Los Angeles International Airport facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Los Angeles International Airport
IATA: LAX ICAO: KLAX FAA LID: LAX
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Los Angeles
Operator	Los Angeles World Airports
Serves	Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area
Location	Los Angeles, California, USA
Elevation AMSL	126 ft / 38 m
Coordinates	33°56′33″N 118°24′29″W / 33.94250°N 118.40806°W / 33.94250; -118.40806
Website	www.lawa.org/lax
Runway
Runway 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
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Number Length Surface ft m H3 63 19 Concrete
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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 usually said by themselves. LAX is in southwestern Los Angeles in the neighborhood of Westchester, 16 mi (26 km) from the downtown core.

With 61,895,548 passengers in 2007, LAX is the fifth 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.

Images for kids

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  Hangar No. 1 was the first structure at LAX, built in 1929, restored in 1990 and remaining in active use.

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  Los Angeles Municipal Airport on Army Day, c. 1931

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  Continental passengers arriving at CAL terminal, July 1962, before jet bridges were constructed

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  The light towers, first installed in preparation for the Democratic National Convention in 2000, change colors throughout the night.

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  LAX Theme Building, July 1962

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  An Avianca Airbus A321 with two American Airlines and one JetBlue aircraft in the background

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  A United 737-800 and a Lufthansa 747-400 taxiing

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  A Copa Airlines 737-800 taxiing.

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  International carriers at Tom Bradley International Terminal

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  Los Angeles airport diagram of terminals

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  LAX sign as seen near the entrance of the airport

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  Buses at LAX City Bus Center

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  FlyAway Bus at Los Angeles Union Station

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  Hotels next to LAX

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  LAX Airport Response Coordination Center used to coordinate emergency response

See also

In Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Ángeles para niños