Averaging 164.3 recorded aircraft movements per day in our own 30-day reception measurement, Los Angeles Airport, formally Los Angeles International Airport (IATA LAX, ICAO KLAX), ranks at the very top of our data. The large airport serves Los Angeles, United States, and sits at 33.9425 north, 118.408 west. LAX is the code you see on tickets and booking confirmations; KLAX is the code used in aviation datasets, including ours. The live radar on this page shows the aircraft arriving at and departing from LAX right now, and the arrivals and departures pages linked under it list each flight with its time and status; the sections below add our measured traffic picture, the airlines we recorded most often, and nearby alternatives in the Los Angeles area.

Live Air Traffic near Los Angeles Airport (LAX) Flight Status

The arrivals page lists every tracked flight due to land at Los Angeles International Airport today, with its origin, scheduled and estimated times and current status; the departures page does the same for outbound flights. Both update continuously in the airport's local time. If a flight you expect is missing, check the exact flight number with the airline, because codeshare flights appear under the operating carrier's number.

Airport information

Airport codeKLAX
IATALAX
TypeInternational airport
CityLos Angeles
CountryUnited States
ContinentNorth America
Elevation125 ft (38 m)
Coordinates33.9425, -118.408

Los Angeles Airport (LAX) Flight Status on Google Maps

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Our 30-day measurement at LAX Airport

The busiest window in our 30-day measurement at LAX fell between 00:00 and 02:00. Our measurement clock runs in UTC, so that window reflects universal time, not local Los Angeles time; convert it before you plan around it. That two-hour window marks when we recorded the most movements at LAX within the 30 days. The daily average in the opening comes from the same 30-day reception measurement and is the figure that places LAX at the top end of everything we measure. Both numbers are our own measurement, offered as background to the live radar rather than as a schedule.

Airlines we record most often at LAX

Three carriers stand out clearly in our LAX data. American Airlines leads with 819 recorded movements in 30 days; the airline page is American Airlines flight status. Delta Air Lines follows with 542 recorded movements in the same period; see the Delta flight status page. Southwest Airlines completes the top three with 394 recorded movements; its page is Southwest flight status. Those three are the carriers in our package for Los Angeles, listed in the order we recorded them.

Their status pages sit alongside the rest of our coverage for the United States.

Nearby airports in the Los Angeles area

LAX is not the only airfield in the region. The two closest alternatives with their own pages on this site are Long Beach International Airport, 28 km from LAX, and Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport, 29 km away. Both distances come from our database, and the two sit almost equally far from LAX, so which one fits depends on your part of the Los Angeles area rather than on the distance.

For any flight arriving at or departing from Los Angeles International Airport, the arrivals and departures pages linked under the radar on this page show the current status, while our 30-day measurement above tells you how busy the airport runs in our data and which carriers we recorded most often.

Key facts about Los Angeles International Airport

You will find Los Angeles International Airport at 33.9425, -118.4080, at an elevation of 125 ft (38 m) above sea level. The airfield has four runways, and which one a flight uses can noticeably change taxi times between touchdown and gate. Passenger facilities are spread across nine terminals with about 161 gates, arranged in a U-shape. Transfer times between terminals can be significant, so check yours before you travel. Local time at the airport follows America/Los_Angeles. If you are tracking a flight from another time zone, remember that the times on this page are the airport's local time, not yours.

Destinations we tracked from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

