Air Transportation
See also: List of airports in the Los Angeles areaIn the Los Angeles metropolitan area there are six commercial airports and many more general-aviation airports.
The primary Los Angeles airport is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The fifth busiest commercial airport in the world and the third busiest in the United States, LAX handled 61.9 million passengers, 1.884 million metric tons of cargo and 680,954 aircraft movements in 2007.
Other major nearby commercial airports include: LA/Ontario International Airport (serves the Inland Empire); Bob Hope Airport (formerly known as Burbank Airport; serves the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys); Long Beach Airport (serves the Long Beach/Harbor area); John Wayne Airport (serves the Orange County area); LA/Palmdale Regional Airport (serves the northern outlying communities of the Santa Clarita and Antelope Valleys although has little passenger traffic).
The world's busiest general-aviation airport is also located in Los Angeles, Van Nuys Airport.
Read more about this topic: Transportation In Los Angeles
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