Airport Statistics Updated November 2026

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155 LAX Airport Statistics for 2026

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) handled 73.7 million passengers in 2025, fewer than in 2024 and well below its 2019 record of 88.1 million. It is run by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), a department of the City of Los Angeles, and it is one of the three busiest US airports for international air travel.

This page brings together the main figures on LAX: passengers by year and by month, traffic in 2026, domestic and international travel, airlines, terminals, flights, cargo, delays, world rankings, money and debt, the building programme and rental cars. Every number links to the body that published it, with the date.

LAX figures come on different bases. LAWA counts every passenger arriving and departing, the FAA counts only passengers boarding, and the US travel office counts passengers on non-stop international flights. LAX has three different counts of flights, LAWA reports cargo in US short tons while ACI World uses metric tonnes, and LAWA's accounts run by fiscal year, July to June. Each figure says what it counts, and figures on different bases are not compared.

Headline figures

How many passengers use LAX each year?

LAX grew every year from 2010 to 2019, when it set its passenger record. Traffic collapsed in 2020, recovered from 2021 to 2024 and fell again in 2025, so LAX is still well below its 2019 level.

59.8m 2008 56.5m 2009 59.1m 2010 61.9m 2011 63.7m 2012 66.7m 2013 70.7m 2014 75.0m 2015 80.9m 2016 84.6m 2017 87.5m 2018 88.1m 2019 28.8m 2020 48.0m 2021 65.9m 2022 75.1m 2023 76.6m 2024 73.7m 2025
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Total passengers at LAX each calendar year, arriving and departing, in millions, from LAWA's 10-year summary.
PeriodValue
200859.8m
200956.5m
201059.1m
201161.9m
201263.7m
201366.7m
201470.7m
201575.0m
201680.9m
201784.6m
201887.5m
201988.1m
202028.8m
202148.0m
202265.9m
202375.1m
202476.6m
202573.7m
Total passengers at LAX each calendar year, arriving and departing, in millions, from LAWA's 10-year summary. (LAWA (10-year summary: passengers), Nov 2026)

LAWA counts total passengers, arriving and departing, by calendar year. Its annual carrier reports give totals a few thousand different for some years after later revisions, so this section and chart use the 10-year summary only. LAWA's departing count is not the same series as the FAA's enplanements.

How busy is LAX in 2026?

LAX is a little quieter in 2026 than in 2025. Domestic traffic is close to last year, international traffic has fallen, and each month from March to August carried fewer passengers than a year earlier.

5.55m Jan 4.96m Feb 6.01m Mar 5.87m Apr 6.29m May 6.74m Jun 7.06m Jul 6.44m Aug 5.82m Sep
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Passengers at LAX each month in 2026, in millions, on LAWA's preliminary count. Each month comes from LAWA's report for that month; the link is to the latest one.
PeriodValue
Jan5.55m
Feb4.96m
Mar6.01m
Apr5.87m
May6.29m
Jun6.74m
Jul7.06m
Aug6.44m
Sep5.82m
Passengers at LAX each month in 2026, in millions, on LAWA's preliminary count. Each month comes from LAWA's report for that month; the link is to the latest one. (LAWA (monthly traffic comparisons 2026), Oct 2026)

Monthly figures are LAWA's preliminary counts and can be revised. The percentage changes are LAWA's own, against the same month or period a year earlier. The fiscal-year figure covers July to June and is not compared with calendar-year totals. LAWA had published figures up to September 2026 when this page was reviewed.

What are the busiest months at LAX?

Summer is the busiest time at LAX and February the quietest. In 2025 traffic was lower than in 2024 in the summer peak and in the winter months.