#DestinationsTracked flightsCarriers observed
1New York (JFK)69American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways
2San Francisco (SFO)62ABX Air, Alaska Airlines, Alpine Air Chile, Frontier Airlines, Korean Air, SkyWest Airlines, United Airlines
3Boston (BOS)38American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways
4Fort Lauderdale (FLL)31JetBlue Airways
5Honolulu (HNL)28American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Kalitta Air, United Airlines
6Tokyo (NRT)26All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Atlas Air, China Airlines, Japan Airlines, Nippon Cargo Airlines, Singapore Airlines, United Airlines, ZIPAIR
7Seoul (ICN)26Air Premiea, Alpine Air Chile, Asiana Airlines, Atlas Air, Korean Air
8Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)25American Airlines, Frontier Airlines
9Portland (PDX)25Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, SkyWest Airlines
10Las Vegas (LAS)25Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Horizon Air, JSX Air, SkyWest Airlines
11Denver (DEN)25Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines
12London (LHR)21American Airlines, British Airways, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways
13Sydney (SYD)21American Airlines, Atlas Air, Delta Air Lines, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, United Airlines
14Guadalajara (GDL)20Aeroméxico, Aerotransporte de Carga Union, Alaska Airlines, VivaAerobus, Volaris
15Vancouver (YVR)19Air Canada, American Airlines, Flair Airlines
16Tokyo (HND)19All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Japan Airlines, United Airlines
17Paris (CDG)19Air France, Air Tahiti Nui, Delta Air Lines
18New York (EWR)19FedEx Express, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines
19Chicago (ORD)18American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines
20Toronto (YYZ)18Air Canada, Porter Airlines
21Sacramento (SMF)16Frontier Airlines, SkyWest Airlines
22Salt Lake City (SLC)14Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, SkyWest Airlines
23Mexico City (MEX)13Aeroméxico, American Airlines, VivaAerobus, Volaris
24Shanghai (Pudong) (PVG)13Atlas Air, China Cargo Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, United Airlines
25Hong Kong (HKG)13Cathay Pacific, United Airlines
26Atlanta (ATL)13Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines
27Oakland (OAK)13FedEx Express, SkyWest Airlines, Southwest Airlines
28Orlando (MCO)13Frontier Airlines, United Airlines
29Phoenix (PHX)11SkyWest Airlines
30Seattle (SEA)10Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Korean Air, LATAM Cargo Colombia
31Taipei (TPE)10China Airlines, EVA Air
32Kailua-Kona (KOA)9American Airlines, United Airlines
33Montréal (YUL)9Air Canada
34Minneapolis (MSP)9Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines
35Arnavutköy, Istanbul (IST)9Turkish Airlines
36Kahului (OGG)8American Airlines, United Airlines
37Lima (LIM)8LAN Peru
38Manila (MNL)8Philippine Airlines
39San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) (SAL)8Avianca El Salvador
40Indianapolis (IND)7American Airlines, FedEx Express
41Papeete (PPT)7Air France, Air Tahiti Nui
42Albuquerque (ABQ)7SkyWest Airlines
43Calgary (YYC)7WestJet
44Frankfurt am Main (FRA)6AeroLogic, Lufthansa
45Memphis (MEM)6FedEx Express
46Buffalo (BUF)6JetBlue Airways
47Zacatecas (ZCL)6Volaris
48Washington (DCA)5American Airlines
49Cincinnati / Covington (CVG)5ABX Air, Kalitta Air
50Guatemala City (GUA)5Alaska Airlines, Avianca El Salvador, United Airlines, Volaris Costa Rica
51Spokane (GEG)5Alaska Airlines, SkyWest Airlines
52Munich (MUC)5Lufthansa
53Singapore (SIN)5Atlas Air, Singapore Airlines
54Amsterdam (AMS)5KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
55San José del Cabo (SJD)4Delta Air Lines, United Airlines
56Cancún (CUN)4Delta Air Lines, United Airlines
57Austin (AUS)4Delta Air Lines
58Madrid (MAD)4Iberia Airlines
59Melbourne (MEL)4Qantas, United Airlines
60San Jose (SJC)4SkyWest Airlines, Southwest Airlines
61Dubai (DXB)4Emirates
62Charlotte (CLT)3American Airlines
63Philadelphia (PHL)3American Airlines
64Tampa (TPA)3Delta Air Lines
65Fort Worth (AFW)3FedEx Express
66Nadi (NAN)3Air Pacific
67Warsaw (WAW)3LOT Polish Airlines
68Everett (PAE)3Horizon Air
69Tucson (TUS)3SkyWest Airlines
70San Antonio (SAT)3SkyWest Airlines
71Prescott (PRC)3SkyWest Airlines
72St George (SGU)3SkyWest Airlines
73Zurich (ZRH)3Swiss International Air Lines
74Louisville (SDF)3United Parcel Service
75Puerto Vallarta (PVR)2American Airlines, United Airlines
76Auckland (AKL)2Air New Zealand
77San José (Alajuela) (SJO)2Alaska Airlines
78Anchorage (ANC)2Alaska Airlines, FedEx Express
79Luxembourg (LUX)2Cargolux
80Tocumen (PTY)2Copa Airlines
81Dublin (DUB)2Aer Lingus
82Teterboro (TEB)2NetJets
83Imperial (IPL)2Southern Airways Express
84Rome (FCO)2ITA Airways
85Santiago (SCL)2LAN Airlines
86New Orleans (MSY)2Breeze Airways
87Brisbane (BNE)2Qantas
88Boise (BOI)2SkyWest Airlines
89Hailey (SUN)2SkyWest Airlines
90São Paulo (GRU)2TAM Brazilian Airlines
91Monterrey (MTY)2VivaAerobus
92Silao (BJX)2Volaris
93Santa Barbara (SBA)1American Airlines
94Liberia (LIR)1Alaska Airlines
95Manzanillo (ZLO)1Alaska Airlines
96Beijing (PEK)1Air China
97Jianyang, Chengdu (TFU)1Sichuan Airlines
98Guangzhou (Huadu) (CAN)1China Southern Airlines
99Shenzhen (Bao'an) (SZX)1China Southern Airlines
100Xiamen (XMN)1Xiamen Airlines
101Osaka (KIX)1Japan Airlines
102Miami (MIA)1LATAM Cargo Colombia
103Bogota (BOG)1LATAM Cargo Colombia
104Wuxi (WUX)1MasAir
105Hangzhou (HGH)1MasAir
106Ljubljana (LJU)1Air Alsie
107Cairo (CAI)1Egyptair
108Charleston (CHS)1Breeze Airways
109Copenhagen (CPH)1Scandinavian Airlines System
110Santa Rosa (STS)1SkyWest Airlines
111El Paso (ELP)1SkyWest Airlines
112Aspen (ASE)1SkyWest Airlines
113Lisbon (LIS)1TAP Portugal
114Lihue (LIH)1United Airlines
115Baltimore (BWI)1United Airlines
116Washington (IAD)1United Airlines
117Houston (IAH)1United Airlines
118Puebla (PBC)1Volaris
119Morelia (MLM)1Volaris
120Oaxaca (OAX)1Volaris
121Tepic (TPQ)1Volaris
122Merced (MCE)1Corporate Flight Management

