About Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport is classified by OurAirports as a large airport serving Los Angeles, California. The airport is identified by FAA location identifier KLAX, by the three-letter IATA code LAX, and the four-letter ICAO code KLAX. OurAirports records this airport as having scheduled passenger service.
The airfield sits at approximately 33.9425° N, 118.4080° W, with a published field elevation of 125 feet above mean sea level.
"Los Angeles International Airport" is one of 755 public-use airports in California, and one of roughly 16,000 such airports indexed in the FAA's national airspace records.
Reference data
| Official name | Los Angeles International Airport |
|---|---|
| Location | Los Angeles, California (CA) |
| City and state (page) | Los Angeles, CA |
| FAA Form 5010 ident | KLAX |
| IATA code | LAX |
| ICAO code | KLAX |
| Airport class | large_airport |
| Latitude / longitude | 33.9425° N, 118.4080° W |
| Field elevation | 125 ft MSL |
| Scheduled passenger service | Yes |
| Official airport website | https://www.flylax.com/ |
| Reference article | Wikipedia entry |
Nearby airports
If Los Angeles International Airport doesn't fit your schedule or routing, the closest alternative public-use airports are listed below. The first column is sorted by approximate great-circle distance from this airport.
| Airport | City | State | Codes | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport | Hawthorne | CA | HHR / KHHR |
medium_airport |
| Santa Monica Municipal Airport | Santa Monica | CA | SMO / KSMO |
medium_airport |
| Compton Woodley Airport | Compton | CA | CPM / KCPM |
small_airport |
| Zamperini Field | Torrance | CA | TOA / KTOA |
small_airport |
| Long Beach International Airport | Long Beach | CA | LGB / KLGB |
large_airport |
| Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport | Burbank | CA | BUR / KBUR |
large_airport |