I spent 24 years of my ATC career working LA TRACON. It was the most fun I had working airplanes. I got to work the busiest hour LAX had, or ever will have. Two of us (my coworker had the 24's & I had the 25's) put down 135 airplanes in that hour. As I had the bulk of the traffic (about 95 of those 135), I had both 25’s and 24L; I just had to find someone to follow who was landing on 24R. I was busier than a one-armed paper hanger, but it sure was fun! We worked more airplanes per position than any other TRACON. We were working about 2400 operations per day on 4 positions. Things changed a bit before I retired when someone in their infinite wisdom decided arrivals needed to be split from departures due to the length of time needed for certification. Arrivals took about 2 years and departures took about one. Splitting didn’t help, in fact, lengthened the time to certify on departures. 'Twas a great career and 12 years later I’m still looking for the adrenaline rush I would get working the rush!
can you please elaborate and clarify what you're talking about here>? "arrivals needed to be split from departures due to the length of time needed for certification. Arrivals took about 2 years and departures took about one. Splitting didn’t help, in fact, lengthened the time to certify on departures." as I have no idea what you mean. please explain this in layman's terms.
I have a beach house at marina del Rey. It’s the BEST plane spotting. At night you can see the Jets all in a row for landing all the way to Ontario. The lights glitter in an endless line. The departures often go out over the ocean and I get amazing views. I love the a 380 departures
@@noob.168 oh child … LOL. That’s my beach house . I have a loft in NYC , a farm house in saint remy de Provence, a house in the Hollywood hills , and I’m building a town house in Chelsea NYC. Trust me … I travel. A lot. Also , the beach house in Marina del Rey is at the highest point on the peninsula. It’s going to be there long after I’m dead. You worry about you. I’ll pay some one to worry about me.
I love being a pilot based at LAX. The airport arrivals and departures go so smoothly and it doesn’t suffer from severe weather like other airports around the country.
@@whitelobster1ify yes. It does get a marine layer but it’s not an issue really. The past week it was pretty foggy in the mornings and night time. Almost had to do an auto land but Rvr’s picked up to 6000 feet.
Nice video. I have two more things to add to this. For about a year now, when the weather is good, they will clear you for “the approach” for a certain runway (yes at 50 miles out). But they don’t say which kind of approach. This way, the pilot can pick if he or she wants to do an ILS or RNAV or even a visual approach. However, when the weather gets worse, they will assign the ILS specifically. Also, after the departure end of 25L/R and 24L/R, between the airport and the ocean, is a piece of grassland with roads, but no houses. This used to be a neighborhood. However, when these old jets started to fly out of LAX back in the 1950s and came over this neighborhood very low, they decided this was unsafe and the government bought all the houses and demolished the neighborhood. The streets were left behind. I believe this is now a nature reservation.
@@alicehendricks I don’t think it’s a good spot. Now a days, with better performing aircraft, the majority of airplanes would be pretty high in altitude by the time they cross over this.
@@rtbrtb_dutchy4183 and not necessarily true, from dockweiler beach, even further west of it, aircraft are still fantastic to spot from there, and yet they are still even higher by then. the question is, can the public access those old residential roads? ofcourse not,r ight?
@@KuostA you have some good questions, which I don’t have the answers to. I fly in and out of LAX all the time, but never went to that area on the ground. Tell you what, now I’m curious. Next time I’m there on an overnight, I’ll get out there and take a look. I thought this has become some kind of nature sanctuary, so it’s probably protected.
I'm operating to LAX on Sunday from LHR, we mostly use the ANJLL4 arrival, with waypoints, such as HAKMN, BCALL, SHTNR, OTOOL, DNERO, CGNEY, SLLRS, GLESN, SALYY, LEMMN, CAANN, amongst others. I was last there about 10 days ago, really foggy, not great trying to get in.