5.50m Jan 4.91m Feb 6.02m Mar 6.06m Apr 6.45m May 6.84m Jun 7.18m Jul 6.69m Aug 5.81m Sep 6.24m Oct 5.71m Nov 6.31m Dec
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Passengers at LAX each month in 2025, in millions, the base against which 2026 is measured. Each month comes from LAWA's report for that month; the link is to the December report.
PeriodValue
Jan5.50m
Feb4.91m
Mar6.02m
Apr6.06m
May6.45m
Jun6.84m
Jul7.18m
Aug6.69m
Sep5.81m
Oct6.24m
Nov5.71m
Dec6.31m
Passengers at LAX each month in 2025, in millions, the base against which 2026 is measured. Each month comes from LAWA's report for that month; the link is to the December report. (LAWA (monthly traffic comparisons 2025), Jan 2026)

January and September 2025 come from the prior-year column of LAWA's January and September 2026 reports. The months do not add up exactly to the annual total because LAWA revises figures after first publishing them. The fiscal-year figure covers July to December only.

How many LAX passengers fly international?

Most LAX passengers fly within the US. International traffic grew every year from 2012 to 2018, collapsed in the pandemic and in 2025 was still below its level of 2018 and 2019.

17.2m 2012 17.9m 2013 19.1m 2014 20.7m 2015 22.9m 2016 24.8m 2017 26.1m 2018 25.7m 2019 6.4m 2020 8.0m 2021 16.5m 2022 22.2m 2023 24.0m 2024 23.6m 2025
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International passengers at LAX each calendar year, arriving and departing, in millions. Each year comes from LAWA's carrier report for that year; the link is to the latest one.
PeriodValue
201217.2m
201317.9m
201419.1m
201520.7m
201622.9m
201724.8m
201826.1m
201925.7m
20206.4m
20218.0m
202216.5m
202322.2m
202424.0m
202523.6m
International passengers at LAX each calendar year, arriving and departing, in millions. Each year comes from LAWA's carrier report for that year; the link is to the latest one. (LAWA (top 10 carriers, yearly), Jan 2026)

Domestic and international figures are LAWA total passengers, arriving and departing. The yearly figures come from LAWA's annual carrier reports, whose totals can differ by a few thousand from its 10-year summary, so they are not mixed with that series. Terminal figures count international passengers only.

Is LAX a major US gateway for international travel?

Yes. On the US travel office's count of passengers on non-stop international flights, LAX is among the three busiest US airports, behind New York JFK. Customs arrivals at LAX rose slightly in 2025 and have dipped in 2026.

  1. 1 New York JFK 3.3m
  2. 2 Miami 2.3m
  3. 3 Los Angeles LAX 2.3m
  4. 4 Chicago O'Hare 1.6m
  5. 5 Newark 1.6m
The five busiest US airports for international air passengers in July 2026, in millions, on non-stop international flights, as listed by the National Travel and Tourism Office. (NTTO (international air travel, Jul 2026), Jul 2026)
  • In July 2026, 2.3 million passengers travelled on non-stop international flights at LAX, the same rounded figure as Miami, while New York JFK had 3.3 million. (NTTO (international air travel, Jul 2026), Jul 2026)
  • In July 2025 the travel office listed LAX second among US airports, with 2.4 million international air passengers, after JFK with 3.7 million. (NTTO (international air travel, Jul 2025), Jul 2025)
  • 11,468,555 passengers cleared US customs at LAX in 2025, up 0.61%: 10,434,731 at Tom Bradley International and 1,033,610 at Terminal 7. (LAWA (traffic comparison Dec 2025), Jan 2026)
  • 8,605,405 passengers cleared customs at LAX from January to September 2026, down 1.74%; Terminal 7 rose 8.76% to 841,619. (LAWA (traffic comparison Sep 2026), Oct 2026)
  • International passengers at Tom Bradley International fell 2.68% to 9,588,381 from January to September 2026, and at Terminal 6 fell 7.78% to 1,782,462, while Terminal 7 rose 9.01% to 1,035,996. (LAWA (traffic comparison Sep 2026), Oct 2026)
  • LAX was the port of entry for 10.8% of overseas vacation visitors clearing US customs in 2025, against 12.6% in 2019 and 6.4% in 2021. (NTTO (vacation visitor profile), 2025)

The National Travel and Tourism Office counts passengers arriving and departing on non-stop international flights by all airlines, from border records (APIS/I-92), rounded to 0.1 million. LAWA's customs figure counts arriving passengers who clear US customs at LAX, including US residents, so it is not a visitor count. The port-of-entry share comes from a survey of overseas visitors. The three are not compared.

