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Strasbourg Airport (French: Aéroport de Strasbourg; German: Straßburg Flughafen; Alsatian: D'r Strossburi(g) Flughàfa) (IATA: SXB, ICAO: LFST) is a minor international airport located in Entzheim and 10 km (6.2 miles) west-southwest of Strasbourg, [1] both communes of the Bas-Rhin département in the Alsace région of France. In 2018, the ...
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. [43]
[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 2008 annual passenger count reported by Los Angeles World Airports was nearly 125,300. [citation needed] The Westwood Flyaway route was discontinued on July 1, 2019. It had the lowest service rating of the FlyAway stops, citing the $12 daily parking fee at the UCLA parking lot closest to the stop and a preference for ride-sharing services. [21]
World's largest airport terminal under one single roof [33] Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3 China: Beijing: 986,000 m 2 (10,610,000 sq ft) Three buildings connected by train [34] King Abdulaziz International Airport Terminal 1 Saudi Arabia: Jeddah: 810,000 m 2 (8,700,000 sq ft) [35] Abu Dhabi International Airport Terminal A
Some advocates criticized Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) for wishing to preserve parking revenues. [9] When the C Line opened in 1995, the closest station to the airport was 2.4 miles (3.9 km) away at Aviation/LAX station, where a free LAX Shuttle was provided. [10]
Los Angeles Municipal Airport on Army Day, c. 1931. The next year, the dirt runway was replaced with oiled decomposed granite which could be used year-round and two more hangars, a restaurant, office space, and a control tower were built. On June 7, 1930, the facility was dedicated and renamed Los Angeles Municipal Airport. [3]