Los Angeles International Airport Terminal 5 Map (Most Up-To-Date)
Terminal 5 sits on the south side of the horseshoe within the broader LAX airport complex, between Terminal 4 and Terminal 6. Its legacy footprint is a single headhouse feeding one long pier, with the far-east end historically tied to the “Gate 52” bus portal. Since October 28, 2025, Terminal 5 is closed, so “Terminal 5 routing” means using Terminal 4’s Gate 47A bus port and shuttles, not an interior walk-through.
Map Table
| Critical Area | Where | What You’ll See | Walk-Time Cue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy T5 footprint | Between Terminal 4 and Terminal 6 | construction hoarding, barricades, detour umbrellas | landside sidewalk only |
| “Gate 52” bus portal (current) | Terminal 4, Gate 47A area | “American Eagle / Gates 52A–J”, bus queues | Gate 41 → Gate 47A: ~3–8 min |
| TBIT connector decision point | Terminal 4 near Gate 41 | “International Terminal / Gates 130–225” | wrong-way penalty: backtrack risk |
| Airside bypass around T5 | Terminal 4 Gate 47A ↔ Terminal 6 Gate 64C | “Terminal 6” shuttle staging | queue-dependent |
Los Angeles International Airport Terminal 5 Map Strategy
- Treat “Gate 52” as a remote-boarding label, not a place inside Terminal 5; the physical portal is Terminal 4 Gate 47A, then down a level to the bus loading area.
- Protect your airside status: don’t follow any “Terminal 5” instinct routes—barriers can force a landside exit and trigger TSA re-screening.
- Hunt connector entries like hidden stairwells: Gate 41 is the high-risk fork (TBIT turn) and Gate 47A is the high-risk level-change (bus portal); commit only after reading the overhead sign text.
- Assume construction-driven detours and chokepoints near Gate 47A; build buffer for queueing and the wrong-bus trap (Regional Terminal vs Terminal 6 shuttle share the same vertical transition zone).
2025 Los Angeles International Airport Terminal 5 Map + Printable PDF
Terminal 5 is closed for demolition/rebuild tied to LAX’s modernization program, and interior “Terminal 5 maps” can be operationally misleading. The practical map travelers need is the Terminal 4 nexus map: Gate 47A (bus port for “Gate 52” regional flights) plus the TBIT connector at Gate 41 and the airside shuttle link to Terminal 6.
2025 Los Angeles International Airport Terminal 5 Map Guide
What is the exact in-terminal path to reach “Gate 52” bus portal from the main Terminal 5 concourse (including the final turn point)?
The “Gate 52” bus portal is no longer inside Terminal 5; it’s accessed in Terminal 4 at Gate 47A, then down to the Level 2 bus port, because Terminal 5 has been closed since October 28, 2025.
| Step | From | To | Landmark triangulation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terminal 4 security exit | Main T4 concourse spine | forward view down the long pier |
| 2 | Gate 41 area | Continue straight (east) | do not turn toward the TBIT connector at Gate 41 |
| 3 | Past Gates 42–45 | Gate 47A end-cap | overhead sign: “American Eagle / Gates 52A–J” / “Shuttle” |
| 4 | Gate 47A holding area | Vertical transition down | escalators + tucked-side elevator beside the Gate 47A queue/podiums |
| 5 | Bottom of escalator/elevator | Bus loading doors | bus queue split: Regional Terminal (52A–J) vs Terminal 6 shuttle (verify placard) |
On which level is the Gate 52 bus loading area, and where are the closest stairs/elevator/escalator that reach it?
The Gate 52 bus loading area is on Level 2 at Terminal 4’s Gate 47A bus port, reached by going down from the main concourse level at Gate 47A.
| Vertical option | Start point | End point | Closest landmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escalators | Terminal 4 Level 3 at Gate 47A | Level 2 bus port | beside the Gate 47A holding/queue area under “American Eagle / Gates 52A–J” signs |
| Elevator | Terminal 4 Level 3 at Gate 47A | Level 2 bus port | adjacent to the escalator bank, often partially hidden by stanchions/podiums |
| Stairs | Terminal 4 Level 3 at Gate 47A | Level 2 bus port | near the same Gate 47A vertical core (useful if escalators are stopped) |
Where is the exact bus drop-off point when arriving from the Regional Terminal to Terminal 5 (door/stop position relative to baggage claim or the central hall)?
The Regional Terminal bus does not drop you inside Terminal 5; it drops you at Terminal 4’s Gate 47A bus port on Level 2, then you go up to Level 3 to reach the main Terminal 4 central concourse.
