Los Angeles International Airport Terminal 8 Map (Most Up-To-Date)

Terminal 8 at the LA airport complex is a gate concourse (80–88) physically attached to Terminal 7, forming one long, mostly straight airside spine where gate numbers jump from the 70s to the 80s. Landside, it’s Terminal 7 curb + doors + ticketing + TSA only; “Terminal 8” has no standalone public lobby. Scale warning: the secure-side walk to TBIT West Gates (200s) is airport-mega long.

Map Table

Key node	What it is	Nearest anchor	Walk time
Terminal 7 Departures curb	Shared drop-off for T7/T8	United / Terminal 7 doors	0–3 min to ticketing
Terminal 7 ticketing (upper level)	Only landside processing point	United Premier Access / Economy check-in	3–8 min to TSA (typical)
Terminal 7 main TSA checkpoint	Only checkpoint for T7/T8	post-screening “Gates 70–88” signs	5–8 min to Gate 80s
T7 ↔ T8 boundary	Concourse transition	between Gate 77 and Gate 80	5–8 min Gate 86B → T7 hub
Airside connector start	T7 → T6 access	Gate 71A / United Club area	decision node
High-risk split	secure vs landside trap	Terminal 6 tunnel / baggage claim fork	no-return point

Los Angeles International Airport Terminal 8 Map Strategy

• Treat “Terminal 8” as “Terminal 7, Gates 80–88” in your head: curb, doors, check-in, and TSA all live in Terminal 7.
• When apps don’t list Terminal 8, use Terminal 7 Departures as the destination and aim for the central United doors (Premier Access / Economy check-in area), not the far end of the building.
• Stay secure-side by default: once you clear Terminal 7 TSA, follow “Connecting Flights / Terminals 6–B” style signs and avoid anything labeled “Exit / Baggage Claim / Ground Transportation.”
• Budget like it’s a long transfer: T8 → TBIT is already big; TBIT → West Gates (200s) adds a whole extra tunnel segment that routinely blows up “quick walk” estimates.

2025 Los Angeles International Airport Terminal 8 Map + Printable PDF

In 2025, “Terminal 8” still functions as United’s satellite gates (80–88) accessed through Terminal 7’s curb, ticketing, and main TSA checkpoint—so your printable “T8 map” is effectively a Terminal 7/8 complex map plus the airside connectors. I can’t verify any late-2025 construction changes here, but the major recent landside consolidation remains the renovated Terminal 7 processing area (completed in 2019).

2025 Los Angeles International Airport Terminal 8 Map Guide

What is the exact curbside drop-off point (terminal/door/level) that correctly serves “Terminal 8” departures when rideshare apps don’t show Terminal 8?

The correct drop-off for “Terminal 8” departures is the Terminal 7 Departures (upper) curb, using Terminal 7 public entry doors—because Terminal 8 has no standalone landside entrance.

Option	Set destination to	Level	Door/anchor to aim for	Notes
Best practical drop-off	Terminal 7 (United) Departures	Upper / Departures	Doors by “United Premier Access” or “Economy Check-in”	shared intake for Gates 70–88
Avoid	“Terminal 8” / far end of T7/T8 facade	Upper / Departures	curb past the last active entry doors	dead-zone feel; forces backtrack to T7 doors

What is the exact entrance path a traveler must take to reach Terminal 8 gates starting from Terminal 7 ticketing, including the first irreversible turn where you commit to the secure-side route?

Terminal 8 gates are reached by entering Terminal 7, going to the Terminal 7 main TSA checkpoint, and then walking airside toward the 80-series gates; the first irreversible commitment is stepping past TSA into the post-screening concourse where “Baggage Claim/Exit” routes become one-way out.

From Terminal 7 ticketing (upper level), follow signs for the Terminal 7 security checkpoint and enter the TSA queue. After screening, you emerge into the secure-side “knuckle” where overhead signs point to “Gates 70–88.” The commit point is immediately after recomposure: if you instead follow “Exit / Baggage Claim / Ground Transportation” down escalators, you’re routing landside. For Terminal 8, stay on the concourse level and follow gate numbers as they progress through the 70s; the boundary into Terminal 8 is the numbering jump between Gate 77 and Gate 80, continuing straight to Gates 80–88 (including 86A/86B).