@@KuostA I love my job. I get to fly all over the world and spend time there doing things. I went to the Singapore Grand Prix a few weeks ago, today I was on a bike ride in LA and had a lunch on the beach. Next month I am playing golf with some friends in Johannesburg. It can be tiring, so you have to manage your rest carefully and some aspects of the job by being away during social events is frustrating, but the rewards can be excellent.
I’m the training representative air traffic controller for “socal approach, LA arrivals area”. OUTSTANDING! I’m recommending that all new controllers to “LA Arrivals” (only 1 part of the the outstanding service “socal approach” provides) watch this as part of their training!
As an Angelina, if you offer to pickup or drop off someone at LAX. You’re either a true friend of theirs of family. But I always loved filming departures at Imperial Hill and arrivals at the In n Out. It’s an amazing airport
I've flown into and out of LAX a handful of times. I never had a bad experience. I love the departure when flying out over the Pacific and seeing Catalina Island.
LAX gets a bad rep because most passenger’s experience with it are during the literal most busy times of the year, the holidays. I’ve picked up three different family members on 3 different days in the last week at LAX and it was fine. Traffic was normal.
The freeway traffic getting in and out, the challenge of getting between terminals, and numerous antiquated facilities certainly are issues. But some terminals (such as United’s terminal 7&8) have been updated more recently and are a pleasant experience to travel to and from. Usually it’s not as prone to heavy delays or weather-related ground stoppages as much as other major airports. It’s getting in and out of there on roads that’s the worst.
@@ecoRfan How recently have you been there? All terminals are now linked both air-side and land-side, meaning you can walk from any terminal to any other without needing to process through security in any direction. *All* the terminals have been updated also, with terminal 3 the most recent to open. Agree that getting in and out by road continues to be the most challenging thing about LAX, but with the introduction of the remote LAXit lot for taxi and rideshare pickups a couple of years ago it got a lot better than it was.
@@marklnz I’ve heard it’s difficult getting between terminals but it can be done. I was there in October 2022 and only remained in Terminal 7. Some terminals such as 5 are dated while others such as 7 are more up to date.
@@ecoRfan the American Airlines terminals (4 and 5) are probably the most dated but they're not "out of date" as such, just not as newly refurbished as some of the others
Unsurprised the LAX is the largest Origin/Destination airport. As a New Zealander, it seems like the vast majority of flights from Australasia into the US enter through Los Angeles.
As a pilot for one of the "big 3" mentioned, but not based in LAX, I find LAX kinda, meh? Don't hate it, don't love it. I will say I much rather deal with LAX than ORD or JFK/LGA/DCA. It's not terribly hard to get into, or out. Though SOCAL approach can really make things difficult with the speeds at times. Trying to descend on a heavier plane while they're trying to have us slow down significantly at the same time is really hard to pull off at times.
I was a CFI in SoCal and I always got a kick out of pilots trying to plead with SoCal approach to get a speed reduction after getting told descend via except maintain 300 knots😂
@@joshuacaranci5967 I mean that's the best case scenario. What I'm talking about is when you're doing nearly 300 in the lower flight levels then they give you a sudden "slow to 210" and an even lower altitude and then they have the gall to say expedite on top of that. Good luck pulling that off in a full A321
@@KuostA in a fully loaded 321? Lol no. Either you descend or slow down. Off the top of my head it usually takes us about 10 nautical miles to slow down from 300 to 200. 15 or more while in a descent, even with the spoilers out. Or it would have to be a super shallow descent at 500fpm at which point atc may get pissed. You might pull it off at 1000fpm if you're light. 319\320 are not nearly as bad in this regard. Good ATCers will tell us speed first then altitude or vice versa which helps a lot. But many seem to assume we can do both. Which then puts us in the awkward position of having to tell ATC "unable".
The airside operations of LAX work very smoothly. The hassles of getting to your terminal or getting out of LAX are legendary. The traffic inside the terminal loop is better since they moved the Uber, Lyft, and taxi pickup area to the new "LAXit" site some distance away, but carrying your bags into a shuttle bus is a big hassle until they complete the people-mover. Some years ago, I missed several flights due to it taking almost an hour to travel the last mile or two into the LAX terminal loop, even at times when the rest of the Los Angeles traffic was light. Personally, I will fly from BUR instead of LAX if there is a reasonable way to get to my destination from there.
