IntroductionThe airport I chose is Los Angeles International Airport. It’s my hometown airport and I’ve always been fascinated by how it works. I currently work in the city of El Segundo in which it is located. Its ICAO call sign is KLAX, NPIAS - 06-0139. Given its size, it is a large primary airport. It is owned by the State of the City of Los Angeles and the property is managed by Jacqueline Yaft. LAX began operations in 1940 and was a tertiary hub for the major airports of the time located in Burbank and Glendale. It currently uses 4 runways, the longest spanning over 12,000 feet, and a helipad. At the start of its operations, there were only two main runways. American, Trans World, United, Western, and Pan Am operated primarily from Los Angeles International Airport in 1947, as defined by Masters, N. (2012). Today, LAX consists of nine terminals, including a main international terminal (named after Tom Bradley, a longtime Los Angeles mayor in the 1990s). It serves an average of 63 million passengers per year and is considered the sixth largest airport in the United States. The surrounding communities are Manhattan Beach, Santa Monica, Inglewood and El Segundo in which it is based. Among the MRO and maintenance facilities that make up the outer regions of the airport, many aviation suppliers/companies operate in the area. Boeing, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Honeywell and Teledyne Controls are some of the airlines that have facilities based in the region, the latter of which I am an employee. There are many other cities that have airline hubs with surrounding aviation centers, such as Atlanta, Orlando, Seattle, and Phoenix. However, El...... middle of paper......6. “LAX Plan,” September 29, 2004, retrieved from http://cityplanning.lacity.org/complan/pdf/LAXCPTXT.PDF.7. “Land Transportation Permit” Retrieved from http:http://www.lawa.org/airops.aspx?id=864.8. “Alternatives Under Study” Retrieved from http://www.laxmasterplan.org/options/main.html#b9. “LAX Restricted Area Driver Test Study Guide,” 29, September 2004, retrieved from http://www.lawa.org/uploadedfiles/police/pdf/Study%20Guide%202008%20(english).pdf10. “Traveler Information” Retrieved from http:http://www.tsa.gov/traveler-information.11. “Fiscal Year 2014 Preliminary Budget,” May 21, 2013. Retrieved from http://www.lawa.org/uploadedFiles/board_agenda/ManagementReports/boac130521x2013-2014%20Draft%20Budget%20Overview.pdf.12. “Community Relations” Retrieved from http:http://www.lawa.org/welcome_lax.aspx?id=766