2. Los Angeles International Airport

LAX is located in the southwestern Los Angeles area along the Pacific Ocean.In 2015, LAX handled 74,936,256 passengers, an increase of 6 percent from the previous year, making it the seventh busiest airport by passenger traffic in the world.

The airport also was the third busiest in the world by aircraft movements.

As the largest international airport on the U.S. West Coast, LAX is a major gateway to and from Europe, Latin America, Asia and Oceania. With its deep connections to Asia and Latin America in particular.