En 2023, LAX gestionó 75.050.875 pasajeros, lo que lo convirtió en el octavo aeropuerto más transitado del mundo . Todavía estaba entre los diez aeropuertos más transitados en 2023, según la clasificación del Consejo Internacional de Aeropuertos . [10] Como el aeropuerto internacional más grande y concurrido de la costa oeste de los Estados Unidos , LAX es una importante puerta de entrada internacional para el país y sirve como punto de conexión para pasajeros que viajan internacionalmente (como el este y sudeste de Asia, Australasia , México y América Central).
El aeropuerto tiene el récord del aeropuerto de origen y destino más transitado del mundo, [11] porque, en relación con otros aeropuertos, muchos más viajeros comienzan o terminan sus viajes en Los Ángeles que los que lo utilizan como conexión. En 2019, LAWA informó que aproximadamente el 88 por ciento de los viajeros en LAX eran pasajeros de origen y destino, y el 12 por ciento eran pasajeros de conexión. [12] También es el único aeropuerto que se encuentra entre los cinco principales aeropuertos de EE. UU. en tráfico de pasajeros y carga. [13] LAX sirve como centro neurálgico , ciudad foco o base operativa para más aerolíneas de pasajeros que cualquier otro aeropuerto en los Estados Unidos.
El Hangar No. 1 fue la primera estructura del LAX, construida en 1929, restaurada en 1990 y sigue en uso. [14]
En 1926, el Ayuntamiento de Los Ángeles y la Cámara de Comercio reconocieron la necesidad de que la ciudad tuviera su propio aeropuerto para aprovechar la incipiente, pero de rápido crecimiento, industria de la aviación. Se consideraron varias ubicaciones, pero la elección final fue un campo de 640 acres (1,00 millas cuadradas; 260 ha) en la parte sur de Westchester . La ubicación había sido promocionada por el agente inmobiliario William W. Mines, y Mines Field , como se lo conocía, ya había sido seleccionado para albergar las Carreras Aéreas Nacionales de 1928. El 13 de agosto de 1928, la ciudad arrendó el terreno y el recién formado Departamento de Aeropuertos comenzó a convertir los campos, una vez utilizados para cultivar trigo , cebada y frijoles de Lima , en pistas de aterrizaje de tierra. [15]
El aeropuerto abrió sus puertas el 1 de octubre de 1928 [16] y la primera estructura, el Hangar No. 1 , se erigió en 1929. El edificio aún se encuentra en el aeropuerto, permanece en uso activo y figura en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos . [17] Durante el año siguiente, el aeropuerto comenzó a tomar forma: la pista de tierra se reemplazó por una superficie para todo clima y se construyeron más hangares, un restaurante y una torre de control. El 7 de junio de 1930, la instalación fue inaugurada y rebautizada como Aeropuerto Municipal de Los Ángeles. [15]
El Aeropuerto Municipal de Los Ángeles en el Día del Ejército , alrededor de 1931
El aeropuerto era utilizado por pilotos privados y escuelas de vuelo, pero la visión de la ciudad era que Los Ángeles se convirtiera en el principal centro de pasajeros de la zona. Sin embargo, el aeropuerto no logró atraer a ninguna aerolínea que no fuera el Aeropuerto de Burbank o el Aeropuerto Grand Central en Glendale. [15]
La Segunda Guerra Mundial puso en pausa cualquier desarrollo posterior del aeropuerto para uso de pasajeros. Antes de que Estados Unidos entrara en la guerra, los fabricantes de aviación ubicados alrededor del aeropuerto estaban ocupados proporcionando aviones a las potencias aliadas , mientras que las escuelas de vuelo tenían una gran demanda. En enero de 1942, los militares asumieron el control del aeropuerto, estacionando allí aviones de combate y construyendo baterías de cañones navales en las dunas oceánicas al oeste. [15]
Mientras tanto, los administradores del aeropuerto publicaron un plan maestro para el terreno y, a principios de 1943, convencieron a los votantes para que respaldaran un bono de 12,5 millones de dólares para mejoras del aeropuerto. Con un plan y una financiación disponibles, las aerolíneas finalmente se convencieron de hacer el traslado.
Después del final de la guerra, se erigieron rápidamente cuatro terminales temporales en el lado norte del aeropuerto y, el 9 de diciembre de 1946, American Airlines , Trans World Airlines (TWA), United Airlines , Southwest Airways y Western Airlines comenzaron las operaciones de pasajeros en el aeropuerto, con Pan American Airways (Pan Am) uniéndose el mes siguiente. [16] [15] El aeropuerto pasó a llamarse Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Ángeles en 1949. [18]
Las terminales temporales permanecieron en su lugar durante 15 años, pero pronto resultaron inadecuadas, especialmente cuando los viajes aéreos entraron en la " era de los aviones a reacción " y otras ciudades invirtieron en instalaciones modernas. Los líderes del aeropuerto convencieron una vez más a los votantes para que respaldaran un bono de 59 millones de dólares el 5 de junio de 1956.
