Airport information
Where you can drop someone off, pick someone up, wait or meet at Los Angeles International Airport, according to the official sources. Each spot lists only the verified actions; anything missing is unknown.
Picking someone up
Where someone can get in, where you can wait or meet inside, and when short-stay parking is needed.
Picking upPermittedPickup is on the lower arrivals level, on the outer curb outside baggage claim. Taxis and ride apps pick up at LAX-it next to Terminal 1; you can walk there or take the free LAX-it shuttle from the inner curb at the green signs.
WaitingPermittedThe 24-hour Cell Phone Waiting Lots are free: you wait there until your party calls to say they are ready to be picked up.
Dropping someone off
Where someone can get out quickly, and where you park if you want to come inside.
Dropping offPermittedPassengers are dropped off on the upper level, at departures.
WaitingPermittedThe 24-hour Cell Phone Waiting Lots are free: you wait there until your party calls to say they are ready to be picked up.
This is a selection of verified information. Check the official sources for additional and current conditions.
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Rates and temporary rules change; the airport publishes them itself. We deliberately do not copy them.
