Main Terminal / Concourses at Los Angeles LAX Airport
Los Angeles International Airport has nine passenger terminals - Terminals 1 through 8 and the Tom Bradley International Terminal are arranged in a horse-shoe configuration. The Departure Upper Level roadway and the Arrival Lower Level roadway circle the Terminals situated on the outside, with their corresponding parking structures in the inside of that circle. As you enter the Sky Way, the first terminal you see is Terminal 1, followed by Terminals 2 & 3; after a sharp curve comes the International Terminal (TBIT), and another sharp curve gets you to Terminal 4, followed by Terminals 5, 6, 7 & 8, and the exit to Sepulveda Boulevard.
Getting around LAX: 1. A secure connection is now available between the Tom Bradley and Terminals 3 & 4 at each side of it.
2. Terminals 5, 6 & 7 are connected by tunnel, and Terminal 7 has a walkway to Satellite/T8 and Terminal 6.
3. All terminals are served by the LAX bus Route A on lower arrival level island in front of each terminal, under sign 'LAX shuttle airline connection', which runs every 12-15 mins. Starting from TBIT, the next stops are at Terinals T4 –T8, it then goes on to the opposite side with T1, T2, T3 and back to TBIT. Count on 3 minutes for each stop.
4. On the lower road level (outside of the Arrival level of each LAX passenger terminal), you find hotel & parking lot shuttles, shared-ride vans, taxis, FlyAway, buses, long-distance vans & rental car shuttles.
International Arrivals: Unless you have gone through US customs clearance by participating airports in Canada and the Caribbean, you need to go through passport check, retrieve checked bags, go through customs clearance and - if transferring to another flight - re-check-in bag (the tag should indicate layover and final destination Airport Codes).
Terminal 1 at LAX Airport serves Southwest and US Airways with gates 1-14. The Terminal has an Arrival, Ticketing & Departure level. Before passenger screening is Past the TSA screening is a food court and gates 1 and 2. At the opposite of the food court are Gates 4 to 14. ATMs are near Gate 6 and 3. The Departures Level offers food & drink establishments, shops, and the following services: currency exchange, prepaid phone cards, wireless internet & internet kiosks. The Arrivals Level has interactive visitor’s centers, Traveler’s Aid & Hudson News.
Terminal 2 at LAX Airport serves Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air China, Air France, Air N.Zealand, Alitalia, Hawaiian, KLM, Sun Country, TACA, Avianaca, LACSA Virgin Atlantic, Volaria, WestJet with gates 21-28. The Terminal has an Arrival, Ticketing & Departure level. After TSA Screening are gates 21 to 28. Three currency exchanges are near Gates 21, 24 & next to Jetway Express. Food & drink establishments are near gate areas and in the Departure level (including a duty-free shop), which also has currency exchange, prepaid phone cards, wireless internet and internet kiosks. The Arrival Level has Interactive Visitors Centers, Traveler’s Aid, a news stand & Starbucks.
Terminal 3 at LAX Airport serves AirTran, Alaska, Horizon, JetBlue, V Australia, Virgin America with gates 30-39. The Terminal has an Arrival, Ticketing & Departure Level. After TSA Screening are Gates30 in the gateway area, with a currency exchange across from it, and Gates 31 to 39 arranged in a circle at the end of the gateway, with an ATM in the middle. Food & drink establishments, as well as shops, are in both the gateway areas as on the Departures Level, which also has currency exchange, prepaid phone cards, wireless internet kiosks. The Arrivals Level has interactive visitors’ centers. & Traveler’s Aid.
Terminal 4 at LAX Airport serves American, American Eagle & Qantas with gates 42-49. The Terminal has an Arrival, Ticketing & Departure Level. After TSA Screening are gates 41 to 44 located in the gateway area (for remote gate 44 take the stairway or escalator to the bus gate), and gates 46 to 49 at the end of the gateway. Food & drink establishments, as well as shops, are in both the gateway areas, as on the Departures Level, which also has currency exchange (also opposite Gate 43), prepaid phone cards, wireless internet & internet kiosks. The Arrivals Level has interactive visitors centers & Traveler’s Aid.
