Paul Tzanetopoulos's entryway pylons at LAX. Photo courtesy of Skeeze & Pixabay.com.
For scheduled carriers, scheduled commuters and charters
In 2020, Los Angeles International Airport ranked as the 15th busiest airport in the world for passenger traffic. It is also the fourth busiest in the United States, ranking behind Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, and Denver International Airport. From 2017 through 2019, LAX averaged about 700,000 flights each year, with about 1,900 take-offs and landings every day.
In the 2015 Airport Food Review, a report from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, 90 percent of LAX food concessionaires were found to offer healthy entres, the highest percentage among the nation's 24 busiest airports. In second place was Newark Liberty International Airport at 84 percent, followed by San Francisco International Airport at 82 percent.
For scheduled carriers, scheduled commuters and charters. Approximately 50 percent of all passengers are arrivals.
| Year | Domestic | International | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22,357,785 | 6,421,742 | 28,779,527 |
| 2019 | 62,371,691 | 25,696,322 | 88,068,013 |
| 2018 | 61,480,817 | 26,053,567 | 87,534,384 |
| 2017 | 59,614,616 | 24,944,160 | 84,558,776 |
| 2016 | 58,071,363 | 22,850,164 | 80,921,527 |
| Year | Domestic | International | Total |
| 2015 | 54,216,230 | 20,740,075 | 74,936,305 |
| 2014 | 51,556,545 | 19,105,667 | 70,662,212 |
| 2013 | 48,813,587 | 17,852,139 | 66,665,726 |
| 2012 | 46,535,207 | 17,152,914 | 63,688,121 |
| 2011 | 45,130,728 | 16,731,324 | 61,862,052 |
| Year | Domestic | International | Total |
| 2010 | 43,134,145 | 15,935,264 | 59,069,409 |
| 2009 | 41,419,913 | 15,100,930 | 56,520,843 |
| 2008 | 43,137,056 | 16,683,694 | 59,820,750 |
| 2007 | 45,190,615 | 17,247,968 | 62,438,583 |
| 2006 | 44,129,926 | 16,910,748 | 61,040,674 |
| Year | Domestic | International | Total |
| 2005 | 44,003,260 | 17,486,263 | 61,489,523 |
| 2004 | 44,228,427 | 16,476,141 | 60,704,568 |
| 2003 | 40,346,127 | 14,623,903 | 54,970,030 |
| 2002 | 41,379,168 | 14,844,675 | 56,223,843 |
| 2001 | 45,656,025 | 15,950,228 | 61,606,253 |
| Year | Domestic | International | Total |
| 2000 | 49,926,815 | 17,376,367 | 67,303,182 |
| 1999 | 48,464,413 | 15,815,158 | 64,279,571 |
| 1998 | 46,126,904 | 15,088,808 | 61,215,712 |
| 1997 | 45,395,749 | 14,746,839 | 60,142,588 |
Note: Passengers include in-transit
Source: Los Angeles World Airports
Air Passengers from New York to Los Angeles in the 1930s left Newark, New Jersey, and flew 19 hours, refueling four times. The planes could seat only 20 passengers and were not pressurized.
Source: Curious California, by Ray Reynolds, 1989
