73.7M
LAX passengers in 2025
Los Angeles World Airports recorded 73,709,594 arriving and departing passengers during calendar year 2025.
LAWA 10-Year Passenger Summary, 2025REFERENCE PAGE
LAX airport travel statistics
Current passenger and airport traffic figures for journalists, travel planners and anyone keeping an eye on Los Angeles travel. Every number below links to its official source.
Last updated October 7, 2026. Latest annual figures available from Los Angeles World Airports.
LAX AT A GLANCE
A major gateway for Southern California travel.
LAX handled more than 73 million passengers in 2025. For travelers, that scale makes a clear arrival plan, realistic timing and pre-arranged transportation especially useful.
76.6M
LAX passengers in 2024
LAX handled 76,585,861 passengers in calendar year 2024, up from 75,056,210 in 2023.
LAWA 10-Year Passenger Summary, 202438.3M
Departures in 2024
LAX recorded 38,328,369 departing passengers in calendar year 2024.
LAWA 10-Year Passenger Summary, 202438.3M
Arrivals in 2024
LAX recorded 38,257,492 arriving passengers in calendar year 2024.
LAWA 10-Year Passenger Summary, 202424.0M
International passengers in 2024
International passengers totaled approximately 23.99 million in 2024, a 7.91% increase from 2023.
LAWA Aviation Activity Analysis, 202452.6M
Domestic passengers in 2024
Domestic passengers totaled approximately 52.60 million in 2024.
LAWA Aviation Activity Analysis, 202488.1M
LAX passengers in 2019
The 2019 total was 88,068,013 passengers, the highest figure in LAWA’s current ten-year table.
LAWA 10-Year Passenger Summary, 201914,812
Airport peak-hour trips
A Friday in August 2024 recorded 14,812 vehicle trips at LAX during the 11 a.m. to noon airport peak hour.
LAWA Traffic Generation Report, 2024WHAT THE NUMBERS MEAN
Travel days reward a little extra planning.
Passenger totals do not predict an individual pickup time. They do show why airport arrivals, luggage, terminal coordination and a dependable next step matter for families and groups coming through LAX.
Read the LAX pickup guide →For arrivalsAllow time for deplaning, baggage claim and, when applicable, international entry procedures.
For familiesShare passenger, luggage and child-seat details in advance so the vehicle plan fits the trip.
For trip plannersUse the official sources below when quoting LAX figures, then check LAWA’s monthly traffic reports for newer data.
METHODOLOGY & SOURCES
How to use this page
Figures are reported as published by Los Angeles World Airports. Passenger totals count arriving and departing passengers. “Approximately” is retained where the underlying report presents a rounded figure.
- Los Angeles World Airports, 10-Year Summary of Passengers, accessed October 7, 2026.
- Los Angeles World Airports, Aviation Activity Analysis, calendar year 2024.
- Los Angeles World Airports, 2024 Traffic Generation Report for LAX.
CITE THIS PAGE
City Cruze LA. “LAX Airport Travel Statistics.” Updated October 7, 2026. https://citycruzela.com/lax-travel-statistics
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