|access-date=May 22, 2024}}</ref> [[Seattle-Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]] (begins December 17, 2024)<ref name=FRONEW /> | <ref>https://news.flyfrontier.com/frontier-airlines-announces-new-routes-expanding-operations-across-38-airports/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>
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| [[Hawaiian Airlines]] | [[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|Honolulu]], [[Kahului Airport|Kahului]], [[Kona International Airport|Kailua-Kona]], [[Lihue Airport|Lihue]] | <ref name="HawaiianRoutes">{{cite web|title=Destinations|url=https://www.hawaiianairlines.com/destinations|access-date=August 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129192310/https://www.hawaiianairlines.com/destinations|archive-date=January 29, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Iberia (airline)|Iberia]] | [[Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid]] | <ref name="IB">{{cite web|title=Flight times - Iberia|url=https://www.iberia.com/gb/schedules/|access-date=August 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317232127/https://www.iberia.com/gb/schedules/|archive-date=March 17, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[ITA Airways]] | [[Rome Fiumicino Airport|Rome–Fiumicino]] | <ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.itaspa.com/en_it/fly-ita/ita-world/network.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211016051605/https://www.itaspa.com/en_it/fly-ita/ita-world/network.html| archive-date = October 16, 2021| title = The Network}}</ref>
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| [[Japan Airlines]] | [[Kansai International Airport|Osaka–Kansai]], [[Haneda Airport|Tokyo–Haneda]], [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo–Narita]] | <ref>{{cite web|title=Japan Airlines Timetables|url=http://www.jal.co.jp/en/inter/route/time/|access-date=August 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015202347/http://www.jal.co.jp/en/inter/route/time/|archive-date=October 15, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[JetBlue]] | [[Logan International Airport|Boston]], [[Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport|Fort Lauderdale]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]]
<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Buffalo Niagara International Airport|Buffalo]],<ref>{{cite web |title=JetBlue NW24 Network Changes – 24JUL24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240725-b6nw24 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=25 July 2024}}</ref> [[Bradley International Airport|Hartford]], [[Palm Beach International Airport|West Palm Beach]] | {{nowrap|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jetblue.com/destinations/los-angeles-california-flights|title=JetBlue|website=www.jetblue.com}}</ref>}}
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| [[JSX (airline)|JSX]] | [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]] <br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Cabo San Lucas International Airport|Cabo San Lucas]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jsx.com/destinations-wherewefly|title=JSX Rbetteroute Map|access-date=February 1, 2021|archive-date=January 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119132901/https://www.jsx.com/destinations-wherewefly|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[KLM]] | [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klm.com/travel/ca_en/prepare_for_travel/up_to_date/timetable/index.htm|title=View the Timetable|publisher=KLM|access-date=August 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912011516/https://www.klm.com/travel/ca_en/prepare_for_travel/up_to_date/timetable/index.htm|archive-date=September 12, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Korean Air]] | [[Incheon International Airport|Seoul–Incheon]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koreanair.com/global/en/booking/schedule-flight.html#schedule|title=Flight Status and Schedules|publisher=Korean Air|access-date=August 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628234008/https://www.koreanair.com/global/en/booking/schedule-flight.html#schedule|archive-date=June 28, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[LATAM Brasil]] | [[São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport|São Paulo–Guarulhos]] | <ref>{{cite web |title=LATAM Brasil NS23 Intercontinental Network Adjustment – 23NOV22 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221123-lans23br |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=23 November 2022 |archive-date=November 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123171254/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221123-lans23br |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[LATAM Chile]] | [[Jorge Chávez International Airport|Lima]], [[Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport|Santiago de Chile]] | {{citation needed|date=May 2022}}
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| [[LATAM Perú]] | [[Jorge Chávez International Airport|Lima]] | {{citation needed|date=May 2022}}
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| [[Level (airline brand)|Level]] | [[Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona]] | <ref name="IB"/>
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| [[LOT Polish Airlines]] | [[Warsaw Chopin Airport|Warsaw–Chopin]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lot.com/lt/en/flights-schedule|title=Timetables|publisher=LOT Polish Airlines|access-date=August 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506070656/http://www.lot.com/lt/en/flights-schedule|archive-date=May 6, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Lufthansa]] | [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Munich Airport|Munich]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lufthansa.com/ca/en/Online-timetable|title=Timetable - Lufthansa Canada|publisher=Lufthansa|access-date=August 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109191434/http://www.lufthansa.com/ca/en/Online-timetable|archive-date=November 9, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Norse Atlantic Airways]] | [[Gatwick Airport|London–Gatwick]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230705022720/en/Norse-Atlantic-Airways-Celebrates-Inaugural-Flights-from-Los-Angeles-and-San-Francisco-to-London|title=Norse Atlantic Airways Celebrates Inaugural flights from Los Angeles and San Francisco to London|publisher=BusinessWire|date=July 5, 2023|accessdate=November 5, 2024}}</ref> <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Oslo Airport, Gardermoen|Oslo]], [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Norse Atlantic Schedules Paris – Los Angeles May 2024 Launch |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230906-n0ns24lax |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=6 September 2023}}</ref> [[Rome Fiumicino Airport|Rome–Fiumicino]] (begins May 22, 2025)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.cision.com/norse-atlantic-airways-as/r/norse-atlantic-airways-launches-nonstop-service-between-rome-and-los-angeles-for-summer-2025,c4053375|title=Norse Atlantic Airways Launches Nonstop Service Between Rome and Los Angeles for Summer 2025|website=Cision|access-date=21 October 2024}}</ref> | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://flynorse.com/experience/where-we-fly|title=Where we fly|website=Norse Atlantic Airways|access-date=February 28, 2023|archive-date=March 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307185049/https://flynorse.com/experience/where-we-fly|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Philippine Airlines]] | [[Ninoy Aquino International Airport|Manila]] | <ref>{{cite web |title=PAL FLIGHTS FOR WINTER SEASON (November and beyond) |url=https://www.philippineairlines.com/en/aboutus/newsandevents/advisory-covid19-01nov21-217 |access-date=November 3, 2021 |date=November 1, 2021 |archive-date=November 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103025134/https://www.philippineairlines.com/en/aboutus/newsandevents/advisory-covid19-01nov21-217 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Porter Airlines]] | [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]] <br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Montréal–Trudeau International Airport|Montréal–Trudeau]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/porter-connects-montreal-to-sunny-california-with-two-non-stop-routes-800350587.html|title=Porter connects Montréal to sunny California with two non-stop routes|publisher=Cision|date=March 12, 2024|accessdate=March 12, 2024}}</ref> | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/porter-adds-los-angeles-and-san-francisco-to-growing-list-of-u-s-destinations-846140778.html|title=Porter adds Los Angeles and San Francisco to growing list of U.S. destinations|publisher=Cision|date=October 3, 2023|accessdate=October 3, 2023}}</ref>
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| [[Qantas]] | [[Brisbane Airport|Brisbane]], [[Melbourne Airport|Melbourne]], [[Sydney Airport|Sydney]] | <ref>{{cite web|title=Qantas Timetables|url=https://www.qantas.com/travel/airlines/timetable/global/en|access-date=August 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512170557/https://www.qantas.com/travel/airlines/timetable/global/en|archive-date=May 12, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Qatar Airways]] | [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]] | <ref name="QatarRoutes">{{cite web|title=Flight timetable|url=https://booking.qatarairways.com/nsp/views/timeTableIndex.xhtml|publisher=Qatar Airways|location=Doha|access-date=August 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004005550/https://booking.qatarairways.com/nsp/views/timeTableIndex.xhtml|archive-date=October 4, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Saudia]] |'''Seasonal:'''  [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]]<ref>{{cite web|title=SAUDIA SUSPENDS LOS ANGELES SERVICE FEB - MAY 2024|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231129-svfeb24lax|access-date=November 29, 2023}}</ref> 
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Flight Schedule|url=https://www.saudia.com/TRAVEL-WITH-SAUDIA/Where-we-fly/Flight-Schedule|access-date=August 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803010203/http://www.saudia.com/TRAVEL-WITH-SAUDIA/Where-we-fly/Flight-Schedule|archive-date=August 3, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Scandinavian Airlines]] | [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]] | <ref>{{cite web|title=Timetable - SAS|url=https://www.flysas.com/en/us/Generic/Services/Timetable/|location=Copenhagen|publisher=Scandinavian Airlines|access-date=August 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317232132/https://www.flysas.com/en/us/Generic/Services/Timetable/|archive-date=March 17, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Sichuan Airlines]] | [[Chengdu Tianfu International Airport|Chengdu–Tianfu]]| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/sichuan-airlines-launch-los-angeles-route-amid-growing-china-us|title=Sichuan Airlines to launch Los Angeles route amid growing China-U.S. flight frequencies|publisher=Aviation Week|date=November 9, 2023|accessdate=November 9, 2023}}</ref>
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| [[Singapore Airlines]] | [[Changi Airport|Singapore]], [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo–Narita]] | <ref>{{cite web|title=Flight schedules|url=https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/plan-and-book/your-booking/flightschedule/|access-date=August 4, 2018|publisher=Singapore Airlines Group|location=Singapore|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512170601/https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/plan-and-book/your-booking/flightschedule/|archive-date=May 12, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Southern Airways Express]] | [[Imperial County Airport|Imperial/El Centro]] | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://iflysouthern.com/ |title=Southern Route Map |publisher=Southern Airways Express |access-date=August 25, 2017 |archive-date=September 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919184704/https://iflysouthern.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Southwest Airlines]] | [[Albuquerque International Sunport|Albuquerque]], [[Austin–Bergstrom International Airport|Austin]], [[Baltimore/Washington International Airport|Baltimore]], [[Midway International Airport|Chicago–Midway]], [[Dallas Love Field|Dallas–Love]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[El Paso International Airport|El Paso]], [[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|Honolulu]], [[William P. Hobby Airport|Houston–Hobby]], [[Kansas City International Airport|Kansas City]], [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Nashville International Airport|Nashville]], [[Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport|New Orleans]], [[San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport|Oakland]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]], [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Southwest Airlines Sep 2023 Network Additions |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230306-wnsep23 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=6 March 2023 |archive-date=March 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306152515/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230306-wnsep23 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Reno–Tahoe International Airport|Reno/Tahoe]], [[Sacramento International Airport|Sacramento]], [[St. Louis Lambert International Airport|St. Louis]], [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]], [[San Antonio International Airport|San Antonio]], [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], [[San Jose International Airport|San Jose (CA)]], [[Tucson International Airport|Tucson]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Kona International Airport|Kailua-Kona]], [[Lihue Airport|Lihue]] | {{citation needed|date=May 2022}}
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| [[Spirit Airlines]] | [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Baltimore/Washington International Airport|Baltimore]], [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[John Glenn Columbus International Airport|Columbus–Glenn]], [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport|Detroit]], [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]], [[Kansas City International Airport|Kansas City]], [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Louisville International Airport|Louisville]], [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]], [[Nashville International Airport|Nashville]], [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]], [[Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport|New Orleans]], [[San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport|Oakland]], [[Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia]], [[Pittsburgh International Airport|Pittsburgh]], [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]],<ref name="NKresume">{{cite web|last=Liu|first=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240416-nkjul24lax|title=Spirit Airlines Resumes LAX-Pacific Northwest Service From July 2024|website=AeroRoutes|access-date=April 16, 2024}}</ref> [[Reno–Tahoe International Airport|Reno/Tahoe]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Spirit Airlines adding new nonstop flight from Reno to Los Angeles |url=https://www.rgj.com/story/news/money/business/2024/05/15/spirit-airlines-adding-new-nonstop-flight-from-reno-to-lax-los-angeles/73703322007/ |website=Reno Gazette-Journal |access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref> [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]], [[San Antonio International Airport|San Antonio]], [[San Jose International Airport|San Jose (CA)]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Spirit Airlines June/July 2024 Latest Network Additions |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240410-nkjun24 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=10 April 2024}}</ref> [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]]<ref name="NKresume"/> | {{citation needed|date=May 2022}}
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| [[Starlux Airlines]] | [[Taoyuan International Airport|Taipei–Taoyuan]] | <ref>{{cite web |title=Starlux Airlines Schedules Los Angeles Debut in late-April 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230209-jxlax |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=9 February 2023 |archive-date=February 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209022850/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230209-jxlax |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Sun Country Airlines]] | [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]] | <ref>{{cite web |title=Route Map & Flight Schedule |url=https://www.suncountry.com/Explore/Route-Map.html |access-date=May 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815090927/https://www.suncountry.com/Explore/Route-Map.html |archive-date=August 15, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[Swiss International Air Lines]]}} | [[Zurich Airport|Zurich]] | <ref>{{cite web|title=Timetable|url=https://www.swiss.com/CH/EN/book/flight-information/timetable.html|access-date=August 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317232924/https://www.swiss.com/CH/EN/book/flight-information/timetable.html|archive-date=March 17, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Turkish Airlines]] | [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.turkishairlines.com/en-us/flights/|title=Online Flight Schedule|publisher=Turkish Airlines|access-date=April 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410174518/https://www.turkishairlines.com/en-us/flights/|archive-date=April 10, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[United Airlines]] | [[Austin–Bergstrom International Airport|Austin]], [[Baltimore/Washington International Airport|Baltimore]], [[Logan International Airport|Boston]], [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport|Cleveland]], [[Cozumel International Airport|Cozumel]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[La Aurora International Airport|Guatemala City]], [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230718-uanw23asia|title=United NW23 East Asia Network Expansion|website=AeroRoutes|date=July 18, 2023}}</ref> [[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|Honolulu]], [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]], [[Kahului Airport|Kahului]], [[Kona International Airport|Kailua-Kona]], [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Lihue Airport|Lihue]], [[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow]], [[Melbourne Airport|Melbourne]], [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]], [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]], [[Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport|Puerto Vallarta]], [[San Diego International Airport|San Diego]], [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], [[Los Cabos International Airport|San José del Cabo]], [[El Salvador International Airport|San Salvador]], [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]], [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.united.com/en/aw/newsroom/announcements/cision-125323|title=United Continues to Expand Global Network; Introduces Three New International Destinations and Four New Flights|website=United Newsroom|date=March 7, 2024}}</ref> [[Sydney Airport|Sydney]], [[Tampa International Airport|Tampa]], [[Haneda Airport|Tokyo–Haneda]], [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo–Narita]], [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]], [[Dulles International Airport|Washington–Dulles]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport|Belize City]], [[Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport|Bozeman]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/travel/unsupported?tfs=CBwQAhokEgoyMDI0LTA1LTIzKAAyAlVBagcIARIDTEFYcgcIARIDQlpOQAFIAXABggELCP___________wGYAQI&hl=es&ucpp=Co4BaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS90cmF2ZWwvZmxpZ2h0cy9zZWFyY2g_dGZzPUNCd1FBaG9rRWdveU1ESTBMVEExTFRJektBQXlBbFZCYWdjSUFSSURURUZZY2djSUFSSURRbHBPUUFGSUFYQUJnZ0VMQ1BfX19fX19fX19fX3dHWUFRSSZobD1lcw|title=Google Travel|website=www.google.com}}</ref> [[Calgary International Airport|Calgary]],<ref>{{cite web |title=United Adds Los Angeles – Calgary Service in NS24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240205-uans24yyc |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=5 February 2024}}</ref> [[Southwest Florida International Airport|Fort Myers]], [[Jackson Hole Airport|Jackson Hole]], [[Guanacaste Airport|Liberia (CR)]], [[Juan Santamaría International Airport|San José (CR)]], [[Tulum International Airport|Tulum]]<ref name=UALTUL>{{cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/united-debuts-direct-flights-between-us-and-tulum-301992131.html|title=United Debuts Direct Flights Between U.S. and Tulum|language=English|date=November 17, 2023|accessdate=November 17, 2023}}</ref> | <ref>{{cite web |title=Where Does United Fly? United Airlines Interactive Route Map |url=https://www.united.com/en/us/destination-map |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101015404/https://www.united.com/en/us/destination-map |archive-date=November 1, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[United Express]] | [[Aspen/Pitkin County Airport|Aspen]], [[Austin–Bergstrom International Airport|Austin]], [[Boise Airport|Boise]], [[Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport|Bozeman]], [[Arcata–Eureka Airport|Eureka]], [[Fresno Yosemite International Airport|Fresno]], [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Monterey Regional Airport|Monterey]], [[Palm Springs International Airport|Palm Springs]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]], [[Ernest A. Love Field|Prescott]], [[Redding Municipal Airport|Redding]], [[Roberts Field|Redmond/Bend]], [[Reno–Tahoe International Airport|Reno/Tahoe]], [[Sacramento International Airport|Sacramento]], [[St. George Regional Airport|St. George (UT)]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/skywest-airlines-resumes-direct-united-express-flights-between-st-george-and-los-angeles/|title=SkyWest Airlines resumes direct United Express flights between St. George and Los Angeles|publisher=Travel and Tour World|date=June 20, 2024|accessdate=June 22, 2024}}</ref> [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]], [[San Diego International Airport|San Diego]], [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], [[San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport|San Luis Obispo]], [[Santa Barbara Municipal Airport|Santa Barbara]], [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Eagle County Regional Airport|Eagle/Vail]], [[Glacier Park International Airport|Glacier Park/Kalispell]], [[Yampa Valley Airport|Hayden/Steamboat Springs]], [[Jackson Hole Airport|Jackson Hole]], [[Montrose Regional Airport|Montrose]], [[Friedman Memorial Airport|Sun Valley]] | {{citation needed|date=June 2024}}
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| [[Virgin Atlantic]] | [[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow]] | <ref name="VirginAtlanticRoutes">{{cite web|title=Interactive flight map|url=http://vs.fltmaps.com/en/gb|access-date=August 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424150818/http://vs.fltmaps.com/en/gb|archive-date=April 24, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| [[Viva (airline)|Viva]] | [[Guadalajara International Airport|Guadalajara]], [[Mexico City International Airport|Mexico City]] <br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Mérida International Airport|Mérida]] (begins December 18, 2024),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mexiconewsdaily.com/travel/viva-aerobus-los-angeles-merida/|title=Viva Aerobus adds 2 new routes from Mérida|publisher=Mexico News Daily|date=June 26, 2024|accessdate=July 6, 2024}}</ref>  [[Monterrey International Airport|Monterrey]] | <ref>{{cite web |title=Our Destination {{!}} VivaAerobus |url=https://www.vivaaerobus.com/en/destinations/all-destinations |access-date=August 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143350/https://www.vivaaerobus.com/en/destinations/all-destinations |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Volaris]] | [[Aguascalientes International Airport|Aguascalientes]], [[Guadalajara International Airport|Guadalajara]], [[Bajío International Airport|León/Del Bajío]], [[Mexico City International Airport|Mexico City]], [[Monterrey International Airport|Monterrey]],<ref name=LAXMTY>{{cite web|url=https://aviationclubcenter.com/index.php/2024/08/18/volaris-inicia-una-nueva-ruta-internacional-desde-el-mes-de-noviembre|title=Volaris launches a new international route from November|language=Spanish|date=August 2024|accessdate=August 24, 2024|website=Aviation Club Center}}</ref> [[General Francisco Mujica International Airport|Morelia]], [[Oaxaca International Airport|Oaxaca]], [[Uruapan International Airport|Uruapan]], [[Zacatecas International Airport|Zacatecas]] | <ref name="VolarisRoutes">{{cite web|title=Volaris Flight Schedule|url=http://cms.volaris.com/en/travel-with-volaris/flight-information/complete-timetable-of-our-flights/|access-date=August 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227151536/http://cms.volaris.com/en/travel-with-volaris/flight-information/complete-timetable-of-our-flights/|archive-date=February 27, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Volaris Costa Rica]] | [[La Aurora International Airport|Guatemala City]], [[Juan Santamaría International Airport|San José (CR)]] | <ref>{{cite web|title=Route Map|url=https://cms.volaris.com/en/travel-with-volaris/our-destinations/all-the-cities-you-can-reach-with-volaris/?countryflag=United+States&currency=USD&Customer_ID=21&Customer_Email=WebAnonymous|access-date=August 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805052620/https://cms.volaris.com/en/travel-with-volaris/our-destinations/all-the-cities-you-can-reach-with-volaris/?countryflag=United+States&currency=USD&Customer_ID=21&Customer_Email=WebAnonymous|archive-date=August 5, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Volaris El Salvador]] | [[El Salvador International Airport|San Salvador]] | <ref>{{cite web |last1=Casey |first1=David |title=Volaris El Salvador Granted Final Approval For US Routes |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/297537/volaris-el-salvador-granted-final-approval-for-us-routes/ |website=Routesonline |access-date=9 February 2022 |archive-date=March 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308203831/https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/297537/volaris-el-salvador-granted-final-approval-for-us-routes/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[WestJet]] | [[Calgary International Airport|Calgary]], [[Edmonton International Airport|Edmonton]], [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]], [[Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport|Winnipeg]] <br />'''Seasonal:'''  [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]] | <ref name=westjetroutes>{{cite web|url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/flights/direct-flights|title=Direct and Non-Stop Flights|publisher=WestJet|access-date=November 18, 2022|archive-date=November 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118185657/https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/flights/direct-flights|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[XiamenAir]] | [[Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport|Xiamen]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.xiamenair.com/en-cn/|title=XiamenAir|access-date=August 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903163822/https://www.xiamenair.com/en-cn/|archive-date=September 3, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Zipair Tokyo]] | [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo–Narita]] | {{nowrap|<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.zipair.net/en/notification/72|title=Los Angeles launch press release|website=ZIPAIR|publisher=Japan Airlines Group|location=Tokyo|date=November 12, 2021|access-date=July 30, 2022|archive-date=June 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626175943/https://www.zipair.net/en/notification/72|url-status=live}}</ref>{{better|independent source needed|date=October 2024}}}}
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===Cargo===
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| [[AeroLogic]] | [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]] | <ref name="Network">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aerologic.aero/home|title=Aerologic|website=www.aerologic.aero}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[AeroUnion]]}} | [[Guadalajara International Airport|Guadalajara]], [[Bajío International Airport|León/El Bajío]], [[Felipe Ángeles International Airport|Mexico City–AIFA]], [[Monterrey International Airport|Monterrey]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aerounion.com.mx/eng/about/our-stations/|title=Our Stations « AeroUnion|publisher=AeroUnion|access-date=April 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413232306/http://www.aerounion.com.mx/eng/about/our-stations/|archive-date=April 13, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Air China Cargo]] | [[Beijing Capital International Airport|Beijing–Capital]], [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airchinacargo.com/en/index.php?section=0-0149-0156|title=Air China Cargo Co., Ltd|publisher=Air China Cargo|access-date=April 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405040743/http://airchinacargo.com/en/index.php?section=0-0149-0156|archive-date=April 5, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airchinacargo.com/en/index.php?section=0-0001-0004-0023-0137&code=LAX|title=Air China Cargo Co., Ltd|publisher=Air China Cargo|access-date=April 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925023558/http://www.airchinacargo.com/en/index.php?section=0-0001-0004-0023-0137&code=LAX|archive-date=September 25, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[Aloha Air Cargo]]}} | [[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|Honolulu]], [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]] | <ref name="ch-aviation.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/32329-aloha-air-cargo-leasing-an-abx-air-freighter-for-lax-flights|title=Aloha Air Cargo leasing an ABX Air freighter for LAX flights|work=ch-aviation|access-date=April 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412083814/http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/32329-aloha-air-cargo-leasing-an-abx-air-freighter-for-lax-flights|archive-date=April 12, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Amazon Air]] | [[Baltimore/Washington International Airport|Baltimore]], [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]] | {{citation needed|date=November 2022}} 
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| {{nowrap|[[Ameriflight]]}} | [[Reno–Tahoe International Airport|Reno/Tahoe]] | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://w3.ameriflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Complex-Bases-with-Destinations-Lines-and-Airport-Codes-all-white-text-2-e1573666934751.png |title=Map |website=W3.ameriflight.com |access-date=2021-04-07 |archive-date=April 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425025416/https://w3.ameriflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Complex-Bases-with-Destinations-Lines-and-Airport-Codes-all-white-text-2-e1573666934751.png |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[All Nippon Airways|ANA Cargo]] | [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo–Narita]] | {{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
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| [[Asiana Airlines|Asiana Cargo]] | [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]], [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], [[Incheon International Airport|Seoul–Incheon]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asianacargo.com/service/terminalLAX.do?globalLang=En|title=Welcome To Asiana Cargo|website=Asianacargo.com|access-date=July 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525101711/https://www.asianacargo.com/service/terminalLAX.do?globalLang=En|archive-date=May 25, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| [[Atlas Air]] | [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport|Chongqing]], [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]], [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]], [[Guadalajara International Airport|Guadalajara]], [[Harrisburg International Airport|Harrisburg]], [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]], [[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|Honolulu]], [[Leipzig/Halle Airport|Leipzig]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]], [[Ontario International Airport|Ontario]], [[Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport|Qingdao]], [[Incheon International Airport|Seoul–Incheon]], [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]], [[Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport|Taipei–Taoyuan]], [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo–Narita]] | <ref>{{cite web|title=Atlas Air Schedule|url=http://jumpseat.atlasair.com/travel/schedule.asp|website=[[Atlas Air]]|access-date=December 18, 2023}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[Cargolux]]}} | [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]], [[Calgary International Airport|Calgary]], [[Glasgow Prestwick Airport|Glasgow–Prestwick]], [[Guadalajara International Airport|Guadalajara]], [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]], [[Indianapolis International Airport|Indianapolis]], [[Luxembourg Airport|Luxembourg]], [[Felipe Ángeles International Airport|Mexico City–AIFA]], [[Milan Malpensa Airport|Milan–Malpensa]], [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]], [[Changi Airport|Singapore]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://start.cortera.com/company/research/k3m7rwn9n/cargolux-airline/|title=CARGOLUX AIRLINE Los Angeles CA, 90045 – Cortera Company Profile|publisher=Cortera|access-date=April 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190826/https://start.cortera.com/company/research/k3m7rwn9n/cargolux-airline/|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airport-la.com/airlines/Cargolux-Airlines-International.html|title=Cargolux Airlines International|publisher=Airport-LA|access-date=April 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119082448/https://www.airport-la.com/airlines/Cargolux-Airlines-International.html|archive-date=November 19, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Cathay Pacific|Cathay Cargo]] | [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]], [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]], [[Felipe Ángeles International Airport|Mexico City–AIFA]], [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/about-us/press-room/press-release/2016/cathay-pacific-expands-cargo-presence-in-the-americas-with-new-freighter-service-to-portland.html|title=Cathay Pacific expands cargo presence in the Americas with new freighter service to Portland|publisher=Cathay Pacific|access-date=July 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817132704/http://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/about-us/press-room/press-release/2016/cathay-pacific-expands-cargo-presence-in-the-americas-with-new-freighter-service-to-portland.html|archive-date=August 17, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{better|independent source needed|date=October 2024}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cathaypacificcargo.com/HelpSupport/OfficeLocator/Station/tabid/252/code/LAX/language/en-US/Default.aspx|title=Network – Cathay Pacific Cargo|publisher=Cathay Pacific Cargo|access-date=April 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151203184337/http://www.cathaypacificcargo.com/HelpSupport/OfficeLocator/Station/tabid/252/code/LAX/language/en-US/Default.aspx|archive-date=December 3, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[China Airlines|China Airlines Cargo]] | [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]], [[Kansai International Airport|Osaka–Kansai]], [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], [[Taoyuan International Airport|Taipei–Taoyuan]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.china-airlines.com/en/cargonewsen/|title=China Airlines Cargo Services|publisher=China Airlines|access-date=April 25, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517114932/http://www.china-airlines.com/en/cargonewsen/|archive-date=May 17, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cargo.china-airlines.com/CCNet/pgHome/index.aspx?userLang=en-US|title=China Airlines Cargo Services|publisher=China Airlines|access-date=April 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304224643/https://cargo.china-airlines.com/CCNet/pgHome/index.aspx?userLang=en-US|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.china-airlines.com/en/cargonewsen/cargonewsen000076.htm|title=China Airlines Service|publisher=China Airlines Cargo|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627073343/http://www.china-airlines.com/en/cargonewsen/cargonewsen000076.htm|archive-date=June 27, 2015}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[China Cargo Airlines]]}} | [[Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport|Santiago de Chile]], [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]], [[Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport|Shenzhen]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yellowpages.com/los-angeles-ca/mip/china-cargo-airlines-10516068|title=China Cargo Airlines in Los Angeles, CA|publisher=Yellow Pages|access-date=July 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816173341/http://www.yellowpages.com/los-angeles-ca/mip/china-cargo-airlines-10516068|archive-date=August 16, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[China Southern Airlines|China Southern Cargo]] | [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]], [[Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport|Guangzhou]], [[Hefei Xinqiao International Airport|Hefei]], [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]], [[Tianjin Binhai International Airport|Tianjin]], [[Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport|Zhengzhou]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citysearch.com/profile/45456929/los_angeles_ca/china_southern_airline_cargo.html|title=China Southern Airline Cargo|work=Citysearch|access-date=April 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411032000/http://www.citysearch.com/profile/45456929/los_angeles_ca/china_southern_airline_cargo.html|archive-date=April 11, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csair.com/en/about/nanhanghuoyun/|title=Cargo-China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd csair.com|publisher=China Southern Airlines|access-date=April 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428212042/http://www.csair.com/en/about/nanhanghuoyun/|archive-date=April 28, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skyteamcargo.com/en/About-us/Our-members/China-Southern-Cargo/ |title=China Southern Cargo |publisher=Sky Team Cargo |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924043647/http://www.skyteamcargo.com/en/About-us/Our-members/China-Southern-Cargo/ |archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref>
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| [[DHL Aviation]] | [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]], [[Calgary International Airport|Calgary]], [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]], [[Guadalajara International Airport|Guadalajara]], [[East Midlands Airport|East Midlands]], [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]], [[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|Honolulu]], [[Bahías de Huatulco International Airport|Huatulco]], [[Leipzig/Halle Airport|Leipzig/Halle]], [[Felipe Ángeles International Airport|Mexico City–AIFA]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]], [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]], [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], [[San Jose International Airport|San Jose (CA)]], [[Juan Santamaría International Airport|San José (CR)]], [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]], [[Incheon International Airport|Seoul–Incheon]], [[Changi Airport|Singapore]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Changi Airport Freight Arrivals |url=https://www.changiairport.com/en/flights/arrival-freighter.html |website=Changi Airport Freight Arrivals |access-date=26 November 2023 }}</ref> [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo–Narita]], [[Tucson International Airport|Tucson]], [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]] | <ref name="ch-aviation.com"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.atlasair.com/holdings/contactus.html |title=Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings |website=Atlasair.com |date=September 18, 2015 |access-date=April 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512033414/http://www.atlasair.com/holdings/contactus.html |archive-date=May 12, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=LAX Air Carriers and Tenants |url=http://www.lawa.org/uploadedfiles/airops/pdf/CSPP%20Reference%20Materials%20-%20Air%20Carriers%20and%20Tenants.pdf |access-date=November 19, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119123315/http://www.lawa.org/uploadedfiles/airops/pdf/CSPP%20Reference%20Materials%20-%20Air%20Carriers%20and%20Tenants.pdf |archive-date=November 19, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Polar Air Cargo |date=September 18, 2015 |publisher=Polar Air Cargo |url=http://www.polaraircargo.com/networkmap.html |access-date=April 28, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503204202/http://www.polaraircargo.com/networkmap.html |archive-date=May 3, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Polar Air Cargo |date=September 18, 2015 |publisher=Polar Air Cargo |url=http://www.polaraircargo.com/contact-list.html |access-date=April 28, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426100832/http://www.polaraircargo.com/contact-list.html |archive-date=April 26, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Polar Air Cargo |url=http://www.polaraircargo.com/pdf/back.pdf |website=Polaraircargo.com |date=September 18, 2015 |access-date=April 28, 2016 |archive-date=May 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509063711/http://www.polaraircargo.com/pdf/back.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| [[Emirates SkyCargo]] | [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]], [[Al Maktoum International Airport|Dubai–Al Maktoum]], [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Felipe Ángeles International Airport|Mexico City–AIFA]], [[Zaragoza Airport|Zaragoza]] | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.azfreighters.com/2680/3UAE.cfm|title=A-Z Air Freighters Guide – Emirates SkyCargo (EK/UAE/176) |publisher=Azfreighters.com|access-date=April 25, 2016 |archive-date=April 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422133911/http://www.azfreighters.com/2680/3UAE.cfm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[EVA Air|EVA Air Cargo]]}} | [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Flight Timetable |url=https://www.brcargo.com/NEC_WEB/FileServer/CMS/1859/Cargo_Flights.pdf |website=EVA Air Cargo |access-date=January 4, 2022 |archive-date=January 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120192354/https://www.brcargo.com/NEC_WEB/FileServer/CMS/1859/Cargo_Flights.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], [[Taoyuan International Airport|Taipei–Taoyuan]] | 
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| {{nowrap|[[FedEx Express]]}} | [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]], [[Auckland Airport|Auckland]], [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Logan International Airport|Boston]], [[Hollywood Burbank Airport|Burbank]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[Edmonton International Airport|Edmonton]], [[Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport|Fort Worth/Alliance]], [[Fresno Yosemite International Airport|Fresno]], [[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|Honolulu]], [[Indianapolis International Airport|Indianapolis]], [[Memphis International Airport|Memphis]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]], [[Nashville International Airport|Nashville]], [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]], [[San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport|Oakland]], [[Ontario International Airport|Ontario]], [[John Wayne Airport|Orange County]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]], [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]], [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]], [[Sydney Airport|Sydney]], [[Tulsa International Airport|Tulsa]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Bradley International Airport|Hartford]] | {{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
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| {{nowrap|[[Icelandair Cargo]]}} | [[Keflavík International Airport|Reykjavík–Keflavík]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230907-ficsep23lax|title=Icelandair Cargo schedules Los Angeles mid-Sep 2023 launch|website=aeroroutes.com|date=7 September 2023}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[Kalitta Air]]}} | [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]], [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]], [[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|Honolulu]], [[Stewart International Airport|Newburgh]], [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]], [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]], [[Sydney Airport|Sydney]], [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]] | {{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
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| [[Korean Air|Korean Air Cargo]] | [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]], [[Jorge Chávez International Airport|Lima]], [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], [[Incheon International Airport|Seoul–Incheon]], [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo–Narita]] | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mapquest.com/us/california/business-los-angeles/korean-air-cargo-lax-304456907 |title=Korean Air cargo LAX 6101 W Imperial Hwy Los Angeles, CA Airline Companies |publisher=MapQuest |date=September 18, 2015 |access-date=April 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110224/http://www.mapquest.com/us/california/business-los-angeles/korean-air-cargo-lax-304456907 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://cargo.koreanair.com/ecus/cts/servlet/NetworkListServlet?pid=0&menu1=m6&menu2=m06-1&ver=eng&region=AME |title= Korean Air Cargo - To be a respected leader in the world airline community |website=Cargo.koreanair.com |date=September 18, 2015 |access-date=April 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114044738/http://cargo.koreanair.com/ecus/cts/servlet/NetworkListServlet?pid=0&menu1=m6&menu2=m06-1&ver=eng&region=AME |archive-date=November 14, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[Lufthansa Cargo]]}} | [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://start.cortera.com/company/research/k3m3svq8r/lufthansa-cargo-ag/|title=LUFTHANSA CARGO AG Los Angeles CA, 90045 – Cortera Company Profile|publisher=Cortera|date=April 25, 2016|access-date=April 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190415/https://start.cortera.com/company/research/k3m3svq8r/lufthansa-cargo-ag/|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[Mas Air]]}} | [[Guadalajara International Airport|Guadalajara]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Mérida International Airport|Mérida]], [[Felipe Ángeles International Airport|Mexico City–AIFA]], [[Mariscal Sucre International Airport|Quito]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airportia.com/flights/m76823/los_angeles/mexico_city |title=M76823 LATAM Cargo Mexico Flight Status: Los Angeles LAX to Mexico City MEX |access-date=November 19, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119074859/http://www.airportia.com/flights/m76823/los_angeles/mexico_city |archive-date=November 19, 2015}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[National Airlines (N8)|National Airlines]]}} | [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]], [[Chubu Centrair International Airport|Nagoya–Centrair]], [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.centrair.jp/en/business/air_cargo/data/|title=Statistical Data - Air Cargo - Chubu Centrair International Airport, Nagoya|publisher=Centrair|access-date=July 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816154123/http://www.centrair.jp/en/business/air_cargo/data/|archive-date=August 16, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=November 2017}}
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| {{nowrap|[[Nippon Cargo Airlines]]}} | [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo–Narita]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nca.aero/e/contact/|title=NCA – Nippon Cargo Airlines – Contact Us|publisher=Nippon Cargo Airlines|access-date=April 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111011611/http://www.nca.aero/e/contact/|archive-date=January 11, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nca.aero/e/service/schedule/|title=NCA – Nippon Cargo Airlines – Flight Schedule|publisher=Nippon Cargo Airlines|access-date=April 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304141730/http://www.nca.aero/e/service/schedule/|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[Qantas Freight]]}} | [[Auckland Airport|Auckland]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport|Chongqing]], [[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|Honolulu]], [[Melbourne Airport|Melbourne]], [[Sydney Airport|Sydney]] | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.qantas.com.au/cargo/pdf/Freight_DLLATerm_web.pdf |title=Qantas : Los Angeles Freight Terminal : Restrictions |website=Qantas.org |date=September 18, 2015 |access-date=April 28, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315135529/https://www.qantas.com.au/cargo/pdf/Freight_DLLATerm_web.pdf |archive-date=March 15, 2016 }}</ref>
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| [[Qatar Airways|Qatar Cargo]] | [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]], [[Brussels Airport|Brussels]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]], [[Liège Airport|Liège]], [[Luxembourg Airport|Luxembourg]], [[Felipe Ángeles International Airport|Mexico City–AIFA]], [[Ostend Airport|Ostend/Bruges]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airlogisticsgroup-usa.com/handling.htm |title=Drop Station Information - Air Logistics USA |access-date=November 19, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302022138/http://www.airlogisticsgroup-usa.com/handling.htm |archive-date=March 2, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eturbonews.com/56672/qatar-airways-cargo-launch-service-los-angeles|title=Qatar Airways Cargo to launch service to Los Angeles|publisher=Air Logistics Group USA|date=July 6, 2013|access-date=April 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119094550/http://www.eturbonews.com/56672/qatar-airways-cargo-launch-service-los-angeles|archive-date=November 19, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joc.com/air-cargo/cargo-airlines/qatar-airways/qatar-airways-launch-freighter-service-los-angeles_20150323.html|title=Qatar Airways to launch freighter service to Los Angeles|publisher=joc.com|date=July 6, 2013|access-date=April 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411093038/http://www.joc.com/air-cargo/cargo-airlines/qatar-airways/qatar-airways-launch-freighter-service-los-angeles_20150323.html|archive-date=April 11, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2015/03/18/qatar-airways-cargo-to-launch-freighter-services.html|title=Qatar Airways Cargo to launch freighter services to LAX|date=March 18, 2015|work=L.A. Biz|access-date=November 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511220529/http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2015/03/18/qatar-airways-cargo-to-launch-freighter-services.html|archive-date=May 11, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[SF Airlines]] | [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]], [[Ezhou Huahu Airport|Ezhou]], [[Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport|Hangzhou]], [[Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport|Shenzhen]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aircargonews.net/airlines/sf-airlines-adds-new-us-service-as-fleet-expansion-continues/|title=SF Airlines adds new US service as fleet expansion continues|date=November 13, 2020|access-date=November 17, 2020|archive-date=November 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120131024/https://www.aircargonews.net/airlines/sf-airlines-adds-new-us-service-as-fleet-expansion-continues/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[Silk Way West Airlines]]}} | [[Heydar Aliyev International Airport|Baku]] | <ref>{{cite news |title=Silk Way West adds weekly flights to Los Angeles |url=https://www.stattimes.com/air-cargo/silk-way-west-adds-weekly-flights-to-los-angeles-1349482 |access-date=10 August 2023 |work=www.stattimes.com |publisher=STAT Times |date=9 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[Singapore Airlines Cargo]]}} | [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]], [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]], [[Brussels Airport|Brussels]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]] | <ref>{{cite web|title=SINGAPORE AIRLINES CARGO FLIGHT SCHEDULES|url=http://www.siacargo.com/ccn/PDFViewer.ashx|access-date=October 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025132626/http://www.siacargo.com/ccn/PDFViewer.ashx|archive-date=October 25, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[Sky Lease Cargo]]}} | [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo–Narita]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/37801-north-carolinas-skylease-cargo-applies-for-hong-kong-rights|title=North Carolina's SkyLease Cargo applies for Hong Kong rights|work=ch-aviation|date=July 6, 2013|access-date=April 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412083210/http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/37801-north-carolinas-skylease-cargo-applies-for-hong-kong-rights|archive-date=April 12, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[Southern Air]]}} | [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]], [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]], [[São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport|São Paulo–Guarulhos]], [[Incheon International Airport|Seoul–Incheon]] | {{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
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| {{nowrap|[[UPS Airlines]]}} | [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[Louisville International Airport|Louisville]], [[Ontario International Airport|Ontario]], [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]] | {{citation needed|date=November 2022}} 
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| {{nowrap|[[Western Global Airlines]]}} | [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]], [[Southwest Florida International Airport|Fort Myers]], [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]], [[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|Honolulu]], [[Incheon International Airport|Seoul–Incheon]] | <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/65097-western-global-secures-3-year-flexport-contract|title=Western Global secures 3-year Flexport contract|work=CH Aviation|date=March 7, 2018|access-date=March 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307232947/https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/65097-western-global-secures-3-year-flexport-contract|archive-date=March 7, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[WestJet Cargo]]}} | [[Calgary International Airport|Calgary]], [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]] | <ref name="WestJetCargo">{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230327-wscns23|title=WESTJET CARGO NS23 NETWORK – 26MAR23|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=March 26, 2023|access-date=March 27, 2023}}</ref>
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==Traffic and statistics==
[[File:N697AV Avianca Airbus A321-231 s-n 6190 (37167005143).jpg|thumb|An [[Avianca]] [[Airbus A321]] with two [[American Airlines]] and one [[JetBlue]] aircraft in the background]]
[[File:Four Airbus A380 at Los Angeles International Airport.jpg|thumb|An [[Air Tahiti Nui]] [[Airbus A340-300]] and four [[Airbus A380-800]]s from [[Lufthansa]], [[British Airways]], [[Air France]] and [[Singapore Airlines]] parked at Tom Bradley International Terminal, 2015]]

