| Los Angeles International Airport, the primary airport | | | | hub for Delta. |
| serving Los Angeles, is best known by its airport | | | | United Airlines operates to the most destinations, |
| abbreviation, LAX. The airport is located in city's | | | | followed by Delta, then American. United also sends |
| southwestern area, about 15 miles from downtown | | | | out the most international flights to the Pacific, while |
| Los Angeles. | | | | it, Air France, and Lufthansa share the lead with |
| LAX takes care of more 'origin and destination' | | | | destinations in Europe. Delta has the most flights to |
| passenger traffic than any other airport in the world. | | | | Latin America. |
| It also is the globe's fifth-busiest airport when | | | | The airport is situated on 3,425 acres, and is one of |
| measured by passenger traffic, and 11th by cargo | | | | the most propitious locations for commercial airplane |
| traffic. In 2004 more than 60 million travelers were | | | | spotting, most notably at Clutter's Park in El Segundo, |
| taken care of and more than two million tons of | | | | where the entire southern region of the airport can |
| freight. Not surprisingly, it is the busiest airport in | | | | be watched. Another viewing location is right under |
| California. | | | | the final approach for one of the many runways, on |
| In terms of passengers from overseas, LAX is | | | | a grass lawn next to a local burger restaurant. |
| America's second-busiest airport, behind only New | | | | Spotters may study a wide variety of low-flying |
| York's JFK International Airport. It is the major | | | | commercial airplanes from directly underneath. |
| regional hub for United Airlines, and the secondary | | | | |