Los Angeles International
LAX · KLAX · Los Angeles, California · Los Angeles County · map
Los Angeles International is a public-use airport owned by the City of Los Angeles, 9 miles southwest of Los Angeles, California, 128 feet above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest, 07L/25R, is 12,923 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (Jet A).
Weather right now KLAX · observed 11:53 am PDT (18:53 UTC), 62 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west (270°) at 10 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 8,000 feet, a few clouds at 12,000 feet
- Temperature 91°F (33°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter 29.86 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 10:20 am PDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 6:00 am PDT (13:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, mist, a few clouds at 500 feet VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am PDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KLAX 061853Z 27010KT 10SM FEW080 FEW120 33/16 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP108 T03280161 $
TAF KLAX 061720Z 0618/0724 26007KT P6SM SKC FM062100 26015KT P6SM SKC FM070300 26007KT P6SM SKC FM070600 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM071300 VRB03KT 6SM BR FEW005 FM071700 26006KT P6SM SKC FM072100 26012KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA LAX · ICAO KLAX
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Los Angeles
- Elevation
- 128 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Los Angeles sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 4
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07L/25R | 12,923 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 07R/25L | 11,095 × 200 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 06R/24L | 10,885 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 06L/24R | 8,926 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 07L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 832 ft, 11,259 ft available for landing
- Runway 25R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 957 ft, 11,134 ft available for landing, rr 25 ft high 325 ft from the end
- Runway 07R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern, pole 67 ft high 2,400 ft from the end
- Runway 25L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), rr 21 ft high 1,150 ft from the end
- Runway 06R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 537 ft, 9,748 ft available for landing, pole 9 ft high 275 ft from the end
- Runway 24L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 801 ft, 9,483 ft available for landing
- Runway 06L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), 8,566 ft available for landing, pole 61 ft high 3,000 ft from the end
- Runway 24R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), right-hand traffic pattern, sign 42 ft high 1,700 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Digital ATIS Arrival | 133.8 | Los Angeles |
| Digital ATIS Departure | 135.65 | Los Angeles |
| Clearance delivery | 120.35 | Los Angeles |
| Ground West | 121.4 | Los Angeles |
| Ground NORTH-CMPLX | 121.65 | Los Angeles |
| Ground South cmplx | 121.75 | Los Angeles |
| Tower Helicopters | 119.8 | Los Angeles |
| Tower South cmplx | 120.95 | Los Angeles |
| Tower North cmplx | 133.9 | Los Angeles |
| Approach and departure · Catalina and dp · Class B airspace Approach from west/departure to west; 045-224 lax | 124.3 | Los Angeles |
| Approach · Bayst and star · Class B airspace 225-044 lax | 124.5 | Los Angeles |
| Approach · Class B airspace 090-224 lax | 124.9 | Los Angeles |
| Approach · Zuuma and star 045-089 lax | 128.5 | Los Angeles |
| Departure procedure (CHATY) · Class B airspace · Departure procedure (DARRK) 225-044 lax | 125.2 | Los Angeles |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Los Angeles |
| Class B airspace · Dirby and star · Goatz and star | 127.4 | Los Angeles |
| Lax and vot | 113.9 | |
| Kimmo and star · Wayve and star | 119.85 | Los Angeles |
| Anjll and star · Bigbr and star · Bruen and star | 124.05 | Los Angeles |
| Olaaa and star | 128.1 | Los Angeles |
| Sfra | 128.55 | Los Angeles |
| Ramp and ctl Txl C10 0630L-2330L | 129.325 | Los Angeles |
| Ramp and ctl Txl C7 0600L-2300L | 129.4 | Los Angeles |
| Ramp and ctl Txl C6 0600L-2300L | 129.5 | Los Angeles |
| Ramp and ctl Txl C9 0530L-2230L | 130.5 | Los Angeles |
| Ramp and ctl Txl C8 0500L-2359L | 130.85 | Los Angeles |
| Ramp and ctl Txl D9 | 131.45 | Los Angeles |
| Boget and star | 135.05 | Los Angeles |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 310-602-6051.
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Aircraft registered in Los Angeles from the FAA register
386 aircraft are registered to owners in Los Angeles, California: 232 piston singles, 50 business jets, 36 helicopters, 18 piston twins, 16 turboprops. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in California.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 80 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- ALSF2 operates as ssalr till weather goes below VFR.
- ALSF2 operates as ssalr till weather goes below VFR.
- Als light bench at 200'.
- 14 feet blast fence at 180 feet.
- Approach ratio 50:1 to displaced threshold.
- Approach ratio 33:1 to displaced threshold. Ctlg obs is a +29' sign located 1450' from displaced threshold and 500' R of centerline.
- Nmrs birds on and in vicinity of airport.
- Turb may be deflected upward from the blast fence 180 feet east of runway 25R.
- Noise sens airport on westerly takeoffs no turns before crossing shoreline OVER-OCEAN approaches utilized 12:00 am to 6:30 am.
- Practice instrument approaches and touch and go landings are prohibited.
- Runway 7R/25L preferred emergency runway.
- Simul aircraft operations prohibited on taxiways L and H9 between runways 07L/25R and 07R/25L.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.