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KLAX · Los Angeles International Airport

ICAO · US · 80 NTSB events

ID KLAX FAA LAX Elev 125 ft Lat 33° 56.55' N Lon 118° 24.48' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

8 runway ends on file. Longest: 12,923 ft. Max gradient: 0.22%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07L 083° 12,923 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
25R 263° 12,923 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
07R 083° 11,095 ft 200 ft Concrete Yes —
25L 263° 11,095 ft 200 ft Concrete Yes —
06R 083° 10,885 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
24L 263° 10,885 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
06L 083° 8,926 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
24R 263° 8,926 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 11 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 133.800
  • CLD CLNC DEL 121.400
  • GND GND 121.650
  • TWR TWR 119.800
  • APP SOCAL APP 136.070
  • APP SOCAL APP 124.300
  • DEP SOCAL DEP 124.300
  • MISC CG 134.500
  • MISC CG 898.400
  • OPS AF 37.220
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KLAX on LiveATC ↗

  • NDB OS

    Romen

    0.28 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VORTAC LAX

    Los Angeles

    113.60 MHz · DME 113.60 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 7 matched · 61 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07L–25R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07R–25L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07L–25R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07R–25L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12–30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

All translated remarks (7)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07L–25R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 07L–25R: H12923X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2D–550, 2D…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07R–25L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 07R–25L: H11095X200 (ASPH–CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2D–55…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 06R: MALSR. TDZL. PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 69´. RVR–TMR Thl…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 06L: MALSR. PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 77´. RVR–TMR Pole. RWY…

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    birds on and invof airport.

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12–30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 12–30: H4120X75 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL 1.0% up NW RWY 12: RE…

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (61 sentences)
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 75´.
  • ·RVR–TMR Thld dsplcd 957´.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 70´.
  • ·RVR–TMR Railroad. 0.3% up.
  • ·RWY 06L:TORA–8926 TODA–8926 ASDA–8566 LDA–8566 RWY 06R:TORA–10285 TODA–10285 ASDA–10285 LDA–9748 RWY 07L:TORA–12091 TODA–12091 ASDA–12091 LDA–11259 RWY 07R:TORA–11095 TODA–11095 ASDA–11095 LDA–11095 RWY 24L:TORA–10285 TODA–10285 ASDA–10285 LDA–9483 RWY 24R:TORA–8926 TODA–8926 ASDA–8926 LDA–8926 RWY 25L:TORA–11095 TODA–11095 ASDA–11095 LDA–11095 RWY 25R:TORA–12091 TODA–12091 ASDA–12091 LDA–11134
  • ·S4 FUEL JET A OX 1, 3 LGT Rwy 24R ALSF2 operates as SSALR until weather goes below VFR.
  • ·Rwy 25L ALSF2 operates as SSALR till weather goes below VFR.
  • ·MILITARY— FUEL A, A+ (C310–258–9884) FLUID LHOX
  • ·Noise sensitive arpt, on westerly tkfs no turns before crossing shoreline, over–ocean apchs utilized 0800–1430Z‡.
  • ·NOTE: See Special Notices—Noise Abatement Procedures.
  • ·Rwy 07R–25L preferred emerg rwy.
  • ·Pilots should use ctn for poss laser act in the LAX area.
  • ·Turbulence may be deflected upward from the blast fence 180´ east of Rwy 25R.
  • ·Major construction on arpt daily.
  • ·American Eagle terminal southbound taxing acft use minimum power due to blast hazard.
  • ·Any acft that comes to a stop, or has its momentum interrupted while turning and taxiing into its parking position, must stop and be towed.
  • ·Acft use minimum power when taxiing vicinity terminals due blast hazard.
  • ·Sbnd turn not avbl from west remote gate 408 and west remote gate 409.
  • ·Operate transponders with altitude reporting mode and ADS–B (if equipped) enabled on all airport surfaces.
  • ·Practice instrument approaches and touch and go landings are prohibited.
  • ·Twy V, W, Y use ctn on fwd exit speed.
  • ·Acft with wingspan greater than 155 ft wb on Txl C are not auth to make left turn on Twy C10 under pwr.
  • ·For acft with wingspan greater than 214´ ctc LAX airside ops 424–646–5292 for arpt instructions.
  • ·Twy D between Twy D7 and D8 (north of terminal one) clsd to acft with wingspan greater than 157´.
  • ·Acft with wingspan gtr than 198 ft obnd fm Txl D8 may not turn wbnd onto Txl D.
  • ·Acft with length greater than 240´ are prohibited on Taxilanes C7, C8 and C9 btn Taxilane C and Twy B.
  • ·West remote gates: acft use of open gates as taxi path is prohibited (gates 406, 407, 408, 409).
  • ·Simul acft ops prohibited on Twys L and H9 btwn Rwys 07L–25R and Rwy 07R–25L.
  • ·Simultaneous acft ops prohibited on Twy H2 and Twy G between Rwy 07L–25R and Rwy 07R–25L.
  • ·Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) available.