LAX right now is a hot mess on the ground, because of Southern California's legendarily infamous traffic. What I'm wondering is just how useful the new transit line will be, and just how much of a pain dragging more than carry-on luggage through everything will be... and what's more if it'll go anywhere useful. At least Atlanta, for all its faults, did transit right; they grafted MARTA right onto the west end of the terminal, where most airports stick the train station on the back of beyond... and then there's Schiphol, which didn't bother putting Metro underneath the airport when they could put a major main-line NS terminal there... that would be like running Amtrak through Dulles, only way better... but then, Americans and their cars... But as for airspace? LAX has an amazing setup. I mean, not only are you cleared for the approach 50 miles out, you *intercept the final approach course* up to THREE HUNDRED miles out... (ANJLL4 from outside DNERO)
The ground game at and around LAX is certainly not good, with no easy solution to the old sprawl. Even the long range transit plans call for a several seat ride to downtown or Hollywood, and the transit system has a lot to improve with rider safety. Major transit projects cost so much more in the US than anywhere else, especially in expensive coastal regions. But indeed I did notice on approach it felt like the flight descended really fast and the approach route was much faster than other major airports I’ve flown to.
3:45 simple flying for your kind information few airports have 5 parralel runways like Istanbul,Dallas,Shanghai, Atlanta and Chicago. Many airports feature 4 parallel runways like CDG,ICN,MCO and many more though DEL can be added but it’s one runway is not aligned with other 3 so it cannot fully support operations.
I have flown in and out of LAX for 40 years and I have never had a bad experience Yes there is lots of construction but the results have been more efficient and effective experience.
..............you were getting east and west directions for the runways mixed up through the video and reversing them (saying east when it was supposed to be west and vice versa)
Flying out of LAX is no issue at all, but trying to leave LAX on public trans is an absolute nightmare. Between getting off the plane, getting bags, getting to the Uber/Lyft lot, then waiting until you're picked up, that could easily be 1.5 hours.
I actually quite enjoy walking to the LAXit lot, especially after being cramped up in a long flight. I haven't done the full "horseshoe" in one of the shuttles but I suspect that if you know your way, you can easily beat the shuttle by walking, from just about every terminal.
@@KuostA I use luggage with wheels lol. Also, there *are* luggage carts. As far as how long, from Tom Bradley terminal, which I'd say is the longest walk for any of the terminals, it takes me about 20 minutes to get to LAXit.
Are the personnell assigned to these nine crew bases specifically detailed to LAX? Or, more generally, to southern California, so that they also support SNA, ONT, LGB, and BUR?
Flying from across the Pacific, I much prefer to fly into SFO, or increasingly DFW, ORD or JFK than LAX. The LAX passenger experience is poor, immigration is glacial, terminal transfers are slow, much of the infrastructure is dated, public transport options to and from the airport are laughable and there's virtually no decent restaurants or retail outlets. Many Americans are surprised when I rate their airports so poorly, but few of them have used Doha, Singapore or Incheon to undertand that using airports can not only serve a need, they can also be a pleasurable experience.
I suspect it's been a while since you arrived at LAX internationally. I've done it 3 times in the past year, and compared to SFO (which I also passed through immigration at last year), there is really no difference in my experience. LAX has improved out of sight in the past few years from that point of view. I suppose it would also depend on your immigration status - it'll be different if you're a visitor vs if you're a citizen or permanent resident.
Painful, but mainly because US CPB at this airport is always frustratingly slow. Taxi times are also very long and the airport isn’t very efficiently designed compared to DXB / SIN or even CDG / LHR.