El diseño actual de las instalaciones para pasajeros se estableció en 1958 con un plan para construir una serie de terminales y estacionamientos, dispuestos en forma de U, en la parte central del inmueble. El plan original preveía que los edificios de las terminales estuvieran conectados en el centro del inmueble mediante una enorme cúpula de acero y vidrio. La cúpula nunca se construyó, pero un edificio temático más pequeño , construido en la zona central, se convirtió en un punto focal para las personas que llegaban al aeropuerto.
Pasajeros continentales llegando a la terminal CAL, julio de 1962.
Los primeros edificios nuevos para pasajeros, las terminales 7 y 8, se inauguraron para United Airlines el 25 de junio de 1961, tras festividades de inauguración que duraron varios días. [19] [20] Las terminales 2, 3, 4, 5 y 6 se inauguraron más tarde ese mismo año.
A principios de los años 1980, antes de los Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1984 , se produjo una importante ampliación del aeropuerto . En noviembre de 1983, se añadió una calzada de segundo nivel, [21] la Terminal 1 se inauguró en enero de 1984 [22] y la Terminal Internacional Tom Bradley se inauguró en junio de 1984. [23] Las terminales originales también recibieron ampliaciones y actualizaciones en los años 1980.
Desde 2008, el aeropuerto ha estado experimentando otra gran expansión. Se están renovando todas las terminales y se reconstruyó sustancialmente la Terminal Internacional Tom Bradley, con la adición de un vestíbulo satélite West Gates. [24] Fuera del área de la terminal, la Instalación de Transporte Intermodal LAX West con 4.300 espacios de estacionamiento se inauguró en 2021, reemplazando el antiguo Lote C. [25] Se están construyendo una nueva estación LAX/Metro Transit Center y una Instalación Consolidated Rent-A-Car (ConRAC) de LAX. Todas estarán conectadas al área de la terminal mediante el LAX Automated People Mover . [26] En un futuro cercano, [ ¿cuándo? ] los administradores del aeropuerto planean construir dos terminales más (0 y 9). [27] En total, se espera que esos proyectos cuesten $14 mil millones y eleven el total de puertas de LAX de 146 a 182. [28]
La "X" en LAX
Antes de la década de 1930, los aeropuertos estadounidenses utilizaban una abreviatura de dos letras y "LA" servía como designación para el aeropuerto de Los Ángeles. [29] Con el rápido crecimiento de la industria de la aviación, en 1947, los identificadores se ampliaron a tres letras, y "LA" recibió una letra adicional para convertirse en "LAX". La "X" no tiene ningún significado específico. [30] "LAX" también se utiliza para el puerto de Los Ángeles en San Pedro y por Amtrak para Union Station en el centro de Los Ángeles .
Infraestructura
Las torres de luz, instaladas por primera vez en preparación para la Convención Nacional Demócrata de 2000, cambian de color a lo largo de la noche.
Aeródromo
Las pistas 24R/06L y 24L/06R (denominadas Complejo de Aeródromos Norte) están al norte de las terminales del aeropuerto, mientras que las pistas 25R/07L y 25L/07R (denominadas Complejo de Aeródromos Sur) están al sur de las terminales del aeropuerto.
