Airport
Los Angeles International Airport
LAX · Los Angeles, CA
- IATA Code
- LAX
- ICAO Code
- KLAX
- City
- Los Angeles
- Country
- United States
- Website
- www.flylax.com
Los Angeles International Airport is a major airport serving Los Angeles, CA. Its IATA code is LAX and its ICAO code is KLAX.
The airfield sits 125 feet above sea level.
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LAX by the numbers
IATA LAX · ICAO KLAX · 125 ft elevation · Map
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Official departure punctuality
Ranks #210 of 358 U.S. airports for on-time departures
- On-time departures
- 79.4%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 1.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 72 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 190,107
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 38%
- Late-arriving aircraft 37%
- Air traffic control & airport 22%
- Extreme weather 2%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data
Busiest routes from LAX
| Route | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco (SFO) | 11,437 | 60% |
| New York (JFK) | 10,289 | 77% |
| Las Vegas (LAS) | 8,202 | 76% |
| Denver (DEN) | 7,709 | 82% |
| Phoenix (PHX) | 7,623 | 80% |
| Seattle (SEA) | 7,534 | 85% |
| Chicago (ORD) | 7,119 | 76% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) | 6,178 | 75% |
| Sacramento (SMF) | 5,708 | 85% |
| Honolulu, Oahu (HNL) | 5,540 | 76% |
Airlines departing LAX
| Airline | Flights | On-time departures |
|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 40,778 | 86% |
| Delta Air Lines | 37,561 | 82% |
| American Airlines | 29,810 | 76% |
| United Airlines | 29,614 | 85% |
| Southwest Airlines | 25,511 | 66% |
| Alaska Airlines | 9,969 | 79% |
| JetBlue Airways | 7,733 | 77% |
| Frontier Airlines | 5,699 | 73% |
| NK | 2,730 | 76% |
| Hawaiian Airlines | 643 | 67% |
Terminals, parking & amenities
Terminals (25)
- American Eagle Terminal
- FDX
- Midfield Satellite Concourse
- PS LAX
- T3-TBIT Connector
- T4-TBIT Connector
- Terminal 1
- Terminal 1.5
- Terminal 2
- Terminal 3
- Terminal 4
- Terminal 4
Parking (13)
Lounges (8)
- AA Admiral's Lounge
- Centurion Lounge
- Emirates Lounge
- KAL Lounge
- Quantas First Lounge
- Star Alliance Lounge
- Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse
- oneWorld Alliance Lounge
Food & drink (82)
- 800 Degrees Pizza
- Ace Cerveceria & Tacos
- Alfred Coffee
- Ashland Hill
- BGrill
- Beecher's Handmade Cheese
- Betcha Burgers & Bar
- Blu2O
- Border Grill
- Built Custom Burgers
- California Pizza Kitchen
- California Pizza Kitchen
Shops (72)
- America!
- Barney's Beanery
- Bartels' LAX Harley-Davidson
- Be Relax Spa
- Belkin
- Book Soup
- Book Soup
- Brookstone
- Burberry
- Bvlgari
- CNBC Smartshop
- CNN Newsstand Los Angeles
Gates (148)
9, 11A, 11B, 12A, 12B, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17A, 17B, 18A, 18B, 20, 21A, 21B, 22, 23A, 23B, 24, 25A, 25B, 26A, 26B, 27, 28, 30A, 30B, 31A, 31B, 32A, 32B, 33, 34A, 34B, 35, 36, 37A, 37B, 38
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Runways
| Runway | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|
| 7L/25R | 12,894 ft | CON, lighted |
| 7R/25L | 11,095 ft | CON, lighted |
| 6R/24L | 10,859 ft | CON, lighted |
| 6L/24R | 8,926 ft | CON, lighted |
Listen to the tower
Air traffic control frequencies, for scanners and airband radios.
- Recorded airport information (ATIS) 133.800 MHz
- Tower 119.800 MHz
- Ground 121.650 MHz
- Clearance delivery 121.400 MHz
- Departure 124.300 MHz
- Approach 36.070 MHz
- Approach 124.300 MHz
Runways and frequencies: OurAirports (public domain). Not for navigation.
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