We’ll, avoid arriving during the afternoon European rush hours then. It’s not like USCBP can get enough workload for one whole shift for the right amount of people while long-haul flights from east, west and south can arrive early or late by up to an hour due to global winds. This ain’t slot-controlled HKG or LHR where flights are evenly spaced out and all or nearly all flights need to be processed by immigration.
@@battlefield3112011 And LAX or any US airport except JFK can’t direct international airlines to even out their arrivals. They can borrow ground staff but immigration can’t deal with peak hours.
Never understood why whenever I’ve flown into LAX, the aircraft needs to be towed onto stand. Only reason I can think is the shape of the terminal (round).
I can't find the story, but IIRC, a plane in the 1990's crashed into a terminal while pulling up to a gate (it may have not even been at LAX), so in classic reactionary creation of needless rules, they passed one that planes had to be towed the last several feet to their spot.
@@pontmercy8 Just take LAXit to the uber stand and you can leave the airport. The bus comes RIGHT OUTSIDE the arrivals area, so it is actually very easy. Those busses have racks so you can put all your luggage on there and then head to uber lyft area.
@@noob.168 I think that's for arrivals. But it is still very easy. Just take the bus to LAXit and there is an area for UBER and LYFT. Walk on down over there and take your taxi.
Immigration lines remain brutal... an area yet to be improved. Last arrival there in July saw a 2:30 wait in line ( after a 13 hour flight).. SFO is more wecoming
LAX is a passenger nightmare. Passengers should avoid LAX whenever possible. So many better and more convenient airports all across SoCal (BUR, LGB, SNA, ONT, SBA and more).
After finishing the video, I’m now super bothered by the pronunciation of Los Angeles that the narrator, most every Briton, and (some) non-American English speakers use.
When was that? Since 2020 LA legislated that (now playing this announcement incessantly in all terminal’s airside and landside): “LAX is closed to the general public 24/7”, only passengers, workers and drivers are allowed.
As an Angelino, it always shows true love if you offer to pick up or send someone in or out of LAX. But it's an incredible airport!
I spent 24 years of my ATC career working LA TRACON. It was the most fun I had working airplanes. I got to work the busiest hour LAX had, or ever will have. Two of us (my coworker had the 24's & I had the 25's) put down 135 airplanes in that hour. As I had the bulk of the traffic (about 95 of those 135), I had both 25’s and 24L; I just had to find someone to follow who was landing on 24R. I was busier than a one-armed paper hanger, but it sure was fun! We worked more airplanes per position than any other TRACON. We were working about 2400 operations per day on 4 positions. Things changed a bit before I retired when someone in their infinite wisdom decided arrivals needed to be split from departures due to the length of time needed for certification. Arrivals took about 2 years and departures took about one. Splitting didn’t help, in fact, lengthened the time to certify on departures. 'Twas a great career and 12 years later I’m still looking for the adrenaline rush I would get working the rush!
can you please elaborate and clarify what you're talking about here>? "arrivals needed to be split from departures due to the length of time needed for certification. Arrivals took about 2 years and departures took about one. Splitting didn’t help, in fact, lengthened the time to certify on departures." as I have no idea what you mean. please explain this in layman's terms.
I have a beach house at marina del Rey. It’s the BEST plane spotting. At night you can see the Jets all in a row for landing all the way to Ontario. The lights glitter in an endless line. The departures often go out over the ocean and I get amazing views. I love the a 380 departures
Every major airport has long line of jets landing. You spent all your money on the beach house that well be swept instead of traveling. 💀
@@noob.168 oh child … LOL. That’s my beach house . I have a loft in NYC , a farm house in saint remy de Provence, a house in the Hollywood hills , and I’m building a town house in Chelsea NYC.
Trust me … I travel. A lot. Also , the beach house in Marina del Rey is at the highest point on the peninsula. It’s going to be there long after I’m dead.
You worry about you. I’ll pay some one to worry about me.
@@stankythecat6735 oh you're in a DIFFERENT tax bracket lmao
@@Gusearth you have no idea! I’m a dual citizen of USA and CANADA. I pay taxes in both counties. It’s fucking brutal.