It is the [[World's busiest airports by passenger traffic|world's fourth-busiest airport by passenger traffic]] and [[World's busiest airports by cargo traffic|eleventh-busiest by cargo traffic]],<ref>{{cite report|url=http://www.aci.aero/cda/aci_common/display/main/aci_content07_c.jsp?zn=aci&cp=1-5-54-4819_666_2__ |title=Cargo Traffic 2006 FINAL |publisher=Airports Council International |location=Montréal|date=July 18, 2007 |access-date=February 24, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929124536/http://www.aci.aero/cda/aci_common/display/main/aci_content07_c.jsp?zn=aci&cp=1-5-54-4819_666_2__ |archive-date=September 29, 2007 }}</ref> serving over 87 million passengers and 2 million tons of freight and mail in 2018. It is the busiest airport in the state of California, and the [[List of the busiest airports in the United States|fifth-busiest (2022) airport by passenger boardings]] in the United States. In terms of international passengers, the second busiest airport for international traffic in the United States, behind only JFK in New York City.
The number of aircraft movements (landings and takeoffs) was 700,362 in 2017, the third most of any airport in the world.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:550px;"
|+ Traffic by calendar year
|-
! style="width:70px"| !! style="width:100px"| Passenger volume !! style="width:100px"| Aircraft movements !! style="width:100px"| Freight<br />([[Short ton|tons]]) !! style="width:100px"| Mail<br />([[Short ton|tons]])
|-
!1994
|51,050,275 || 689,888 || 1,516,567 || 186,878
|-
!1995
|53,909,223 || 732,639 || 1,567,248 || 193,747
|-
!1996
|57,974,559 || 763,866 || 1,696,663 || 194,091
|-
!1997
|60,142,588 || 781,492 || 1,852,487 || 212,410
|-
!1998
|61,215,712 || 773,569 || 1,787,400 || '''264,473'''
|-
!1999
|64,279,571 || 779,150 || 1,884,526 || 253,695
|-
!2000
|67,303,182 || '''783,433''' || 2,002,614 || 246,538
|-
!2001
|61,606,204 || 738,433 || 1,779,065 || 162,629
|-
!2002
|56,223,843 || 645,424 || 1,869,932 || 92,422
|-
!2003
|54,982,838 || 622,378 || 1,924,883 || 97,193
|-
!2004
|60,704,568 || 655,097 || 2,022,911 || 92,402
|-
!2005
|61,489,398 || 650,629 || 2,048,817 || 88,371
|-
!2006
|61,041,066 || 656,842 || 2,022,687 || 80,395
|-
!2007
|62,438,583 || 680,954 || 2,010,820 || 66,707
|-
!2008
|59,815,646 || 622,506 || 1,723,038 || 73,505
|-
!2009
|56,520,843 || 544,833 || 1,599,782 || 64,073
|-
!2010
|59,069,409 || 575,835 || 1,852,791 || 74,034
|-
!2011
|61,862,052 || 603,912 || 1,789,204 || 80,442
|-
!2012
|63,688,121 || 605,480 || 1,867,155 || 88,438
|-
!2013
|66,667,619 || 614,917 || 1,848,764 || 77,286
|-
!2014
|70,662,212 || 636,706 || 1,921,302 || 79,850
|-
!2015
|74,936,256 || 655,564 || 2,047,197 || 94,299
|-
!2016
|80,921,527 || 697,138 || 2,105,941 || 99,394
|-
!2017
|84,557,968 || 700,362 || 2,279,878 || 109,596
|-
!2018
|87,534,384 || 707,833 || 2,338,642 || 109,694
|-
!2019
|'''88,068,013''' || 691,257 || 2,182,711 || 130,536
|-
!2020
|28,779,527|| 379,364 ||2,329,348|| 135,498
|-
!2021
|48,007,284 || 506,769 || '''2,851,941''' || 124,732
|-
!2022
|65,924,298 || 556,913 || 2,632,536 || 122,034
|-
!2023
|75,050,851 || 575,097 || 2,288,726 || 79,422
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align:right;"| ''Source: Los Angeles World Airports''<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.lawa.org/welcome_lax.aspx?id=798
|title=Airport Information – Statistics
|publisher=Los Angeles World Airports
|access-date=February 12, 2015
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211051258/http://lawa.org/welcome_lax.aspx?id=798
|archive-date=February 11, 2017
|url-status=dead
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://lawa.org/lawa-investor-relations/statistics-for-lax/volume-of-air-traffic|title=Los Angeles World Airports LAX Data 2009-Present|website=lawa.org|accessdate= July 4, 2024}}</ref>
|}