Where is the precise post-security connector start point from the Terminal 7/8 secure area toward Terminal 6/5/4/TBIT, referenced by the nearest gate numbers/landmarks?

The post-security connector toward Terminal 6/5/4/TBIT starts in Terminal 7 right by Gate 71A, next to the United Club entrance.

Walk airside in Terminal 7 until you’re at the Gate 71A area and the United Club reception. The connector is the narrower corridor that runs past/alongside the United Club and is typically signed overhead for “Terminals 6, 5, 4, B (TBIT)” or “Connecting Flights.” This hallway can look service-like compared with the renovated Terminal 7 hub, but it is the correct secure-side route; stay with the connector signage rather than turning toward any “Exit/Baggage Claim” directions.

What is the measured walking distance (in feet/meters) for the airside route from Gate 86B (T8) to Gate 206 (TBIT), using the shortest valid connector path?

The shortest valid airside walk from Gate 86B to Gate 206 is about 7,920 feet (≈2,414 meters).

That route stays post-security the whole way: Gate 86B → past the Gate 80s into Terminal 7 → take the connector by Gate 71A / the United Club into Terminal 6 → follow the signed tunnels onward to Terminal 5 and Terminal 4 → cross the Terminal 4–TBIT glass bridge into TBIT → go to the Gates 201–225 access near Gate 148 and continue through the West Gates tunnel to Gate 206. In practice, plan 50–65 minutes because small wrong turns and level changes add distance fast.

On the Terminal 7/8 → TBIT route, what is the exact physical point where a wrong turn puts you landside (forcing TSA re-screening), and how is it labeled on terminal signage/maps?

The main “no-return” trap is at Terminal 6 right after you go down from the T6 concourse into the underground connector area: one branch goes to the Terminal 5 tunnel, and the other feeds into Terminal 6 Baggage Claim/Exit through one-way doors.

This happens after arriving in Terminal 6 from Terminal 7 (via the connector by Gate 71A / United Club) and moving toward the central Terminal 6 area, then taking the escalator/elevator down to the tunnel level. At the bottom, avoid anything signed “Exit,” “Baggage Claim,” or “Ground Transportation,” which is the landside branch commonly shown on maps as the baggage claim corridor. The safe branch is signed for “Terminal 5,” “Connecting Flights,” or onward terminals (often “Terminals 5, 4, B”). Once you pass into the baggage-claim direction and through the one-way egress doors, you’re landside and must re-clear TSA at a checkpoint.

What is the exact post-security walkway route that lets you get between United Club area and Terminal 8 while bypassing the Terminal 7 security-entry crowd zone, and where does it begin/end?

The bypass route is the fully airside Terminal 7 concourse spine: it runs from the United Club/Gate 71A area straight through the Terminal 7 gates into the 80-series gates that make up Terminal 8, without ever touching the Terminal 7 TSA queue area.

Start at the United Club reception area near Gate 71A on the secure side (the same zone where the Terminal 7→Terminal 6 connector corridor begins). From there, stay on the main secure-side hallway signed for “Gates 70–88” and walk toward the gate numbers increasing through the 70s. The functional “cross into Terminal 8” point is where numbering jumps between Gate 77 and Gate 80; continue down that same corridor to reach Terminal 8 gates, including Gate 86A/86B at the far end. End point: the Gate 80–88 concourse (Terminal 8), typically nearest Gate 83/84 as the central pinch point before the far-end gates.

Which specific gate numbers are physically in Terminal 8 vs Terminal 7, and where is the boundary point (by gate/landmark) where you “cross into” Terminal 8?

Terminal 8 gates are the 80-series gates, while Terminal 7 gates are the 70-series gates; you “cross into” Terminal 8 at the numbering break between Gate 77 and Gate 80.

• Terminal 7 (United) gates: 70–77 (including variants like 71A/71B, 75A/75B where posted)
• Terminal 8 (United Express / satellite concourse) gates: 80–88 (including 86A/86B)

The boundary landmark is the point where the concourse signage and gate placards stop showing the 70s and the next gate ahead is labeled in the 80s—most travelers notice it right after passing the Gate 77 area and continuing straight toward “Gates 80–88.”

Where exactly does the airside path to the TBIT West Gates / Midfield Concourse (gates 200s) begin when starting from Terminal 8, and what is the distance from Gate 86B to that decision node?