+ 31 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

Tom Bradley

Source: OurAirports community

NTSB events

80 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 59 most recent.

Total events

86

since 1982

Fatal

4

4.7% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

10

≈ 1.0/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 786,364 ops in 1998

2024 total

580,514

10-yr total

6,062,749

2024 mix

AC/AT 98% · GA 2% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

1.6

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.08

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=9

  • Other 5
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=80

  • Other 34
  • Ground collision 14
  • Stall / spin 12
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 7
  • Gear-up landing 4
  • Fire / smoke 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Hard landing 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-03-16 BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2C10 · Other · VMC · day →
2020-08-19 Boeing 767 · Gear-up · VMC · night →
2011-03-13 Sikorsky S-58ET · Engine failure · day →
2009-09-08 Boeing 737 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2008-11-12 Cessna 680 · Ground collision · VMC · night →
2007-04-12 Boeing 757-200 · Weather · VMC · day →
2006-06-02 Boeing 767-223(ER) · Fire →
2005-12-19 Boeing 747-400 · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
2005-09-21 Airbus Industrie A320 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2026-03-02 Boeing 787-9 · Stall / spin · day →
2020-02-03 Boeing 747 412 · Other · night →
2018-08-13 Airbus A321-271N · Other · VMC · night →
2017-11-19 Boeing 737 7H4 · Other · IMC · day →
2017-09-12 Boeing,Boeing 737-924ER,767-375 · Other · day →
2017-03-06 Airbus A319 114 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2016-12-16 Boeing 777 · CFIT · IMC · night →
2014-07-11 Boeing 767 332 · Stall / spin · day →
2011-05-31 Boeing 757-222 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2011-01-03 Boeing 737-823 · Other · day →
2010-11-08 BOMBARDIER INC DHC-8-402 · Birdstrike · VMC · day →
2010-04-09 Boeing 737-3H4 · Ground collision · VMC · dusk →
2010-02-16 Embraer EMB-120ER · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2009-05-21 Embraer EMB-135 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2008-12-26 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 · Other · day →
2007-06-29 Boeing 747-400 · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
2005-06-12 Bombardier Aerospace, Inc. CL-600-2B19 · Stall / spin · IMC · night →
2004-09-13 Boeing 737-3H4 · Weather · VMC · day →
2004-08-19 Boeing 737-7H4 · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
2001-07-25 MDHI 520N · Stall / spin · night →
2000-01-31 Douglas MD-83 · Stall / spin · day →
1999-10-14 Bell 206B · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1999-09-12 Boeing 737-322 · Weather · VMC · day →
1999-06-06 Boeing,Boeing 747-4F6B,747-SP · Stall / spin · VMC · night-moonlit →
1998-12-17 Learjet 55B · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1997-08-24 Airbus Industrie A300 B4-203 · Other · VMC · day →
1996-11-29 Embraer EMB-120ER · Ground collision · VMC · night →
1996-05-25 McDonnell Douglas MD-11 · Weather · VMC · day →
1996-05-03 Cessna 310D · Weather IMC · night →
1995-07-17 Embraer EMB-120 RT · Ground collision · VMC · night →
1995-03-17 Beech 1900C · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1994-04-23 Fairchild SA-227 · Weather · VMC · day →
1993-10-19 Airbus Industrie A-300-605R · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1993-08-28 Cessna 208B · Ground collision · VMC · night →
1993-04-30 McDonnell Douglas MD-11 · Hard landing · night →
1992-08-02 McDonnell Douglas MD-11 · Other · VMC · day →
1992-07-17 Lockheed,Fairchild L-1011-385-1,SA-227AC · Other · VMC · night →
1992-05-13 Boeing 767-222 · Other · VMC · day →
1991-08-29 Boeing 767-232 · Other · VMC · day →
1991-08-12 Boeing 747-200 · Other · night →
1991-07-13 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 · Fire · IMC · day →
1991-02-01 Boeing,Fairchild 737-300,SA-227-AC · Other · VMC · dusk →
1990-08-27 Boeing 747-422 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1990-08-21 Boeing 737-322 · Weather · VMC · day →
1990-04-18 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10F · Other · night →
1990-02-18 Lockheed L-1011-385-1 · Other · day →
1989-09-06 Fairchild SA227-AC · Ground collision · VMC · night-moonlit →
1989-05-07 Boeing 747 · Other · IMC · dusk →
1989-04-03 Boeing 767-201 · Other · VMC · night →
1989-01-17 Fairchild SA227AC · Ground collision · VMC · dusk →