@@noob.168 The 99% being envious of the 1% :)
I love being a pilot based at LAX. The airport arrivals and departures go so smoothly and it doesn’t suffer from severe weather like other airports around the country.
Does LAX get heavy marine layer fog like other airports up the coast? I know SBA can get pretty socked in during the summer months.
@@whitelobster1ify yes. It does get a marine layer but it’s not an issue really. The past week it was pretty foggy in the mornings and night time. Almost had to do an auto land but Rvr’s picked up to 6000 feet.
@@vivamia how are u liking your career and life? honestly.
What a bliss!
Four parallel runways!
Chicago is a nightmare...
Nice video. I have two more things to add to this.
For about a year now, when the weather is good, they will clear you for “the approach” for a certain runway (yes at 50 miles out). But they don’t say which kind of approach. This way, the pilot can pick if he or she wants to do an ILS or RNAV or even a visual approach. However, when the weather gets worse, they will assign the ILS specifically.
Also, after the departure end of 25L/R and 24L/R, between the airport and the ocean, is a piece of grassland with roads, but no houses. This used to be a neighborhood. However, when these old jets started to fly out of LAX back in the 1950s and came over this neighborhood very low, they decided this was unsafe and the government bought all the houses and demolished the neighborhood. The streets were left behind.
I believe this is now a nature reservation.
Interesting - is this an area where one can go planespotting?
@@alicehendricks I don’t think it’s a good spot. Now a days, with better performing aircraft, the majority of airplanes would be pretty high in altitude by the time they cross over this.
@@rtbrtb_dutchy4183 soo that's what that is! surprised LAX hasn't built anymore facilities on that land yet. but they are able to one day then right?
@@rtbrtb_dutchy4183 and not necessarily true, from dockweiler beach, even further west of it, aircraft are still fantastic to spot from there, and yet they are still even higher by then. the question is, can the public access those old residential roads? ofcourse not,r ight?
@@KuostA you have some good questions, which I don’t have the answers to. I fly in and out of LAX all the time, but never went to that area on the ground.
Tell you what, now I’m curious. Next time I’m there on an overnight, I’ll get out there and take a look.
I thought this has become some kind of nature sanctuary, so it’s probably protected.
I'm operating to LAX on Sunday from LHR, we mostly use the ANJLL4 arrival, with waypoints, such as HAKMN, BCALL, SHTNR, OTOOL, DNERO, CGNEY, SLLRS, GLESN, SALYY, LEMMN, CAANN, amongst others. I was last there about 10 days ago, really foggy, not great trying to get in.
how are you enjoying your life and career, on a serious level?
@@KuostA I love my job. I get to fly all over the world and spend time there doing things. I went to the Singapore Grand Prix a few weeks ago, today I was on a bike ride in LA and had a lunch on the beach. Next month I am playing golf with some friends in Johannesburg. It can be tiring, so you have to manage your rest carefully and some aspects of the job by being away during social events is frustrating, but the rewards can be excellent.
I’m the training representative air traffic controller for “socal approach, LA arrivals area”. OUTSTANDING! I’m recommending that all new controllers to “LA Arrivals” (only 1 part of the the outstanding service “socal approach” provides) watch this as part of their training!
As an Angelina, if you offer to pickup or drop off someone at LAX. You’re either a true friend of theirs of family. But I always loved filming departures at Imperial Hill and arrivals at the In n Out. It’s an amazing airport
I've flown into and out of LAX a handful of times. I never had a bad experience. I love the departure when flying out over the Pacific and seeing Catalina Island.
LAX gets a bad rep because most passenger’s experience with it are during the literal most busy times of the year, the holidays. I’ve picked up three different family members on 3 different days in the last week at LAX and it was fine. Traffic was normal.