After you step off the bus, you enter through the same Level 2 Gate 47A bus-port doors used for departures to the Regional Terminal. The immediate “you are here” reference is the escalator/elevator bank straight ahead/up to the Gate 47A end of the Terminal 4 pier, not baggage claim. There is no direct Level 2 walk-out to Terminal 4 baggage claim from the bus port; the practical route is up to Level 3 first, then walk west toward the exit/down to arrivals if you’re leaving the airport.
Where is the exact Terminal 5-side entrance to the airside tunnel/connector toward Terminal 4/TBIT (the “easy to miss” point)?
The Terminal 5-side airside tunnel/connector entrance is closed and not accessible because Terminal 5 has been shut and demolished/rebuilt since October 28, 2025.
The former entry location that older maps imply (inside Terminal 5, via a down-escalator toward the inter-terminal tunnel system) is now within the construction containment zone behind barricades/hoarding, so you cannot use it without exiting to landside (which would trigger TSA re-screening). For airside movement in the south complex, the workable substitute is routing through Terminal 4’s Gate 41 TBIT connector (for TBIT access) or using the airside shuttle link (Terminal 4 Gate 47A ↔ Terminal 6 Gate 64C) to bypass the Terminal 5 gap.
Where is the exact escalator-down location (landmark + side of corridor) that leads into the airside tunnel toward Terminals 4–8 from the TBIT/Terminal B side?
There is no escalator-down from TBIT that leads into an airside walking tunnel toward Terminals 4–8; the airside connection from TBIT to Terminal 4 is an above-ground connector bridge, and the old Terminal 5-linked tunnel chain is broken by the Terminal 5 closure.
From the TBIT side, the correct movement is to take the connector bridge into Terminal 4 and emerge near Gate 41. The “escalator down” that many travelers expect is instead at Terminal 4’s far end: the Gate 47A vertical core down to Level 2 bus operations (Regional Terminal “Gates 52A–J” and the Terminal 6 airside shuttle). If you go looking for a tunnel escalator from TBIT, you’ll end up chasing legacy signage or dead-end expectations rather than a usable path.
If the usual post-security walk-through is disrupted (construction), where is the exact airside shuttle boarding point used to bypass Terminal 5 between Terminal 4 and Terminal 6?
The airside bypass shuttle boards at Terminal 4 near Gate 47A on Level 2 (the bus port), because the old walk-through via Terminal 5 is not available.
From Terminal 4’s main concourse (Level 3), walk east to the very end-cap by Gate 47A and look for the overhead signs referencing “Shuttle” (separate from “American Eagle / Gates 52A–J”). Go down the Gate 47A escalators/elevator to Level 2, then line up at the bus-door holding area where the bus placard reads “Terminal 6” (or “Airline Connections”). The boarding doors are the same bus-port doorway zone used by the Regional Terminal buses, so the destination sign on the bus is the decision point.
Where is the exact airside shuttle drop-off point (terminal + door/landmark) after riding the bypass shuttle that skips Terminal 5?
The bypass shuttle drops off inside Terminal 6 at Gate 64C (airside), depositing you directly into the Terminal 6 secure concourse.
When you step off the bus, your anchor landmark is Gate 64C signage and the immediate gate seating/holding area around that gate position, not baggage claim or a central landside hall. For the return direction, the same shuttle system drops you back inside Terminal 4 at the Gate 47A Level 2 bus port doors, with the escalator/elevator bank up to Level 3 as the first visible landmark.
What is the exact walking distance (meters/feet) from Gate 41 area to the Terminal 5 connector/tunnel entrance?
The Terminal 5 connector/tunnel entrance is closed, so there’s no walkable airside distance to a usable “Terminal 5 tunnel” entry. The practical replacement walk is from Gate 41 (Terminal 4’s TBIT connector area) to the Gate 47A bus-port vertical core used for the Regional Terminal (52A–J) and the Terminal 6 shuttle.
| Segment | From | To | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main pier walk | Gate 41 area | Gate 47A end-cap | ~275 m / ~900 ft |
| Commit point | Gate 47A Level 3 | down to Level 2 bus port | vertical transition (escalator/elevator) |
What is the exact narrowest chokepoint location (corridor pinch/merge) that typically causes the worst crowding on the Terminal 5 route toward Gate 41/connector?
The worst chokepoint is at Terminal 4’s Gate 47A end-cap where the corridor narrows around the escalator/elevator bank down to the Level 2 bus port.
This pinch happens right where three flows collide: people queuing to descend for the Regional Terminal buses (Gates 52A–J), people queuing for the Terminal 6 airside shuttle, and Gate 47B/47-area boarding crowds spilling into the same narrowed corridor. The most “stuck” micro-location is the Level 3 escalator landing/queue mouth at Gate 47A, where arriving bus passengers also re-enter and try to move against the outbound queue.
What is the shortest step-free route from Terminal 5 security exit to the Gate 50–52 (bus portal) side, specifying each required level change?