Terminal 5 at LAX Airport serves Delta Airlines with gates 50-69. The Terminal has an Arrival, Ticketing & Departure Level. After TSA Screening are gates 51 to 59. Across from the Duty-Free shop in the gateway area is the tunnel connecting to Terminal 6; an ATM is close by. Food & drink establishments, as well as shops, are in both the gateway areas, as on the Departure Level, which also has currency exchange, prepaid phone cards, wireless internet & internet kiosks. The Arrivals Level has an interactive visitor’s center & Traveler’s Aid.
Terminal 6 at LAX Airport serves Allegiant, Continental, Copa departures; Frontier, Spirit, United international with gates 60-77. The Terminal has an Arrival, Ticketing & Departure Level. After TSA screening are gates 60 to 67. An ATM machine is across from Hudson News and currency exchange is nearby (both at entrance tunnel to Terminal 7). Food & drink establishments, as well as shops, are in both the gateway areas, as on the Departure Level, which also has currency exchange, prepaid phone cards, wireless internet & internet kiosks. The Arrivals Level has interactive visitor’s centers, a Java Java Coffee shop & Traveler’s Aid.
NOTE: Terminal 6 is being completely overhauled, the project is to be completed by summer 2012, whereupon Alaska & Horizon will move from their present location at T3 to T6.
Terminal 7 at LAX Airport serves United Express with gates 70-77. The Terminal has an Arrival, Ticketing & Departure Level. After the TSA Screening, there is a walkway to Satellite 8 to the left and a walkway to Terminal 6 & two ATMs & a currency exchange to the right. Gates 70 to 77 follow. United Airline’s Customer Service is next to Gate 71B, while the Red Carpet Club is adjacent to gate 70A. Next to the food court is the elevator, and opposite of it the stairway, to the VIP Lounge, and an ATM is nearby. Food & drink establishments, as well as shops, are in both the gateway areas, as on the Departure Level, which also has currency exchange, prepaid phone cards, wireless internet & internet kiosks & vending machine. The Arrivals Level has an interactive visitor’s center & Traveler’s Aid.
Terminal 8 (Satellite) at LAX Airport serves United Express Airlines with gates 80-88 This satellite terminal has an Arrival, Ticketing & Departure Level. After completing the TSA Screening at Terminal 7 and taking the walkway to this terminal, you arrive at gate 80, with escalator/stairways opposite, followed by United Airlines Customer Service. Food & drink establishments, as well as shops, are in both the gateway areas, as on the Departure Level, which also has currency exchange, prepaid phone cards, wireless internet & internet kiosks. The Arrivals Level has interactive visitor’s centers & Traveler’s Aid.
Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX Airport serves currently 31 major international Airlines. The terminal consists of an Arrival Level, a Ticketing & Departure Level (with gate areas) & a Food Court Upper Level. Past ticket counters A to F are the escalators (at A & F) leading to the TSA Screening, and past that you have in the center bus gates 107-112 and bus gates 113-118, as well as Gates 101-108 to the left, and gates 119 -123 to the right. Food & drink establishments, as well as shops, are in both the gateway areas, as on the Departure Level, which also has currency exchange, prepaid phone cards, wireless internet & internet kiosks & a ‘reLAX’ Lounge. The Arrivals Level has interactive visitor’s centers Arrivals Cafe & La Cantina Bar, Hudson News, a flower shop & Traveler’s Aid.
Airlne Lounges at LAX: T1 - The US Airways Club is next to Gate 2., T2 - A stairway near Gate 24A, as well as an elevator next to Wolfgang Pucks lead to the Airline Lounges. T4 - The American Airlines Admirals Club is near gate 43. A stairway leads to Alaska Airlines Board Room, T5 - Access to Delta Crown Room Club is by stairway (next to McDonald’s)., T7 - Next to the food court is the elevator, and opposite of it the stairway, to the VIP Lounge, Tom Bradley - Elevators take you to: VIP Lounges South (4th floor Sky Team, 5th Floor Star Alliance), and to VIP Lounge North (4th floor L.A. Internat’l Lounge, 5th floor ‘Oneworld’ Alliance. An escalator from the center will take you to the Food Court, Upper Level, which includes the reLAX Lounge.
