KLAX · Los Angeles International Airport
ICAO · US · 80 NTSB events
Live conditions
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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 ↗
Navaids
- 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
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07L–25R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07R–25L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
wildlife hazard
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12–30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
All translated remarks (7)
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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
FAA Chart Supplement
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
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.
+ 21 more on file
NASA ASRS reports · 5 de-identified reports in the public ASRS Database Report Sets
Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.
- ACN 1986757 CRM Issues
ERJ-175 First Officer reported extending final flaps below 1000 ft. on approach into LAX after a distraction related to turbulence.
EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR
- ACN 2278690 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Reports
Air carrier Captain reported an NMAC with a UAS during final approach. No evasive action was taken.
Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
- ACN 2052120 Wake Turbulence Encounters
B737 Captain reported encountering wake turbulence departing LAX in trail of an A320.
B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
- ACN 2050829 Wake Turbulence Encounters
B737-700 First Officer reported slowing below assigned speed without clearance to avoid wake turbulence while on descent into LAX following a preceding B757.
B737-700
- ACN 2026165 Wake Turbulence Encounters
B737 Captain reported wake turbulence incidents have become more prevalent and suggested there to be more consideration with wake turbulence recategorization.
B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Designees in CA
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.
References
- FAA Chart Supplement (CSUP) A/FD entry — official FAA ↗
- SkyVector — sectional + IFR charts Charts, runways, fuel, NOTAMs ↗
- AirNav — frequencies, FBOs, fuel Pilot-facing summary ↗
- NTSB CAROL — accident search Filter by airport name ↗
- FAA Notice to Air Missions NOTAMs (live) ↗
- aviationweather.gov — METAR / TAF Live observation ↗