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Los Angeles International Airport

Los Angeles, California
IATA: LAX
ICAO: KLAX
FAA: LAX
Elevation: 128 ft
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TSA coverageJan. 1, 2024 to Jul. 11, 2026
WeatherLive METAR and TAF
DemandARC ticket sales and passenger trips
Latest TSA Count
87,953
September 5, 2026
2026 Daily Average
91,327
248 reported days
August 2026 Daily Average
96,361
Latest complete month
2026 YTD
22.65M
Through September 5
Year-over-Year
-6.39%
-1,547,173 passengers
National Rank
#1
2025 comparable rank #1

Daily TSA Passenger Traffic

2024, 2025 and 2026 through equivalent dates
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Latest daily count87,953
30-day average94,814
Busiest 2026 day118,417
June 14
Comparable 2025 YTD24,196,211
2026 YTD22,649,038

Monthly LAX TSA Screened Passenger Comparison

LAX airport-only screening totals · September totals include September 1-5 for all years
Month2024202520262026 Avg/Day
January2,694,3282,598,3002,561,23982,621
February2,421,3922,351,8152,354,73884,098
March3,011,7602,894,6782,834,57691,438
April2,841,4122,898,9932,183,95272,798
May3,223,2573,072,3552,907,59993,794
June3,326,1853,321,2003,120,725104,024
July3,499,9243,354,4353,219,498103,855
August3,246,5033,239,5192,987,20396,361
September*492,317464,916479,50895,902
*September figures include September 1-5 only for an equivalent three-year comparison.

LAX National Airport Ranking

Three-year TSA screening rank
2024
#1
36,468,119 passengers
2025
#1
35,376,177 passengers
2026 YTD
#1
22,649,038 passengers
The 2024 and 2025 figures are full-year national rankings. The 2026 figure is year-to-date through September 5.

Airport Profile

Opened1928
Area3,500 acres
Terminals9
Gates150+

Airfield

Runways4
Longest12,923 ft
Primary hubMultiple airlines
Airport typeLarge hub

Network Snapshot

Domestic destinations90+
International destinations80+
Annual customers76M+
Cargo airlines20+
Important data note: TSA airport-level reports may occasionally contain missing, incomplete, delayed or anomalous daily figures. Flightline publishes the reported totals and flags material irregularities when identified. A missing value should not automatically be interpreted as zero passenger traffic.

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