Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) are undeniably two of the most important air transport gateways in the United States. Not only are both strategically located in key business hubs, which attract a consistently large volume of corporate traffic, but they are also both in an ideal position to connect passengers from the United States onto trans-Pacific flights. On top of all of this, both also serve as regional gateways for those traveling from rural parts of California and the American West to other parts of the country and the world.