Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX) is the primary international airport serving
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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… See more

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 term… See more

In the secure area of the airport, tunnels or above-ground connectors link all the terminals except for the regional terminal.
LAX Shuttle route A operates in a counter-clockwise loop around the Central Terminal Area, provi… See more

The airport has the administrative offices of Los Angeles World Airports.
Continental Airlines once had its corporate headquarters on the airport property. At a 1962 press conference in the office of Mayor of L… See more

During its history there have been numerous incidents, but only the most notable are summarized below:
• On January 23, 1939, the sole prototype Douglas 7B twin-engine attack bomber, designed a… See more