El aeropuerto LAX está ubicado al oeste con el océano Pacífico y comunidades residenciales en todos los demás lados. Desde 1972, Los Angeles World Airports ha adoptado una "Política de uso preferencial de pistas" para minimizar los niveles de ruido en las comunidades más cercanas al aeropuerto LAX. [31]
Por lo general, las operaciones más ruidosas en un aeropuerto son las de los aviones que despegan, con los motores funcionando a alta potencia, por lo que durante las horas diurnas (de 6:30 a. m. a medianoche), LAX prefiere operar bajo el patrón de tráfico aéreo "Operaciones del Oeste", llamado así por los vientos predominantes del oeste. Bajo "Operaciones del Oeste", los aviones que despegan despegan hacia el oeste, sobre el océano, y los aviones que llegan se aproximan desde el este. Para reducir el ruido en las áreas al norte y al sur del aeropuerto, LAX prefiere usar las pistas "interiores" (06R/24L y 07L/25R) para las salidas, más cercanas al área de la terminal central y más alejadas de las áreas residenciales, y las pistas "exteriores" para las llegadas. Históricamente, más del 90% de los vuelos han utilizado el esquema de salidas "interiores" y llegadas "exteriores". [31]
Durante las horas nocturnas, cuando hay menos operaciones de aeronaves y las áreas residenciales tienden a ser más sensibles al ruido, se realizan cambios adicionales para reducir el ruido. Entre las 22:00 y las 7:00, los controladores de tráfico aéreo intentan utilizar las pistas "externas" lo menos posible y, entre la medianoche y las 6:30, el patrón de tráfico aéreo cambia a "Operaciones sobre el océano", en virtud de las cuales las aeronaves que salen continúan despegando hacia el oeste, pero las aeronaves que llegan también se acercan desde el oeste, sobre el océano. [31]
Hay ocasiones en las que las operaciones sobre el océano y del oeste no son posibles, en particular cuando los vientos se originan desde el este, generalmente durante condiciones climáticas adversas y cuando se producen vientos de Santa Ana . En esos casos, el aeropuerto cambia al patrón de tráfico aéreo no preferido de "Operaciones del este", según el cual las aeronaves que salen despegan hacia el este y las aeronaves que llegan se aproximan desde el oeste. [31]
El complejo del aeródromo sur tiende a ver más operaciones que el norte, porque hay un mayor número de puertas de pasajeros y áreas de operaciones de carga aérea en el lado sur de los terrenos del aeropuerto. [31] En 2007, la pista más al sur (07R/25L) se movió 55 pies (17 m) al sur para acomodar una nueva calle de rodaje central. [32] [33] Las pistas en el complejo del aeródromo norte están separadas por 700 pies (210 m). [34] Hubo planes para aumentar la separación en 260 pies (79 m), lo que habría permitido que se construyera una calle de rodaje central entre las pistas, pero se enfrentó a la oposición de los residentes que viven al norte de LAX. [35] Estos planes se descartaron en 2016, a favor de levantar una tapa de puerta en el aeropuerto y construir un nuevo parque en el lado norte del aeropuerto. [36]
El edificio temático, de estilo Googie, fue construido en 1961 y se asemeja a un platillo volante que ha aterrizado sobre sus cuatro patas. Un restaurante con una vista panorámica del aeropuerto está suspendido debajo de dos arcos que forman las patas. El Ayuntamiento de Los Ángeles designó al edificio como Monumento Histórico-Cultural de Los Ángeles en 1992. Una renovación de 4 millones de dólares, con un interior retrofuturista e iluminación eléctrica diseñada por Walt Disney Imagineering , se completó antes de que el restaurante Encounter abriera allí en 1997, pero ya no está en funcionamiento. [38] Los visitantes pueden tomar el ascensor hasta la plataforma de observación del "Theme Building", que había estado cerrado previamente después de los ataques del 11 de septiembre de 2001 por razones de seguridad. [39] Un monumento a las víctimas de los ataques del 11 de septiembre se encuentra en el terreno, ya que tres de los cuatro aviones secuestrados estaban destinados originalmente a LAX. [40] La USO Bob Hope se expandió y se trasladó al primer piso del edificio temático en 2018. [41]
Desarrollos recientes y futuros
Actualmente, LAWA tiene varios planes para modernizar el LAX, con un costo de 30 mil millones de dólares. [42] Estos incluyen mejoras en la terminal y la pista, que "mejorarán la experiencia de los pasajeros, reducirán el hacinamiento y brindarán acceso al aeropuerto a la última clase de aviones de pasajeros de gran tamaño"; esto elevará el número total de puertas del LAX de 146 a 182. [28]
Las mejoras completadas recientemente incluyen: [43]
Terminal 1.5, un edificio de unión que conecta las terminales 1 y 2, con una puerta de autobús para llevar a los pasajeros a las puertas de embarque en la Terminal Internacional Tom Bradley (finalizada en 2021) [48]
El vestíbulo satélite Midfield (también conocido como West Gates en la terminal internacional Tom Bradley) agrega 15 puertas (finalizado en 2021) [49]
El Economy Parking , una estructura de estacionamiento de 4.300 plazas con zonas de recogida y entrega de pasajeros, que posteriormente se conectará con el área de la terminal mediante el APM (finalizado en 2021) [50]
Una estación receptora de energía de alto voltaje para abordar problemas persistentes con la confiabilidad, redundancia y capacidad del servicio eléctrico (en construcción) [58]
Mejoras en la calzada, que proporcionarán un mejor acceso a las instalaciones antes mencionadas y al Área de la Terminal Central (en construcción) [59]
Es el cuarto aeropuerto más transitado del mundo por tráfico de pasajeros y el undécimo por tráfico de carga , [220] atendiendo a más de 87 millones de pasajeros y 2 millones de toneladas de carga y correo en 2018. Es el aeropuerto más transitado del estado de California y el quinto aeropuerto más transitado (2022) por embarques de pasajeros en los Estados Unidos. En términos de pasajeros internacionales, es el segundo aeropuerto más transitado por tráfico internacional en los Estados Unidos, solo detrás del JFK en la ciudad de Nueva York. El número de movimientos de aeronaves (aterrizajes y despegues) fue de 700,362 en 2017, el tercero más alto de cualquier aeropuerto del mundo.