{{Airport-Statistics|iata=LAX}}
===Top domestic destinations===
[[File:Tom Bradley International Terminal taken from departing flight March 2016.jpg|thumb|International carriers at [[Terminals of Los Angeles International Airport|Tom Bradley International Terminal]], 2016]]
[[File:Los Angeles Airport Diagram.jpg|thumb|Los Angeles airport diagram of terminals]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%" width= align=
|+ '''Busiest domestic routes from LAX<!-- BTS DATA IS ONLY FOR DESTINATIONS; THIS IS NOT "TO AND FROM" --> (January 2023 - December 2023)'''<ref name="RITA | BTS | Transtats">{{cite web|url=https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?20=E&Nv42146=YNk&Nv42146_anzr=Y15%20N0tryr5,%20PN:%20Y15%20N0tryr5%20V06r40n6v10ny&pn44vr4=SNPgf|title=RITA &#124; BTS &#124; Transtats|publisher=Bureau of Transportation Statistics|location=Washington|access-date=March 22, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! Rank
! Airport
! Passengers
! Carriers
|-
| 1
| {{Flagicon|New York (state)}} [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK, New York]]
| 1,419,000
| American, Delta, JetBlue
|-
| 2
| {{Flagicon|California}} [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco, California]] 
| 1,351,000
| Alaska, American, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, United
|-
| 3
| {{Flagicon|Nevada}} [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas, Nevada]]
| 1,327,000
| Alaska, Allegiant, American, Delta, Frontier, JSX, Southwest, Spirit, Sun Country, United
|-
| 4
| {{Flagicon|Illinois}} [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois]] 
| 1,176,000
| American, Spirit, United
|-
| 5
| {{Flagicon|Hawaii}} [[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|Honolulu, Hawaii]]
| 1,151,000
| Alaska, American, Delta, Hawaiian, Southwest, United
|-
| 6
| {{Flagicon|New Jersey}} [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark, New Jersey]]
| 1,082,000
| Alaska, JetBlue, Spirit, United
|-
| 7
| {{Flagicon|Texas}} [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas]]
| 1,044,000
| American, Delta, Frontier, Spirit
|-
| 8
| {{Flagicon|Washington (state)}} [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma, Washington]]
| 1,032,000
| Alaska, American, Delta, United
|-
| 9
| {{Flagicon|Georgia (U.S. state)}} [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta, Georgia]] 
| 992,000
| American, Delta, Frontier, Spirit
|-
| 10
| {{Flagicon|Colorado}} [[Denver International Airport|Denver, Colorado]]
| 936,000
| American, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, United
|}

