LAX To Change Terminal Numbers And Rename Gates

Image: The fully-revamped Tom Bradley International Terminal opened in 2013. (Photo Courtesy of Los Angeles World Airports) (Photo Credit: Photo Courtesy of Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA))
Image: The fully-revamped Tom Bradley International Terminal opened in 2013. (Photo Courtesy of Los Angeles World Airports) (Photo Credit: Photo Courtesy of Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA))
Rich Thomaselli
by Rich Thomaselli
Last updated: 1:05 PM ET, Thu April 25, 2024

Los Angeles International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the country, is planning to change the terminal numbers and rename its departure gates.

This has the potential for mass confusion.

For instance, the current Terminal 3 will still be called Terminal 3 but will have different primary residents. Terminal 9, which is still in the planning stages, will become Terminal 8. Terminal 1 and Concourse 0 will be combined to become the new Terminal 1.

Still with us? Good, because there’s more.

Terminals 2 and 3 will be combined and will become Terminal 2. Hey, didn’t the English band Genesis have a hit song in the 1980s named ‘Land of Confusion?’ They might have to change the name or bring back Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford to work their magic.

The International Terminal, named after former Mayor Tom Bradley, will simply become Terminal 3. And Terminal 8 will be folded into Terminal 7.

Got all that?

The gates will also be renumbered, starting at 1 in each terminal. Of course, it could be worse. You could be like Oakland and change the name of the entire airport to include the word ‘San Francisco’ in the official title. 


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