Origins we tracked to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

#OriginsTracked flightsCarriers observed
1New York (JFK)81American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways
2Boston (BOS)47American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways
3Toronto (YYZ)31Air Canada, Porter Airlines, WestJet
4Guadalajara (GDL)31Aeroméxico, Aerotransporte de Carga Union, Alaska Airlines, MasAir, VivaAerobus, Volaris
5Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)27American Airlines, Frontier Airlines
6Tokyo (HND)23All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines
7Mexico City (MEX)22Aeroméxico, American Airlines, MasAir, VivaAerobus, Volaris
8Chicago (ORD)20American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines
9Seoul (ICN)20Air Premiea, Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Singapore Airlines
10Denver (DEN)19Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines
11London (LHR)17American Airlines, British Airways, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways
12San Francisco (SFO)17ABX Air, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, SkyWest Airlines
13Tokyo (NRT)16All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Japan Airlines, Nippon Cargo Airlines, United Airlines, ZIPAIR
14New York (EWR)16Alaska Airlines, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines
15Memphis (MEM)15FedEx Express
16Fort Lauderdale (FLL)14JetBlue Airways
17Las Vegas (LAS)13American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Horizon Air, JSX Air, United Airlines
18Indianapolis (IND)13FedEx Express
19Oakland (OAK)12FedEx Express, Southwest Airlines
20Phoenix (PHX)12Frontier Airlines, SkyWest Airlines
21Honolulu (HNL)10American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Kalitta Air
22Philadelphia (PHL)10American Airlines
23Seattle (SEA)10Alaska Airlines, Frontier Airlines, SkyWest Airlines
24Washington (DCA)9Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines
25Kahului (OGG)9American Airlines
26Miami (MIA)9American Airlines
27Sydney (SYD)9Delta Air Lines, Qantas
28San Jose (SJC)9Frontier Airlines, SkyWest Airlines, Southwest Airlines
29San Diego (SAN)9SkyWest Airlines
30Albuquerque (ABQ)9SkyWest Airlines
31Kailua-Kona (KOA)8American Airlines
32Vancouver (YVR)8Air Canada, United Airlines
33Papeete (PPT)8Air France, Air Tahiti Nui
34Taipei (TPE)8China Airlines, EVA Air
35Tocumen (PTY)8Copa Airlines
36Atlanta (ATL)8Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines
37Sacramento (SMF)8Frontier Airlines, SkyWest Airlines
38Calgary (YYC)8WestJet
39Cancún (CUN)7American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines
40Puerto Vallarta (PVR)7Delta Air Lines, United Airlines
41Fort Worth (AFW)7FedEx Express
42Santiago (SCL)7LAN Airlines
43Lihue (LIH)6American Airlines
44San José del Cabo (SJD)6Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines
45Shanghai (Pudong) (PVG)6China Cargo Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, United Airlines
46Hong Kong (HKG)6Cathay Pacific, United Airlines
47Salt Lake City (SLC)6Frontier Airlines, SkyWest Airlines, Southwest Airlines
48Buffalo (BUF)6JetBlue Airways
49Reno (RNO)6SkyWest Airlines
50Tucson (TUS)6SkyWest Airlines
51Austin (AUS)5American Airlines, SkyWest Airlines
52Anchorage (ANC)5Alaska Airlines, Alpine Air Chile, Cathay Pacific
53Orlando (MCO)5Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines
54Fairfield (SUU)4Atlas Air, Kalitta Air
55Imperial (IPL)4Southern Airways Express
56Portland (PDX)4Frontier Airlines
57Amsterdam (AMS)4KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
58São Paulo (GRU)4TAM Brazilian Airlines
59Washington (IAD)4United Airlines
60Montréal (YUL)3Air Canada
61Paris (CDG)3Air France
62Detroit (DTW)3Delta Air Lines
63Leipzig (LEJ)3DHL Air
64Houston (IAH)3Frontier Airlines, SkyWest Airlines, United Airlines
65Helsinki (HEL)3Finnair
66Rome (FCO)3ITA Airways
67Warsaw (WAW)3LOT Polish Airlines
68Guatemala City (GUA)3LACSA, United Airlines
69Brisbane (BNE)3Qantas
70Minneapolis (MSP)3Sun Country Airlines
71Fresno (FAT)3SkyWest Airlines
72Dubai (DXB)3Emirates
73Merced (MCE)3Corporate Flight Management
74Edmonton (YEG)3WestJet
75Auckland (AKL)2Air New Zealand
76Spokane (GEG)2Alaska Airlines
77Dublin (DUB)2Aer Lingus
78Nadi (NAN)2Air Pacific
79Osaka (KIX)2Japan Airlines
80Lima (LIM)2LAN Peru
81New Orleans (MSY)2Breeze Airways
82Manila (MNL)2Philippine Airlines
83Redmond (RDM)2Horizon Air
84Singapore (SIN)2Singapore Airlines
85Arcata/Eureka (ACV)2SkyWest Airlines
86San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) (SAL)2Avianca El Salvador
87Louisville (SDF)2United Parcel Service
88Silao (BJX)2Volaris
89Charlotte (CLT)1American Airlines
90Cincinnati / Covington (CVG)1ABX Air
91Mazatlán (MZT)1Alaska Airlines
92Shenzhen (Bao'an) (SZX)1AeroLogic
93Georgetown (GCM)1Cayman Airways
94Frankfurt am Main (FRA)1Condor Flugdienst
95Jianyang, Chengdu (TFU)1Sichuan Airlines
96Munich (MUC)1Lufthansa
97Madrid (MAD)1Iberia Airlines
98Grand Junction (GJT)1Breeze Airways
99Pittsburgh (PIT)1Breeze Airways
100Melbourne (MEL)1Qantas
101Copenhagen (CPH)1Scandinavian Airlines System
102Prescott (PRC)1SkyWest Airlines
103Jackson (JAC)1SkyWest Airlines
104Zurich (ZRH)1Swiss International Air Lines
105Lisbon (LIS)1TAP Portugal
106Zacatecas (ZCL)1Volaris
107Morelia (MLM)1Volaris
108Oaxaca (OAX)1Volaris
109Querétaro (QRO)1Volaris

