What's the deal with Delta's gate numbering at LAX?
Mar 30, 2016, 11:17 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: MSP
Programs: Delta PM, Hyatt Discoverist, Hertz PC
Posts: 2,303
What's the deal with Delta's gate numbering at LAX?
Connecting through LAX tonight, and it got me wondering about something I had previously wondered about: Why the A/B gates on the terminal? For example, 51-55 all have As and Bs, 50 just has a B and 56 through 59 are singles. They seem far enough apart that they couldn't be used for dual boarding a large jet — but maybe I'm wrong? And where's 50A?
Mar 30, 2016, 12:02 pm
#2
Join Date: Jan 2001
Posts: 120
The gate numbers in LAX terminals 1-8 correspond with the terminal numbers. Gates numbered in the 20s are in Terminal 2, gates numbered in the 40s are in Terminal 4, etc.
In terminal 5, since there are more than 10 jet bridges attached to the building, they have to double up some gates into A/B configurations so that the gate numbering doesn't spill into the next decile.
In terminal 5, since there are more than 10 jet bridges attached to the building, they have to double up some gates into A/B configurations so that the gate numbering doesn't spill into the next decile.
Mar 30, 2016, 12:07 pm
#3
Join Date: May 2013
Location: LHR
Programs: AA EXP, DL DM, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 1,032
It has to do with keeping gate numbers consistent with terminal (similar to what you see with hotel room numbers corresponding to their floor). So for example, Terminal 4 has gates 40-49, T5 has gates 50-59, T6 has gates 60-69, and so on. (The exception is TBIT, since that's not a numbered terminal). This is why AA has gates 44A-44J for their regional terminal (which must be accessed via bus from T4).
Mar 30, 2016, 12:41 pm
#8
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: New York, western US
Programs: DM/3MM
Posts: 4,246
While many can comment that LAX overall is not an ideal airport, part of the problem is it's footprint. Even if they leveled everything, there's not much room for an airport as busy as LAX. To solve that, they'd have to bulldoze El Segundo.
Mar 30, 2016, 12:54 pm
#9
Suspended
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Look up - On a ✈ DELTA ✈ jet NOW!
Programs: Blogger & Delta Diamond Medallion Million Miler
Posts: 4,174
Add a few bucks to the gas tax to cover (I hear it is cheap in CA)
Mar 30, 2016, 12:58 pm
#10
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: New York, western US
Programs: DM/3MM
Posts: 4,246
Otherwise you'd have to build the runway quite high up to avoid having it get washed over in storms
Mar 30, 2016, 1:04 pm
#11
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2001
Programs: DL 1 million, AA 1 mil, HH lapsed Diamond, Marriott Plat
Posts: 28,190
Mar 30, 2016, 1:26 pm
#13
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: LAX
Programs: Fallen DL DM (PM) 2MM
Posts: 4,783
Be expensive though. And sometimes they do land from the west, so it would have to take the stress of a loaded plain landing.
Mar 30, 2016, 4:10 pm
#14
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: SEA (the REAL Washington); occasionally in the other Washington (DCA area)
Programs: DL PM 1.57MM; AS MVPG 100K
Posts: 21,371
as opposed to an unloaded plain? or as opposed to a loaded unusual?
Mar 30, 2016, 4:38 pm
#15
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Washington DC
Programs: Delta 1MM, Delta SM, United Silver, Amx Plat, Delta Amx Plat, Six-T Plat, IHG Gold, Hilton Gold
Posts: 590
Trojan, one of my brothers lives in El Segundo, we are not that close and I'd be quite ok if they bulldozed his house! TBH, I'm not even sure he'd notice...........