The freeway traffic getting in and out, the challenge of getting between terminals, and numerous antiquated facilities certainly are issues. But some terminals (such as United’s terminal 7&8) have been updated more recently and are a pleasant experience to travel to and from. Usually it’s not as prone to heavy delays or weather-related ground stoppages as much as other major airports. It’s getting in and out of there on roads that’s the worst.
@@ecoRfan How recently have you been there? All terminals are now linked both air-side and land-side, meaning you can walk from any terminal to any other without needing to process through security in any direction. *All* the terminals have been updated also, with terminal 3 the most recent to open. Agree that getting in and out by road continues to be the most challenging thing about LAX, but with the introduction of the remote LAXit lot for taxi and rideshare pickups a couple of years ago it got a lot better than it was.
@@marklnz I’ve heard it’s difficult getting between terminals but it can be done. I was there in October 2022 and only remained in Terminal 7. Some terminals such as 5 are dated while others such as 7 are more up to date.
@@ecoRfan the American Airlines terminals (4 and 5) are probably the most dated but they're not "out of date" as such, just not as newly refurbished as some of the others
Always a pleasure to travel through there. I only had good experiences throughout dozens of international flights.
Unsurprised the LAX is the largest Origin/Destination airport. As a New Zealander, it seems like the vast majority of flights from Australasia into the US enter through Los Angeles.
As a pilot for one of the "big 3" mentioned, but not based in LAX, I find LAX kinda, meh? Don't hate it, don't love it. I will say I much rather deal with LAX than ORD or JFK/LGA/DCA. It's not terribly hard to get into, or out. Though SOCAL approach can really make things difficult with the speeds at times. Trying to descend on a heavier plane while they're trying to have us slow down significantly at the same time is really hard to pull off at times.
I was a CFI in SoCal and I always got a kick out of pilots trying to plead with SoCal approach to get a speed reduction after getting told descend via except maintain 300 knots😂
@@joshuacaranci5967 I mean that's the best case scenario. What I'm talking about is when you're doing nearly 300 in the lower flight levels then they give you a sudden "slow to 210" and an even lower altitude and then they have the gall to say expedite on top of that. Good luck pulling that off in a full A321
@@aerialbugsmasher idle thrust and spoilers wouldn't be sufficient for getting the speed down while in the descent?
@@KuostA in a fully loaded 321? Lol no. Either you descend or slow down. Off the top of my head it usually takes us about 10 nautical miles to slow down from 300 to 200. 15 or more while in a descent, even with the spoilers out. Or it would have to be a super shallow descent at 500fpm at which point atc may get pissed. You might pull it off at 1000fpm if you're light. 319\320 are not nearly as bad in this regard. Good ATCers will tell us speed first then altitude or vice versa which helps a lot. But many seem to assume we can do both. Which then puts us in the awkward position of having to tell ATC "unable".
My parents and I have been to LAX a dozen times. We went there for connection flights from Phoenix to Manila and back using LAX as a stop-over.
would love to see more vids detailing specific airport ops!
The airside operations of LAX work very smoothly. The hassles of getting to your terminal or getting out of LAX are legendary. The traffic inside the terminal loop is better since they moved the Uber, Lyft, and taxi pickup area to the new "LAXit" site some distance away, but carrying your bags into a shuttle bus is a big hassle until they complete the people-mover. Some years ago, I missed several flights due to it taking almost an hour to travel the last mile or two into the LAX terminal loop, even at times when the rest of the Los Angeles traffic was light.
Personally, I will fly from BUR instead of LAX if there is a reasonable way to get to my destination from there.
The lack of a train connection is annoying. But then again it is car dependent LA where transit is very disappointing.
Trains will start running from the new LAX Transit Center by end of this year or 2025. The APM doesn’t run till 2026 (i think)
Informative. Great video as always!
