About
Los
Angeles
World
Airports
(LAWA)
LAX,
the
third-busiest
airport
in
the
world
and
second
busiest
in
the
United
States
in
2019,
is
in
the
midst
of
a
$14.3-billion
capital
improvement
program
that
will
touch
on
all
nine
passenger
terminals
and
build
new
facilities,
including
an
Automated
People
Mover
(APM)
train,
Consolidated
Rent-A-Car
(ConRAC)
facility
and
a
12-
to
15-gate
Midfield
Satellite
Concourse
(MSC)
addition
to
the
Tom
Bradley
International
Terminal.
In
2019,
LAX
served
nearly
88.1
million
passengers
and
offered
an
average
of
700
daily
nonstop
flights
to
113
destinations
in
the
U.S.
and
1,200
weekly
nonstop
flights
to
91
markets
in
46
countries
on
72
commercial
airlines.
LAX
generates
620,600
jobs
in
Southern
California,
with
labor
income
of
$37.3
billion
and
economic
output
(business
revenues)
of
more
than
$126.6
billion,
according
to
an
economic
study
based
on
2014
operations.
This
activity
added
$6.2
billion
to
local
and
state
revenues
and
$8.7
billion
in
federal
tax
revenues. The
study
also
reported
that
LAX’s
ongoing
capital
improvement
program
creates
an
additional
121,640
annual
jobs
with
labor
income
of
$7.6
billion
and
economic
output
of
$20.3
billion;
$966
million
in
state
and
local
taxes;
and
$1.6
billion
in
federal
tax
revenues.
LAX
is
part
of
a
system
of
two
Southern
California
airports
–
along
with
Van
Nuys
general
aviation
–
that
are
owned
and
operated
by
Los
Angeles
World
Airports
(LAWA),
a
proprietary
department
of
the
City
of
Los
Angeles
that
receives
no
funding
from
the
City’s
general
fund.
LAWA
is
leading
the
aviation
industry
in
sustainability
practices,
with
initiatives
related
to
water
management,
energy
(electricity)
management,
air
quality,
recycling
and
natural
resources
management. In
2019,
LAX
received
Level
III
ACI
Airport
Carbon
Accreditation
from
Airport
Councils
International-Europe.
LAWA
is
also
a
leader
in
inclusivity,
operating
eight
programs
that
provide
opportunities
for
business
enterprises
including
local,
small,
minority-owned,
veteran-owned
and
disadvantaged
firms,
and
working
together
with
community
partners
to
offer
the
HireLAX
Apprenticeship
Readiness
Program,
which
targets
local
workers
to
make
them
ready
for
rewarding
careers
in
the
construction
trades,
and
the
Build
LAX
Academy,
designed
to
prepare
small
contracting
businesses
for
success
when
working
on
projects
at LAX.
LAX
was
named
a
top-10
U.S.
airport
by
SKYTRAX
in
2018,
and
was
honored
as
the
“Most
Innovative
Airport
for
Passenger
Experience”
in
2019
by
the
American
Association
of
Airport
Executives.
LAX
is
the
second-most
popular
airport
in
the
world
to
appear
on
Instagram,
according
to
wego.com.
Other
recent
honors
have
included
selection
as
the
No.
9
Best
Airport
(Wall
Street
Journal);
No.
7
Best
On-Time
Performance
for
a
Mega-Hub
Airport
(OAG);
one
of
“The
World’s
Best
Airports
for
Business
Travelers”
(GlobeHunters);
Public-Private
Partnership
of
the
Year
(P3
Bulletin);
Urth
Caffe,
Best
Airport
Coffee
Concession
of
the
Year
(Global
FAB
Awards);
Innovation
of
the
Year,
Consolidated
Rent-A-Car
Facility
(ARTBA);
Best
Project,
United
Airlines
Terminal
7
and
8
Redevelopment
Program
(Engineering
News
Record
California);
North
American
Public-Private
Partnership
Deal
of
the
Year
(IJ
Global);
and
Innovative
Transportation
Solution
of
the
Year,
Automated
People
Mover
(WTS
LA).
As
a
covered
entity
under
Title
II
of
the
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act,
the
City
of
Los
Angeles
does
not
discriminate
on
the
basis
of
disability
and,
upon
request,
will
provide
reasonable
accommodation
to
ensure
equal
access
to
its
programs,
services,
and
activities.
Alternative
formats
in
large
print,
braille,
audio,
and
other
forms
(if
possible)
will
be
provided
upon
request.
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