Getting around LAX: 1. A secure connection is now available between the Tom Bradley and Terminals 3 & 4 at each side of it.
2. Terminals 5, 6 & 7 are connected by tunnel, and Terminal 7 has a walkway to Satellite/T8 and Terminal 6.
3. All terminals are served by the LAX bus Route A on lower arrival level island in front of each terminal, under sign 'LAX shuttle airline connection', which runs every 12-15 mins. Starting from TBIT, the next stops are at Terinals T4 –T8, it then goes on to the opposite side with T1, T2, T3 and back to TBIT. Count on 3 minutes for each stop.
4. On the lower road level (outside of the Arrival level of each LAX passenger terminal), you find hotel & parking lot shuttles, shared-ride vans, taxis, FlyAway, buses, long-distance vans & rental car shuttles.
International Arrivals: Unless you have gone through US customs clearance by participating airports in Canada and the Caribbean, you need to go through passport check, retrieve checked bags, go through customs clearance and - if transferring to another flight - re-check-in bag (the tag should indicate layover and final destination Airport Codes).
Terminal 1 at LAX Airport serves Southwest and US Airways with gates 1-14. The Terminal has an Arrival, Ticketing & Departure level. Before passenger screening is Past the TSA screening is a food court and gates 1 and 2. At the opposite of the food court are Gates 4 to 14. ATMs are near Gate 6 and 3. The Departures Level offers food & drink establishments, shops, and the following services: currency exchange, prepaid phone cards, wireless internet & internet kiosks. The Arrivals Level has interactive visitor’s centers, Traveler’s Aid & Hudson News.
Terminal 2 at LAX Airport serves Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air China, Air France, Air N.Zealand, Alitalia, Hawaiian, KLM, Sun Country, TACA, Avianaca, LACSA Virgin Atlantic, Volaria, WestJet with gates 21-28. The Terminal has an Arrival, Ticketing & Departure level. After TSA Screening are gates 21 to 28. Three currency exchanges are near Gates 21, 24 & next to Jetway Express. Food & drink establishments are near gate areas and in the Departure level (including a duty-free shop), which also has currency exchange, prepaid phone cards, wireless internet and internet kiosks. The Arrival Level has Interactive Visitors Centers, Traveler’s Aid, a news stand & Starbucks.
Terminal 3 at LAX Airport serves AirTran, Alaska, Horizon, JetBlue, V Australia, Virgin America with gates 30-39. The Terminal has an Arrival, Ticketing & Departure Level. After TSA Screening are Gates30 in the gateway area, with a currency exchange across from it, and Gates 31 to 39 arranged in a circle at the end of the gateway, with an ATM in the middle. Food & drink establishments, as well as shops, are in both the gateway areas as on the Departures Level, which also has currency exchange, prepaid phone cards, wireless internet kiosks. The Arrivals Level has interactive visitors’ centers. & Traveler’s Aid.
Terminal 4 at LAX Airport serves American, American Eagle & Qantas with gates 42-49. The Terminal has an Arrival, Ticketing & Departure Level. After TSA Screening are gates 41 to 44 located in the gateway area (for remote gate 44 take the stairway or escalator to the bus gate), and gates 46 to 49 at the end of the gateway. Food & drink establishments, as well as shops, are in both the gateway areas, as on the Departures Level, which also has currency exchange (also opposite Gate 43), prepaid phone cards, wireless internet & internet kiosks. The Arrivals Level has interactive visitors centers & Traveler’s Aid.