LAX right now is a hot mess on the ground, because of Southern California's legendarily infamous traffic. What I'm wondering is just how useful the new transit line will be, and just how much of a pain dragging more than carry-on luggage through everything will be... and what's more if it'll go anywhere useful. At least Atlanta, for all its faults, did transit right; they grafted MARTA right onto the west end of the terminal, where most airports stick the train station on the back of beyond... and then there's Schiphol, which didn't bother putting Metro underneath the airport when they could put a major main-line NS terminal there... that would be like running Amtrak through Dulles, only way better... but then, Americans and their cars...
But as for airspace? LAX has an amazing setup. I mean, not only are you cleared for the approach 50 miles out, you *intercept the final approach course* up to THREE HUNDRED miles out... (ANJLL4 from outside DNERO)
The ground game at and around LAX is certainly not good, with no easy solution to the old sprawl. Even the long range transit plans call for a several seat ride to downtown or Hollywood, and the transit system has a lot to improve with rider safety. Major transit projects cost so much more in the US than anywhere else, especially in expensive coastal regions.
But indeed I did notice on approach it felt like the flight descended really fast and the approach route was much faster than other major airports I’ve flown to.
3:45 simple flying for your kind information few airports have 5 parralel runways like Istanbul,Dallas,Shanghai, Atlanta and Chicago. Many airports feature 4 parallel runways like CDG,ICN,MCO and many more though DEL can be added but it’s one runway is not aligned with other 3 so it cannot fully support operations.
I have flown in and out of LAX for 40 years and I have never had a bad experience Yes there is lots of construction but the results have been more efficient and effective experience.
I get a chuckle every time you say Los AngeLEEEES
..............you were getting east and west directions for the runways mixed up through the video and reversing them (saying east when it was supposed to be west and vice versa)
I ❤ the airport, but the nightmare is to drive in and out of the airport on peak hours 🚗🚙🚕🚓🚕🚙🚗🚓🚕🚙🚗
I love simple flying
Tough to change terminals. I try to avoid LAX and prefer SFO for west coast connections.
At least they're all connected behind security now, but there are some pretty long hikes and few moving walkways.
Love LAX
Flying out of LAX is no issue at all, but trying to leave LAX on public trans is an absolute nightmare. Between getting off the plane, getting bags, getting to the Uber/Lyft lot, then waiting until you're picked up, that could easily be 1.5 hours.
I actually quite enjoy walking to the LAXit lot, especially after being cramped up in a long flight. I haven't done the full "horseshoe" in one of the shuttles but I suspect that if you know your way, you can easily beat the shuttle by walking, from just about every terminal.
@@marklnz not if you have big luggage with you... how long did that take u?
@@KuostA I use luggage with wheels lol. Also, there *are* luggage carts. As far as how long, from Tom Bradley terminal, which I'd say is the longest walk for any of the terminals, it takes me about 20 minutes to get to LAXit.
Are the personnell assigned to these nine crew bases specifically detailed to LAX? Or, more generally, to southern California, so that they also support SNA, ONT, LGB, and BUR?
Flying from across the Pacific, I much prefer to fly into SFO, or increasingly DFW, ORD or JFK than LAX. The LAX passenger experience is poor, immigration is glacial, terminal transfers are slow, much of the infrastructure is dated, public transport options to and from the airport are laughable and there's virtually no decent restaurants or retail outlets.
Many Americans are surprised when I rate their airports so poorly, but few of them have used Doha, Singapore or Incheon to undertand that using airports can not only serve a need, they can also be a pleasurable experience.
I suspect it's been a while since you arrived at LAX internationally. I've done it 3 times in the past year, and compared to SFO (which I also passed through immigration at last year), there is really no difference in my experience. LAX has improved out of sight in the past few years from that point of view. I suppose it would also depend on your immigration status - it'll be different if you're a visitor vs if you're a citizen or permanent resident.
Love this
Painful, but mainly because US CPB at this airport is always frustratingly slow. Taxi times are also very long and the airport isn’t very efficiently designed compared to DXB / SIN or even CDG / LHR.
