My favorite place for plane watching at LAX is the outside seating area at the
In-n-Out Burger just off the North runway. It really is a fantastic spot, as the planes are very low and on final approach just yards away. There's the added bonus of behing able to have a Double-Double while you watch the planes land. You can't really see takeoffs though.
There's a map to it on the website. It's the Westchester location.
[This message has been edited by senor hamachi (edited 09-14-2002).]