Which airlines carry the most passengers at LAX?

No airline has a majority at LAX. Delta, United and American are close in size, with Southwest and Alaska next, and the 2026 order so far is the same at the top.

  1. 1 Delta 13,923,547
  2. 2 United 11,866,689
  3. 3 American 11,309,753
  4. 4 Southwest 6,186,342
  5. 5 Alaska 4,875,508
  6. 6 Spirit 2,154,947
  7. 7 JetBlue 2,116,221
  8. 8 Frontier 1,848,952
  9. 9 Air Canada 1,110,966
  10. 10 Volaris 1,102,089
The ten airlines carrying the most passengers at LAX in 2025, arriving and departing, in millions, on LAWA figures. (LAWA (top 10 carriers 2025), Jan 2026)
  • United carried 11,866,689 passengers at LAX in 2025 (16.10%) and American 11,309,753 (15.34%). (LAWA (top 10 carriers 2025), Jan 2026)
  • Delta's 2025 passengers were 12,628,059 domestic and 1,295,488 international; United carried 1,787,791 international passengers and American 1,209,355. (LAWA (top 10 carriers 2025), Jan 2026)
  • Southwest carried 6,186,342 passengers (8.39%), all but 68 of them domestic, and Alaska 4,875,508 (6.61%), 1,471,430 of them international. (LAWA (top 10 carriers 2025), Jan 2026)
  • Spirit (2,154,947), JetBlue (2,116,221) and Frontier (1,848,952) were sixth to eighth in 2025. (LAWA (top 10 carriers 2025), Jan 2026)
  • Air Canada (1,110,966) and Volaris (1,102,089) completed the top 10; all of their LAX passengers were international. (LAWA (top 10 carriers 2025), Jan 2026)
  • The top 10 airlines carried 76.65% of LAX passengers in 2025. (LAWA (top 10 carriers 2025), Jan 2026)
  • LAWA counted 544,550 revenue-related airline operations at LAX in 2025, 408,776 domestic and 135,774 international; Delta had 102,664 (18.85%), United 91,284 (16.76%) and American 89,248 (16.39%). (LAWA (top 10 carriers 2025: operations), Jan 2026)
  • Aircraft landing at LAX in 2025 had a combined revenue landed weight of 57,369,381 thousand lb, of which Delta had 8,734,623 thousand lb (15.23%). (LAWA (top 10 carriers 2025: operations), Jan 2026)
  • From January to September 2026 Delta carried 10,781,856 passengers (19.70%), United 9,689,933 (17.70%) and American 8,657,643 (15.82%). (LAWA (top 10 carriers Jan-Sep 2026), Oct 2026)
  • Southwest carried 4,713,302 passengers and Alaska 3,541,469 in 2026 so far; Air France carried 642,037. (LAWA (top 10 carriers Jan-Sep 2026), Oct 2026)

Passengers are LAWA total passengers, arriving and departing, by the airline as LAWA lists it; shares are LAWA's. Revenue-related operations are LAWA's count of airline takeoffs and landings, including cargo airlines, and are not the FAA movement count in the flights section. Landed weight is the basis for landing fees. The 2026 figures are preliminary.

How has the largest airline at LAX changed?

The largest airline at LAX has changed several times since 2012. American led in most years before 2021, United led in 2013 and 2014, and Delta has been first every year since 2021.

