Los Angeles International Airport is the primary international airport serving The City of Los Angeles. It is the second busiest airport in the United States, and one of the largest international airports in the U.S. and the world. The airport is most often referred to by its IATA airport code LAX, with the letters pronounced individually. In 2017, LAX handled 84,5 million passengers, making it the world’s fourth busiest airport by passenger traffic. LAX serves as a hub/focus city for more passenger airlines than any other airport in the country and is the only airport that all three U.S. legacy carriers (American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines) have designated as a hub . The airport also serves as a hub for Alaska Airlines (which purchased Virgin America in 2016).
In 1928, the Los Angeles City Council selected 640 acres in the southern part of Westchester for a new airport. The new airport was named Mines Field for William W. Mines, the real estate agent who arranged the deal. Mines Field opened as the airport of Los Angeles in 1930 and the city purchased it to be a municipal airfield in 1937. The name became Los Angeles Airport in 1941 and Los Angeles International Airport in 1949.
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