We’ll, avoid arriving during the afternoon European rush hours then. It’s not like USCBP can get enough workload for one whole shift for the right amount of people while long-haul flights from east, west and south can arrive early or late by up to an hour due to global winds. This ain’t slot-controlled HKG or LHR where flights are evenly spaced out and all or nearly all flights need to be processed by immigration.
All the airport your listed doesn't have the same amount of domestic flight like LAX.
@@battlefield3112011 And LAX or any US airport except JFK can’t direct international airlines to even out their arrivals. They can borrow ground staff but immigration can’t deal with peak hours.
Global Entry or Mobile Passport Control make things easier by a lot.
@@MDLC424there's a new Global Entry app, too.
Terminal 9 is coming!👀 Also, if you fly on SWA high chances are when you depart you will go right out, another one of the positives of LAX.
Never understood why whenever I’ve flown into LAX, the aircraft needs to be towed onto stand. Only reason I can think is the shape of the terminal (round).
You must be flying a certain type of aircraft into a certain terminal.
@@cecilma3140 yep, long haul , so 777 or 787 principally, usually into Tom Bradbury
I can't find the story, but IIRC, a plane in the 1990's crashed into a terminal while pulling up to a gate (it may have not even been at LAX), so in classic reactionary creation of needless rules, they passed one that planes had to be towed the last several feet to their spot.
Very few aircaft get towed into the terminal at LAX
Well, that ex-planes everything
I must say the taxiing layout is far from efficient compared to airports with half as many runways
Is Hollywood in LA 😊
Although it has its own ZIP code, Hollywood is not an incorporated city. So, quite literally, that neighborhood is contained in LA.
It's not that hard to get to LAX. You just call and uber and they drop you right in front of the departures area.
They're not allowed to do that anymore.
@@noob.168Not true. They can drop off, but pickups are off site at LAXit.
@@noob.168you can still do that, but you have to go to a certain area to leave the airport
@@pontmercy8 Just take LAXit to the uber stand and you can leave the airport. The bus comes RIGHT OUTSIDE the arrivals area, so it is actually very easy.
Those busses have racks so you can put all your luggage on there and then head to uber lyft area.
@@noob.168 I think that's for arrivals. But it is still very easy. Just take the bus to LAXit and there is an area for UBER and LYFT. Walk on down over there and take your taxi.
Spirit doesn’t have a crew base in LAX
Immigration lines remain brutal... an area yet to be improved. Last arrival there in July saw a 2:30 wait in line ( after a 13 hour flight).. SFO is more wecoming
LAX is a passenger nightmare. Passengers should avoid LAX whenever possible. So many better and more convenient airports all across SoCal (BUR, LGB, SNA, ONT, SBA and more).
I love LAX, never has an issue there
JFK next
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You mispronounced Los Angeles
Almost all Brits do
ah,the famous airport in which the 737 proved it is stronger than a320 when it slammed into a metroliner.oh yeah,im 4th!
Let’s say a lot has changed in the last 33 years.
what a dumb imbecile comment on all facets lmao what a little prepubescent child you are!
Los Angeleas
After finishing the video, I’m now super bothered by the pronunciation of Los Angeles that the narrator, most every Briton, and (some) non-American English speakers use.
Thankfully the French aren’t so bothered with how the English-speaking world pronounces Paris 😅
I avoid LAX like the plague. I would rather drive to next state over for my flying needs, then to ever get within mile of that hell hole.
Horrible airport
Why? I have never had an issue there.
Too bad it is in LA and California. Being based there can be a punishment.
Why do you say that? You hate great weather and sunshine?
Did they forget to mention all the homless people sleeping inside the terminal entrance on the chairs and floors?
When was that? Since 2020 LA legislated that (now playing this announcement incessantly in all terminal’s airside and landside): “LAX is closed to the general public 24/7”, only passengers, workers and drivers are allowed.
Which Terminal?, I Just flew out of Terminal 7 a couple of weeks ago, I did not see any homeless.
You probably think God exists too.
I’ve worked at lax for years… that’s not true at all
That’s not the case at all. Where do you get this from?