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Airport serving Los Angeles, California, United States
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Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the primary airport serving Los Angeles. LAX—as the airport is more commonly known—is on the West Side of Los Angeles in the suburb of Westchester. The airport is one of the busiest in the world, and is a major point of entry to the USA for flights from Asia and Oceania. According to some statistics it has more origin/destination passengers (i.e. passengers not just transferring from one flight to another) than any other airport in the world.
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Beer on tap, bar.
Sausage sandwiches and fries.
Small, sit-down casual restaurant
Sandwiches, breakfast burritos.
Coffee, snacks, sandwiches.
Mexican food, frozen yogurt, coffee and pastries, and custom built burgers and breakfast.
Bright, modern sitdown steakhouse and bar. Entrees including pasta, steaks, burgers, breakfast. Expensive.
Bar, takeout counter, and sit-down restaurant. The usual menu of pizza, salads and roast chicken. Restaurant is large and features low lighting, wood paneling and a view of the runways.
Casual, small food court area. The Marmalade Cafe has deli salads and pasta; the Coffee Bean has coffee and pastries; Carl's Jr. has fast-food burgers and burritos.
Midrange. Across from gate 86. Bar serving Corona and a few other beers on tap, as well as a full bar and food including nachos and sandwiches, as well as breakfast. Has comfortable lounge type seating as well as table.
Fire-company themed restaurant, bar, and takeout counter with a menu of burgers and entrees.
Fairly large sports bar, near the Alaska Airlines Board Room.
Open sports bar.
Closest hotel to LAX. Walking distance to terminal, with shuttle service available. Free wifi, room service, restaurant, bar, pool, business center, fitness center, and cafe. Paid parking.
Chocolates.
Sunglasses.
Snacks, magazines, gifts.
Movie and theme-park themed souvenirs.
Harley-Davidson store featuring apparel and gear.
Novelties, apparel and LA-theme gifts.
Snacks, magazines, gifts.
By foot
All terminals are connected to each other with walkways on the secure side, so you can pass between them without having to go through security again.
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