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The facility was built by a public–private partnership known as LAX ConRAC Partners, a consortium of 11 companies led by PCL Construction. [3] Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), the operator of LAX, awarded the consortium a $2 billion contract, with the construction and operations phases of the facility each costing about $1 billion. [4]
Bradley International Airport: 2022 Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 2024 The US$1.5 billion building is the largest CONRAC in the world at 6,300,000 square feet (590,000 m 2) and hosts up to 21,000 rental vehicles. It connects to the airport's terminals by an under construction people mover. [54] [55]
In determining layover time within a hub-and-spoke network, airlines must consider multiple factors, notably airport congestion and passenger expectations. During a layover, a plane must be refueled, its cabin cleaned, and provisions restocked. Layovers also allow for crew changes, as well as maintenance checks and, when needed, minor repairs. [14]
The airport was renamed Los Angeles International Airport in 1949. [6] Sepulveda Boulevard was rerouted c. 1950 to loop around the west ends of the extended east–west runways (now runways 25L and 25R), which by November 1950 were 6,000 feet (1,800 m) long. [7]
The airport is located in Burbank, and serves the heavily populated areas of northern Los Angeles County. It is the closest airport to the central and northeastern parts of L.A. (including Hollywood and Downtown Los Angeles), Glendale, Pasadena, the San Fernando Valley, the Santa Clarita Valley, and the western San Gabriel Valley.
The airport opened in 1930 as the Los Angeles Municipal Airport, and was purchased by the city in 1937 and renamed the Los Angeles Airport. [3] During this period the hangar was used by Charles Lindbergh and the German LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin was tied down near its doors during its stop in Los Angeles.