Terminal 5 does not have a usable security exit for this route because Terminal 5 has been closed since October 28, 2025; the step-free route to the “Gate 50–52 / Gate 52 bus portal” starts from Terminal 4 security and uses the Gate 47A elevator down to the bus port.
| Step-free segment | Start | End | Level change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terminal 4 TSA exit | Terminal 4 main concourse spine | none (remain on Level 3) |
| 2 | Gate 41 area | Gate 47A end-cap | none (Level 3, straight pier walk) |
| 3 | Gate 47A vertical core | Level 2 bus port holding area | down: Level 3 → Level 2 via elevator |
| 4 | Bus port doors | Regional Terminal bus | none (level boarding on low-floor bus when available) |
Where is the nearest accessible restroom to the Gate 52 bus portal (same level, shortest path, no stairs)?
The nearest accessible restroom to the Gate 52 bus portal is not on the same level as the bus loading area; the Level 2 Gate 47A bus port does not have a public restroom, so the closest no-stairs option is a Level 3 restroom before you go down.
Use the accessible restroom on Terminal 4 Level 3 nearest the far-east end of the pier, anchored by the Gate 46 area (just before the Gate 47A end-cap where you descend). Go there first, then continue to the Gate 47A elevator down to Level 2 for the Regional Terminal bus. If you miss that, the next reliable restrooms are inside the Regional Terminal itself near the central rotunda/Admirals Club area after you ride the bus.
Landside: what is the exact curb-to-curb walking route from Terminal 5 departures drop-off to the Terminal 4 check-in entrance (crosswalk/bridge points included)?
Terminal 5 departures frontage is a construction edge, so the most reliable curb-to-curb walk to Terminal 4 is the continuous terminal-side sidewalk (no bridge), staying on the horseshoe curb and following signage toward Terminal 4.
| Step | From | To | Exact crossing/anchor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terminal 5 upper curb (departures) | Terminal-side sidewalk heading west | construction hoarding/“pedestrian detour” umbrellas |
| 2 | Along the curb | Terminal 4 departures frontage | no street crossing; remain on terminal-side sidewalk |
| 3 | Terminal 4 curb | Terminal 4 check-in entrance | follow “American”/check-in doors; enter at departures level |
Landside: where is the closest Terminal 5 pedestrian crossing point that minimizes backtracking when walking to Terminal 6 (exact crosswalk location)?
The shortest walk from Terminal 5 toward Terminal 6 typically requires no street crossing at all; the minimal-backtracking move is to stay on the terminal-side sidewalk and walk east along the horseshoe from the Terminal 5 construction frontage directly into the Terminal 6 frontage.
If you do need a marked crosswalk (for example, to reach the opposite-side parking/ride-share areas), the closest ones are the curbside crosswalks that feed Parking Structure 6 access points adjacent to the Terminal 6 frontage—use the first marked crosswalk you encounter after the Terminal 5 hoarding ends and the Terminal 6 façade begins, rather than crossing in front of the Terminal 5 construction staging where pedestrian paths are more likely to be shifted.
What is the exact walk distance from Terminal 5 baggage claim to the fastest TSA checkpoint entrance for returning to the T5 gate area?
Terminal 5 baggage claim is not operating, so there is no exact walk distance from “Terminal 5 baggage claim” to a Terminal 5 TSA checkpoint for returning airside.
In practice, flights that used to be “Terminal 5” have displaced to other terminals (notably Terminal 4 for American operations), so your functional route is from the baggage claim of the operating terminal you actually arrive into (for American, Terminal 4 baggage claim on Level 1) up to that terminal’s TSA checkpoint (Terminal 4 Level 3). That walk is typically about 5–8 minutes plus the vertical move (Level 1 → Level 3) via the nearest elevator/escalator banks at the ends of the baggage hall.
Where is the exact decision split (fork/sign) inside Terminal 5 where travelers accidentally head the wrong way when trying to reach the connector toward TBIT?
The Terminal 5 interior decision split isn’t usable anymore because Terminal 5 is closed; the active “wrong-way fork” for reaching TBIT is now inside Terminal 4 at the Gate 41 area immediately after Terminal 4 security.
This trap is the point where the main Terminal 4 concourse continues straight east toward Gates 42–49, but the TBIT connector requires a left turn toward the “International Terminal / Gates 130–225” signs near Gate 41. The easy mistake is walking straight past Gate 41 into the Terminal 4 pier; once you pass Gate 42, you’ve effectively committed and have to backtrack through opposing foot traffic to reach the connector.
Archive Los Angeles International Airport Terminal 5 Map
Below are all historical map versions for Los Angeles International Airport. Each year includes the official map available for that period, presented as both WebP and PDF.
2024 Los Angeles International Airport Terminal 5 Map