Un mapa mundial que muestra en azul todos los países desde los que las aerolíneas vuelan hacia y desde el Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Ángeles.
Cuota de mercado de las aerolíneas
Transporte terrestre y acceso
Letrero de LAX como se ve cerca de la entrada del aeropuerto
Transitando entre terminales
En la zona segura del aeropuerto, túneles o conectores en superficie unen todas las terminales excepto la terminal regional .
La ruta A del servicio de traslado de LAX opera en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj alrededor del área de la terminal central y ofrece un servicio frecuente para los pasajeros en conexión. Sin embargo, los pasajeros en conexión que utilicen estos servicios de traslado deben salir y luego volver a ingresar al control de seguridad.
Rutas del servicio de transporte del aeropuerto LAX
LAX opera varias rutas de transporte para conectar pasajeros y empleados en el área del aeropuerto: [226]
El conector de terminal de la ruta A opera en un circuito en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj alrededor del área de la terminal central y brinda un servicio frecuente para los pasajeros en conexión. Sin embargo, los pasajeros en conexión que utilicen estos autobuses deben salir y luego volver a ingresar al control de seguridad.
El estacionamiento económico de la ruta E conecta el área de la terminal central y la instalación de transporte intermodal oeste , el estacionamiento económico del aeropuerto.
El conector de metro de la ruta G conecta el área de la terminal central y la estación Aviation/LAX de la línea C del metro , a 3,9 km (2,4 millas) de distancia. Los autobuses también paran en el "Remote Rental Car Depot", una parada de autobús a la que llegan autobuses de empresas de alquiler de coches más pequeñas.
Los estacionamientos para empleados de la ruta X de LAX conectan el área de la terminal central y los estacionamientos para empleados. La ruta tiene tres patrones de servicio: la ruta East Lot solo para en las terminales 1, 2, 3 y B; la ruta West Lot solo para en las terminales 4, 5, 6 y 7; y la ruta South Lot para en todas las terminales y también en el centro de autobuses de la ciudad como la ruta C.
Autobuses de tránsito
Autobuses en el centro de autobuses de la ciudad de LAX
La mayoría de los autobuses de tránsito operan desde el Centro de Autobuses de la Ciudad de LAX, que está ubicado lejos del Área de la Terminal Central en la Calle 96, al este de Sepulveda Boulevard.
La ruta C del LAX Shuttle ofrece conexiones gratuitas entre el centro de autobuses de la ciudad de LAX y el área de la terminal central.
El Centro de Autobuses de la Ciudad de LAX eventualmente será reemplazado por la estación LAX/Metro Transit Center , que estará conectada al resto de LAX mediante el sistema Automated People Mover.
También hay una parada de autobús en Sepulveda Boulevard y Century Boulevard , que se encuentra a 1 ⁄ 4 de milla (0,40 km) a pie de las terminales 1 y 7/8, a la que llega la línea 574 de LADOT Commuter Express hasta Sylmar y Encino . Esta parada de autobús también recibe el servicio de algunas de las mismas rutas que el LAX City Bus Center: las líneas 40 (solo durante la noche), 117 y 232 de Los Angeles Metro y la línea 8 de Torrance Transit.
El autobús FlyAway es un servicio de autobús/lanzadera sin escalas administrado por LAWA , que proporciona un servicio programado entre LAX y Union Station en el centro de Los Ángeles o la terminal FlyAway en el aeropuerto Van Nuys en el valle de San Fernando . [227]
Metro Rail y el sistema de transporte automático de pasajeros de LAX
Actualmente, LAX no tiene una conexión directa con el sistema de metro de Los Ángeles . La ruta G del servicio de traslado LAX ofrece conexiones gratuitas entre el área de la terminal central y la estación Aviation/LAX en la línea C , a 3,9 km (2,4 millas) de distancia.
El sistema de transporte automatizado de personas (APM) del aeropuerto LAX, actualmente en construcción por LAWA, es una línea ferroviaria de 3,62 km (2,25 millas) que conectará el área de la terminal con instalaciones de estacionamiento de corto y largo plazo, una conexión con el Metro Rail de Los Ángeles y otros medios de transporte en el LAX/Metro Transit Center , y una instalación consolidada para todas las agencias de alquiler de automóviles del aeropuerto. [228] [229]
Se estima que el proyecto APM costará 5.500 millones de dólares y está previsto que comience a funcionar en 2025, [230] [231] [232] [233] y la conexión con Metro Rail se inaugurará posteriormente. [234]
LAWA no opera servicios de transporte para llegar a la línea K del metro ; sin embargo, quien busque llegar hacia/desde LAX y la línea K puede viajar a la estación Aviation/LAX en la ruta M de LAWA (Metro Connector) y desde allí tomar el enlace de las líneas C y K (línea 857 ) hasta la estación Westchester/Veterans mientras se construye el resto de la línea K que conecta con el APM.
