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LAX to shut down Terminal 5 for renovation ahead of Olympics
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LAX to shut down Terminal 5 for renovation ahead of Olympics

Suhauna Hussain. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Brenda Elizondo staff headshot at LA Times Photo Studio in El Segundo, CA on Wednesday, July 23, 2025
By Suhauna Hussain and Brenda Elizondo
Los Angeles International Airport will shut down Terminal 5 for a “complete demolition” and overhaul project, it announced Monday.

The closure, slated for Oct. 28, comes as part of a $30-billion overhaul ahead of the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics in Los Angeles. The major renovation will “deliver a brand new terminal and airport experience,” according to an airport news release. It is only the latest of a series of expansion and overhaul projects that have kept LAX in a state of what feels like perpetual construction
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Suhauna Hussain

Suhauna Hussain is a reporter who covers labor and all things workers in the California economy for the Los Angeles Times.

Brenda Elizondo

Brenda Elizondo is an audience engagement fellow at the Los Angeles Times. She was previously a video content creator and reporter for L.A. Times Food and De Los, the Latinidad section. She received her bachelor’s degree in communications from Cal State Fullerton.

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