Los Angeles International Airport KLAX / LAX
Used by business aviation for widebody VIP charters, aircraft too large for Van Nuys and passengers connecting to long-haul flights; 40 minutes from Downtown and 20 from Santa Monica and Beverly Hills in light traffic. FBOs sit on the south-west (Imperial Terminal) side; taxi times are long and fees high.
12,923 ft
Longest runway
40 min
Drive to Los Angeles
2
FBOs / handlers
128 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- Yes
- Runway surface
- concrete
- Fuel type
- Jet A, SAF (limited)
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 25 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Any size including widebody VIP.
- Website
- www.flylax.com
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Signature Flight Support LAX
- Atlantic Aviation LAX
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (12,923 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ350 XWB 7,220 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 9,800 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-9 (MAX 9) 8,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ3 (737-900ER) 8,040 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
Above the screening threshold
- None exceed the screening threshold.
Other airports for Los Angeles
- Van Nuys Airport KVNY 8,001 ft · 45 min
- Hollywood Burbank Airport KBUR 6,886 ft · 30 min
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Los Angeles International Airport · Charles from Port Chester, New York · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons