Airport comparison · BUR vs LAX
Hollywood Burbank (BUR) vs Los Angeles (LAX)
In short
Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (BUR) is 29 km (18 mi) northwest of central Los Angeles; Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is 22 km (13 mi) west-southwest.
The two airports are 29 km (18 mi) apart.
OurAirports classifies both as large airports.
Distances are great-circle from Natural Earth's point for Los Angeles; airport data from OurAirports, retrieved 2026-10-18.
Data updated
Side by side
| BURHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport | LAXLos Angeles International Airport | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance from central Los Angeles | 29 km (18 mi) | 22 km (13 mi) |
| Direction from the centre | NW (325°) | WSW (255°) |
| OurAirports class | Large | Large |
| Longest runway | 2,099 m (6,886 ft) | 3,930 m (12,894 ft) |
| Runways | 2 | 4 |
| Elevation | 237 m (778 ft) | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Country | United States | United States |
The two airports are 29 km (18 mi) apart in a straight line.
What the data shows
LAX is 7 km (4 mi) closer to central Los Angeles than BUR, measured in a straight line from the city point.
How we calculated this: Difference of great-circle distances from the Natural Earth city point.
LAX's longest runway is 6,008 ft (1,831 m) longer than BUR's.
How we calculated this: Difference of OurAirports longest runway lengths.
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