Los Angeles International Airport

Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX) is the primary international airport serving Los Angeles and its surrounding metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of California. It is located in the Westchester neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles, 18 miles (29 km; 16 nmi) southwest of downtown Los Angeles. The airport is operated by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), a branch of the Los Angeles city government, that also operates the Van Nuys Airport for general aviation. The airport covers 3,500 acres (1,400 ha) of land and has four parallel runways. In 2024, LAX served 76,587,980 passengers, a 2.04% increase from 2023.

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, but the final choice was a 640-acre (1 sq mi; 259 ha) field in the southern part of Westchester. The location had been promoted by real estate agent William W. Mines, and Mines Field as it was known had already been selected to host the 1928 National Air Races. On August 13, 1928 the city leased the land and the newly formed Department of Airports began converting the fields, once used to grow wheat, barley, and lima beans, into dirt landing strips. The airport opened on October 1, 1928 and the first structure, Hangar No. 1, was erected in 1929. On June 7, 1930, the facility was dedicated and renamed Los Angeles Municipal Airport. In January 1942, the military assumed control of the airport. After the end of the war, four temporary terminals were quickly erected on the north side of the airport and, on December 9, 1946, American Airlines, Trans World Airlines (TWA), United Airlines, Southwest Airways, and Western Airlines began passenger operations at the airport, with Pan American Airways (Pan Am) joining the next month. The airport was renamed Los Angeles International Airport in 1949. The current layout of the passenger facilities was established in 1958 with a plan to build a series of terminals and parking facilities, arranged in the shape of the letter U, in the central portion of the property. The first of the new passenger buildings, Terminals 7 and 8, were opened for United Airlines on June 25, 1961. There was a major expansion of the airport in the early 1980s, ahead of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games. In November 1983, a second-level roadway was added, Terminal 1 opened in January 1984 and the Tom Bradley International Terminal opened in June 1984.

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  Reported2026.09.11

  LAX shuttle riders can now see live vehicles without an app[2]LAX 摆渡车乘客现可在不使用应用程序的情况下查看实时车辆news.google.com

  LAX shuttle riders can now view live shuttle vehicles without needing to use an app, according to the report.

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1. 1Los Angeles International Airporten.wikipedia.org
2. 2LAX 摆渡车乘客现可在不使用应用程序的情况下查看实时车辆news.google.com