7.45m 2012 8.96m 2013 11.28m 2014 12.64m 2015 13.30m 2016 14.08m 2017 14.58m 2018 15.32m 2019 5.43m 2020 10.36m 2021 12.96m 2022 14.83m 2023 14.38m 2024 13.92m 2025
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Delta passengers at LAX each calendar year, in millions. Each year comes from LAWA's carrier report for that year; the link is to the latest one.
PeriodValue
20127.45m
20138.96m
201411.28m
201512.64m
201613.30m
201714.08m
201814.58m
201915.32m
20205.43m
202110.36m
202212.96m
202314.83m
202414.38m
202513.92m
Delta passengers at LAX each calendar year, in millions. Each year comes from LAWA's carrier report for that year; the link is to the latest one. (LAWA (top 10 carriers, yearly), Jan 2026)

Each year's figures come from LAWA's top 10 carriers report for that year and count passengers by the operating or reporting airline LAWA lists, so airline mergers and regional partners can shift totals between years.

Which LAX terminals are the busiest?

Tom Bradley International is the busiest terminal at LAX. The West Gates and Midfield Satellite Concourse next to it handle about as many passengers as Terminal 7, the busiest of the numbered terminals.

  1. 1 Tom Bradley Intl 14,092,126
  2. 2 West Gates-MSC 8,117,707
  3. 3 Terminal 7 8,060,839
  4. 4 Terminal 3 7,021,603
  5. 5 Terminal 6 6,705,919
  6. 6 Terminal 1 6,602,729
  7. 7 Terminal 2 6,559,533
  8. 8 Terminal 5 6,106,739
  9. 9 Terminal 4 5,720,108
  10. 10 Terminal 8 3,375,990
  11. 11 Miscellaneous 1,346,301
Passengers at each LAX terminal in 2025, arriving and departing, in millions, on LAWA figures. (LAWA (passengers by terminal 2025), Jan 2026)

Terminal figures are LAWA total passengers, arriving and departing. West Gates-MSC covers the Midfield Satellite Concourse and the West Gates at Tom Bradley International. LAWA's table does not say why Terminal 5 had no passengers in December 2025 or what the miscellaneous category covers, and LAWA notes that not all airlines report transit passengers.

How many flights does LAX handle?

LAX handles fewer takeoffs and landings than before the pandemic. Its flight count was highest in 2018 in LAWA's table, and small air taxi and private flights have fallen most.

544,833 2009 575,835 2010 603,912 2011 605,480 2012 614,917 2013 636,706 2014 655,564 2015 697,138 2016 700,362 2017 707,833 2018 691,257 2019 379,364 2020 506,769 2021 556,913 2022 575,097 2023 581,779 2024 580,996 2025
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Aircraft movements (takeoffs and landings) at LAX each calendar year, in thousands, on the FAA tower count published by LAWA.
PeriodValue
2009544,833
2010575,835
2011603,912
2012605,480
2013614,917
2014636,706
2015655,564
2016697,138
2017700,362
2018707,833
2019691,257
2020379,364
2021506,769
2022556,913
2023575,097
2024581,779
2025580,996
Aircraft movements (takeoffs and landings) at LAX each calendar year, in thousands, on the FAA tower count published by LAWA. (LAWA (10-year summary: aircraft movements), Nov 2026)

LAX has three flight counts. The FAA tower count of movements, published by LAWA, covers every takeoff and landing, including air taxi, private and military flights. LAWA's volume of air traffic report counts passenger airline operations and leaves out cargo flights. LAWA's revenue-related operations, in the airlines section, count airline flights including cargo airlines. They are not compared. The 2008 row of LAWA's movements table contains a misprint, so it is left out.

How much cargo does LAX handle?

Most LAX freight is international, and more arrives than leaves. Freight jumped in 2021 and has been lower since, but cargo is growing again in 2026.

