🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Los Angeles International Airport
airport serving the Greater Los Angeles Area
🇺🇸 United States · 33.9425, -118.4081
Los Angeles International Airport is recorded as a filming location for 2 productions. Wikipedia names it for 12 more.
“The film was shot primarily in the United States, with locations including the Los Angeles International Airport, Universal City Studios and eight hotels of Las Vegas.”
TV series filmed at Los Angeles International Airport
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Los Angeles International Airport as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Diamonds Are Forever 1971
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Collateral
2004
“Filming took place throughout Los Angeles, with Los Angeles International Airport and Koreatown used for setpieces, and filming was also done in Pico Rivera, California.” Wikipedia
- Die Hard 2 1990
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Starship Troopers
1997
“Another scene of a psychic with a third eye was filmed in a Delta Air Lines hangar at the Los Angeles International Airport.” Wikipedia
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Superbad
2007
“Other filming locations include the convenience store at the beginning of the film, also in Culver City, the liquor store where "McLovin" gets IDed in Glendale, California, and the bar where the cops take McLovin for a drink is neighboring Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).” Wikipedia
- Airplane! 1980
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Air Force One
1997
“Scenes featuring Sheremetyevo International Airport, the departure airport of Air Force One in the film, were shot at Los Angeles International Airport.” Wikipedia
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Koyaanisqatsi
1982
“The shot of the Boeing 747 was filmed at Los Angeles International Airport, and was the longest continuous shot in the film.” Wikipedia
- Big Fat Liar 2002
- The Craft 1996
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Anywhere but Here
1999
“The film was primarily shot in Los Angeles locations, including Beverly Hills High School, the Beverly Hills Hotel, LAX Airport, and Westwood Village.” Wikipedia
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Black Rain
1989
“The airport scene was shot at Los Angeles International Airport as a stand-in for Osaka International Airport.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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🏙 Towns & cities
Long Beach
🇺🇸 United States
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
Los Angeles
🇺🇸 United States
seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States
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Santa Monica
🇺🇸 United States
beachfront city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Ambassador Hotel
🇺🇸 United States
defunct hotel in Los Angeles, California, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
University of Southern California
🇺🇸 United States
private university in Los Angeles, California, United States
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Bovard Administration Building
🇺🇸 United States
building on the campus of the University of Southern California
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Los Angeles International Airport?
14 productions are recorded as filmed at Los Angeles International Airport, including The West Wing (1999–2006), The Grand Tour (2016–2024) and Diamonds Are Forever (1971). 12 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Los Angeles International Airport?
The West Wing (1999–2006), covered by 47 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Los Angeles International Airport?
Los Angeles International Airport is in the United States, at 33.9425, -118.4081.
What other filming locations are near Los Angeles International Airport?
Long Beach, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Ambassador Hotel and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by monkeytime | brachiator, CC BY-SA 2.0.