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[15] [14] The airport was renamed Los Angeles International Airport in 1949. [17] The temporary terminals remained in place for 15 years but quickly became inadequate, especially as air travel entered the "jet age" and other cities invested in modern facilities. Airport leaders once again convinced voters to back a $59 million bond on June 5, 1956.
The airport is located in Burbank, and serves the heavily populated areas of northern Los Angeles County. It is the closest airport to the central and northeastern parts of L.A. (including Hollywood and Downtown Los Angeles), Glendale, Pasadena, the San Fernando Valley, the Santa Clarita Valley, and the western San Gabriel Valley.
By the early 2000s, airport managers grew concerned about LAX's future as an international gateway. The international terminal was aging, and many carriers had reduced flights to LAX in favor of more modern airports, such as San Francisco and Seattle/Tacoma. By 2007, LAX lost 12% of the seats on its weekly international departures. [45]
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Van Nuys Airport (IATA: VNY, ICAO: KVNY, FAA LID: VNY) is a public airport in the Van Nuys neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles. The airport is operated by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), a branch of the Los Angeles city government , which also operates Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
There's more than meets the eye at Los Angeles International Airport. ... According to LAX, the song "LA International Airport" climbed to No. 9 on the U.S. country music chart and No. 54 on the ...
L.A. International Airport; Lawnchair Larry flight; LAX (TV series) LAX City Bus Center; LAX color tunnels; LAX Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility; LAX West Intermodal Transportation Facility; LAX/Metro Transit Center station; Los Angeles Airport Police; 1974 Los Angeles International Airport bombing; 2002 Los Angeles International Airport ...
A Qantas Boeing 747-400 in Australian Grand Prix livery at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), 2011. An early television campaign, starting in 1969 and running for several decades, was aimed at American audiences.