1,722,976 2008 1,599,915 2009 1,852,791 2010 1,789,204 2011 1,868,439 2012 1,855,405 2013 1,923,033 2014 2,047,197 2015 2,109,021 2016 2,281,142 2017 2,338,642 2018 2,183,131 2019 2,329,707 2020 2,851,941 2021 2,647,149 2022 2,278,043 2023 2,352,704 2024 2,229,898 2025
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Freight handled at LAX each calendar year, in thousands of US short tons, excluding mail, on LAWA figures.
PeriodValue
20081,722,976
20091,599,915
20101,852,791
20111,789,204
20121,868,439
20131,855,405
20141,923,033
20152,047,197
20162,109,021
20172,281,142
20182,338,642
20192,183,131
20202,329,707
20212,851,941
20222,647,149
20232,278,043
20242,352,704
20252,229,898
Freight handled at LAX each calendar year, in thousands of US short tons, excluding mail, on LAWA figures. (LAWA (10-year summary: air freight), Nov 2026)

LAWA cargo figures are in US short tons of 2,000 lb, not metric tonnes, with freight and mail counted separately; LAWA notes they may not add up because of rounding. The FAA figure is the maximum landing weight of cargo-only aircraft, not the cargo they carried, and leaves out cargo in passenger aircraft. ACI World's metric tonne figure is in the rankings section. The three are not compared.

How punctual are flights at LAX?

Domestic flights into LAX are more punctual than the US average, and very few are cancelled. These figures cover only US airlines' domestic flights.

  1. 1 Airline 6.95%
  2. 2 Late-arriving aircraft 6.36%
  3. 3 National Aviation System 4.58%
  4. 4 Weather 0.73%
  5. 5 Security 0.04%
Causes of delay for US airlines' domestic flights arriving at LAX in 2025, as a share of flights, in per cent, from BTS data. (US DOT BTS (on-time statistics), Nov 2026)
  • 0.78% of US airlines' domestic flights to LAX were cancelled in 2025 and 0.12% diverted. (US DOT BTS (on-time statistics), Nov 2026)
  • Airline causes delayed 6.95% of arriving flights at LAX in 2025, late-arriving aircraft 6.36% and National Aviation System causes, such as air traffic control and heavy traffic, 4.58%. (US DOT BTS (on-time statistics), Nov 2026)
  • Weather delayed 0.73% of arriving flights at LAX in 2025 and security 0.04%. (US DOT BTS (on-time statistics), Nov 2026)
  • Elsewhere in the western US, 75.05% of arrivals were on time at San Francisco in 2025, 74.38% at San Diego, 78.33% at Las Vegas, 77.95% at Seattle and 79.51% at Phoenix. (US DOT BTS (on-time statistics), Nov 2026)
  • Salt Lake City had 84.32% of arrivals on time in 2025 and Denver 75.41%. (US DOT BTS (on-time statistics), Nov 2026)

BTS figures cover domestic flights by US reporting airlines arriving at each airport; a flight is on time if it arrives less than 15 minutes late. Foreign airlines and international flights are not included. Delays with several causes are split by minutes. BTS does not publish a ranking of airports, so none is given here. This page does not yet include 2026 BTS figures for LAX.

Where does LAX rank among the world's airports?

LAX was one of the three busiest airports in the world in 2019 and is now outside the top 10 by passengers. It ranks higher for flights and cargo. Rankings differ because each body counts something different.

  1. 1 10. Denver 82,427,962
  2. 2 11. New Delhi 78,148,081
  3. 3 12. Seoul Incheon 74,126,912
  4. 4 13. Los Angeles LAX 73,709,594
  5. 5 14. Paris CDG 72,029,407
  6. 6 15. Beijing Capital 70,742,712
  7. 7 16. Singapore 69,982,000
Airports ranked 10th to 16th in the world by total passengers in 2025, in millions, from ACI World's confirmed rankings. (ACI World (2025 rankings), Jul 2026)
  • ACI World ranked LAX sixth in the world for aircraft movements in 2025, after seventh in 2024 and fourth in 2019. (ACI World (2025 rankings), Jul 2026)
  • ACI World ranked LAX 15th in the world for cargo in 2025, with 2,070,220 metric tonnes of freight and mail, after 12th in 2024 and 13th in 2019. (ACI World (2025 rankings), Jul 2026)
  • The airports ranked 12th and 14th by passengers in 2025 were Seoul Incheon, with 74,126,912, and Paris Charles de Gaulle, with 72,029,407. (ACI World (2025 rankings), Jul 2026)
  • ACI-NA ranked LAX fifth in North America by passengers, sixth by cargo and sixth by aircraft movements in 2025. (ACI-NA (2025 North American rankings), Jul 2026)
  • On the FAA's count of passengers boarding, LAX's 2025 figure was 3.35% below its 2024 figure of 37,760,834. (FAA (CY2025 enplanements), Sep 2026)
  • The FAA ranked LAX second in the US in 2019, with 42,939,104 passengers boarding. (FAA (CY2019 enplanements), Sep 2020)