Los pasajeros que llegan toman un autobús lanzadera o caminan hasta el área de espera de LAXit al este de la Terminal 1 para tomar un taxi o un servicio de transporte compartido . [235] [236] [237] Los servicios de taxi son operados por nueve compañías de taxis autorizadas por la ciudad y regulados por Authorized Taxicab Supervision Inc. (ATS). [238] ATS pone en cola los taxis en el área de espera de LAXit.
Continental Airlines alguna vez tuvo su sede corporativa en la propiedad del aeropuerto. En una conferencia de prensa de 1962 en la oficina del alcalde de Los Ángeles Sam Yorty , Continental Airlines anunció que planeaba trasladar su sede a Los Ángeles en julio de 1963. [240] En 1963, la sede de Continental Airlines se trasladó a un edificio de dos pisos y 2,3 millones de dólares en los terrenos del aeropuerto. [241] [242] La edición de julio de 2009 de la revista Continental declaró que la mudanza "subrayó la orientación occidental y del Pacífico de Continental Airlines ". [243] El 1 de julio de 1983, la sede de la aerolínea se trasladó a la America Tower en el área de Neartown de Houston . [244]
El Flight Path Museum LAX, anteriormente conocido como Flight Path Learning Center, [247] es un museo ubicado en 6661 Imperial Highway y anteriormente era conocido como "West Imperial Terminal". Este edificio solía albergar algunos vuelos chárter. Estuvo vacío durante 10 años hasta que se reabrió como centro de aprendizaje para LAX.
El centro contiene información sobre la historia de la aviación, varias fotografías del aeropuerto, así como modelos a escala de aviones, uniformes de auxiliares de vuelo y recuerdos generales de aerolíneas, como naipes, porcelana, revistas, carteles y un cartel de información de la puerta de TWA .
La biblioteca del museo contiene una extensa colección de artículos raros, como boletines y revistas de empresas fabricantes de aeronaves, manuales técnicos para aeronaves militares y civiles, revistas industriales que datan de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y antes, fotografías históricas y otras referencias invaluables sobre la operación y fabricación de aeronaves. [248]
El museo exhibe "The Spirit of Seventy-Six", un DC-3 que voló en vuelos comerciales antes de servir como avión corporativo para la compañía petrolera Union 76 durante 32 años. El avión fue construido en la planta de Douglas Aircraft Company en Santa Mónica en enero de 1941, que era un importante productor de aviones comerciales y militares. [249]
Accidentes e incidentes
El Centro de Coordinación de Respuesta del Aeropuerto LAX se utiliza para coordinar la respuesta a emergencias
A lo largo de su historia se han producido numerosos incidentes, pero sólo los más notables se resumen a continuación: [250]
Década de 1930
El 23 de enero de 1939, el único prototipo de bombardero de ataque bimotor Douglas 7B , diseñado y construido como un proyecto de la compañía, sufrió una pérdida de la aleta vertical y el timón durante un vuelo de demostración sobre Mines Field, giró en plano hacia el estacionamiento de North American Aviation y se incendió. Otra fuente afirma que el piloto de pruebas, en un intento de impresionar al pasajero galo, intentó un giro brusco a baja altitud con un motor en bandera, lo que resultó en un giro fatal. [251] El piloto de pruebas de Douglas, Johnny Cable, saltó a 300 pies, su paracaídas se desplegó pero no tuvo tiempo de desplegarse, murió en el impacto, el ingeniero de vuelo John Parks viajaba en el fuselaje y murió, pero el capitán de la Fuerza Aérea Francesa de 33 años Paul Chemidlin, que viajaba en el fuselaje de popa cerca de la torreta superior, sobrevivió con una pierna rota, graves lesiones en la espalda y una leve conmoción cerebral. La presencia de Chemidlin, representante de una misión de compras extranjeras, provocó un furor en el Congreso por parte de los aislacionistas en relación con la neutralidad y las leyes de exportación. El modelo fue desarrollado como Douglas DB-7 . [252]
Década de 1940
El 1 de junio de 1940, el primer Douglas R3D-1 para la Armada de los EE. UU. , el BuNo 1901 , se estrelló en Mines Field, antes de su entrega. Posteriormente, la Armada adquirió el prototipo DC-5 de propiedad privada , de William E. Boeing , como reemplazo. [253]
