02 Los Angeles International

Los Angeles International Airport is the 2nd busiest airport in the US and North America by passenger volume , according to the ACI . Based in Los Angeles , California , 87,534,384 passengers passed through in 2018 , 3.5 % up from 2017 . It opened as a site for military flights in 1928 , expanding to commercial airlines 1946 , according to Airport Technology . 772 flights are scheduled to pass through it every day , making it the 5th busiest airport in the world by daily flights , according to Flights From . NOVEMBER 2019