===Top international destinations===
[[File:LAX_international_destinations_(2024).png|thumb|300px|A world map showing all countries airlines which fly to and from the Los Angeles International Airport in blue]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%" width=align=
|+ '''Busiest international routes from LAX (October 2022 – September 2023)'''<ref name="internationalreport">{{cite web |title=BTS Air Carriers : T-100 International Market (All Carriers) |url=https://data.transportation.gov/Aviation/International_Report_Passengers/xgub-n9bw/about_data |date=January 26, 2024 |access-date=February 2, 2024}}</ref>

|-
! Rank
! Airport
! Passengers
! Carriers <!--Carriers should reflect carriers that served the route with scheduled service during the data time-period (2023) not current service-->
|-
| 1 
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow, United Kingdom]]
| 1,546,657
| American, British Airways, Delta, United, Virgin Atlantic
|-
| 2 
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Guadalajara International Airport|Guadalajara, Mexico]]
| 1,018,858
| Aeroméxico, Alaska, VivaAerobus, Volaris
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Incheon International Airport|Seoul–Incheon, South Korea]]
| 977,636
| Air Premia, Asiana Airlines, Korean Air
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver, Canada]]
| 918,820
| Air Canada, American, Flair, United, WestJet
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Taoyuan International Airport|Taipei–Taoyuan, Taiwan]]
| 885,900
| China Airlines, EVA Air, Starlux Airlines 
|-
| 6
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Haneda International Airport|Tokyo–Haneda, Japan]]
| 846,351
| All Nippon Airways, American, Delta, Japan Airlines, United
|-
| 7
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Mexico City International Airport|Mexico City, Mexico]]
| 830,422
| Aeroméxico, American, Delta, Viva Aerobus, Volaris
|-
| 8 
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle, France]]
| 790,378 
| Air France, Air Tahiti Nui, Delta
|-
| 9
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Los Cabos International Airport|San José del Cabo, Mexico]]
| 751,800
| Alaska, American, Delta, JetBlue, United
|-
| 10
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Sydney International Airport|Sydney, Australia]]
| 746,756
| American, Delta, Qantas, United
|}

=== Airline market share ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
|+ '''Largest airlines at LAX <br />(January 2023 – December 2023)'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Los Angeles International Airport: Top 10 Carriers, January 2023 through December 2023|url=https://www.lawa.org/-/media/lawa-web/statistics/market-share-statistics/aircarrier-2023.ashx|url-status=live|access-date=February 28, 2024|archive-date=February 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228155523/https://www.lawa.org/-/media/lawa-web/statistics/market-share-statistics/aircarrier-2023.ashx}}</ref>
|-
!Rank
!Airline
!Passengers
!Share
|-
|1
| [[Delta Air Lines]]
|14,831,038
|19.76%
|-
|2
| [[American Airlines]]
|11,217,795
|14.95%
|-
|3
| [[United Airlines]]
|11,118,802
|14.82%
|-
|4
| [[Southwest Airlines]]
|7,150,151
|9.53%
|-
|5
| [[Alaska Airlines]]
|4,859,873
|6.48 %
|-
|6
| [[Spirit Airlines]]
|3,822,993
|5.09%
|-
|7
| [[JetBlue]]
|3,466,690
|4.62%
|-
|8
| [[Air Canada]]
|1,326,357
|1.77%
|-
|9
| [[Volaris]]
|1,090,465
|1.45%
|-
|10
| [[Hawaiian Airlines]]
|967,719
|1.29%
|}
{{clear}}

== Ground transportation and access ==
[[File:Los Angeles International Airport - LAX sign.jpg|thumb|LAX sign as seen near the entrance of the airport]]

===Transiting between terminals===
In the secure area of the airport, tunnels or above-ground connectors link all the terminals except for the [[Terminals_of_Los_Angeles_International_Airport#Regional_Terminal_(Terminal_R)|regional terminal]].

