Los Angeles International Airport is the primary airport serving Los Angeles, California. It is generally referred to by Californians simply as "LAX", with the letters pronounced individually.
LAX handles more "origin and destination" passengers than any other airport in the world. It is the world\\\\\\\'s fifth-busiest airport by passenger traffic and sixth-busiest by cargo traffic, serving some 60 million passengers and more than two million tons of freight in 2004. It is the third-busiest airport by passenger traffic in the United States. In terms of international passengers, LAX is the second-busiest in the U.S. (behind only JFK International Airport in New York City), but only 20th worldwide. Before 9/11 it was the third busiest airport in the world. It is a major hub for United Airlines.
LAX serves destinations in North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. Its most prominent airlines are United (19.57% of passenger traffic, combined with United Express traffic), American (15%) and Southwest (12.7%). It is also a focus city for Alaska Airlines and an international gateway for Delta Air Lines
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