Los Angeles International Airport.LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the second busiest cargo airport in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , handling 1.3 million tons of origin and destination air cargo air cargo: see aviation. in 1990. LAX offers two big benefits - an impressive collection of handling facilities and over 2,000 flights each day serving cities worldwide. In addition to accommodating your cargo needs, LAX offers a number of economic advantages: * Located in the heart of Los Angeles' 60-mile circle which in terms of goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. produced is exceeded by only 13 nations. * The area has the second largest concentration of population, income, finance and business in the United States, and a huge conglomeration con·glom·er·a·tion n. 1. a. The act or process of conglomerating. b. The state of being conglomerated. 2. An accumulation of miscellaneous things. of aerospace, and electronics industries. * Excellent truck, rail and sea connections are available from LAX along with some 300 freight forwarders and more than 100 customs brokers in greater Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . * The high trade volume is facilitated by 74 consular offices, 28 trading offices, 16 foreign chambers of commerce and a variety of other trade-related organizations. The Best in Facilities CARGO CITY - A 98-acre cargo handling complex on the east end of the airfield. This complex includes air cargo terminals for United, American, Delta and Trans World Airlines Trans World Airlines, commonly known as TWA, was a major American airline company that was acquired by American Airlines in April 2001. For many years it was headquartered at the Kansas City Downtown Airport, as well as midtown Manhattan in New York City. , and the huge World Way Postal Center; the first post office to be located at a major airport in the United States. IMPERIAL COMPLEX - A 57.4 acre cargo handling complex on the south side of the field, fronting on Imperial Highway. Air France, Lufthansa, China Airlines, Air Canada and Northwest Orient Airlines operate cargo terminals. GATEWAY CENTER - Gateway Freight Services, Inc. built this $3.5 million center to provide terminal handling, documentation and Customs clearance for itinerant and scheduled airline customers. Gateway opened a second building - across from its first location - which houses 49,000 square feet of floor area, including a 1,150 square foot U.S. Department of Agriculture Meat Inspection Station with cold storage and a U.S. Customs Service Office. |
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