Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport is the primary international airport serving Los Angeles and its surrounding metropolitan area in California, United States. LAX is located in the Westchester neighborhood of the city of Los Angeles, 18 miles 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 the closest airport to the Westside and the South Bay.
An aerial view of LAX in September 2014.
Hangar No. 1 was the first structure at LAX, built in 1929, restored in 1990 and remaining in active use.
Los Angeles Municipal Airport on Army Day, c. 1931
Continental passengers arriving at CAL terminal, July 1962, before jet bridges were constructed
An IATA airport code, also known as an IATA location identifier, IATA station code, or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter geocode designating many airports and metropolitan areas around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The characters prominently displayed on baggage tags attached at airport check-in desks are an example of a way these codes are used.
A baggage tag for a flight heading to Oral Ak Zhol Airport, whose IATA airport code is "URA"
