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The airport opened on October 1, 1928, and the first structure, Hangar No. 1, was erected in 1929.

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Los Angeles International Airport

United States

Passengers/yr
62.2M
IATA
LAX
City
Los Angeles
Country
United States
10th busiest airport in the world

Los Angeles International Airport is the primary international airport serving Los Angeles and its surrounding metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of California.

From the “History” section

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Photo: Don Ramey Logan · CC BY-SA 4.0

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The distinctive Theme Building, resembling a flying saucer, was built in 1961 and designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1992.

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Los Angeles International Airport

United States

Passengers/yr
62.2M
IATA
LAX
City
Los Angeles
Country
United States
10th busiest airport in the world

Los Angeles International Airport is the primary international airport serving Los Angeles and its surrounding metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of California.

From the “Infrastructure” section

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Photo: Don Ramey Logan · CC BY-SA 4.0

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LAX is the busiest airport in California and the second busiest in the U.S. for international traffic, behind JFK in New York City.

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Los Angeles International Airport

United States

Passengers/yr
62.2M
IATA
LAX
City
Los Angeles
Country
United States
10th busiest airport in the world

Los Angeles International Airport is the primary international airport serving Los Angeles and its surrounding metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of California.

From the “Traffic and statistics” section

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Photo: Don Ramey Logan · CC BY-SA 4.0

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The FlyAway bus provides scheduled service between LAX and Union Station in Downtown LA.

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Los Angeles International Airport

United States

Passengers/yr
62.2M
IATA
LAX
City
Los Angeles
Country
United States
10th busiest airport in the world

Los Angeles International Airport is the primary international airport serving Los Angeles and its surrounding metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of California.

From the “Ground transportation and access” section

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Photo: Don Ramey Logan · CC BY-SA 4.0

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The Flight Path Museum LAX contains information on the history of aviation and displays a DC-3 aircraft that flew in commercial airline service.

Los Angeles International Airport
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Los Angeles International Airport

United States

Passengers/yr
62.2M
IATA
LAX
City
Los Angeles
Country
United States
10th busiest airport in the world

Los Angeles International Airport is the primary international airport serving Los Angeles and its surrounding metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of California.

From the “Other facilities” section

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Photo: Don Ramey Logan · CC BY-SA 4.0

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