ACI World and ACI-NA rank airports by total passengers, arriving and departing, by aircraft movements and by cargo in metric tonnes of freight and mail. LAWA reports cargo in US short tons, so ACI's cargo figure and LAWA's are not compared. The FAA ranks US airports by enplanements, passengers boarding, which is a different measure from LAWA's and ACI's totals.

How does LAX make its money?

LAX is run by Los Angeles World Airports, a department of the City of Los Angeles, and is paid for by airlines, shops, parking and other airport users. Rents that airlines pay for terminal space are its largest source of income. These are fiscal-year figures, July to June.

  • Building rentals $919.2m
  • Concessions $512.4m
  • Landing fees $344.3m
  • Land rentals $122.5m
  • Other aviation $16.4m
The main lines of LAX operating revenue in fiscal 2024 (July 2023 to June 2024), in thousands of dollars, from LAWA's audited report. (LAWA (FY2024 LAX financial report), Nov 2024)
  • LAX operating revenue was $1,726,421 thousand in fiscal 2023 and $1,382,446 thousand in fiscal 2022. (LAWA (FY2024 LAX financial report), Nov 2024)
  • Aviation revenue was $1,402,464 thousand in fiscal 2024: building rentals $919,155 thousand, landing fees $344,334 thousand and land rentals $122,528 thousand. (LAWA (FY2024 LAX financial report), Nov 2024)
  • Concession revenue, from shops, parking, rental cars and other businesses, was $512,393 thousand in fiscal 2024. (LAWA (FY2024 LAX financial report), Nov 2024)
  • LAWA said revenue before reliever airport fees rose 11.5% in fiscal 2024, mainly because fiscal-year passenger traffic rose 7.8% to 76.5 million from 71.0 million. (LAWA (FY2024 LAX financial report), Nov 2024)
  • Gross concession revenue was $13.36 per enplaned passenger in fiscal 2024, against $11.34 in fiscal 2019, and duty free brought in $67.4m. (LAWA (FY2024 ACFR: statistical section), Nov 2024)
  • LAWA had 2,949 employees at LAX in fiscal 2024, about 90 more than a year earlier, and 2,999 across all its airports. (LAWA (FY2024 LAX financial report), Nov 2024)

LAWA's fiscal year runs from July to June, so fiscal 2024 ended on 30 June 2024. These are the latest LAX accounts available to us; the fiscal 2025 report was not read. Fiscal-year passenger and enplanement counts differ from calendar-year counts and from the FAA's enplanements, and are not compared. Per-passenger figures come from the unaudited statistical section of LAWA's ACFR. Employee counts cover LAWA staff only, not airline, shop, contractor or federal workers.

What do airlines pay at LAX, and how much debt does it have?

Landing fees and costs per passenger at LAX are higher than before the pandemic. The airport carries more than $10 billion of revenue bond debt, repaid from LAX revenues. These are fiscal-year figures, July to June.

