AIRFARE DEALS TO NEW ZEALAND

In 1961, to accommodate increased air traffic demand into fast-growing Los Angeles as well as the larger, faster jet aircraft, Los Angeles International Airport opened a number of new terminals, laid out around the futuristic Theme Building around a horseshoe-shaped driveway (World Way). This poster shows the airlines that operated to Los Angeles at the time, alongside their destinations and equipment.

There were six single-story terminals (today's Terminals 2 through 7), each connected via an underground walkway to its own midfield satellite where the gates were. Terminal 2 was designated as the International Terminal and hosted all foreign airlines as well as Pan Am. Terminal 3 belonged to TWA, Terminal 4 American, Terminal 5 Western, and Terminal 7 United; Terminal 6 hosted smaller domestic operators (including Delta and Continental, who continue to use Terminal 6 today).

For the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, World Way became a two-level driveway, the terminals became two-story buildings as well (one each for departure and arrival), and the satellites were connected to the terminals with additional gates added. Additionally, Terminal 1, "reserved for future expansion" in this poster, was built at that time. Tom Bradley International Terminal was also built at the "bend" of the horseshoe, allowing for the complete demolition and rebuilding of Terminal 2. Terminal 8, a supplemental United building, became an official terminal in 1988 as well, though United check-in and security continues to takes place in Terminal 7. Also in 1988, Terminal 5 became Delta's new "Oasis at LAX" following Delta's acquisition of Western in 1987 and the subsequent renovation of the Western hub at Terminal 5.

Currently LAX's terminal expansion focuses on the new-for-1984 Bradley Terminal. After the remodeling in 2008-2010, it is being expanded in the form of Bradley West, which will add even more gates for the increasing numbers of foreign airlines flying into LAX. Bradley West will open in late 2012.

Photo taken at Flight Path Museum at the south end of Los Angeles International Airport, covering the history of aviation, especially as it pertains to LAX.

The arrival of low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways at Long Beach Airport in 2001, and that airline's decision to establish a West Coast hub at LGB, has substantially increased the air traffic to the airport and has cemented LGB's standing as a viable alternative to LAX for flights from the Los Angeles area to major East Coast cities. Air cargo carriers, including FedEx and UPS, also maintain operations out of LGB. 57,000 tons of goods are transported each year,

Long Beach Airport (LGB), also known as Daugherty Field, is located in Long Beach, California, and serves Los Angeles and Orange Counties. The airport has four smaller runways and one long runway for jets (10,000 ft), plus nine taxiways, and occupies 1,166 acres (472 ha).

In 1923, the Long Beach City Council set aside 150 acres near the intersection of Spring and Cherry Streets for use as an airfield. It was named Daugherty Field after one of Long Beach’s pioneer aviators. It was the first municipal airport to serve Southern California.

Long Beach Airport Terminal

The Airport Terminal (1941) is a masterpiece of the early modern style, bridging the transition from the modernistic Streamline Moderne style of the 'thirties to the geometric abstraction of the post-war International Style. It was an avant-garde work of architecture for its time, and is a unique building in the City of Long Beach. The architects, W. Horace Austin and Kennth Wing, Sr., were important Long Beach architects, each with a significant body of work in the City and the region.

The use of ceramic mosaic floor tiles throughout the building was an innovative way to include extensive mural decoration as public art in a building with a lot of glass and other functional constraints. The themes and decorative style of the ceramic murals were unique and innovative. Although the imagery was representational, the stylized forms reflected modern post-war artistic trends. The symbolic elements were selected to enrich the experience of the traveler, and evoke a larger context for air travel with allusions to other forms of transportation and communication in the world.