L.A. International Airport

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This article is about a hit song. For the actual airport of Los Angeles (LAX), see Los Angeles International Airport.

L.A. International Airport is a song written by Leanne Scott that was first recorded by David Frizzell in 1970. It reached #67 on the Billboard Country Singles chart.

Susan Raye recorded another version of the song in 1971. The Susan Raye version became a huge hit. It reached #9 on the Billboard Country Singles chart and reached #54 on the Hot 100 singles chart. While it is not Raye's biggest hit, it is the song for which she is best remembered.

The song was rerecorded with updated lyrics in 2003 by Shirley Myers for the 75th Anniversary of LAX. Susan Raye, who has been retired from the music industry since 1986, made a rare public appearance to sing classic hit at a concert at the celebration and to be on hand when a proclamation was issued to make the song the official song of LAX.