LAX - Los Angeles World Airports logo

LAX - Los Angeles World Airports

  • Country/Region: Flag of United States United States
  • Telephone: (424) 646-8829
  • Website: www.lawa.org
  • PAX: 74,937,000
  • IATA: LAX

About The Airport

LAX, the fifth-busiest US airport and 13th busiest in the world, is owned and operated by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), a proprietary, revenue-generating department of the City of Los Angeles that also governs Van Nuys Airport (VNY). As the international gateway to the Southern California region, LAX and its partners are dedicated to meeting global airport standards for customer satisfaction, safety, regional economic leadership, organizational performance and sustainability. 

In 2025, LAX served nearly 74 million guests and offered an average of 545 daily nonstop flights to 116 U.S. destinations and 1,135 weekly nonstop flights to 83 countries on 70 commercial airlines.