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LAX serves as a major hub or focus city for seven airlines, more than any other airport in the United States. In 2019, LAX handled over 88 million passengers and 2 million tons of cargo. [2] The FlyAway express bus system connects LAX with Los Angeles Union Station, the region's primary rail transportation hub.
List of the largest cargo airports in the United States based on weight of landed cargo in US pounds (freight + mail) since 2008 (note: this list includes airports in U.S. territories). Rank (2022)
The airport has been named United Airport (1930–1934), Union Air Terminal (1934–1940), Lockheed Air Terminal (1940–1967), Hollywood–Burbank Airport (1967–1978), Burbank–Glendale–Pasadena Airport (1978–2003), and Bob Hope Airport after comedian Bob Hope (since 2003 as the legal name). [5]
The airline was founded on March 5, 1998, but only in November 2000 an application to the United States Department of Transportation for the right to carry cargo between the United States and Mexico was filed. [3] Flight operations were launched in July 2001, with services to the Los Angeles key market being commenced on January 21, 2006.
Before the 1930s, US airports used a two-letter abbreviation and "LA" served as the designation for Los Angeles Airport. [28] With rapid growth in the aviation industry, in 1947, the identifiers were expanded to three letters, and "LA" received an extra letter to become "LAX". The "X" does not have any specific meaning. [29] "
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LAX is the United States' second busiest airport (as of 2019) following Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. As the largest and busiest international airport on the U.S. West Coast , LAX is a major international gateway to the United States and also serves as a connection point for passengers traveling internationally.
As of January 2025, the United Airlines fleet consists of 1,000 mainline aircraft, the largest of any commercial airline worldwide. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] United Airlines operates a mix of Airbus and Boeing narrow-body and all Boeing wide-body aircraft with more wide-body aircraft than any other U.S. passenger airline. [ 3 ]