El 20 de noviembre de 1940, el prototipo NA-73X Mustang , NX19998 , [254] volado por primera vez el 26 de octubre de 1940 por el piloto de pruebas Vance Breese , se estrelló. [255] Según el diseñador del P-51 , Edgar Schmued , el NA-73 se perdió porque el piloto de pruebas Paul Balfour se negó, antes de una prueba de alta velocidad, a realizar el procedimiento de despegue y prueba de vuelo con Schmued mientras el avión estaba en tierra, alegando que "un avión era igual a otro". Después de hacer dos pasadas a alta velocidad sobre Mines Field, olvidó poner la válvula de combustible en "reserva" y durante la tercera pasada se quedó sin combustible. Un aterrizaje de emergencia en un campo recién arado hizo que las ruedas se hundieran, el avión volcó, la estructura del avión no se reconstruyó y el segundo avión se utilizó para pruebas posteriores. [256]
El 26 de octubre de 1944, la piloto WASP Gertrude Tompkins Silver del 601st Ferrying Squadron, quinto Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, Texas , partió del aeropuerto de Los Ángeles, en un North American P-51D Mustang , 44-15669 , [257] a las 1600 hrs PWT, rumbo a la costa este. Despegó contra el viento, en un banco de niebla en alta mar, y se esperaba que esa noche llegara a Palm Springs. Nunca llegó. Debido a un error de papeleo, la búsqueda no se inició durante varios días, y aunque la búsqueda final en tierra y mar fue masiva, no se encontró ningún rastro de Silver o su avión. Ella es la única piloto WASP desaparecida. Se había casado con el sargento Henry Silver un mes antes de su desaparición. [258]
Década de 1950
El 30 de junio de 1956, el vuelo 718 de United Airlines colisionó con el vuelo 2 de TWA sobre el Gran Cañón, matando a 128 personas. Ambos aviones despegaron de LAX, el vuelo 718 con destino a Chicago Midway y el vuelo 2 con destino a Kansas City. Se determinó que la causa estaba relacionada con el sistema de control del tráfico aéreo de los EE. UU. y la ley de aviación.
Década de 1960
El 13 de enero de 1969, el vuelo 933 de Scandinavian Airlines System , un Douglas DC-8-62 , se estrelló en la bahía de Santa Mónica , aproximadamente a 6 millas náuticas (11 km) al oeste de LAX a las 7:21 pm, hora local. La aeronave operaba como vuelo SK933, a punto de completar un vuelo desde Seattle . De los nueve miembros de la tripulación, tres perdieron la vida ahogados, mientras que 12 de los 36 pasajeros también se ahogaron.
On January 18, 1969, United Airlines Flight 266, a Boeing 727-100 bearing the registration number N7434U, crashed into Santa Monica Bay approximately 11.3 miles (18.2 km) west of LAX at 6:21 pm local time. The aircraft was destroyed, resulting in the death of all 32 passengers and six crew members aboard.
1970s
On the evening of June 6, 1971, Hughes Airwest Flight 706, a Douglas DC-9 jetliner that had departed LAX on a flight to Salt Lake City, Utah, was struck nine minutes after takeoff by a U.S. Marine Corps McDonnell DouglasF-4 Phantom II fighter jet over the San Gabriel Mountains. The midair collision killed all 44 passengers and five crew members aboard the DC-9 airliner and one of two crewmen aboard the military jet.
On August 4, 1971, Continental Airlines Flight 712, a Boeing 707, collided in midair with a Cessna 150 over Compton. Although the Cessna was destroyed upon landing, there were no fatalities.[259]
On August 6, 1974, a bomb exploded near the Pan Am ticketing area at Terminal 2; three people were killed and 35 were injured.[260]
On March 1, 1978, two tires burst in succession on a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 on Continental Airlines Flight 603 during its takeoff roll at LAX and the plane, bound for Honolulu, veered off the runway. A third tire burst and the DC-10's left landing gear collapsed, causing a fuel tank to rupture. Following the aborted takeoff, spilled fuel ignited and enveloped the center portion of the aircraft in flames. During the ensuing emergency evacuation, a husband and wife died when they exited the passenger cabin onto the wing and dropped down directly into the flames. Two additional passengers died of their injuries approximately three months after the accident; 74 others aboard the plane were injured, as were 11 firemen battling the fire.
On the evening of March 10, 1979, Swift Aire Flight 235, a twin-engine Aerospatiale Nord 262A-33 turboprop en route to Santa Maria, was forced to ditch in Santa Monica Bay after experiencing engine problems upon takeoff from LAX. The pilot, co-pilot, and a female passenger drowned when they were unable to exit the aircraft after the ditching. The female flight attendant and the three remaining passengers—two men and a pregnant woman—survived and were rescued by several pleasure boats and other watercraft in the vicinity.
