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+The '''Los Santos International Airport''' ('''LSX''') in an [[airport]] in  [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] based on the real-life [[:wp:LAX|Los Angeles International Airport]] (LAX). LSX is located at the southern end of [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]].
-The '''Los Santos International Airport''' ('''LSX''') in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] is based on the real-life [[:wp:LAX|Los Angeles International Airport]] (LAX). LSX is located at the southern end of [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]].
+== Description ==
+The airport is stated as being the fourth busiest airport in the world, originally built as an airfield for the Los Santos Air National Guard, and converted for commercial flights in 1942.<ref name="manual">''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - City Guides'' ([[Personal Computer|PC]] manual) p.15</ref>
+The airport's terminal area in its present state is characterized a mish-mash of architectural styles. To the south is a distinctively [[wp:Mid-Century modern|Mid-Century modern]] structure presumably dating back to the 1960s and clearly based on the [[wp:Theme Building|Theme Building]], while the northern section is dominated by post-modern architecture consisting of a U-shaped two-level main terminal connected to five gates (plus one freestanding gate), and the control tower and an inaccessible parking garage topped by a helipad. The modern terminal is marked by signage denoting not only different parts of the terminal, but also the levels of the terminal: Level 1 for the surface level, and levels 2 and 3 for lower levels. The 1960s building is surrounded by open an air car park, which also feature light pillars that lit up at night; the light pillars are based on those permanently added to the LAX for the 2000 Democratic National Convention, making their presence in the game anachronistic in the game's [[1992]] setting.
+Both sections of the complex include subterranean levels that also allow traffic to pass. The modern wing of the terminals features a recessed plaza at the same level as level 3, with skybridges at levels 1 and 2; levels 1 and 3 have road traffic with road connection between these two level possible via a ramp on the north end of the terminal, while level 2 is a strictly pedestrian level. The 1960s wing, on the other hand, has only one underground level with roadways running around the circular profile of the building.
+In addition to the six terminal gates, the tarmac area of the airport features ten inaccessible hangers, half of which are surrounded by stacks of containers. The airport boasts two runways connected by a U turn, giving the runways a U-shape. The airport's tarmac area is the also the only one in San Andreas to incorporate green lawns, which are situated between the runways.
-== Description ==
+The airport is connected to multiple freeways to [[Verdant Bluffs]], [[Downtown Los Santos]] and [[Ocean Docks]]. A southern freeway directly linking neighboring Verdant Bluffs to Ocean Docks also runs underneath the southern end of the airport's tarmac.
-The [[airport]] is stated as being the fourth busiest airport in the world. The airport was originally built as an airfield for the Los Santos Air National Guard. In 1942, it was converted for commercial flights. The airport is made up of five gates that are connected by a U-shaped two-level main terminal.<ref name="manual">''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - City Guides'' ([[Personal Computer|PC]] manual) p.15</ref> The airport is located on the freeway, but there are also direct road links into the center of the city.
-There is always a [[Shamal]] and a [[Dodo]] parked at the airport, with [[Baggage]] carts and [[Tug]]s, either parked or being driven around, often alongside other vehicles. The player can purchase [[Juank Air]] flights to and from [[Las Venturas Airport]] and [[Easter Bay Airport]] for [[Money|$]]500, but no flights actually take off or land without the player investigating it.
+The player can purchase [[Juank Air]] flights to and from [[Las Venturas Airport]] and [[Easter Bay Airport]] for [[Money|$]]500 at the terminal, but no flights actually take off or land under normal gameplay.
 ===Interior===
-The interior of the airport is only seen in the first cutscene of the game. The player does not has any free access to the interior at all. The interior is not located inside the airport itself but in the interior heavens only accessible through [[Cheats in GTA San Andreas|cheats]] or [[modifications]].
+The interior of the airport is only seen in the first cutscene of the game, and is not accessible to the player under normal gameplay. In fact, the interior is not located inside the airport itself but in the [[Hidden Interiors Universe|interior heavens]] only accessible through [[Cheats in GTA San Andreas|cheats]] or [[modifications]].
+==Vehicles==
+The airport always spawns [[Shamal]]s and a [[Dodo]] along the tarmac side of the terminal, with [[Baggage]] carts and [[Tug]]s, either parked or being driven around, often alongside other vehicles.
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 LosSantosInternationalAirport-GTASA-terminalentrance.jpg|Level 1 of the airport's terminal, located on ground level (GTA San Andreas).
 LosSantosInternationalAirport-GTASA-sunkenplaza.jpg|The terminal area of the airport includes a below-ground atrium and plaza that encompasses levels 2 and 3 (GTA San Andreas).
-LosSantosInternationalAirport-GTASA-60sterminal.jpg|The 1960s terminal clearly based on the [[wp:Theme Building|Theme Building]], GTA San Andreas.
+LosSantosInternationalAirport-GTASA-60sterminal.jpg|The 1960s airport structure clearly based on the [[wp:Theme Building|Theme Building]], GTA San Andreas.
-LosSantosInternationalAirport-GTASA-terminalsubway.jpg|The subterranean level underneath the 1960s terminal, GTA San Andreas.
+LosSantosInternationalAirport-GTASA-terminalsubway.jpg|The subterranean level underneath the 1960s structure, GTA San Andreas.
 LosSantosInternationalAirport-GTASA-runway.jpg|The airport's tarmac area, GTA San Andreas.
 LosSantosInternationalAirport-GTASA-tarmactunnel.jpg|A highway tunnel that passes underneath the southern fringe of the airport's tarmac area, GTA San Andreas.