$4.27 FY2015 $4.12 FY2016 $4.34 FY2017 $4.54 FY2018 $4.71 FY2019 $4.41 FY2020 $5.74 FY2021 $5.03 FY2022 $6.11 FY2023 $6.40 FY2024
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LAX landing fee rate for permitted passenger airlines each fiscal year (July to June), in dollars, from LAWA's statistical tables.
PeriodValue
FY2015$4.27
FY2016$4.12
FY2017$4.34
FY2018$4.54
FY2019$4.71
FY2020$4.41
FY2021$5.74
FY2022$5.03
FY2023$6.11
FY2024$6.40
LAX landing fee rate for permitted passenger airlines each fiscal year (July to June), in dollars, from LAWA's statistical tables. (LAWA (FY2024 ACFR: statistical section), Nov 2024)
  • The landing fee rate for permitted passenger airlines was $6.40 in fiscal 2024, against $4.71 in fiscal 2019 and $4.27 in fiscal 2015; cargo airlines paid $4.82 and non-permitted passenger airlines $8.00. (LAWA (FY2024 ACFR: statistical section), Nov 2024)
  • LAWA's preliminary reconciled passenger airline rate for fiscal 2024 was $6.22, up 1.8% from $6.11, and landed weight rose 6.4%. (LAWA (FY2024 LAX financial report), Nov 2024)
  • Operating expenses before depreciation were $936.6 million in fiscal 2024, or $24.43 per enplaned passenger, against $18.06 in fiscal 2019 and $51.90 in fiscal 2021. (LAWA (FY2024 ACFR: statistical section), Nov 2024)
  • LAX had $10,904,435 thousand of revenue bond principal outstanding at 30 June 2024, down from $11,107,685 thousand a year earlier, and LAWA reports that bonded debt fell $311.9 million in fiscal 2024. (LAWA (FY2024 LAX financial report: debt), Nov 2024)
  • Debt service coverage on all revenue bonds was 2.59 times on the bond indenture basis in fiscal 2024, down from 3.07 in fiscal 2023, and total debt service was $555.3 million. (LAWA (FY2024 ACFR: statistical section), Nov 2024)
  • LAX collected $151.5 million in passenger facility charges in fiscal 2024, at $4.50 per enplaned passenger. (LAWA (FY2024 LAX financial report: debt), Nov 2024)
  • The FAA has approved $9.5 billion of passenger facility charge collections at LAX, including $3,475,250 thousand for the Automated People Mover, $4.89 billion for terminal development and $1.06 billion for noise mitigation. (LAWA (FY2024 LAX financial report: debt), Nov 2024)
  • LAX's net position rose $302.2 million in fiscal 2024 to $6,277,558 thousand, and federal and other capital grants totalled $127.5 million. (LAWA (FY2024 LAX financial report: debt), Nov 2024)

All figures are for LAWA fiscal years to 30 June. The landing fee table in the statistical section shows the scheduled rate ($6.40 for fiscal 2024), while the financial report gives a preliminary reconciled rate ($6.22); they are on different bases. Per-passenger costs use LAWA's fiscal-year enplanements, not the FAA's. Debt service coverage is shown on the bond indenture basis; LAWA also gives a lower figure on another basis. Passenger facility charge approvals are authority to collect over time, not money already spent.

What is being built at LAX?

LAX is in the middle of a large rebuilding, centred on an elevated train to the terminals, new roads and terminal upgrades, much of it timed for the 2028 Olympics. LAWA has put two planned new terminals on hold.

  1. 1 ATMP Roadways $1.8bn
  2. 2 North Terminal (Delta) $1.8bn
  3. 3 Terminal 4 (American) $1.68bn
  4. 4 MSC South $0.41bn
  5. 5 Terminal 6 (Alaska) $0.23bn
  6. 6 Wayfinding $0.09bn
Estimated cost of the main LAX projects, in billions of dollars, as stated in LAWA's fiscal 2024 report (November 2024). (LAWA (FY2024 LAX financial report: capital programme), Nov 2024)

Costs and dates are LAWA's estimates in its fiscal 2024 report, dated November 2024; later LAWA reports may give different figures. The first quarter of 2026 was a forecast; we have not seen a LAWA source confirming that the people mover has opened, so this page does not say it has. The Terminal 4 date is a fiscal year, ending in June 2028.

How do passengers get to and from LAX?

