LAX CELL PHONE WAITING LOT MOVES TO MORE CONVENIENT LOCATION
Motorists picking up arriving passengers at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) can now wait for free in a more conveniently located Cell Phone Waiting Lot at the intersection of 96th Street and Vicksburg Avenue in Westchester. The new lot, which officially opens Friday, April 29, is adjacent to the southwest corner of LAX Economy Parking Lot C and one-quarter mile from the 96th Street Bridge entrance into LAX’s passenger terminal area. The lot has 25 vehicle spaces, with room for additional spaces as demand grows. Motorists using the LAX Cell Phone Waiting Lot must remain with their vehicles at all times while they wait until arriving passengers call to say they are ready to be picked up terminal curbside.
The new location is well-lit and visible to drivers of the many Los Angeles Airport Police, LAX shuttle buses, shuttle vans, taxis, limosines and privately-owned vehicles that pass by 24 hours a day, seven days a week -- thereby enhancing the safety of waiting motorists.
The new lot replaces the current 79-space cell phone waiting lot at 9011 Airport Boulevard, which opened in 2004 and is used by an average 10 vehicles hourly. While signage at this lot will direct motorists to the new location, motorists will be allowed to continue using this lot for the next few weeks until improvements begin on the property so that it can repurposed.
About Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
LAX is the seventh busiest airport in the world and third in the United States, offering more than 565 daily flights to 81 domestic cities and over 1,000 weekly nonstop flights to 65 international destinations on over 75 carriers. In 2010, LAX served over 59 million passengers, processed over 1.9 million tons of air cargo valued at nearly $84 billion, and handled 575,835 aircraft operations (landings and takeoffs). LAX is part of a system of three Southern California airports – along with LA/Ontario International and 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.