Terminal 5 at LAX Airport serves Delta Airlines with gates 50-69. The Terminal has an Arrival, Ticketing & Departure Level. After TSA Screening are gates 51 to 59. Across from the Duty-Free shop in the gateway area is the tunnel connecting to Terminal 6; an ATM is close by. Food & drink establishments, as well as shops, are in both the gateway areas, as on the Departure Level, which also has currency exchange, prepaid phone cards, wireless internet & internet kiosks. The Arrivals Level has an interactive visitor’s center & Traveler’s Aid.
Terminal 6 at LAX Airport serves Allegiant, Continental, Copa departures; Frontier, Spirit, United international with gates 60-77. The Terminal has an Arrival, Ticketing & Departure Level. After TSA screening are gates 60 to 67. An ATM machine is across from Hudson News and currency exchange is nearby (both at entrance tunnel to Terminal 7). Food & drink establishments, as well as shops, are in both the gateway areas, as on the Departure Level, which also has currency exchange, prepaid phone cards, wireless internet & internet kiosks. The Arrivals Level has interactive visitor’s centers, a Java Java Coffee shop & Traveler’s Aid.
NOTE: Terminal 6 is being completely overhauled, the project is to be completed by summer 2012, whereupon Alaska & Horizon will move from their present location at T3 to T6.
Terminal 7 at LAX Airport serves United Express with gates 70-77. The Terminal has an Arrival, Ticketing & Departure Level. After the TSA Screening, there is a walkway to Satellite 8 to the left and a walkway to Terminal 6 & two ATMs & a currency exchange to the right. Gates 70 to 77 follow. United Airline’s Customer Service is next to Gate 71B, while the Red Carpet Club is adjacent to gate 70A. Next to the food court is the elevator, and opposite of it the stairway, to the VIP Lounge, and an ATM is nearby. Food & drink establishments, as well as shops, are in both the gateway areas, as on the Departure Level, which also has currency exchange, prepaid phone cards, wireless internet & internet kiosks & vending machine. The Arrivals Level has an interactive visitor’s center & Traveler’s Aid.
Terminal 8 (Satellite) at LAX Airport serves United Express Airlines with gates 80-88 This satellite terminal has an Arrival, Ticketing & Departure Level. After completing the TSA Screening at Terminal 7 and taking the walkway to this terminal, you arrive at gate 80, with escalator/stairways opposite, followed by United Airlines Customer Service. Food & drink establishments, as well as shops, are in both the gateway areas, as on the Departure Level, which also has currency exchange, prepaid phone cards, wireless internet & internet kiosks. The Arrivals Level has interactive visitor’s centers & Traveler’s Aid.
Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX Airport serves currently 31 major international Airlines. The terminal consists of an Arrival Level, a Ticketing & Departure Level (with gate areas) & a Food Court Upper Level. Past ticket counters A to F are the escalators (at A & F) leading to the TSA Screening, and past that you have in the center bus gates 107-112 and bus gates 113-118, as well as Gates 101-108 to the left, and gates 119 -123 to the right. Food & drink establishments, as well as shops, are in both the gateway areas, as on the Departure Level, which also has currency exchange, prepaid phone cards, wireless internet & internet kiosks & a ‘reLAX’ Lounge. The Arrivals Level has interactive visitor’s centers Arrivals Cafe & La Cantina Bar, Hudson News, a flower shop & Traveler’s Aid.
Airlne Lounges at LAX: T1 - The US Airways Club is next to Gate 2., T2 - A stairway near Gate 24A, as well as an elevator next to Wolfgang Pucks lead to the Airline Lounges. T4 - The American Airlines Admirals Club is near gate 43. A stairway leads to Alaska Airlines Board Room, T5 - Access to Delta Crown Room Club is by stairway (next to McDonald’s)., T7 - Next to the food court is the elevator, and opposite of it the stairway, to the VIP Lounge, Tom Bradley - Elevators take you to: VIP Lounges South (4th floor Sky Team, 5th Floor Star Alliance), and to VIP Lounge North (4th floor L.A. Internat’l Lounge, 5th floor ‘Oneworld’ Alliance. An escalator from the center will take you to the Food Court, Upper Level, which includes the reLAX Lounge.
