Questions about Los Angeles International Airport, commonly known by its IATA code, LAX, and located in west Los Angeles, California USA. It is the primary international airport serving Southern California, and the busiest international gateway to the United States.
Los Angeles International Airport, commonly known by its IATA code LAX, is the principal international airport serving southern-california, and the busiest international gateway to the usa. Use the lax tag only for questions about the airport itself.
LAX has 9 passenger terminals arranged in a horsehoe, at the center of which sits the airport's signature architectural feature, the Googie-style Theme Building. LAX is a major hub for united-airlines, and hosts major operations of alaska-airlines, american-airlines, delta-airlines, and southwest-airlines among others.
The airport is situated on the coast in the Westchester, a neighborhood in the southwestern corner of the City of los-angeles. Due to its oceanside location, flights are sometimes diverted due to fog to Ontario International Airport (ont), located some distance to the east.
It is accessed via Century Blvd. or Sepulveda Blvd. (California SR-1), very close to Interstates 105 and 405. The FlyAway bus operates express services to Union Station in downtown Los Angeles and to other parts of the city, and a free shuttle bus connects the airport to the Aviation/LAX station on the Metro Green Line.
