Los Angeles International Airport (LAX / KLAX)
#13 of the 50 busiest airports in the world (2025)
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX / KLAX) in Los Angeles, United States of America has turned up in 62 catches on Skydex. They were caught by 6 spotters. These are catches made by players, not airport movements: an aircraft appears here when somebody caught it and the flight it was operating had a published origin and destination.
In the last 30 days our receivers heard 13,469 airline flights heading to Los Angeles International Airport and 12,703 airline flights leaving it, on 31 days. Each airline flight number counts once a day, matched to its published route when our network hears it. These are not airport movements: we only hear what flies within range of our antennas.
- ICAO
- KLAX
- IATA
- LAX
- City
- Los Angeles
- Country
- United States of America
- Position
- 33.943, -118.408
- Catches
- 62
- Spotters
- 6
- arriving, 30 days
- 13469
- departing, 30 days
- 12703
- days heard
- 31
About the airport
Los Angeles International Airport serves Los Angeles. It sits 125 ft (38 m) above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest is 12,894 ft (3,930 m).
Airport facts: OurAirports (public domain)
Pilots who visit
2 pilots visited Los Angeles International Airport in the simulator, 5 visits in all. The latest was on November 7, 2026.
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30.
- pilots
- 2
- visits
- 5
- last visit
- 2026-11-07
Captain
@ess — Regular · 3 days · since 2026-11-07
The captain is the pilot with the highest visit tier at this airport. On a tie the seat stays with whoever reached that tier first.
Regulars
Recently visited
Race for captain
- Quoc: 2 days · 5 more days to take the seat (candidate)
One visit counts per UTC day. Tier II holds a seat, and on a tie it stays with whoever got there first.
Where those flights also go
- London (LHR) — 11 catches
- Sydney (SYD) — 10 catches
- Seattle (SEA) — 9 catches
- Minneapolis (MSP) — 5 catches
- New York (JFK) — 4 catches
- Las Vegas (LAS) — 2 catches
- Paris (CDG) — 2 catches
- San Francisco (SFO) — 2 catches
- San Jose (SJC) — 2 catches
- Memphis (MEM) — 2 catches
- Istanbul (IST) — 2 catches
- Detroit (DTW) — 2 catches
Aircraft types caught here
- Boeing 777-300ER — 12 catches
- Airbus A321neo — 9 catches
- Boeing 737-900 — 6 catches
- Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner — 5 catches
- Airbus A350-900 — 5 catches
- Boeing 737-800 — 3 catches
- Airbus A380-800 — 3 catches
- Boeing 737 MAX 8 — 2 catches
- Embraer E175 (long wing) — 2 catches
- McDonnell Douglas MD-11 — 2 catches
- Airbus A220-100 — 2 catches
- Airbus A350-1000 — 2 catches
Airlines
- Delta Air Lines — 20 catches
- American Airlines — 7 catches
- United Airlines — 7 catches
- British Airways — 7 catches
- Alaska Airlines — 3 catches
- Frontier Airlines, Inc. — 2 catches
- SkyWest Airlines — 2 catches
- Federal Express — 2 catches
- Turkish Airlines — 2 catches
- Qantas — 2 catches
- JetBlue — 2 catches
- Qatar Airways — 2 catches
Top spotters through this airport
- @0krypt — 19 catches
- @lcameron — 13 catches
- @pfshady — 13 catches
- @qt21 — 11 catches
- @ess — 5 catches
- @neslin — 1 catch
Recent catches
- AAL134 — Boeing 777-300ER · American Airlines · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- ASA585 — Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Alaska Airlines · by pfshady · 2026-11-10
- ASA1480 — Boeing 737-900 · Alaska Airlines · by qt21 · 2026-11-10
- ASA614 — Boeing 737-900 · Alaska Airlines · by qt21 · 2026-11-09
- DAL2253 — Boeing 737-900 · Delta Air Lines · by qt21 · 2026-11-08
- THT8 — Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner · THT Hava Yollari · by qt21 · 2026-11-08
- UAL1457 — Boeing 737 MAX 9 · United Airlines · by qt21 · 2026-11-08
- DAL2980 — Airbus A319 · Delta Air Lines · by qt21 · 2026-11-08
- FFT1178 — Airbus A321neo · Frontier Airlines, Inc. · by pfshady · 2026-11-08
- UAL433 — Boeing 737-800 · United Airlines · by qt21 · 2026-11-07
- SKW3842 — Embraer E175 (long wing) · SkyWest Airlines · by qt21 · 2026-11-07
- DAL291 — Airbus A350-900 · Delta Air Lines · by qt21 · 2026-11-07
- DAL1696 — Boeing 737-800 · Delta Air Lines · by ess · 2026-11-05
- SKW5820 — Embraer E175 (long wing) · SkyWest Airlines · by ess · 2026-11-05
- DAL951 — Airbus A330-300 · Delta Air Lines · by ess · 2026-11-05
- DAL2861 — Boeing 737-900 · Delta Air Lines · by pfshady · 2026-11-05
- FFT1177 — Airbus A321neo · Frontier Airlines, Inc. · by pfshady · 2026-11-05
- DAL1967 — Boeing 737-800 · Delta Air Lines · by pfshady · 2026-11-04
- DAL41 — Airbus A350-900 · Delta Air Lines · by lcameron · 2026-11-04
- FDX1423 — McDonnell Douglas MD-11 · Federal Express · by qt21 · 2026-11-04
- FDX1423 — McDonnell Douglas MD-11 · Federal Express · by qt21 · 2026-11-03
- THY12E — Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner · Turkish Airlines · by ess · 2026-11-01
- QFA12 — Airbus A380-800 · Qantas · by lcameron · 2026-10-31
- JBU923 — Airbus A321 · JetBlue · by pfshady · 2026-10-31
Questions
How many flights to and from Los Angeles International Airport does Skydex hear?
Over the last 30 days: 13,469 airline flights arriving and 12,703 airline flights departing, heard on 31 days. The busiest day was November 10, 2026, with 1,241 airline flights.
When did Skydex first hear a flight to or from Los Angeles International Airport?
On October 8, 2026. Our record of destinations starts on October 8, 2026, so nothing earlier is kept.
Is this the departure board of Los Angeles International Airport?
No. We count airline flight numbers our volunteer receivers hear in the air, once a day each, and match them to their published route. Flights out of range, private and military aircraft are not in it.
Have players caught flights through Los Angeles International Airport?
Yes: 62 catches by 6 spotters so far.
How high is Los Angeles International Airport above sea level?
125 ft (38 m), according to OurAirports.
How long is the longest runway at Los Angeles International Airport?
12,894 ft (3,930 m), the longest of its 4 runways.
Can I fly over Los Angeles International Airport in Skydex?
Yes. Fly here opens the flight simulator over the airport, with the real aircraft our receivers hear in the sky around it.
How do I visit Los Angeles International Airport in Skydex?
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30. 2 pilots visited Los Angeles International Airport in the simulator, 5 visits in all. The latest was on November 7, 2026.