LAX Shuttle route A operates in a counter-clockwise loop around the Central Terminal Area, providing frequent service for connecting passengers. However, connecting passengers who use these shuttles must leave and then later re-enter security.

{{Anchor|LAX Shuttle}}

===LAX Shuttle routes===
LAX operates several shuttle routes to connect passengers and employees around the airport area:<ref>{{cite web |title=Traffic and Ground Transportation |url=https://www.flylax.com/lax-traffic-and-ground-transportation |access-date=2021-10-25 |website=[[Los Angeles World Airports]] |archive-date=October 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029153114/https://www.flylax.com/lax-traffic-and-ground-transportation |url-status=live }}</ref>

'''Route A – Terminal Connector''' operates in a counter-clockwise loop around the Central Terminal Area, providing frequent service for connecting passengers. However, connecting passengers who use these shuttles must leave and then later re-enter security.

'''Route C – City Bus Center''' connects the Central Terminal Area and the [[LAX City Bus Center]] which is served by transit buses from [[Beach Cities Transit]], [[Culver CityBus]], [[Metro Local|Los Angeles Metro]], Santa Monica [[Big Blue Bus]] and [[Torrance Transit]]. Buses on this route also serve the Employee South Lot.

'''Route E – Economy Parking''' connects the Central Terminal Area and the [[LAX West Intermodal Transportation Facility|West Intermodal Transportation Facility]], the airport's economy parking garage.

'''Route M – Metro Connector''' connects the Central Terminal Area with the [[Aviation/LAX station]] on the Metro [[C Line (Los Angeles Metro)|C Line]] and the [[Aviation/Century station]] on the C Line and [[K Line (Los Angeles Metro)|K Line]]. Buses also stop at the "Remote Rental Car Depot", a bus stop served by shuttles to smaller rental car companies.

'''Route X – LAX Employee Lots''' connects the Central Terminal Area and the Employee Parking Lots. The route has three service patterns: the East Lot route only stops at Terminals 1, 2, 3, and B; the West Lot route only stops at Terminals 4, 5, 6, and 7; and the South Lot route stops at all terminals and also stops at the City Bus Center as Route C.

=== Transit buses ===
[[File:Torrance Transit 347 8 LAX City Bus Center 27-Feb-2019 (46320310015).jpg|thumb|Buses at LAX City Bus Center]]
{{main|LAX City Bus Center}}

Most transit buses operate from the LAX City Bus Center, which is located away from the Central Terminal Area on 96th Street, east of Sepulveda Boulevard.

[[LAX Shuttle]] route C offers free connections between the LAX City Bus Center and the Central Terminal Area.

The LAX City Bus Center is served by [[Beach Cities Transit]] line [[Beach Cities Transit#109|109]] to [[Redondo Beach, California|Redondo Beach]], [[Culver CityBus]] lines [[Culver City Transit#6|6]] and [[Culver City Transit#R6|Rapid 6]] to [[Culver City]] and [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]], [[Los Angeles Metro Bus]] lines {{LA Metro route|102}} to [[South Gate, California|South Gate]], {{LA Metro route|111}} to [[Norwalk, California|Norwalk]], {{LA Metro route|117}} to [[Downey, California|Downey]] and {{LA Metro route|232}} to [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]], Santa Monica [[Big Blue Bus]] lines [[Big Blue Bus#3|3]] and [[Big Blue Bus#R3|Rapid 3]] to [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]], and [[Torrance Transit]] line [[Torrance Transit#8|8]] to [[Torrance, California|Torrance]]. During the overnight hours, Los Angeles Metro line {{LA Metro route|40}} offers service to Downtown Los Angeles.

The LAX City Bus Center will eventually be replaced by the [[LAX/Metro Transit Center station]], which will be connected to the rest of LAX by the Automated People Mover system.

There is also a bus stop at [[Sepulveda Boulevard]] and [[Century Boulevard]] that is a {{Convert|1/4|mi|adj=on}} walk away from Terminals 1 and 7/8 that is served by [[LADOT Commuter Express]] line {{LADOT route|574}} to [[Sylmar/San Fernando station|Sylmar]] and [[Encino, Los Angeles|Encino]]. This bus stop is also served by some of the same routes as the LAX City Bus Center: Los Angeles Metro lines 40 (overnight only), 117 and 232 and Torrance Transit line 8.

===FlyAway Bus===
{{Main|FlyAway (bus)}}

[[File:FlyAway Union Station.jpg|right|thumb|[[FlyAway (bus)|Flyaway]] bus at [[Union Station (Los Angeles)|Los Angeles Union Station]]]]

The FlyAway bus is a nonstop motorcoach/shuttle service run by [[Los Angeles World Airports|LAWA]], which provides scheduled service between LAX and [[Union Station (Los Angeles)|Union Station]] in Downtown LA or the FlyAway terminal at the [[Van Nuys Airport]] in the [[San Fernando Valley]].<ref>{{cite web |title=LAX FlyAway® Bus |url=https://www.flylax.com/en/flyaway-bus |website=LAX Official Site |publisher=Los Angeles World Airports |access-date=June 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617190022/https://www.flylax.com/en/flyaway-bus |archive-date=June 17, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

FlyAway buses stop at every LAX terminal in a counter-clockwise direction, starting at terminal 1. The service hours vary based on the line, with most leaving on or near the top of the hour. Buses use the regional system of [[high-occupancy vehicle lane]]s and [[high-occupancy toll lane]]s ([[Metro ExpressLanes]]) to expedite their trips.

===Metro Rail and the LAX Automated People Mover===
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{{LAX Automated People Mover}}

LAX does not currently have a direct connection to the [[Los Angeles Metro Rail]] system. LAX Shuttle route G offers free connections between the Central Terminal Area and the [[Aviation/LAX station]] on the [[C Line (Los Angeles Metro)|C Line]], {{Convert|2.4|mi}} away.

The [[LAX Automated People Mover]] (APM), currently under construction by LAWA, is a {{convert|2.25| miles}} rail line that will connect the terminal area with long- and short-term parking facilities, a connection to the [[Los Angeles Metro Rail]] and other transit at the [[LAX/Metro Transit Center station|LAX/Metro Transit Center]], and a [[LAX Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility|consolidated facility]] for all airport rental car agencies.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailybreeze.com/officials-to-tout-2-25-mile-lax-automated-people-mover-at-groundbreaking|title=Officials touted 2.25-mile LAX Automated People Mover at groundbreaking|date=March 14, 2019|newspaper=Daily Breeze|language=en-US|access-date=March 16, 2019|archive-date=March 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309084619/https://www.dailybreeze.com/2019/03/14/officials-to-tout-2-25-mile-lax-automated-people-mover-at-groundbreaking/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=September 12, 2019|title=LAX is bringing all rental car companies to one location near 405 with People Mover train to airport|language=en-US|work=City News Service|url=http://www.dailybreeze.com/lax-is-bringing-all-rental-car-companies-to-one-location-near-405-with-people-mover-train-to-airport|access-date=September 12, 2019|via=Daily Breeze|archive-date=March 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309084543/https://www.dailybreeze.com/2019/09/12/lax-is-bringing-all-rental-car-companies-to-one-location-near-405-with-people-mover-train-to-airport/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The APM project is estimated to cost $5.5 billion and is scheduled to begin operation in 2025,<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 19, 2024 |title=Fitch Downgrades LINXS (LAX People Mover Project) Sr Revs to BB+; Rating Outlook Negative |url=https://www.fitchratings.com/research/us-public-finance/fitch-downgrades-linxs-lax-people-mover-project-sr-revs-to-bb-rating-outlook-negative-19-01-2024 |access-date=January 20, 2024 |website=[[Fitch Ratings]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Carpenter |first=Susan |date=May 9, 2023 |title=LAX is getting so many upgrades, it's almost an entirely different airport |url=https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/transportation/2023/02/28/lax-is-getting-so-many-upgrades--it-s-almost-an-entirely-different-airport |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Spectrum News1 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=LAWA Official Site &#124; ConnectingLax|url=https://lawa.org/en/lawa-landside-access-modernization-program|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126070711/https://lawa.org/en/lawa-landside-access-modernization-program|archive-date=January 26, 2018|access-date=March 16, 2018|publisher=Lawa.org}}</ref><ref name="urbanize.la">{{cite web|last=Sharp|first=Steven|date=December 8, 2017|title=LAX Takes First Step Toward Construction of $5.5-Billion Landside Access Modernization Project|url=https://urbanize.la/post/lax-takes-first-step-toward-construction-55-billion-landside-access-modernization-project|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209152721/http://urbanize.la/post/lax-takes-first-step-toward-construction-55-billion-landside-access-modernization-project|archive-date=February 9, 2018|access-date=March 16, 2018|publisher=Urbanize LA}}</ref> with the connection to Metro Rail opening thereafter.<ref name="opplanupdate">{{Cite web |date=2022-04-21 |title=Crenshaw/LAX Line Operating Plan Update |url=http://metro.legistar1.com/metro/attachments/b30da937-abb9-44df-94ff-95a59d1bd85d.pdf |website=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metro]] |language=en-US |access-date=November 10, 2022 |archive-date=May 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512230352/http://metro.legistar1.com/metro/attachments/b30da937-abb9-44df-94ff-95a59d1bd85d.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

LAWA does not operate shuttles to get to the Metro [[K Line (Los Angeles Metro)|K Line]]; however, one seeking to get to/from LAX and the K Line can travel to Aviation/LAX station on LAWA Route M (Metro Connector), and from there take the C and K Line Link (line [[Los Angeles Metro Bus|857]]) to [[Westchester/Veterans station]] while the rest of the K Line connecting to the APM is being built.

===Freeways and roads===
[[File:Los-Angeles-Airport-405-Freeway-Aerial-view-from-north-August-2014.jpg|thumb|The 405 freeway near LAX]]

LAX's terminals are immediately west of the interchange between [[Century Boulevard]] and [[Sepulveda Boulevard]] ([[California State Route 1|State Route 1]]). [[Interstate 405 (California)|Interstate 405]] can be reached to the east via Century Boulevard. [[Interstate 105 (California)|Interstate 105]] is to the south via Sepulveda Boulevard, through the [[Airport Tunnel (Los Angeles)|Airport Tunnel]] that crosses under the airport runways.

=== Taxis, ride-share and private shuttles ===
{{further|Taxicabs of the United States#Los Angeles}}

Arriving passengers take a shuttle or walk to the LAXit waiting area east of Terminal 1 for taxi or [[Ridesharing company|ride-share]] pickups.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/story/challenge-air-travelers-finding-your-uber/|title=Yet Another Challenge for Air Travelers: Finding Your Uber|magazine=Wired|first=Aarian|last=Marshall|access-date=November 28, 2019|language=en|issn=1059-1028|archive-date=November 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191129012150/https://www.wired.com/story/challenge-air-travelers-finding-your-uber/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-airport-uber-parking-revenue-20190301-story.html|title=Airports feared losing revenue to Uber and Lyft. Here's what happened|last=Martin|first=Hugo|date=March 1, 2019|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=March 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190303103126/https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-airport-uber-parking-revenue-20190301-story.html|archive-date=March 3, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-03/lax-to-end-curbside-pickup-uber-lyft|title=LAX to end curbside pickup by Uber and Lyft|last=Newberry|first=Laura|date=October 4, 2019|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US|url-status=live|access-date=October 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004110856/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-03/lax-to-end-curbside-pickup-uber-lyft|archive-date=October 4, 2019}}</ref> [[Taxi]] services are operated by nine city-authorized taxi companies and regulated by Authorized Taxicab Supervision Inc. (ATS).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flylax.com/lax-traffic-and-ground-transportation|title=LAX Official Site {{!}} Traffic and Ground Transportation|website=Flylax.com|access-date=October 29, 2019|archive-date=October 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029153114/https://www.flylax.com/lax-traffic-and-ground-transportation|url-status=live}}</ref> ATS queues up taxis at the LAXit waiting area.