Rental cars and parking are big businesses at LAX, but rental car use fell in 2025. LAWA has built a consolidated rental car centre, which only one rental company had moved into by late 2024.

  1. 1 Auto parking $162.0m
  2. 2 Rental cars $82.8m
  3. 3 Ride-hailing $39.3m
Concession revenue LAX earned from parking, rental cars and ride-hailing in fiscal 2024 (July 2023 to June 2024), in millions of dollars, on LAWA figures. (LAWA (FY2024 ACFR: statistical section), Nov 2024)

Rental car figures are LAWA's, by calendar year, from unaudited company revenue reports, and cover on-airport companies only. Concession figures are what LAX received in its fiscal year, July to June, and are not compared with the companies' own revenue.

Glossary

LAWA
Los Angeles World Airports, the City of Los Angeles department that owns and runs LAX and publishes its traffic and financial figures.
Total passengers
LAWA's measure: passengers arriving and departing at LAX.
Enplanements
The FAA's measure: passengers boarding a flight, roughly half of total passengers. LAWA's accounts use their own fiscal-year enplanement count.
FAA / BTS
The US Federal Aviation Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics at the US Department of Transportation.
NTTO
The National Travel and Tourism Office, part of the US Department of Commerce, which publishes monthly international air passenger counts.
APIS/I-92
The border records behind NTTO's counts: passenger manifests and flight data for non-stop international flights to and from the US.
ACI World / ACI-NA
Airports Council International, the trade body for airport operators, which publishes world rankings; ACI-NA covers North America.
IATA
International Air Transport Association, the trade body for airlines, which publishes the busiest airport pairs.
Aircraft movement
A takeoff or a landing, counted by the FAA control tower for all users of the airport.
Revenue-related operations
LAWA's count of airline takeoffs and landings, including cargo airlines, used in its carrier reports.
Short ton
A US ton of 2,000 lb, about 907 kg. LAWA cargo figures use short tons; ACI uses metric tonnes of 1,000 kg.
Landed weight
The maximum landing weight of aircraft, the basis for landing fees and for the FAA's all-cargo ranking.
TBIT
Tom Bradley International Terminal, the main international terminal at LAX.
West Gates-MSC
The West Gates at Tom Bradley International and the Midfield Satellite Concourse, reported together by LAWA.
NAS delay
National Aviation System delay, the BTS cause covering air traffic control, airport operations, heavy traffic and non-extreme weather.
Fiscal year
LAWA's financial year, July to June. Fiscal 2024 is July 2023 to June 2024.
ACFR
LAWA's yearly financial report for all its airports, whose statistical section gives fee rates and per-passenger figures.
PFC
Passenger facility charge, a fee added to air tickets, $4.50 per boarding passenger at LAX, and used to pay for airport projects approved by the FAA.
Debt service coverage
Airport revenue available to repay bonds divided by the year's bond payments.
APM
The Automated People Mover, an elevated train with six stations that LAWA is building at LAX.
ConRAC
The Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility, a single building for rental car companies serving LAX.

Methodology and sources

Figures come from Los Angeles World Airports, which runs LAX (its monthly and annual traffic reports, carrier reports, 10-year summaries, rental car statistics and fiscal 2024 financial reports), US government bodies (the FAA, BTS and the National Travel and Tourism Office), ACI World, ACI-NA and IATA. Each figure links to the body that produced it, with the date. LAWA is the main source, so each of its reports is labelled separately. Its passenger count, the FAA's enplanements and NTTO's international count are kept apart, as are its three flight counts, cargo in short tons, ACI's metric tonnes and the FAA's landed weight, and calendar-year traffic and fiscal-year (July to June) accounts. The FAA's 2023 LAX enplanement figure is left out because it does not fit LAWA's count or the FAA's own 2024 figure. Delay figures cover US airlines' domestic flights only, and no airport ranking is drawn from them. Percentages are the producers' own; we have not added shares or gaps of our own. Project costs and dates are given as LAWA stated them in November 2024. The page is reviewed monthly and the date is shown at the top.