| Los Angeles International Airport, the primary airport | | | | United Airlines flies to the most destinations, followed |
| in Los Angeles, is best known by its airport | | | | by Delta Air Lines, then American Airlines. United also |
| abbreviation, LAX. It is located in city's southwestern | | | | sends out the most international flights to the Pacific, |
| area, about 15 miles from downtown Los Angeles. | | | | while 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 |
| passengers than any other airport in the world. It also | | | | Latin America. |
| is the globe's fifth-busiest airport in terms of | | | | The airport is located on 3,425 acres, and is one of |
| passenger traffic, and 11th by cargo traffic. In 2004 | | | | the most propitious locations for commercial airplane |
| more than 60 million passengers were taken care of | | | | watching, most notably at Clutter's Park in El |
| and more than 2 million tons of freight. Not | | | | Segundo, where the entire southern region of the |
| surprisingly, it is the most active airport in the state | | | | airport can be watched. Another viewing location sits |
| of California. | | | | right under the final approach for one of the many |
| In terms of passengers from overseas, LAX is | | | | runways, on a grass lawn next to a local burger |
| America's second-busiest airport, lagging only New | | | | restaurant. Watchers may study a wide variety of |
| York's JFK International Airport. It is the major | | | | low-flying commercial airplanes from directly |
| regional hub for United Airlines, and the secondary | | | | underneath. |
| hub for Delta Air Lines. | | | | |