Inside the Busiest International Airport Terminal in the USA

The Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) is the primary international terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and is the largest and busiest international terminal in the United States. It is located on the western end of the airport, between Terminals 3 and 4. TBIT is named after Tom Bradley, the first African-American mayor of Los Angeles.

TBIT opened in 1984 and was recently renovated in 2013 and 2021. The terminal has a total of 159 gates, spread over three concourses: the North Concourse (gates 130-134), the South Concourse (gates 150-159), and the West Gates (gates 201-225).

TBIT is home to a variety of airlines, including Aeroflot, Air Berlin, Air France, Air New Zealand, Air Tahiti Nui, Alaska Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, China Airlines, China Eastern, China Southern, Copa Airlines, El Al Israel Airlines, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Finnair, Hawaiian Airlines, Icelandair, Japan Airlines, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, and Virgin Atlantic.