A number of private shuttle companies also offer [[Airport bus|limousine and bus services]] to LAX.{{cn|date=February 2024}}

==Other facilities==
[[File:Los-Angeles-Airport-LAX-hotels-Aerial-view-from-north-August-2014.jpg|thumb|Hotels next to LAX]]

The airport has the administrative offices of [[Los Angeles World Airports]].<ref>"[http://www.lawa.org/welcomeLAWA.aspx About LAWA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927063435/http://www.lawa.org/welcomelawa.aspx |date=September 27, 2011 }}". [[Los Angeles World Airports]]. Retrieved on September 28, 2011. "Los Angeles International Airport 1 World Way, Los Angeles, CA 90045"</ref>

[[Continental Airlines]] once had its corporate headquarters on the airport property. At a 1962 press conference in the office of [[Mayor of Los Angeles]] [[Sam Yorty]], [[Continental Airlines]] announced that it planned to move its headquarters to Los Angeles in July 1963.<ref>"[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/455936232.html?dids=455936232:455936232&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Aug+16%2C+1962&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Continental+Airlines+to+Move+Its+Main+Offices+Here+From+Denver&pqatl=google Continental Airlines to Move Its Main Offices Here From Denver] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315113213/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/455936232.html?dids=455936232:455936232&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Aug+16%2C+1962&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Continental+Airlines+to+Move+Its+Main+Offices+Here+From+Denver&pqatl=google |date=March 15, 2013 }}". ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. August 16, 1962. B11. Retrieved on January 24, 2010.</ref> In 1963 [[Continental Airlines]] headquarters moved to a two-story, $2.3 million building on the grounds of the airport.<ref>"[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/491841672.html?dids=491841672:491841672&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+15%2C+1963&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=AIRLINE+OCCUPIES+NEW+HEADQUARTERS+IN+L.A.&pqatl=google AIRLINE OCCUPIES NEW HEADQUARTERS IN L.A.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315113200/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/491841672.html?dids=491841672:491841672&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+15%2C+1963&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=AIRLINE+OCCUPIES+NEW+HEADQUARTERS+IN+L.A.&pqatl=google |date=March 15, 2013 }}" ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. September 15, 1963. Section J, page N6. Retrieved on January 24, 2010.</ref><ref>"[http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/neighborhood/westchester/ Westchester – Mapping L.A.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101014203605/http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/neighborhood/westchester/ |date=October 14, 2010 }}" ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.</ref> The July 2009 ''[[Continental Magazine]]'' issue stated that the move "underlined [[Continental Airlines]] western and Pacific orientation".<ref name="TheCompany">"[https://web.archive.org/web/20100718103925/http://magazine.continental.com/200907-the-company The Company]" (). Continental Airlines Magazine. July 2009. Retrieved on February 8, 2010.</ref> On July 1, 1983 the airline's headquarters were relocated to the [[American General Center|America Tower]] in the [[Neartown, Houston|Neartown]] area of [[Houston, Texas|Houston]].<ref>"[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9XgUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=swIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6239,4678381&dq=continental-airlines+america-tower Insurer to Buy Continental Stock] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519021513/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9XgUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=swIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6239,4678381&dq=continental-airlines+america-tower |date=May 19, 2016 }}". ''[[Associated Press]]'' at ''[[Toledo Blade]]''. Wednesday March 16, 1983. Page 4. [[Google News]] 3 of 52. Retrieved on August 22, 2009.</ref>

In addition to [[Continental Airlines]], [[Western Airlines]] and [[Flying Tiger Line]] also had their headquarters at LAX.<ref>"World Airline Directory". ''Flight International''. March 30, 1985. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%200991.html 131] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129050104/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%200991.html |date=January 29, 2012 }}". Retrieved on June 17, 2009. "Head Office: PO Box 92005, World Way Postal Center, Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles 90009, United States".</ref><ref>"World Airline Directory". ''Flight International''. March 30, 1985. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%200943.html 83] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410002500/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%200943.html |date=April 10, 2010 }}". Retrieved on July 23, 2009. "7401 World Way West, Los Angeles International Airport, California 90009, United States"</ref>

===Flight Path Museum LAX===
The Flight Path Museum LAX, formerly known as the Flight Path Learning Center,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wietecha |first1=Marsha |title=Flight Path Museum LAX |url=https://borntotalkradioshow.com/flight-path-museum-lax/ |access-date=28 Aug 2022 |work=Radio |date=14 May 2020 |archive-date=August 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828184326/https://borntotalkradioshow.com/flight-path-museum-lax/ |url-status=live }}</ref> is a museum located at 6661 Imperial Highway and was formerly known as the "West Imperial Terminal". This building used to house some charter flights. It sat empty for 10 years until it was re-opened as a learning center for LAX.

The center contains information on the history of aviation, several pictures of the airport, as well as aircraft scale models, flight attendant uniforms, and general airline memorabilia such as playing cards, china, magazines, signs, and a [[Trans World Airlines|TWA]] gate information sign.

The museum's library contains an extensive collection of rare items such as aircraft manufacturer company newsletters/magazines, technical manuals for both military and civilian aircraft, industry magazines dating back to World War II and before, historic photographs and other invaluable references on aircraft operation and manufacturing.<ref>Parker, Dana T. ''Building Victory: Aircraft Manufacturing in the Los Angeles Area in World War II,'' pp. 6, 17, 19, 26, 34, 48, 80, 91, 92, Cypress, CA, 2013. {{ISBN|978-0-9897906-0-4}}.</ref>

The museum has on display "The Spirit of Seventy-Six," a [[DC-3]] that flew in commercial airline service, before serving as a corporate aircraft for [[Union Oil Company|Union 76 Oil Company]] for 32 years. The plane was built in the [[Douglas Aircraft Company]] plant in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] in January 1941, which was a major producer of both commercial and military aircraft.<ref>Parker, Dana T. ''Building Victory: Aircraft Manufacturing in the Los Angeles Area in World War II,'' pp. 11-25, Cypress, CA, 2013. {{ISBN|978-0-9897906-0-4}}.</ref>


==Accidents and incidents==
[[File:Airport Response Coordination Center (6241152178).jpg|thumb|LAX Airport Response Coordination Center, used to coordinate emergency response]]

During its history there have been numerous incidents, but only the most notable are summarized below:<ref>All incidents listed here are in the [http://aviation-safety.net/database/airport/airport.php?id=LAX Aviation Safety Network LAX database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061004014443/http://aviation-safety.net/database/airport/airport.php?id=LAX |date=October 4, 2006 }}, unless otherwise noted.</ref>

===1930s===
* On January 23, 1939, the sole prototype [[A-20 Havoc|Douglas 7B]] twin-engine attack bomber, designed and built as a company project, suffered a loss of the vertical fin and rudder during a demonstration flight over Mines Field, flat spun into the parking lot of [[North American Aviation]], and burned. Another source states that the test pilot, in an attempt to impress the Gallic passenger, attempted a snap roll at low altitude with one engine feathered, resulting in a fatal spin.<ref>Huston, John W., Major General, USAF, Ret., editor, "American Airpower Comes of Age: General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold's World War II Diaries; Volume 1", Air University Press, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, January 2002, Library of Congress card number 2001041259, {{ISBN|1-58566-093-0}}, page 88.</ref> Douglas test pilot Johnny Cable bailed out at 300 feet, his chute unfurled but did not have time to deploy, he was killed on impact, the flight engineer John Parks rode in the airframe and died, but 33-year-old French Air Force Capt. Paul Chemidlin, riding in the aft fuselage near the top turret, survived with a broken leg, severe back injuries, and a slight concussion. The presence of Chemidlin, a representative of a foreign purchasing mission, caused a furor in Congress by isolationists over neutrality and export laws. The type was developed as the [[Douglas DB-7]].<ref>Matthews, Birch, "Cobra!: Bell Aircraft Corporation 1934–1946", Schiffer Publishing Limited, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 1996, Library of Congress card number 95-72357, {{ISBN|0-88740-911-3}}, pp.112–113.</ref>

===1940s===
* On June 1, 1940, the first [[Douglas DC-5|Douglas R3D-1]] for the [[U.S. Navy]], BuNo ''1901'', crashed at Mines Field, before delivery. The Navy later acquired the privately owned [[Douglas DC-5|DC-5]] prototype, from [[William E. Boeing]] as a replacement.<ref>Swanborough, Gordon, and Bowers, Peter M., "United States Navy Aircraft since 1911", Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, 1976, Library of Congress card number 90-60097, {{ISBN|978-0-87021-792-0}}, pp.487.</ref>
* On November 20, 1940, the prototype [[P-51 Mustang|NA-73X Mustang]], ''NX19998'',<ref>Waag, Robert, "NA 73 – The Forgotten Mustang", ''Airpower'', Granada Hills, California, November 1971, Volume 1, Number 2, p. 9.</ref> first flown October 26, 1940, by test pilot [[Vance Breese]], crashed.<ref>Editors, "Mustang", ''Airpower'', Granada Hills, California, July 1985, Volume 15, Number 4, p. 12.</ref> According to P-51 designer [[Edgar Schmued]], the NA-73 was lost because test pilot Paul Balfour refused, before a high-speed test run, to go through the takeoff and flight test procedure with Schmued while the aircraft was on the ground, claiming "one airplane was like another". After making two high speed passes over Mines Field, he forgot to put the fuel valve on "reserve" and during the third pass ran out of fuel. An emergency landing in a freshly plowed field caused the wheels to dig in, the aircraft flipped over, the airframe was not rebuilt, the second aircraft being used for subsequent testing.<ref>Mizrahi, Joseph V., "Airmail", Wings, Granada Hills, California, December 1985, Volume 15, Number 6, p. 5.</ref>
* On October 26, 1944, [[Women Airforce Service Pilots|WASP]] pilot [[Gertrude Tompkins Silver]] of the 601st Ferrying Squadron, fifth Ferrying Group, [[Dallas Love Field|Love Field, Dallas, Texas]], departed Los Angeles Airport, in a [[North American P-51 Mustang|North American P-51D Mustang]], ''44-15669'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Oct1944S.htm |title=October 1944 USAAF Stateside Accident Reports |publisher=Aviationarchaeology.com |access-date=August 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517004725/http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Oct1944S.htm |archive-date=May 17, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> at 1600 hrs PWT, headed for the East Coast. She took off into the wind, into an offshore fog bank, and was expected that night at Palm Springs. She never arrived. Owing to a paperwork foul-up, a search did not get under way for several days, and while the eventual search of land and sea was massive, it failed to find a trace of Silver or her plane. She is the only missing WASP pilot. She had married Sgt. Henry Silver one month before her disappearance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ub88.org/researchprojects/p-51mustang/p-51-mustang.html |title=P-51 Mustang |publisher=Ub88.org |access-date=August 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606133627/http://ub88.org/researchprojects/p-51mustang/p-51-mustang.html |archive-date=June 6, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===1950s===
*On June 30, 1956, [[United Airlines Flight 718]] collided with [[TWA Flight 2]] over the Grand Canyon, killing 128 people. Both aircraft departed LAX, with Flight 718 bound for [[Chicago Midway]], and Flight 2 bound for Kansas City. The cause was found to be issued within the US air traffic control system and aviation law.

===1960s===
* On January 13, 1969, [[Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 933]], a [[Douglas DC-8]]-62, crashed into [[Santa Monica Bay]], approximately {{convert|6|nmi|km}} west of LAX at 7:21 pm, local time. The aircraft was operating as flight SK933, nearing the completion of a flight from [[Seattle]]. Of nine crewmembers, three drowned, while 12 of the 36 passengers also drowned.
* On January 18, 1969, [[United Airlines Flight 266]], a [[Boeing 727]]-100 bearing the registration number N7434U, crashed into [[Santa Monica Bay]] approximately {{convert|11.3|mi|km}} west of LAX at 6:21 pm local time. The aircraft was destroyed, resulting in the death of all 32 passengers and six crew members aboard.