We observed 92 different airlines on tracked LAX movements.

Facts last refreshed: 24 August 2026 · The data comes from our own tracking network.

Passenger statistics and history

In 2024, Los Angeles International handled 76.6 million passengers. It is the world's busiest origin-and-destination airport: nearly nine in ten travellers start or end their journey in Los Angeles rather than connecting. The field opened in 1928 and took the LAX name in 1949. Traffic figures move from year to year, so read that number as an indication of scale rather than a live count.

Getting to Los Angeles International Airport

The airport is roughly 20 km (12 mi) from the centre of Los Angeles, measured in a straight line. The LA Metro connects via the LAX/Metro Transit Center, with the SkyLink people mover linking the terminals; downtown Los Angeles is about 29 km (18 mi) to the northeast. Two evergreen tips regardless of how you travel: confirm your terminal before leaving, and if you are picking someone up, track the inbound flight on this site first: you want to arrive when the aircraft actually lands, not when it was scheduled to.

Frequently asked questions about Los Angeles International Airport flight status

How do I check Los Angeles International Airport arrivals today?

Use the live arrivals page: it lists the flights due to land at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) today, with their scheduled and estimated arrival times and current status, updated continuously in the airport's local time.

How do I check Los Angeles International Airport departures today?

Today's outbound flights from Los Angeles International Airport are on the live departures page, each with its destination, scheduled and estimated departure time and current status. Gate and terminal details appear where the airport publishes them.

Is my flight to or from Los Angeles International Airport on time?

Search your flight number on this site and read the status label: scheduled, en route, delayed, landed, cancelled or diverted. The estimated times reflect the latest available data. For rebooking or gate changes, the airline remains the authoritative source.

Does Los Angeles International Airport have scheduled passenger flights?

It does: the OurAirports reference data lists Los Angeles International Airport with scheduled service. Schedules change with the seasons, so check the current boards or the airline for what flies today.

What do the codes LAX and KLAX mean?

Both identify the same airport. LAX is the IATA code for Los Angeles International Airport, the short code on tickets and baggage tags; KLAX is its ICAO code, used in flight plans and air-traffic operations.

What time zone is Los Angeles International Airport in?

Los Angeles International Airport keeps America/Los_Angeles time. All times on this page are shown in the airport's local time.