The Los Angeles metropolitan area is served by more airports than any major city in the world, with 5 major commercial airports, and many more general-aviation airports. The main Los Angeles airport is:
Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX), the fifth busiest commercial airport in the world. LAX handled 55 million passengers and 2 million tons of cargo in 2003.
Other major commercial airports include:
Ontario International Airport (IATA: ONT, ICAO: KONT)
Bob Hope Airport (IATA: BUR, ICAO: KBUR), formerly known as Burbank Airport
Long Beach Municipal Airport (IATA: LGB, ICAO: KLGB)
John Wayne Airport (IATA: SNA, ICAO: KSNA) of Orange County.
Palmdale Regional Airport (IATA: PMD, ICAO: KPMD) is owned by the city and serves the northern outlying communities of the Santa Clarita and Antelope Valley's.
Los Angeles also has the world's busiest general-aviation airport:
Van Nuys Airport (IATA: VNY, ICAO: KVNY).