===1970s===
* On the evening of June 6, 1971, [[Hughes Airwest Flight 706]], a [[Douglas DC-9]] jetliner that had departed LAX on a flight to Salt Lake City, Utah, was struck nine minutes after takeoff by a U.S. Marine Corps [[McDonnell Douglas]] [[F-4 Phantom II]] fighter jet over the [[San Gabriel Mountains]]. The midair collision killed all 44 passengers and five crew members aboard the DC-9 airliner and one of two crewmen aboard the military jet.
* On August 4, 1971, [[Continental Airlines]] Flight 712, a [[Boeing 707]], collided in midair with a [[Cessna 150]] over [[Compton, California|Compton]]. Although the Cessna was destroyed upon landing, there were no fatalities.<ref>{{ASN accident |id=19710804-0 |title=N47330 |wikibase=No |access-date=September 7, 2020}}</ref>
* On August 6, 1974, a [[1974 Los Angeles International Airport Bombing|bomb]] exploded near the [[Pan American World Airways|Pan Am]] ticketing area at Terminal 2; three people were killed and 35 were injured.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Toxic Terror: Assessing Terrorist Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons|author=Jonathan B. Tucker|page=77|isbn=978-0-262-70071-9|publisher=MIT Press|year=2000}}</ref>
* On March 1, 1978, two tires burst in succession on a [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10]] on [[Continental Airlines Flight 603]] during its takeoff roll at LAX and the plane, bound for [[Honolulu]], veered off the runway. A third tire burst and the DC-10's left landing gear collapsed, causing a fuel tank to rupture. Following the aborted takeoff, spilled fuel ignited and enveloped the center portion of the aircraft in flames. During the ensuing emergency evacuation, a husband and wife died when they exited the passenger cabin onto the wing and dropped down directly into the flames. Two additional passengers died of their injuries approximately three months after the accident; 74 others aboard the plane were injured, as were 11 firemen battling the fire.
* On the evening of March 10, 1979, [[Swift Aire Lines|Swift Aire]] Flight 235, a twin-engine [[Aérospatiale N 262|Aerospatiale Nord 262A-33]] turboprop en route to [[Santa Maria, California|Santa Maria]], was forced to [[ditching|ditch]] in [[Santa Monica Bay]] after experiencing engine problems upon takeoff from LAX. The pilot, co-pilot, and a female passenger drowned when they were unable to exit the aircraft after the ditching. The female flight attendant and the three remaining passengers—two men and a pregnant woman—survived and were rescued by several pleasure boats and other watercraft in the vicinity.

===1980s===
* In January 1985, a woman was found dead in a suitcase that was lying on the baggage carousel for a while. The suitcase had arrived on a Lufthansa flight. The woman was later discovered to have been an Iranian citizen who had recently married another Iranian with UGreen card status. She had been denied a US visa in West Germany and therefore decided to enter the US in this way.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://apnews.com/article/e5c9b2b9d9e4452976b29109bc9cb3f4 | title=Smuggled Bride Dies in Suitcase, Groom Kills Himself | website=[[Associated Press]] | access-date=September 18, 2022 | archive-date=September 20, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171140/https://apnews.com/article/e5c9b2b9d9e4452976b29109bc9cb3f4 | url-status=live }}</ref>
* On August 31, 1986, [[Aeroméxico Flight 498]], a [[DC-9]] en route from [[Mexico City]], Mexico, to Los Angeles, began its descent into LAX when a [[Piper Cherokee]] collided with the DC-9's left [[stabilizer (aircraft)|horizontal stabilizer]] over [[Cerritos, California|Cerritos]], causing the DC-9 to crash into a residential neighborhood. All 67 people on the two aircraft were killed, in addition to 15 people on the ground. 5 homes were destroyed and an additional 7 were damaged by the crash and resulting fire. The Piper went down in a nearby schoolyard and caused no further injuries on the ground. As a result of this incident, the FAA required all commercial aircraft to be equipped with [[Traffic Collision Avoidance System]] (TCAS).

===1990s===
* On February 1, 1991, [[USAir Flight 1493]] (arriving from [[John Glenn Columbus International Airport|Columbus, Ohio]]), a [[Boeing 737 Classic|Boeing 737-300]], landing on runway 24L at LAX, collided on touchdown with [[SkyWest Airlines Flight 5569]], a [[Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner|Fairchild Metroliner]], preparing to depart to [[Palmdale Regional Airport|Palmdale]]. The collision was caused by a controller who told the SkyWest plane to wait on the runway for takeoff, then later gave the USAir plane clearance to land on the same runway, forgetting that the SkyWest plane was there. The collision killed all 12 occupants of the SkyWest plane and 23 of the 89 people aboard the USAir 737.<ref>{{cite web |author=Federal Aviation Administration |url=http://lessonslearned.faa.gov/ll_main.cfm?TabID=3&LLID=55 |title=Lessons Learned |publisher=Lessonslearned.faa.gov |date=February 1, 1991 |access-date=February 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305014454/http://lessonslearned.faa.gov/ll_main.cfm?TabID=3&LLID=55 |archive-date=March 5, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fss.aero/accident-reports/dvdfiles/US/1991-02-01-US.pdf |title=Runway collision of USAir Flight 1493, Boeing 737 and Skywest Flight 5569 Fairchild Metroliner, Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California, February 1, 1991 |website=Fss.aero/accident-reports |access-date=February 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305012533/https://www.fss.aero/accident-reports/dvdfiles/US/1991-02-01-US.pdf |archive-date=March 5, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===2000s===
* [[Al-Qaeda]] attempted to bomb LAX on New Year's Eve 1999/2000. The bomber, Algerian [[Ahmed Ressam]], was captured in [[Port Angeles, Washington]], the U.S. port of entry, with a cache of explosives that could have produced a blast 40 times greater than that of a [[car bomb]] hidden in the trunk of the rented car in which he had traveled from Canada.<ref name="febninth">{{cite web|url=http://www.nefafoundation.org/miscellaneous/US_v_Ressam_9thcircuitappeals0210.pdf |title=U.S. v. Ressam |last=U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |date=February 2, 2010 |access-date=February 27, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004023628/http://www.nefafoundation.org/miscellaneous/US_v_Ressam_9thcircuitappeals0210.pdf |archive-date=October 4, 2012 }}</ref><ref name="comp">{{cite web|url=http://nefafoundation.org/miscellaneous/FeaturedDocs/U.S._v_Ressam_Complaint.pdf|title=Complaint; U.S. v. Ressam|date=December 1999|publisher=NEFA Foundation|access-date=February 26, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301162643/http://nefafoundation.org/miscellaneous/FeaturedDocs/U.S._v_Ressam_Complaint.pdf|archive-date=March 1, 2012}}</ref> He had planned to leave one or two suitcases filled with explosives in an LAX passenger waiting area.<ref name="test">{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/trail/inside/testimony.html|title=Ressam Testimony in Mokhtar Haouari Trial|date=July 2001|publisher=Southern District of New York|access-date=February 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722152732/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/trail/inside/testimony.html|archive-date=July 22, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="pbs">{{Cite news|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/trail/inside/cron.html|title=Ahmed Ressam's Millennium Plot|work=Frontline|publisher=PBS|access-date=February 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917030112/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/trail/inside/cron.html|archive-date=September 17, 2009|url-status=live}}{{sic}}</ref> He was initially sentenced to 22 years in prison, but in February 2010 an appellate court ordered that his sentence be extended.<ref name=CNN1>{{Cite news | url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/02/02/millennium.bomber/index.html?hpt=T2 | work=CNN | title='Millennium bomber' sentence overturned; feds seek longer one – CNN.com | access-date=May 11, 2010 | date=February 2, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329113326/http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/02/02/millennium.bomber/index.html?hpt=T2 | archive-date=March 29, 2010 | url-status=live }}</ref>
* On January 31, 2000, [[Alaska Airlines Flight 261]], attempted to land at LAX after experiencing problems with its tail-mounted horizontal stabilizer. Before the plane could divert to [[Los Angeles]], it suddenly plummeted into the Pacific Ocean approximately {{convert|2.7|mi|km}} north of [[Anacapa Island]] of the [[California]] coast, killing all 88 people aboard.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20000131-0 | work=Aviation Safety Network | date=July 26, 2004 | title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas MD-83 N963AS Anacapa Island, California | access-date=March 13, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216041102/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20000131-0 | archive-date=February 16, 2011 | url-status=live }}</ref>
* During the [[September 11 attacks]], [[American Airlines Flight 11]], [[United Airlines Flight 175]] and [[American Airlines Flight 77]] were destined for LAX and they were hijacked mid-flight by [[Al-Qaeda]] terrorists. Flight 11 and Flight 175 deliberately crashed into the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|Twin Towers of World Trade Center]] and Flight 77 deliberately crashed into [[The Pentagon]].
* In the [[2002 Los Angeles International Airport shooting]] of July 4, 2002, Hesham Mohamed Hadayet killed two Israelis at the ticket counter of [[El Al]] Airlines at LAX. Although the gunman was not linked to any terrorist group, the man was upset at U.S. support for Israel, and therefore was motivated by political disagreement. This led the [[FBI]] to classify this shooting as a terrorist act,<ref name=Feldman>{{Cite news|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2002/US/09/04/lax.shooting/index.html |newspaper=CNN |author=Feldman, Charles |date=September 5, 2008 |access-date=March 13, 2008 |title=Federal investigators: L.A. airport shooting a terrorist act |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201083229/http://archives.cnn.com/2002/US/09/04/lax.shooting/index.html |archive-date=February 1, 2008 }}</ref> one of the first on U.S. soil since the September 11 attacks.
* On September 21, 2005, [[JetBlue Flight 292]], an [[Airbus A320]] discovered a problem with its landing gear as it took off from [[Bob Hope Airport]] in [[Burbank, California|Burbank]]. It flew in circles for three hours to burn off fuel, then landed safely at Los Angeles International Airport on runway 25L, balancing on its back wheels as it rolled down the center of the runway. Passengers were able to watch their own coverage live from the satellite broadcast on [[JetBlue]] in-flight TV seat displays of their plane as it made an emergency landing with the front landing gear visibly becoming damaged. Because [[JetBlue]] did not serve LAX at the time, the aircraft was evaluated and repaired at a [[Continental Airlines]] hangar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20050921-0 |work=Aviation Safety Network |date=October 7, 2005 |access-date=March 13, 2008 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Airbus A320-232 N536JB Los Angeles International Airport, California |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020022121/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20050921-0 |archive-date=October 20, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| work=Los Angeles Times | last=Stuart | first=Pfeifer | author2=Garvey, Megan | author3=Morin, Monte | title=Disabled Airliner Creates a 3-Hour Drama in Skies | page=A1 | date=September 22, 2005 }}</ref>
* On 19 December 2005, [[Air India]] flight 136, a Boeing 747-400M (registered as VT-AIM) flying from Los Angeles to [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]] via [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], suffered a tire blowout after take-off.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-dec-20-me-plane20-story.html |title=Jet Returns to LAX for Emergency Landing |first=Jill |last=Leovy |date=20 December 2005 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> The plane dumped fuel and returned to Los Angeles after conducting an emergency landing. There were no injuries among 267 passengers and crew, however a woman passenger was hospitalized after fainting on landing.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/narrow-escape-for-ai-flight-in-la/articleshow/1339614.cms|title=Narrow escape for AI flight in LA|date=21 December 2005|work=The Times of India}}</ref>
* On June 2, 2006, an [[American Airlines]] Boeing 767 was about to complete a flight from [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]] in New York City when the plane's pilots noted that the number 1 engine lagged the number 2 one by 2 percent. The plane landed safely and passengers disembarked, but when maintenance personnel retarded its throttle to idle, the number one engine, which had been put to maximum power, suffered an uncontained rupture of the high pressure turbine stage 1 disk, causing the engine to explode.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20060602-0 | title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 767-223ER N330AA Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX) | access-date=September 21, 2022 | archive-date=June 8, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608033446/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20060602-0 | url-status=live }}</ref> There were no injuries among the three people on board the aircraft at the time (all of them maintenance workers), but the airplane was written off.
* On July 29, 2006, after [[America West Express]] Flight 6008, a [[Canadair Regional Jet]] operated by [[Mesa Airlines]] from [[Phoenix, Arizona]], landed on runway 25L, controllers instructed the pilot to leave the runway on a taxiway known as "Mike" and stop short of runway 25R. Even though the pilot read back the instructions correctly, he accidentally taxied onto 25R and into the path of a departing [[SkyWest Airlines]] [[Embraer EMB-120]] operating [[United Express]] Flight 6037 to [[Monterey, California|Monterey]]. They cleared each other by {{convert|50|ft|m}} and nobody was hurt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.natca.org/natca/06archieleaguewinners.msp |title=Third Annual Archie League Medal of Safety Award Winners: Michael Darling |work=NATCA |access-date=March 13, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702090044/http://www.natca.org/natca/06archieleaguewinners.msp |archive-date=July 2, 2007 }}</ref>
* On August 16, 2007, a [[runway incursion]] occurred between [[WestJet]] Flight 900 and [[Northwest Airlines]] Flight 180 on runways 24R and 24L, respectively, with the aircraft coming within {{convert|37|ft|m}} of each other. The planes were carrying a combined total of 296 people, none of whom were injured. The NTSB concluded that the incursion was the result of controller error.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20070821X01217&key=1%20 |work=National Transportation Safety Board |title=NTSB incident report. NTSB identification OPS07IA009A |access-date=March 13, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929101248/https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20070821X01217&key=1%20 |archive-date=September 29, 2007 }}</ref> In September 2007, [[FAA]] Administrator [[Marion Blakey]] stressed the need for LAX to increase lateral separation between its pair of north runways in order to preserve the safety and efficiency of the airport.<ref name=Barry>{{Cite news|url=http://www.metroinvestmentreport.com/mir/?module=displaystory&story_id=442&format=html |work=Metro Investment Report |title=Outgoing FAA Administrator Marion Blakey: LAX Must Address Runway Safety |date=September 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720011002/http://www.metroinvestmentreport.com/mir/?module=displaystory&story_id=442&format=html |archive-date=July 20, 2011 }}</ref>

