If the thought flying first class is intriguing, just wait until you see the views of pilots landing at LAX. Let’s just say that it’s a lot more beautiful than any passenger seat on the plane. As of 2011, LAX was the sixth busiest airport in the world after Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Beijing Capital International Airport, London Heathrow Airport, Chicago O’Hare International Airport, and Tokyo Haneda International Airport with 61,862,052 passengers. Continue reading to see more.
Now that you’ve enjoyed the pilots view, here’s one interesting fact about Los Angeles International Airport. Before the 1930s, existing airports used a two-letter abbreviation based on the weather stations at the airports. At that time, “LA” served as the designation for Los Angeles Airport. But with the rapid growth in the aviation industry the designations expanded to three letters c. 1947, and “LA” became “LAX.” The letter “X” has no specific meaning in this identifier. “LAX” is also used for the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro and by Amtrak for Union Station in downtown Los Angeles.
