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Latest news on Los Angeles International Airport, commonly referred to as LAX, the primary international airport serving Los Angeles, California and its surrounding metropolitan area.
LAX is located in the Westchester neighborhood of Los Angeles, 18 miles (30 km) southwest of Downtown Los Angeles, with the commercial and residential areas of Westchester to the north, the city of El Segundo to the south and the city of Inglewood to the east.
LAX is operated by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), a branch of the Los Angeles city government, that also operates Van Nuys Airport for general aviation. The airport covers 3,500 acres (1,400 ha) of land and has four parallel runways. In 2022, LAX handled 65,924,298 passengers, making it the world's fifth-busiest and the United States' second-busiest airport following Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Although LAX is the busiest airport in the Greater Los Angeles Area, several other airports, including Hollywood Burbank Airport, John Wayne Airport (Orange County), Long Beach Airport, Ontario International Airport, and San Bernardino International Airport serve the region.