Jump to content

Los Angeles International Airport

From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Los Angeles International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Los Angeles
OperatorLos Angeles World Airports
ServesGreater Los Angeles metropolitan area
LocationLos Angeles, California, USA
Elevation AMSL126 ft / 38 m
Coordinates33°56′33″N 118°24′29″W / 33.94250°N 118.40806°W / 33.94250; -118.40806
Websitewww.lawa.org/lax
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6L/24R 8,925 2,720 Concrete
6R/24L 10,285 3,135 Concrete
7L/25R 12,091 3,685 Concrete
7R/25L 11,096 3,382 Concrete
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H3 63 19 Concrete

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

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

Statistics

[change | change source]

Yearly traffic

[change | change source]
Traffic by calendar year
Year Passenger volume Aircraft movements Freight
(tons)
Mail
(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
Source: Los Angeles World Airports[3]

References

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