Private Jet Airports in Los Angeles
Choosing an airfield here
What drives the choice in this area: where the traffic goes, where you can clear, and what you can land.
Overview
31 airfields serve Los Angeles. Van Nuys (KVNY) handles the most business aviation traffic, with 36% of the area's business jet movements , followed by Los Angeles International and Bob Hope . The area spans Los Angeles County into the Inland Empire and the high desert around Palmdale and Victorville, with fields ranging from sea level at Long Beach to 4,220 ft at Mountain Valley. Customs entry points sit at Van Nuys (KVNY), Los Angeles International (KLAX), Ontario International (KONT), and Southern California Logistics (KVCV), spread from the coastal basin to the Mojave edge. Desert fields see clearer weather but summer heat affects density altitude planning, while coastal terrains contend with marine layer conditions, particularly in late spring.
Comparison
Ten of the 31 airfields serving Los Angeles handle 95% of the area's business jet movements. Distance is measured from the area center, and runway length is the longest paved surface on the field.
Headline figures cover public airports only. Military and private fields stay in the list below but are excluded from the counts.
Source: FAA Form 5010 and CBP list of ports of entry.
All airfields
All 31 airfields serving Los Angeles, grouped by distance from the area center. Each tier carries its own scale in nautical miles, and every mark is one airfield.
Distance is measured from the area center, not from another airfield.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Seasonality
Business jet traffic across Los Angeles peaks in May and is lowest in February. Five months run above the yearly average.
Source: FAA TFMSC, 152,523 business jet movements across the area, 2025.
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Frequently asked questions
How far apart are the customs airports at Ontario and Southern California Logistics?
Ontario International (KONT) and Southern California Logistics (KVCV) sit 34 NM apart, both offering CBP inspection services. This matters for operators weighing a coastal-adjacent customs stop against one closer to the high desert corridor near Victorville. Ontario sits at 944 ft elevation with a 12,197 ft paved runway, while Southern California Logistics is at 2,885 ft elevation with the longest runway in the area at 13,052 ft. Both support Jet A. The choice between them depends on onward routing and which side of the basin the follow-on leg favors.
What does the elevation difference between Van Nuys and Southern California Logistics mean for planning?
Van Nuys (KVNY) sits at 802 ft while Southern California Logistics (KVCV) in Victorville sits at 2,885 ft, a gap that affects density altitude and runway performance calculations for the same airframe and load. Southern California Logistics also holds the longest paved runway in the Los Angeles area at 13,052 ft, against 8,001 ft at Van Nuys. Operators running weight-restricted departures in warmer months should factor the higher field elevation and longer runway available at the desert location separately from coastal-basin figures.
How concentrated is business jet traffic among the Los Angeles area airports?
Van Nuys (KVNY) recorded 54,646 business jet movements against a area total of 152,523 annual operations, meaning a single field in the Los Angeles area accounts for over a third of all activity. Los Angeles International (KLAX) followed with 25,895 movements and Bob Hope (KBUR) with 21,380. This concentration means schedule pressure and ramp availability at Van Nuys can diverge sharply from the rest of the area, and operators evaluating alternates should look past the top-line area figure to the individual field's own loading.
How does business jet traffic in the Los Angeles area vary across the year?
The Los Angeles area peaked in May 2025 at 14,003 business jet movements and hit its low in February at 11,567, a spread of roughly 2,400 operations between the busiest and quietest months. Five months of the year ran above the average monthly figure of 12,710 operations. This seasonal pattern is useful for operators scheduling maintenance slots or planning ramp requests, since spring months carry noticeably more traffic than the winter low point across the area's airports.
What separates the runway length available at Van Nuys from that at Bob Hope?
Van Nuys (KVNY) offers a paved runway up to 8,001 ft while Bob Hope (KBUR) in Burbank offers 6,886 ft, both towered fields with Jet A available and located roughly 7 NM apart within the Los Angeles area's core coastal basin. Neither field carries onsite customs per the data on Bob Hope, while Van Nuys does. Operators sizing an aircraft against runway length for these two fields should note the difference directly rather than assume interchangeability, since 1,115 ft separates their longest paved surfaces.