1980s
In January 1985, a woman was found dead in a suitcase that was lying on the baggage carousel for a while. The suitcase had arrived on a Lufthansa flight. The woman was later discovered to have been an Iranian citizen who had recently married another Iranian with UGreen card status. She had been denied a US visa in West Germany and therefore decided to enter the US in this way.[261]
On August 31, 1986, Aeroméxico Flight 498, a DC-9 en route from Mexico City, Mexico, to Los Angeles, began its descent into LAX when a Piper Cherokee collided with the DC-9's left horizontal stabilizer over Cerritos, causing the DC-9 to crash into a residential neighborhood. All 67 people on the two aircraft were killed, in addition to 15 people on the ground. 5 homes were destroyed and an additional 7 were damaged by the crash and resulting fire. The Piper went down in a nearby schoolyard and caused no further injuries on the ground. As a result of this incident, the FAA required all commercial aircraft to be equipped with Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS).
1990s
On February 1, 1991, USAir Flight 1493 (arriving from Columbus, Ohio), a Boeing 737-300, landing on runway 24L at LAX, collided on touchdown with SkyWest Airlines Flight 5569, a Fairchild Metroliner, preparing to depart to Palmdale. The collision was caused by a controller who told the SkyWest plane to wait on the runway for takeoff, then later gave the USAir plane clearance to land on the same runway, forgetting that the SkyWest plane was there. The collision killed all 12 occupants of the SkyWest plane and 23 of the 89 people aboard the USAir 737.[262][263]
2000s
Al-Qaeda attempted to bomb LAX on New Year's Eve 1999/2000. The bomber, Algerian Ahmed Ressam, was captured in Port Angeles, Washington, the U.S. port of entry, with a cache of explosives that could have produced a blast 40 times greater than that of a car bomb hidden in the trunk of the rented car in which he had traveled from Canada.[264][265] He had planned to leave one or two suitcases filled with explosives in an LAX passenger waiting area.[266][267] He was initially sentenced to 22 years in prison, but in February 2010 an appellate court ordered that his sentence be extended.[268]
On January 31, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261, attempted to land at LAX after experiencing problems with its tail-mounted horizontal stabilizer. Before the plane could divert to Los Angeles, it suddenly plummeted into the Pacific Ocean approximately 2.7 miles (4.3 km) north of Anacapa Island of the California coast, killing all 88 people aboard.[269]
In the 2002 Los Angeles International Airport shooting of July 4, 2002, Hesham Mohamed Hadayet killed two Israelis at the ticket counter of El Al Airlines at LAX. Although the gunman was not linked to any terrorist group, the man was upset at U.S. support for Israel, and therefore was motivated by political disagreement. This led the FBI to classify this shooting as a terrorist act,[270] one of the first on U.S. soil since the September 11 attacks.
On September 21, 2005, JetBlue Flight 292, an Airbus A320 discovered a problem with its landing gear as it took off from Bob Hope Airport in Burbank. It flew in circles for three hours to burn off fuel, then landed safely at Los Angeles International Airport on runway 25L, balancing on its back wheels as it rolled down the center of the runway. Passengers were able to watch their own coverage live from the satellite broadcast on JetBlue in-flight TV seat displays of their plane as it made an emergency landing with the front landing gear visibly becoming damaged. Because JetBlue did not serve LAX at the time, the aircraft was evaluated and repaired at a Continental Airlines hangar.[271][272]
On 19 December 2005, Air India flight 136, a Boeing 747-400M (registered as VT-AIM) flying from Los Angeles to Delhi via Frankfurt, suffered a tire blowout after take-off.[273] The plane dumped fuel and returned to Los Angeles after conducting an emergency landing. There were no injuries among 267 passengers and crew, however a woman passenger was hospitalized after fainting on landing.[274]
On June 2, 2006, an American Airlines Boeing 767 was about to complete a flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City when the plane's pilots noted that the number 1 engine lagged the number 2 one by 2 percent. The plane landed safely and passengers disembarked, but when maintenance personnel retarded its throttle to idle, the number one engine, which had been put to maximum power, suffered an uncontained rupture of the high pressure turbine stage 1 disk, causing the engine to explode.[275] There were no injuries among the three people on board the aircraft at the time (all of them maintenance workers), but the airplane was written off.
