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24 (2 serious) Survivors. 274. China Airlines Flight 006 ( call sign "Dynasty 006") was a daily non-stop flight from Taipei to Los Angeles International Airport. On February 19, 1985, the Boeing 747SP operating the flight was involved in an aircraft upset accident, following the failure of the No. 4 engine, while cruising at 41,000 ft (12,500 m).
Map of LAX showing Terminals 1 through 8, plus the Tom Bradley International Terminal (B) and the Regional Terminal (R) Los Angeles International Airport has more than 150 gates in nine passenger terminals arranged in the shape of the letter U or a horseshoe. On the landside of the airport, LAX Shuttle route A buses allow passengers to move ...
225. Survivors. 0. China Airlines Flight 611 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (now Taoyuan International Airport) in Taiwan to Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong. On 25 May 2002, the Boeing 747-209B operating the route disintegrated in midair and crashed into the Taiwan Strait, 23 ...
The airport opened on October 1, 1928 [ 4] and the first structure, Hangar No. 1, was erected in 1929 by the Curtiss-Wright company for use as a flight school and to service its small fleet of aircraft. The Spanish Colonial Revival style building still stands at the airport, remaining in active use and listed on the National Register of ...
A new passenger terminal opened in 1937, built with Public Works Administration funding. [10] The March 1939 Official Aviation Guide shows 18 airline departures on weekdays—seventeen United flights and one TWA flight. The August 1952 chart shows runway 1L 7,000 feet long, 1R 7,750 feet, 28L 6,500 feet, and 28R 8,870 feet.
The list shows airports that are served by China Southern Airlines as part of its scheduled passenger and cargo services. The list includes the city, country, the codes of the International Air Transport Association (IATA airport code) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO airport code), and the airport's name, with the airline's hubs, cargo and focus cities, as well as ...
USAir Flight 1493 was a scheduled service from Syracuse, New York, making stops at Washington, DC, Columbus, Ohio, and LAX, before continuing to San Francisco. [3]: 1 On February 1, 1991, Flight 1493 was operated using a Boeing 737-300 (registration N388US [4]); after a crew change in Washington, DC, [3]: 1 it was under the command of Captain Colin Franklin Shaw (48), a highly experienced ...
Source: Federal Aviation Administration [ 6][ 7][ 8] Los Angeles International Airport[ a] ( IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX) is the primary international airport serving Los Angeles and its surrounding metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of California. LAX is located in the Westchester neighborhood of the city of Los Angeles, 18 miles (29 ...