LAX
Major hub airport · United States
Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles, United States · #13 world#5 of 114 in country
LAXIATA code
KLAXICAO code
73.7Mpassengers in 2025
3,685 mlongest of 4 runways
38 melevation · 125 ft
1928opened
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX/KLAX) is an airport in the United States serving Los Angeles.
It handled 73,709,594 passengers in 2025, making it number 13 in our world ranking and number 5 of 114 ranked airports in the United States.
It has 4 runways, the longest 3,685 m, at an elevation of 38 m.
7 airlines use it as a hub, including JetBlue Airways, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines.
Passengers per year
2011–202561.9M63.7M66.7M70.7M74.9M80.9M84.6M87.5M88.1M48M65.9M75.1M76.6M73.7M
2011’112012’122013’132014’142015’152016’162017’172018’182019’192021’212022’222023’232024’242025’25
Identification
- IATA
- LAX
- ICAO
- KLAX
- Wikidata
- Q8731
Location
- Country
- United States
- City served
- Los Angeles
- Located in
- Los Angeles
- Coordinates
- 33.9425, -118.4081
- Elevation
- 38 m (125 ft)
Organisation
- Type
- international airport, airport
- Opened
- 1928-10-01
- Operator
- Los Angeles World Airports
- Owner
- City of Los Angeles
- Named after
- Los Angeles
Runways
- 06L/24R
- 2,721 m · 8,927 ftconcrete
- 06R/24L
- 3,318 m · 10,886 ftconcrete
- 07R/25L
- 3,382 m · 11,096 ftconcrete
- 07L/25R
- 3,685 m · 12,090 ftconcrete
Hub for 7 airlines
B6JetBlue AirwaysUAUnited AirlinesDLDelta Air LinesASAlaska AirlinesG4Allegiant AirAAAmerican AirlinesAir United States