The terminals
Nine passenger terminals in a horseshoe around the Central Terminal Area, 161 gates. Each terminal’s airlines as the official flylax.com terminal pages show them; the table states them as recorded, with its date.
| Terminal | Gates | Airlines, as recorded |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal 1 | 14 | JetBlue; Southwest Airlines base. Check-in also for Allegiant Air, Breeze Airways, Cayman Airways, Frontier Airlines, Sun Country Airlines and Viva, whose flights board at the West Gates of the Tom Bradley International Terminal by shuttle bus (January 2026) |
| Terminal 2 | 13 | Delta Air Lines hub with Terminal 3; check-in for Norse Atlantic Airways and WestJet (July 2025) |
| Terminal 3 | 15 | Delta Air Lines hub with Terminal 2; check-in for Aeroméxico and Virgin Atlantic (June 2022) |
| Tom Bradley International Terminal (B) | 40 | The international terminal, gates 130–225, with the West Gates reached by tunnel |
| Terminal 4 | 16 | American Airlines hub, with the Regional Terminal (June 2022) |
| Terminal 5 | — | Closed for demolition and reconstruction since October 28, 2025 |
| Terminal 6 | 16 | Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines hub; Air Canada, Porter Airlines, Southern Airways Express, United Airlines (April 2025) |
| Terminal 7 | 13 | United Airlines hub with Terminal 8 (June 2022) |
| Terminal 8 | 8 | United Airlines with Terminal 7; ticketing, security and baggage claim are Terminal 7’s |
| Regional Terminal | 9 | American Airlines regional flights; reached only by airside shuttle bus from Terminals 4 and 5 |
Between terminals without leaving security
- Terminals 1, 2, 3departures-level walkway
- Terminal B to 3 and 4skybridges
- Terminal B to West Gatestunnel
- Terminals 4, 5, 6tunnel
- Terminals 6, 7, 8departures-level walkway
- Regional Terminalairside shuttle bus from Terminals 4 and 5
LAX Shuttle routes, free, outside security
- Route ATerminal Connector: counter-clockwise loop around the Central Terminal Area; a connecting passenger re-enters security
- Route MMetro Connector: Central Terminal Area to the LAX/Metro Transit Center (C and K Lines)
- Route EEconomy Parking: Central Terminal Area to the West Intermodal Transportation Facility, the economy parking garage
- LAX-it shuttleevery terminal to the LAX-it lot
Security checkpoints and wait times
Every terminal has its own TSA checkpoint (Terminal 8 uses Terminal 7’s). Wait times are published live by the airport and reported by travelers in the MyTSA app; this page does not carry a live figure.
Live wait times
flylax.com
By terminal, from the airport
MyTSA app
tsa.gov/mobile
Wait times reported by travelers, what you can bring
TSA PreCheck
tsa.gov/precheck
The expedited lanes
CLEAR
clearme.com
Identity lanes ahead of the checkpoint
- Rules and liquidstsa.gov/travel/security-screening; the 100 ml = 3.4 fl oz rule
- Help at the checkpointTSA Cares, 855-787-2227, for travelers with disabilities or medical conditions
LAX/Metro Transit Center
The rail and bus hub for the airport, near Aviation Boulevard and 96th Street in Westchester; a free shuttle links it to every terminal.
- RailMetro C Line and K Line
- BusMetro Lines 102, 111, 117, 120 and 232
- To the terminalsfree, frequent LAX Shuttle (Route M) from Bus Bays 1 and 2 to all terminals
- FareMetro regular fare $1.75; transfers free within two hours when you tap; TAP card, credit or debit card, Apple Wallet, cash on buses only
- On demandMetro Micro, Metro’s on-demand rideshare, serves the area near LAX
- Official pagemetro.net/destinations/lax
SkyLink, the people mover
- Statusnot open to travelers; in final testing and certification, no opening date announced (September 2026)
- When it opens6 stations over 2.25 miles: three in the Central Terminal Area, the West Intermodal Transportation Facility (economy parking), the LAX/Metro Transit Center and the LAX Rental Car Center; 24 hours a day, a train every 2 minutes at peak, 10 minutes end to end
- Until thenthe LAX Shuttle buses above
LAX-it: taxis and ride-share
Arriving passengers meet taxis and ride-share cars at the LAX-it lot, east of Terminal 1, not at the curb.
- Wherethe LAX-it waiting area east of Terminal 1
- Getting therethe free LAX-it shuttle from every terminal, or on foot
- Taxisnine city-authorized taxi companies, queued at LAX-it under Authorized Taxicab Supervision (ATS)
- Ride-shareapp pick-ups at LAX-it; the airport charges a commercial access fee
- Official pageflylax.com/lax-it
- Private transfer insteadbook a car with a driver, met at the terminal; every transfer company and shuttle
FlyAway bus
Los Angeles World Airports’ non-stop buses between LAX and two terminals, 24 hours a day, stopping at every LAX terminal counter-clockwise from Terminal 1.
Union Station, downtown
- StopBay 1, Patsaouras Transit Plaza, east side of Union Station
- Frequencyevery 30 minutes most of the day, every 20 minutes at peak hours, hourly late at night
- Ticketsthe FlyAway kiosk at the plaza, any Metrolink ticket machine, online; Metrolink monthly pass holders ride free with a same-day airline ticket
Van Nuys, San Fernando Valley
- Terminal7610 Woodley Avenue, beside Van Nuys Airport, with its own parking
- Frequencyevery 20 minutes from 5 am to midnight, every 30 minutes from 3 to 5 am, hourly from midnight to 3 am
- Paymentno cash: credit or debit card at the stations or online, or a TAP card
- Official pageflylax.com/flyaway-bus, fares and schedules
Sources: Metro for the transit center, lines, shuttle and fares; Wikipedia for the terminals, connections, SkyLink, LAX-it and the FlyAway schedules, read on October 24, 2026; the airport’s own pages on flylax.com for anything that changes.