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The basic layout of the airport dates back to 1958 when the architecture firm Pereira & Luckman was contracted to plan the re-design of the airport for the "jet age."The plan, developed with architects Welton Becket and Paul Williams, called for a series of terminals and parking structures in the central portion of the property, with these buildings connected at the center by a huge steel-and ...
[15] [14] The airport was renamed Los Angeles International Airport in 1949. [17] The temporary terminals remained in place for 15 years but quickly became inadequate, especially as air travel entered the "jet age" and other cities invested in modern facilities. Airport leaders once again convinced voters to back a $59 million bond on June 5, 1956.
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A sneak peek at Delta's new $1.9-billion terminal at LAX, which will more than double the terminal space in hopes of easing congestion.
The newly renovated Delta Terminal 3 at LAX features nine new gates.
FAA Airport Diagrams; note that these change every 28 days. Taken from PDF on FAA site and converted to SVG using en:Wikipedia:How to draw SVG circuits using Xcircuit. Author: Produced by the National Aeronautical Charting Office (NACO), a department of the United States en:Federal Aviation Administration.
The airport started its conversion into a major passenger airport in 1946, and in 1949 became Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The current U-shaped terminal area was added in 1961 and expanded several times. LAX is the United States' second busiest airport (as of 2019) following Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport.