A bird's eye view of LAX
Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX) is an airport made by Beastiness, TheOfficialAxe, Andrew_Jolteon, and many others. It is currently under construction.
A Qantas A380 landing at LAX in the morning
Los Angeles International Airport is considered a mega-airport because of the large amount of airlines that serve there and because of its overall size, which also makes Dallas/Fort Worth Int'l Airport and Atlanta-Hartsfield/Jackson Int'l Airport, as well as Chicago-O'Hare Int'l Airport all mega airports.
Los Angeles International Airport is also the ONLY airport in the US that is a hub for all 3 major US carriers and is also the ONLY airport in the US to have a direct gateway to Australia, and is one of three airports in North America to have a gateway to Australia, the others being San Francisco Int'l Airport and Vancouver Int'l Airport. The major SkyTeam members at the airport are Delta Air Lines, West Coast Airlines, Air France, Korean Air, and Aeromexico. The major Star Alliance members include United Airlines, Air New Zealand, and All Nippon Airways, which tends to be the second busiest asian airline at the airport, only behind Korean Air.
A Korean Air A380 landing at LAX
Los Angeles International Airport is also one of four North American airports to serve all 6 inhabited continents, the others being New York-John F. Kennedy Int'l Airport, Toronto-Pearson Int'l Airport, and Houston-George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
An automated people mover project is currently under construction to help with circulation around the airport, as like the rest of the city of Los Angeles, it is a headache to get around due to all sorts of traffic congestion issues.
Hubs[]
A Qantas A380 taxiing at LAX, pictured behind a British Airways A380 and a China Southern A380
Los Angeles International Airport has a shocking amount of airlines that have either hubs, focus cities, or their headquarters for US, or even North American, operations for the North American market.
Los Angeles Int'l Airport is the biggest hub for Jolteon Airlines. The airport is also the only airport in the entire United States where all three legacy carriers (American, United, and Delta) all have hubs at. Alaska Airlines also has a hub here as does West Coast Airlines and Eternal Airlines. The airport serves as a focus city for Air New Zealand, Qantas, Allegiant Air, Southwest Airlines, Xbox Airlines, and Volaris. Qantas also has a maintenance hangar at the airport where it does aircraft repairs. Qantas has also planned on adding a few key destinations to link its network from its main base Sydney via LAX, just like how Air New Zealand does with London-Heathrow, Air France does with Papeete, and Arounon Airlines does now with Santiago, Buenos Aires, and Rio de Janeiro.
The airport also has the most common occurrences of Airbus A380 operations in the entire Western hemisphere, with Qantas, British Airways, Air France, Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Thai Airways, Emirates, Singapore Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and Lufthansa all operating A380 flights. Jolteon Airlines also uses LAX as its main base for A380 operations, with Miami also having some. Jolteon Airlines also in the past used A380s out of its South Park and Quahog hubs before moving these back to LAX due to not enough seats being filled up. However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, all Jolteon A380s are in the process of being phased out, so LAX will no longer be an A380 hub. Despite this, A380 flights will still show prominence at the airport as many airlines are still using their A380s for flights to LA.
Terminals[]
United and Qantas operations at LAX
Los Angeles Int'l Airport has 8 terminals, plus the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT). However, the airport is undergoing an expansion which includes a midfield concourse, later known as the West Gates, for TBIT as well as a Concourse 0 and Terminal 9, east of Terminals 1 and 8 respectively.
Terminal 1[]
Terminal 1 is the first terminal to the right and it solely serves Southwest Airlines. Terminal 1 has recently undergone major expansion which, alongside with Concourse 0, will dramatically expand Southwest’s services.
Terminal 2[]
Terminal 2 is adjacent to Terminal 1. It serves Air Canada, WestJet, Aeromexico, Volaris, Hawaiian Airlines, and Interjet. Some Delta Air Lines flights also operate at this airport.
Terminal 3[]
Terminal 3 is exclusively served by Delta Air Lines. It is located in the northwestern corner of the landside facilities. Terminal 3 was recently remodeled by user Beastiness.
Terminal 4[]
The gates at Terminal 4
Terminal 4 is exclusively served by American Airlines. It is located in the southwestern corner of the landside facilities.
Terminal 5[]
Terminal 5 is exclusively served by Jolteon Airlines.
Terminal 6[]
Terminal 6 is served by Alaska Airlines, jetBlue, and most other US carriers.
Terminal 7[]
Terminal 7 is exclusively served by United Airlines.
Terminal 8[]
Terminal 8 is exclusively served by United Airlines. This terminal primarily handles regional services, while all mainline flights are in Terminal 7.
Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT)[]
This is where ALL of the international flights outside of North America are at, unless otherwise stated.
Most itineraries will have this terminal noted as Terminal B, for Bradley.
Recently, the Midfield Satellite Concourse (MSC) opened, which further expedites international flights.
Airlines and Destinations[]
| AIRLINE | DESTINATION(S) | TERMINAL(S) |
|---|---|---|
| Aer Lingus | Dublin | TBIT |
| Aeroflot | Moscow-Shermetyevo | TBIT |
| Aeromexico |
Guadalajara, Mexicali, Mexico City, Sinaloa, Sonora Seasonal: Cancun |
2 |
| Aeromexico Connect |
Hermosillo, Huatulco, La Paz (Mexico), Leon/del Bajio Seasonal: Culiacan |
2 |
| Air Canada | Calgary, Montreal-Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver | 2 |
| Air China | Beijing-Capital, Shenzhen | 2 |
| Air France | Papeete, Paris-CDG | TBIT |
| Air Jichang | Sonchang, Wonyang | TBIT |
| Air New Zealand | Auckland, Rarotonga | TBIT |
| Air Tahiti Nui | Auckland, Papeete, Paris-CDG | TBIT |
| Akira Airlines | Tokyo-Haneda, Tokyo-Narita | |
| Alaska Airlines |
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6 |
| Alaska Airlines operated by Horizon Air | Loreto (Mexico), Mammoth Lakes, Medford, Santa Rosa, Seattle-Tacoma | 6 |
| Alitalia | Rome-Fiumicino | TBIT |
| All Nippon Airways | Tokyo-Haneda, Tokyo-Narita, Osaka-Itami, Osaka-Kansai | TBIT |
| Allegiant Air |
Bellingham, Eugene, Fargo, Grand Junction, Honolulu, Idaho Falls, Medford, Provo Seasonal: Billings, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Fayetteville/Bentonville, Great Falls, Kalispell, McAllen, Missoula, Montrose, Pasco, Sioux Falls, Springfield/Branson, Wichita |
3 |
| American Airlines |
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4 |
| American Eagle |
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4* |
| Ansett Air | Seasonal: Poinsettia City | |
| Arcticair | Seasonal: Beaufort | |
| Asiana Airlines | Seoul-Incheon | TBIT |
| Austrian Airlines | Seasonal: Vienna | |
| Avianca El Salvador | Guatemala City, San Salvador | 2 |
| British Airways | London-Heathrow | TBIT |
| Cathay Pacific | Hong Kong | TBIT |
| China Airlines | Taipei-Taoyuan | TBIT |
| China Eastern Airlines | Chengdu, Nanjing, Shanghai-Pudong | TBIT |
| China Southern Airlines | Guangzhou, Shenyang | TBIT |
| Copa Airlines | Panama City-Tocumen | 6 |
| Delta Air Lines |
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7 |
| Delta Connection |
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7 |
| El Al | Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion | TBIT |
| Emirates | Dubai | TBIT |
| Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa, Dublin | TBIT |
| Etihad Airways | Abu Dhabi | TBIT |
| EVA Air | Taipei-Taoyuan | TBIT |
| Fiji Airways | Nadi | TBIT |
| Frontier Airlines | Denver | 3 |
| Great Lakes Airlines | Kingman, Prescott, Merced, Telluride, Visalia | 6 |
| Hawaiian Airines |
Honolulu, Kahului Seasonal: Kailua-Kona, Lihue |
2 |
| Iberian Airlines | Seasonal: Madrid | TBIT |
| Japan Airlines | Osaka-Kansai, Tokyo-Narita | TBIT |
| jetBlue | Boston, Fort Lauderdale, New York-JFK | 3 |
| JetÉire |
Dublin Seasonal: Galway, Waterford |
TBIT |
| Jolteon Airlines |
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5 |
| Jolteon Express |
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5* |
| KLM | Amsterdam | TBIT |
| Korean Air | Sao Paulo-Garulhos, Seoul-Incheon | TBIT |
| LATAM Chile | Lima, Santiago | TBIT |
| LATAM Perú | Lima | TBIT |
| Lufthansa | Frankfurt, Munich | TBIT |
| Minecraft International Airlines | Minecraft City | TBIT |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle | Barcelona, Copenhagen, London-Gatwick, Madrid | TBIT |
| Southwest Airlines |
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| Spirit Airlines | ||
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| Swiss International Air Lines | TBIT | |
| Turkish Airlines | TBIT | |
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8 |
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8 |
UNDER CONSTRUCTION...
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