On July 29, 2006, after America West Express Flight 6008, a Canadair Regional Jet operated by Mesa Airlines from Phoenix, Arizona, landed on runway 25L, controllers instructed the pilot to leave the runway on a taxiway known as "Mike" and stop short of runway 25R. Even though the pilot read back the instructions correctly, he accidentally taxied onto 25R and into the path of a departing SkyWest AirlinesEmbraer EMB-120 operating United Express Flight 6037 to Monterey. They cleared each other by 50 feet (15 m) and nobody was hurt.[276]
On August 16, 2007, a runway incursion occurred between WestJet Flight 900 and Northwest Airlines Flight 180 on runways 24R and 24L, respectively, with the aircraft coming within 37 feet (11 m) of each other. The planes were carrying a combined total of 296 people, none of whom were injured. The NTSB concluded that the incursion was the result of controller error.[277] In September 2007, FAA Administrator Marion Blakey stressed the need for LAX to increase lateral separation between its pair of north runways in order to preserve the safety and efficiency of the airport.[278]
2010s
On October 13 and 14, 2013, two incidents of dry ice bomb explosions occurred at the airport. The first dry ice bomb exploded at 7:00 p.m. in an employee restroom in Terminal 2, with no injuries. Terminal 2 was briefly shut down as a result. On the next day at 8:30 p.m., a dry ice bomb exploded on the ramp area near the Tom Bradley International Terminal, also without injuries. Two other plastic bottles containing dry ice were found at the scene during the second explosion. On October 15, a 28-year-old airport employee was arrested in connection with the explosions and was booked on charges of possession of an explosive or destructive device near an aircraft.[279][280][281] On October 18, a 41-year-old airport employee was arrested in connection with the second explosion, and was booked on suspicion of possessing a destructive device near an aircraft.[282] Authorities believe that the incidents were not linked to terrorism.[279] Both men subsequently pleaded no contest and were each sentenced to three years' probation. The airport workers had removed dry ice from a cargo hold into which a dog was to be loaded, because of fears that the dry ice could harm the animal.[283]
In the 2013 Los Angeles International Airport shooting of November 1, 2013, at around 9:31 a.m. PDT, a lone gunman entered Terminal 3 and opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle, killing a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer and wounding three other people. The gunman was later apprehended and taken into custody. Until the situation was clarified and under control, a few terminals at the airport were evacuated, all inbound flights were diverted and all outbound flights were grounded until the airport began returning to normal operation at around 2:30 p.m.[284][285]
On August 28, 2016, there was a false report of shots fired throughout the airport, causing a temporary lock down and about 3 hours of flight delays.[286]
On May 20, 2017, Aeroméxico Flight 642, a Boeing 737-800, collided with a utility truck on a taxiway near Runway 25R, injuring 8 people, two of them seriously.[287]
On July 25, 2018, jetblast from a Dash 8 caused some dollies to crash into a United 737.[288]
On November 21, 2019, Philippine Airlines Flight 113, operated by a Boeing 777-300ER suffered an engine compressor stall shortly after take off from the airport's Runway 25R, forcing the flight to return. The flight made a successful emergency landing just 13 minutes after departure. There were 342 passengers and 18 crew on board the flight, with no injuries reported.[289]
2020s
On August 19, 2020, FedEx Express Flight 1026, a Boeing 767, made an emergency landing when its left main landing gear failed to extend. One of the pilots was injured while leaving the aircraft.[290]
On October 28, 2021, more than 300 passengers were forced to flee onto the tarmac after report of a person with a gun at the Terminal 1. Two people were injured, and the flights were temporarily suspended. No weapons were found, but two people were arrested and taken into custody by the airport police.[291]
On February 10, 2023, an American AirlinesAirbus A321 was being towed without any passengers when it collided with a passenger bus, injuring five people who were riding on the bus.[292]
On July 8, 2024, a Boeing 757-200 of United Airlines, registration N14107, was in the initial climb out of runway 25R bound for Denver when one of the main wheels detached. The aircraft continued to Denver and landed safely with no casualties.[293]
Aircraft spotting
The "Imperial Hill" area of El Segundo is a prime location for aircraft spotting, especially for takeoffs. Part of the Imperial Hill area has been set aside as a city park, Clutter's Park.
Another popular spotting location sits under the final approach for runways 24 L&R on a lawn next to the WestchesterIn-N-Out Burger on Sepulveda Boulevard. This is one of the few remaining locations in Southern California from which spotters may watch such a wide variety of low-flying commercial airliners from directly underneath a flight path.
Another aircraft spotting location is at a small park in the take-off pattern that normally goes out over the Pacific. The park is on the east side of the street Vista Del Mar from where it takes its name, Vista Del Mar Park.
Numerous films and television shows have been set or filmed partially at LAX, at least partly due to the airport's proximity to Hollywood studios and Los Angeles. Film shoots at the Los Angeles airports, including LAX, produced $590 million for the Los Angeles region from 2002 to 2005.[295]
^Commonly referred to as LAX with each letter pronounced individually.
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Further reading
Bullock, Freddy. LAX: Los Angeles International Airport (1998)
Schoneberger, William A., Ethel Pattison, and Lee Nichols. Los Angeles International Airport (Arcadia Publishing, 2009.)
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Los Angeles International Airport.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Los Angeles International Airport.
Los Angeles International Airport official website
LAneXt website
LAX Noise Management Internet Flight Tracking System
FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective September 5, 2024
Los Angeles International Airport travel guide from Wikivoyage
Resources for this airport:
AirNav airport information for KLAX
ASN accident history for LAX
FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
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