Airport pet relief
Pet relief areas at Los Angeles International (LAX)
🇺🇸 Los Angeles · United States · LAX
Los Angeles airport has one or more dedicated dog relief areas.
Before or after security?
For a layover, you need an airside (post-security) area — you usually cannot re-clear security.
Where exactly
- Terminal 1, Level 3 Departures, near Gate 13 behind California Pizza Kitchen (airside)
- Terminal 2, Level 3 Departures, near Gate 21A (airside)
- Terminal 3, Level 3 Departures, outdoor atrium (airside)
- Terminal 4, Level 3 Departures, near Gate 50B (airside)
- Terminal 5, Level 3 Departures, near Gate 54B (airside)
- Terminal 6, Level 3 Departures, near Gate 62 (airside)
- Terminal 7, Level 3 Departures, near Gate 71A (airside)
- Tom Bradley International Terminal, Level 4 Departures, near the Great Hall (airside)
- Outdoor area between Terminals 1 and 2, Level 1 Baggage Claim (landside)
- Terminal 5, Level 1 Baggage Claim, curbside (landside)
The official per-terminal pages and the downloadable PDF disagree on two gate numbers; the terminal pages are more recent and were used here. No airside area is published for Terminal 8.
Has the spot moved, or is one missing?
Tell us which terminal, and whether it is before or after security — we check and update the page.
✉️ Report what you saw47 airlines we document accept dogs and serve this airport. The verdict is each airline's general policy — it does not prejudge your breed or your route.
🌍 Traveling to United States — see the dog entry rules for United States.
Source: www.flylax.com · verified 30 July 2026 · confidence 5/5.