LATEST EDITION OF LAX CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM E-NEWSLETTER NOW ONLINE

(Los Angeles, California – May 10, 2017) The latest issue of the LAX Capital Improvements Program E-Newsletter is now available online at the Los Angeles International Airport web site at: The Spring 2017 issue of the newsletter features these articles:

• LAWA Breaks Ground on Midfield Satellite Concourse
• Qantas Dedicates $30-Million Hangar Facility
• New Checkpoint Highlights Changes at Terminal 1
• LAX on the MOVE: 15 Airlines Change Terminal Locations over 3 Days
• Environmental Clearances, Preliminary Work Lined up for Landside Access Modernization Program

About Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

           LAX is the fourth busiest airport in the world, second in the United States, and was named one of Skytrax’ 2017 Top 10 Most Improved Airports.  LAX served more than 80.9 million passengers in 2016.  LAX offers 742 daily nonstop flights to 101 cities in the U.S. and 1,280 weekly nonstop flights to 77 cities in 42 countries on 64 commercial air carriers.  LAX ranks 14th in the world and fifth in the U.S. in air cargo tonnage processed, with more than 2.2 million tons of air cargo valued at over $101.4 billion.  LAX handled 697,138 operations (landings and takeoffs) in 2016. 

An economic study based on 2014 operations reported LAX generated 620,610 jobs in Southern California with labor income of $37.3 billion and economic output (business revenues) of more than $126.6 billion.  This activity added $6.2 billion to local and state revenues and $8.7 billion in federal tax revenues.  The study also reported that LAX’s ongoing capital-improvement program creates an additional 121,640 annual jobs with labor income of $7.6 billion and economic output of $20.3 billion, $966 million in state and local taxes, and $1.6 billion in federal tax revenues.

            LAX is part of a system of two Southern California airports – along with Van Nuys general aviation – that are owned and operated by Los Angeles World Airports, a proprietary department of the City of Los Angeles that receives no funding from the City’s general fund.

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