+ 21 more on file

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Dennis Robin Mccall Manhattan Beach CA 3 nm
Donovan Stephen Burns Redondo Beach CA 6 nm
Stephen Lawrence Higgins Santa Monica CA 6 nm
Daniel Gene Benton Torrance CA 7 nm
Kathryn Elizabeth Stanley Torrance CA 7 nm
Michael Elton Dougherty Carson CA 10 nm
Jonathan Orourke Van Nuys CA 15 nm
Mark Boss Van Nuys CA 15 nm
Mark Thomas Hulsey Van Nuys CA 15 nm
Michael Raymond Granek Long Beach CA 15 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Chester Py Chong Westchester CA 1 nm
Robert Francis Henry Playa Del Rey CA 2 nm
Paul Chester Moore Playa Del Rey CA 2 nm
Mohammad Rafifar Playa Del Rey CA 2 nm
Brian Craig Herscher Playa Del Rey CA 2 nm
Melanie Lynn Seymour Playa Del Rey CA 2 nm
Rodrigo Daniel Vargas Playa Del Rey CA 2 nm
Rachel Sophia Vargas Playa Del Rey CA 2 nm
Stephen Christian Pluntze El Segundo CA 2 nm
Christopher Patrick Liguori El Segundo CA 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Bernhard Puzik Westchester CA 1 nm
George Alfonso Tamez Westchester CA 1 nm
Mario Fritz Westchester CA 1 nm
Matthew Phillip Morris Westchester CA 1 nm
Steven Michael Vintch Westchester CA 1 nm
Richard James Martinez Westchester CA 1 nm
Arturo Euyoque Westchester CA 1 nm
Marvin Miller Wright Westchester CA 1 nm
Sergio Granados Guzman Westchester CA 1 nm
William Angelo Kalani Canario Playa Del Rey CA 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Santa Monica Propeller Service, Inc
Santa Monica, CA
5 nm
Fourth Front Aviation, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA
5 nm
West Coast Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Long Beach, CA
15 nm
A Plus Avionics Corp / AvionTEq
Van Nuys, CA
16 nm
ACI Jet AOG
Van Nuys, CA
17 nm
Van Nuys Clean Aircraft
Van Nuys, CA
17 nm
Leading Edge Avionics, Inc
Santa Ana, CA
31 nm
ACI Jet AOG
Santa Ana, CA
31 nm
West Coast Aircraft Maintenance
Santa Ana, CA
32 nm
American Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Santa Ana, CA
32 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.