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KLAX — Los Angeles Intl
Los Angeles, CA · field elevation 128 ft · Class B airspace · ATCT
KLAX current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KLAX 100153Z 27008KT 10SM CLR 23/17 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02280172 $
- Wind
- from 270° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 23 °C / dewpoint 17 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Density altitude
- 986 ft · pressure altitude 48 ft
- Observed
- 47 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 270° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 24R | 8 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 24L | 8 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 25R | 8 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 25L | 8 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 06L | 8 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
| 06R | 8 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
| 07L | 8 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
| 07R | 8 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
4 within 20 nm, closest 14 nm. Last image 15 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KLAX 092351Z 1000/1106 26010KT P6SM SKC FM100300 26006KT P6SM SKC FM101000 07006KT P6SM SKC FM101500 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM102000 26010KT P6SM SKC FM110300 26006KT P6SM SKC
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 33.94250, -118.40805
- Elevation
- 128 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class B
An ATC clearance is required before you enter.
The words matter: being told “stand by” is not a clearance, and neither is being given a squawk. You need “cleared into the Class Bravo”. Mode C is required within 30 nm of the primary airport — the veil — whether or not you enter the Bravo itself, and the VFR weather minimum is 3 statute miles and clear of clouds, because ATC is separating everyone inside.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1421Z / 0053Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 12°E (2020)
- Fuel
- A
- Sectional
- Los Angeles
- County
- Los Angeles, CA
Airport diagram
Everything else KLAX publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07L/25R | 12,923 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 07R/25L | 11,095 | 200 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
| 06R/24L | 10,885 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 06L/24R | 8,926 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- D-ATIS ARR
- 133.8
- D-ATIS DEP
- 135.65
- Tower HELICOPTERS · Continuous (24 hours)
- 119.8
- Tower SOUTH CMPLX · Continuous (24 hours)
- 120.95
- Tower NORTH CMPLX · Continuous (24 hours)
- 133.9
- Ground WEST
- 121.4
- Ground NORTH-CMPLX
- 121.65
- Ground SOUTH CMPLX
- 121.75
- Clearance
- 120.35
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach APCH FM WEST/DEP TO WEST
- 124.3
- Approach 225-044 LAX
- 124.5
- Approach 090-224 LAX
- 124.9
- Approach 045-089 LAX
- 128.5
Published procedures
- 32 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 24 departures published
- 24 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KLAX airport diagram or an approach plate
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- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.