Terminals · Los Angeles Int'l

LAX terminals & airport map

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has nine terminals: Terminals 1 through 8, plus the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT). Here's which terminal your airline departs from, the LAX terminal map, how to get between terminals, and where security is — so you walk in knowing exactly where to go.

How many terminals does Los Angeles airport have?

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has nine terminals: Terminals 1 through 8, plus the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT). Which terminal you use comes down to your airline — check the list below before you leave home.

Recently changed: Terminal 5 permanently closed on October 28, 2025 for demolition and rebuild. Its airlines moved out — JetBlue to Terminal 1, Spirit to Terminal 2, Aeroméxico to Terminal 3, and American to Terminal 4.

Which terminal is your airline in at LAX?

Flying out of LAX? Here's the terminal each airline departs from. Tap an airline for its gates, check-in hall, and whether it recently moved terminals.

• Delta at LAXTerminals 2 and 3 · recently movedT2T3
• American at LAXTerminal 4 · recently movedT4
• United at LAXTerminals 7 and 8T7T8
• Southwest at LAXTerminal 1T1
• JetBlue at LAXTerminal 1 · recently movedT1
• Alaska at LAXTerminal 6 · recently movedT6
• Spirit at LAXTerminal 2 · recently movedT2
• Frontier at LAXTerminal 1T1
• Hawaiian at LAXTerminal 6 · recently movedT6
• Sun Country at LAXTerminal 1T1
• Aeroméxico at LAXTerminal 3 · recently movedT3
• Air Canada at LAXTerminal 6T6
• British Airways at LAXTerminal 4 · recently movedT4
• WestJet at LAXTerminal 2T2

Airline → terminal assignments verified June 27, 2026against the airport's own sources. Airlines do move terminals — we date every change.

• Terminal 1gates & map
• Terminal 2gates & map
• Terminal 3gates & map
• Terminal 4gates & map
• Terminal 5gates & map
• Terminal 6gates & map
• Terminal 7gates & map
• Terminal 8gates & map
• TBITgates & map

Where is security in each terminal at LAX?

Each LAX terminal has its own TSA checkpoint, and the line can be short in one terminal and long in the next. Before you pick when to leave, check wait times by terminal and head to the fastest open lane. Not sure how long to budget? How long does airport security really take breaks it down by the hour.

How do you get between terminals at LAX?

SkyLink (LAX Automated People Mover / APM) — Until SkyLink opens, LAX terminals are linked airside only within groups (departures-level walkway T1-T2-T3; tunnel linking T4/T6/T7/T8 after T5's closure; walkway T6-T7-T8; TBIT skybridges/walkways to Terminal 3 and Terminal 4; a T3-to-TBIT airside moving walkway now lets Delta and Aeromexico passengers reach TBIT without busing; a tunnel runs from the TBIT main concourse to the West Gates/MSC). Landside, free inter-terminal shuttle buses connect all terminals. There is still no single walkable secure connection across every terminal.

What is the minimum connection time at LAX?

Give yourself a real cushion to connect at LAX: about 45–60 minutes for a domestic-to-domestic connection, and 90 minutes or more when international travel or a terminal change is involved. See our full guide to minimum connection time.

Arrivals, departures, and getting around LAX

• Departures are usually upstairs. Most LAX terminals put ticketing, bag drop, and security on the upper (departures) level, with baggage claim and pickup below.
• Follow your gate, not just your terminal. Inside security, signs point you to gate numbers and concourses — your boarding pass lists both.
• Accessibility. Elevators, accessible restrooms, and wheelchair assistance are available throughout; ask your airline ahead of time, or look for TSA Cares if you need extra help at screening.
• Picking someone up? Head to baggage claim on the arrivals level — but to catch a flight, everything you need is on the departures side above.

Lounges, dining, and shops live inside each terminal past security — handy once you're through, but they shouldn't change when you leave home. Browsing other airports? TSA wait times by airport lists them all.