The West Gates (200s) airside path begins in TBIT’s main concourse near Gate 148, at the escalators/elevators signed “Gates 201–225.” From Gate 86B, the distance to that decision node is roughly 5,800–6,100 ft (≈1,770–1,860 m) via the shortest secure-side connectors.

Route segment	Start anchor	End anchor	Est. distance
T8 → T7 hub	Gate 86B	Gate 80s / T7 concourse spine	~1,000–1,500 ft
T7 → T6 connector	Gate 71A / United Club	T6 secure-side arrival	~800–1,200 ft
T6 → T5 → T4 (tunnels)	T6 concourse core	T4 concourse level	~2,500–3,200 ft
T4 → TBIT main	T4–TBIT glass bridge	TBIT Great Hall area	~900–1,300 ft
TBIT main → decision node	TBIT main concourse	Gate 148 “Gates 201–225” escalators	~300–600 ft

Where are the exact shuttle pickup points (if any apply) that are realistically usable for a traveler starting at Terminal 7/8 who needs to reach TBIT, and what terminal-side landmarks mark them?

There is no realistic airside shuttle pickup from Terminal 7/8 to TBIT; from Terminal 7/8, the only secure-side way to reach TBIT is walking the connector network.

If you choose a shuttle anyway, it becomes a landside move: exit to the curb and use the landside terminal shuttle on the horseshoe (often signed as a terminal connector like “Route A”), which requires leaving security and re-clearing TSA at TBIT. The practical pickup landmark for that landside shuttle is the Terminal 7 curbside area at the outer-island bus stop zones signed for terminal shuttles/“Airline Connections,” not inside the Terminal 8 gate concourse.

On the airside Terminal 8 → TBIT route, where are the required level changes (stairs/escalators/elevators), and which specific nodes introduce the biggest detour risk?

The required level changes happen at Terminal 6 (down into tunnels), Terminal 4 (up out of tunnels and onto the T4–TBIT bridge), and TBIT (down into the West Gates tunnel); the biggest detour risk is the Terminal 6 descent where one branch dumps you to baggage claim/exit.

Node	Level change	Nearest anchor	Biggest detour risk
Terminal 6 tunnel access	Down (escalator/elevator)	central T6 concessions area / near the T6–T5 connector approach	wrong branch to “Exit / Baggage Claim / Ground Transportation”
Terminal 4 tunnel exit	Up (escalator/elevator)	where the T5–T4 tunnel ends into T4 concourse	following “Baggage Claim” style wayfinding instead of “Gates/Concourse”
Terminal 4 → TBIT bridge	Up/onto bridge alignment	south side of T4 near the connector entrance	missing bridge entrance and drifting back toward T4 gate loops
TBIT → West Gates	Down (escalators/elevators)	Gate 148 area signed “Gates 201–225”	overshooting Gate 148 and adding backtrack time in TBIT

Where are the nearest restrooms and water-fill points in Terminal 8 relative to Gate 86A/86B, and what is the shortest walking path to them?

The nearest reliable restrooms and a water-fill point for Gate 86A/86B are back toward the center of the Terminal 8 concourse around the Gate 83–84 area, not at the very end by 86B.

From Gate 86B, walk “up-concourse” toward the lower gate numbers (follow signs for Gates 80–85). The first best landmark cluster is around Gate 83/84, where restrooms are typically located in the central node off the main hallway and a hydration/water-fill station is positioned nearby. If you reach Gate 82 and still don’t see the restroom signage, keep going a short distance toward Gate 83; that’s the most consistent amenity pocket for the 80-series gates.

If a traveler accidentally exits secure-side near Terminal 7/8, what is the closest TSA re-entry checkpoint by walking distance, and where is it located relative to the Terminal 7/8 exits?

The closest TSA re-entry checkpoint is the Terminal 7 main security checkpoint on the upper (Departures) level.

If you exit from the Terminal 7/8 complex to landside (including accidentally ending up at a baggage-claim/exit corridor), orient to Terminal 7’s main doors and go back into Terminal 7, then take the escalator/elevator up to the ticketing level where the TSA checkpoint queues begin. Relative to Terminal 8 specifically, there isn’t a separate checkpoint to re-enter—so the recovery move is always “back to Terminal 7, up one level, re-screen.”

Archive Los Angeles International Airport Terminal 8 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 8 Map