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LAX is located in the Westchester neighborhood of the city of Los Angeles, 18 miles (29 km; 16 nmi) southwest of downtown Los Angeles, with the commercial and residential areas of Westchester to the north, the city of El Segundo to the south, and the city of Inglewood to the east. LAX is the closest airport to the Westside and the South Bay.
Police are looking for a man involved in a road rage fight at Los Angeles International Airport that left an elderly woman lying unconscious on the ground after she was knocked down in the scuffle.
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.
The air traffic controller (ATC) in charge of takeoffs and landings in the LAX tower (the local controller) was Robin Lee Wascher. She had been working in the role since 1982, and began working at LAX in 1989. [7] The clearance delivery controller in charge of taxiing aircraft was Francita Vandiver, who had previously served as an ATC in the US ...
Los Angeles-based rapper Game had a 2008 album titled LAX. The airport is mentioned in the opening lines of Miley Cyrus's 2009 hit "Party in the U.S.A.", with the lyrics "I hopped off the plane at LAX..." The music video for American Idol Season 7 winner David Cook's song "Come Back to Me" was filmed at LAX.
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The Theme Building is a structure at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), considered an architectural example of the Space Age design style. Influenced by "Populuxe" architecture, it is an example of the Mid-century modern design movement, later to become known as "Googie". [2]
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