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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 252353Z 26012KT 10SM SCT012 SCT110 BKN280 23/18 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP111 T02330183 10250 20228 57013 $
- Wind
- from 260° at 12 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 28,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 23 °C / dewpoint 18 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.86 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,218 ft · pressure altitude 188 ft
- Observed
- 9 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 260° at 12 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 24R | 12 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 24L | 12 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 25R | 12 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 25L | 12 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 06L | 12 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
| 06R | 12 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
| 07L | 12 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
| 07R | 12 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
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 →
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 1,200–1,200 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KLAX 252343Z 2600/2706 26012KT P6SM SCT012 FM260200 26006KT P6SM SCT010 FM260700 VRB03KT P6SM OVC008 FM261500 VRB03KT P6SM OVC012 FM261700 VRB03KT P6SM SCT015 FM261900 26012KT P6SM SKC FM270300 25005KT 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
- 1345Z / 0145Z
- 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.