Los Angeles (LA) City Introduction for new Visitors

 

Geographic coordinates

 

34.0500° N, 118.2500° W

 

LA Airport Code

 

LAX

 

LA Main Airport Name

 

Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX)

 

Airport to City

 

The distance between LAX airport to Downtown is approximately 19 Miles.

The distance between LAX airport to Hollywood area is approximately 25 Miles.

LAX is conveniently connected to LA by Shuttle buses, Taxi cabs and private car transport.

LA Location Information

Los Angeles or LA is a Southern California city located in the South west corner of the US.

Los Angeles is the second largest city in the US.

Los Angeles lies in a large coastal basin surrounded on three sides by mountains reaching up to 10K ft and on the fourth side by water.

Los Angeles is known for its:

- Mediterranean type climate,

- Ethnic diversity,

- A sprawling metropolis, and

- as a center of the American entertainment industry

 Area

503 square Miles

 Population

13,131,431 (LA Metro area)

Languages

English is widely spoken in the LA area.

Other widely spoken language in the LA area is Spanish.