Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

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Location and general information

IATA code: LAX
ICAO code: KLAX
FAA site number: 01818.*A
City / state: Los Angeles, CA
County: Los Angeles
Time zone: America/Los_Angeles
Reference point: 33°56'32.99" N
118°24'28.98" W
Elevation: 127.8 ft (surveyed)
Magnetic variation: 12° E (2020)
Status: Operational
Ownership: Public, City of Los Angeles
Use: Open to the public
Airport area: 3,500 acres
From downtown: 9 NM southwest
Sectional chart: Los Angeles
Activated: 04/1940

Services and facilities

Control tower: Yes, 24 hours
Attendance: Continuous
Fuel: Jet A
Airframe / engine repair: Major / major
Oxygen: Bottled high, bulk high
Transient storage: Tie-downs
Other services: Air freight, avionics, cargo handling, charter
ARTCC: Los Angeles (ZLA)
Flight service: Hawthorne (HHR)
1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAM facility: LAX
Wind indicator: Lighted
Beacon: White and green, sunset to sunrise
Segmented circle: No
Customs: Landing rights airport
FAR 139 certification: Class I, ARFF index E, scheduled air carrier (05/1973)
Airport manager: Douglas Webster
424-646-5292
Last FAA inspection: 07/25/2025

FAA remarks

Numerous birds on and in vicinity of airport.
Turb may be deflected upward from the blast fence 180 ft E of runway 25R.
Noise sens airport on westerly takeoffs no turns before crossing shoreline over-ocean approaches utilized 0000-0630.
Practice instrument approaches and touch and GO landings are prohibited.
Runway 7R/25L preferred emergency runway.
Simultaneous aircraft operations prohibited on taxiways L and H9 between runways 07L/25R and 07R/25L.
Simultaneous aircraft operations prohibited on taxiway H2 and G between runways 07L/25R and 07R/25L.
Military restricted: all military aircraft offl bus only, minimum 24 hour prior permission required, contact 61 abw/CP flight operations DSN 633-3779/4014, C310-653-3779/4014.
Military AF: all military aircrews must contact 61 abw/CP flight operations for parking lctn/instrns. No govt trnspn, qtrs or security available. Vip notification procedures apply. User fees assessed using avcard credit. Contact signature flight support FBO 130.6 inbound. Inbound relay eta, vip code, service request 30 minimum prior to arrival.
Taxiway D between taxiway D7 and D8 (N of terminal one) closed to aircraft with wingspan greater than 157 ft.
West remote gates: aircraft use of open gates as taxi path is prohibited (gates 406, 407, 408, 409).
Aircraft use minimal PWR when TXG vicinity trmls due blast haz.
For aircraft with wingspan greater than 214 ft contact LAX airside operations (424)-646-5292 for airport restrictions.
Major construction on airport, daily.
American eagle terminal southbound taxing aircraft use MNM PWR due to blast haz.
Sbnd turn not available from west remote gate 408 and west remote gate 409.
Any aircraft that comes to a stop or has its momentum intrpd while turning and taxing into its parking PSN, must stop and be towed.
Aircraft with len greater than 240 ft are prohibited on txls C7 and C9 between taxilane C and taxiway B.
Aircraft with wingspan greater than 198 ft outbound from taxilane D8 may not turn wbnd onto taxilane D.
Runway status lights in operation.
Aircraft with wingspan greater than 155 ft westbound on taxilane C are not authd to make left turn on taxiway C10 under PWR.
Pilots should use caution for poss laser active in the LAX area.
LAX service taxilane K and taxilane L lawa ramp tower operation contact City ramp tower 131.075.
LAX service taxilane M and taxilane C13 lawa ramp tower operation contact City ramp tower 131.975.
LAX taxiway V, W, Y use caution on FWD exit speed. Runway incursion risk. Limited distance between runways.
Pilots conducting efvs operations; be aware led ALS in use runway 7R.

Source: FAA Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP), effective October 29, 2026. View this airport on the FAA site

Airport facts

IATA code: LAX
ICAO code: KLAX
Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Elevation: 127.8 ft
Time zone: America/Los_Angeles
Coordinates: 33.9425, -118.408

Runways

Runway	Size	Surface
07L / 25R	12,923 × 150 ft	Concrete, good, grooved
07R / 25L	11,095 × 200 ft	Asphalt/concrete, good, grooved
06R / 24L	10,885 × 150 ft	Concrete, good, grooved
06L / 24R	8,926 × 150 ft	Asphalt/concrete, good, grooved

Codes, elevation and runways: FAA airport data (NASR), effective 2026-10-29. Reference only, not for navigation.

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