===2010s===
* On October 13 and 14, 2013, two incidents of [[dry ice bomb]] explosions occurred at the airport. The first dry ice bomb exploded at 7:00&nbsp;p.m. in an employee restroom in Terminal 2, with no injuries. Terminal 2 was briefly shut down as a result. On the next day at 8:30&nbsp;p.m., a dry ice bomb exploded on the ramp area near the Tom Bradley International Terminal, also without injuries. Two other plastic bottles containing dry ice were found at the scene during the second explosion. On October 15, a 28-year-old airport employee was arrested in connection with the explosions and was booked on charges of possession of an explosive or destructive device near an aircraft.<ref name=DryIceCnn>{{Cite news | url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/16/travel/los-angeles-airport-dry-ice-arrest/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 | publisher=CNN | title=Police: Arrest made in Los Angeles airport dry ice explosion | date=October 16, 2013 | access-date=October 16, 2013 | author=Alsup, Dave | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016080930/http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/16/travel/los-angeles-airport-dry-ice-arrest/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 | archive-date=October 16, 2013 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=DryIceAP>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/AP-Newsbreak-Arrest-in-LA-airport-ice-explosions-4896621.php |agency=Associated Press |title=AP Newsbreak: Arrest in LA airport ice explosions |date=October 16, 2013 |access-date=October 16, 2013 |author=Abdollah, Tami |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016081548/http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/AP-Newsbreak-Arrest-in-LA-airport-ice-explosions-4896621.php |archive-date=October 16, 2013 }}</ref><ref name=DryIceLA>{{cite news | url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-lax-dry-ice-explosions-airport-employee-arrested-in-case-20131015,0,4216277.story | newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] | title=LAX dry ice explosions: Airport employee arrested in case | date=October 16, 2013 | access-date=October 16, 2013 | author=Winton, Richard | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016063832/http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-lax-dry-ice-explosions-airport-employee-arrested-in-case-20131015,0,4216277.story | archive-date=October 16, 2013 | url-status=live }}</ref> On October 18, a 41-year-old airport employee was arrested in connection with the second explosion, and was booked on suspicion of possessing a destructive device near an aircraft.<ref name=DryIceLA2nd>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Official-2nd-LAX-worker-also-set-off-dry-ice-bomb-4908443.php |agency=Associated Press |title=Official: 2nd LAX worker also set off dry ice bomb |date=October 18, 2013 |access-date=October 19, 2013 |author=Abdollah, Tami |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019220931/http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Official-2nd-LAX-worker-also-set-off-dry-ice-bomb-4908443.php |archive-date=October 19, 2013 }}</ref> Authorities believe that the incidents were not linked to terrorism.<ref name=DryIceCnn /> Both men subsequently pleaded no contest and were each sentenced to three years' probation. The airport workers had removed dry ice from a cargo hold into which a dog was to be loaded, because of fears that the dry ice could harm the animal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-lax-dry-ice-bombs-20140221-story.html|title=LAX dry ice bomb suspects get probation for disruptive blasts|last=Serna|first=Joseph|date=Feb 21, 2014|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=February 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219040958/https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-lax-dry-ice-bombs-20140221-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* In the [[2013 Los Angeles International Airport shooting]] of November 1, 2013, at around 9:31&nbsp;a.m. PDT, a lone gunman entered Terminal 3 and opened fire with a [[semi-automatic rifle]], killing a [[Transportation Security Administration]] (TSA) officer and wounding three other people. The gunman was later apprehended and taken into custody. Until the situation was clarified and under control, a few terminals at the airport were evacuated, all inbound flights were diverted and all outbound flights were grounded until the airport began returning to normal operation at around 2:30&nbsp;p.m.<ref>{{cite web|title=TSA Agent Reported Shot at LAX; Major Police Response|url=http://ktla.com/2013/11/01/police-responding-to-major-incident-at-lax/#axzz2jPg6Hkff|publisher=KTLA TV|access-date=November 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101233112/http://ktla.com/2013/11/01/police-responding-to-major-incident-at-lax/#axzz2jPg6Hkff|archive-date=November 1, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Passengers evacuated from terminal at Los Angeles International Airport after reports of gunshots|url=http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/11/01/passengers-evacuated-from-terminal-at-los-angeles-international-airport-after/|work=Fox News|access-date=November 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103010832/http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/11/01/passengers-evacuated-from-terminal-at-los-angeles-international-airport-after/|archive-date=November 3, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
* On August 28, 2016, there was a false report of shots fired throughout the airport, causing a temporary lock down and about 3 hours of flight delays.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Helsel|first1=Phil|last2=Blankstein|first2=Andrew|title=False Reports of Gunfire Cause Chaos at Los Angeles Airport|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lax-scare-police-say-loud-noises-not-gunshots-caused-panic-n639191|work=[[NBC News]]|date=August 29, 2016 |location=[[Los Angeles]]|access-date=August 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829080401/http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lax-scare-police-say-loud-noises-not-gunshots-caused-panic-n639191|archive-date=August 29, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
* On May 20, 2017, [[Aeroméxico]] Flight 642, a [[Boeing 737-800]], collided with a utility truck on a taxiway near Runway 25R, injuring 8 people, two of them seriously.<ref name="BNO">{{cite news |url=https://bnonews.com/index.php/2017/05/aeromexico-plane-collides-with-utility-truck-at-lax-injuring-8/ |title=Aeromexico plane collides with utility truck at LAX, injuring 8 |date=May 20, 2017 |work=[[BNO News]] |access-date=April 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406135557/https://bnonews.com/index.php/2017/05/aeromexico-plane-collides-with-utility-truck-at-lax-injuring-8/ |archive-date=April 6, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* On July 25, 2018, jetblast from a Dash 8 caused some dollies to crash into a United 737.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://flightaware.com/squawks/view/1/y_days/popular/68894/VIDEO_Dash_8_s_Prop_Wash_Blows_Baggage_Dolly_into_United_737_at_LAX?replyto=212597 | title=VIDEO: Dash 8's Prop Wash Blows Baggage Dolly into United 737 at LAX | date=August 14, 2018 | access-date=May 27, 2022 | archive-date=March 9, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309084543/https://flightaware.com/squawks/view/1/y_days/popular/68894/VIDEO_Dash_8_s_Prop_Wash_Blows_Baggage_Dolly_into_United_737_at_LAX?replyto=212597 | url-status=live }}</ref>
* On November 21, 2019, [[Philippine Airlines]] Flight 113, operated by a [[Boeing 777-300ER]] suffered an engine compressor stall shortly after take off from the airport's Runway 25R, forcing the flight to return. The flight made a successful emergency landing just 13 minutes after departure. There were 342 passengers and 18 crew on board the flight, with no injuries reported.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2019/11/22/Philippine-Airlines-PAL-flight-Los-Angeles-airport-emergency-landing.html|title=Philippine Airlines plane makes emergency landing in Los Angeles airport due to engine problem|website=Cnnphilippines.com|date=November 22, 2019|access-date=June 13, 2021|archive-date=June 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613070721/https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2019/11/22/Philippine-Airlines-PAL-flight-Los-Angeles-airport-emergency-landing.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===2020s===
* On August 19, 2020, [[FedEx Express]] Flight 1026, a [[Boeing 767]], made an emergency landing when its left main landing gear failed to extend. One of the pilots was injured while leaving the aircraft.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/19/us/fedex-plane-los-angeles-emergency-landing/index.html |title=FedEx cargo jet makes predawn emergency landing in Los Angeles |first1=Ray |last1=Sanchez |first2=Cheri |last2=Mossburg |work=CNN |location=Los Angeles |publisher=Warner Bros. Discovery |date=August 19, 2020 |access-date=April 1, 2022 |archive-date=March 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331214823/https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/19/us/fedex-plane-los-angeles-emergency-landing/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* On October 28, 2021, more than 300 passengers were forced to flee onto the tarmac after report of a person with a gun at the Terminal 1. Two people were injured, and the flights were temporarily suspended. No weapons were found, but two people were arrested and taken into custody by the airport police.<ref>{{cite news|title=300 passengers flee onto tarmac after reports of gunman in LAX terminal|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gun-scare-briefly-grounds-flights-lax-prompts-300-passengers-flee-n1282701|work=NBC News|location=Los Angeles|agency=The Associated Press|date=October 29, 2021|language=en|access-date=November 12, 2021|archive-date=November 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112080450/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gun-scare-briefly-grounds-flights-lax-prompts-300-passengers-flee-n1282701|url-status=live}}</ref>
*On February 10, 2023, an [[American Airlines]] [[Airbus A321]] was being towed without any passengers when it collided with a passenger bus, injuring five people who were riding on the bus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/11/american-airlines-crash-collide-injure-lax-jfk-delta-airport-mishaps/|title=American Airlines Jet Collides With Shuttle Bus At LAX, 5 Injured|website=TMZ|date=February 11, 2023 |access-date=February 11, 2023|archive-date=February 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211192121/https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/11/american-airlines-crash-collide-injure-lax-jfk-delta-airport-mishaps/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*On July 8, 2024, a [[Boeing 757-200]] of [[United Airlines]], registration N14107, was in the initial climb out of runway 25R bound for [[Denver International Airport|Denver]] when one of the main wheels detached. The aircraft continued to Denver and landed safely with no casualties.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://avherald.com/h?article=51ae9469 |title=Incident: United B752 at Los Angeles on Jul 8th 2024, dropped main wheel on departure |publisher=The Aviation Herald}}</ref>

==Aircraft spotting==
The "Imperial Hill" area of [[El Segundo, California|El Segundo]] is a prime location for [[aircraft spotting]], especially for takeoffs. Part of the Imperial Hill area has been set aside as a city park, Clutter's Park.

Another popular spotting location sits under the final approach for runways 24 L&R on a lawn next to the [[Westchester, Los Angeles|Westchester]] [[In-N-Out Burger]] on Sepulveda Boulevard. This is one of the few remaining locations in Southern California from which spotters may watch such a wide variety of low-flying commercial airliners from directly underneath a flight path.

Another aircraft spotting location is at a small park in the take-off pattern that normally goes out over the Pacific. The park is on the east side of the street Vista Del Mar, from which it takes its name, Vista Del Mar Park.

===Space Shuttle ''Endeavour''===
At 12:51&nbsp;p.m. on Friday, September 21, 2012, a [[Shuttle Carrier Aircraft]] carrying the [[Space Shuttle Endeavour|Space Shuttle ''Endeavour'']] landed at LAX on runway 25L.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/status_reports/SCA_Endeavour_status_09_12.html | title=Space Shuttle Endeavour Comes Home to Los Angeles | date=September 21, 2012 | access-date=October 15, 2012 | publisher=[[Dryden Flight Research Center]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017132056/http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/status_reports/SCA_Endeavour_status_09_12.html | archive-date=October 17, 2012 | url-status=live }}</ref> An estimated 10,000 people saw the shuttle land. [[Interstate 105 (California)|Interstate 105]] was backed up for miles at a standstill. [[Imperial Highway]] was shut down for spectators. It was quickly taken off the [[Shuttle Carrier Aircraft]], a modified Boeing 747, and was moved to a [[United Airlines]] hangar. The shuttle spent about a month in the hangar while it was prepared to be transported to the [[California Science Center]].

==In popular culture==
{{Main|Los Angeles International Airport in popular culture}}

Numerous films and television shows have been set or filmed partially at LAX, at least partly due to the airport's proximity to [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood studios]] and Los Angeles. Film shoots at the Los Angeles airports, including LAX, produced $590 million for the Los Angeles region from 2002 to 2005.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-jan-22-me-film22-story.html | title=L.A. airports fly high with film shoots | newspaper=Los Angeles Times | date=January 22, 2007 | author=Tony Barboza | access-date=June 19, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021165707/http://articles.latimes.com/2007/jan/22/local/me-film22 | archive-date=October 21, 2012 | url-status=live }}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|California}}
* [[California World War II Army airfields]]
* [[List of airports in the Los Angeles area]]
* [[List of airports with triple takeoff/landing capability]]
* [[Los Angeles Airport Police]]
* [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metro]]
* [[Peirson Mitchell Hall]]
* [[Transportation in Los Angeles]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==Further reading==
* Bullock, Freddy. ''LAX: Los Angeles International Airport'' (1998)
* Schoneberger, William A., Ethel Pattison, and Lee Nichols. ''Los Angeles International Airport'' (Arcadia Publishing, 2009.)

==External links==
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* [https://www.flylax.com/ Los Angeles International Airport official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120229215249/http://www.la-next.com/ LAneXt website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110423113336/http://www331.webtrak-lochard.com/webtrak/lax4 LAX Noise Management Internet Flight Tracking System]
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* [http://digital2.library.ucla.edu/viewItem.do?ark=21198/zz0002nb0h View of LAX runways from inside air traffic control tower, California, 1986.] [[Los Angeles Times]] Photographic Archive (Collection 1429). UCLA Library Special Collections, [[Charles E. Young Research Library]], [[University of California, Los Angeles]].
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