Whether you need a last minute flight to a business conference in Los Angeles, or are just hoping to glimpse a few stars in Hollywood, evoJets has you covered. Traveling through “The City of Angels” will feel like a breeze when you have access to our services at small FBOs away from the main terminal. Also known as the “Entertainment Capital of the World,” Los Angeles was named the world's eighth most economically powerful city by Forbes.com in 2008.
As entertainment is such a big part of Los Angeles culture, you will never run out of things to do and sights to see. Though it would be quite impossible to list every wonderful opportunity here, some of the best show and performance venues to look into are the Center Theatre Group, Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, Ford Amphitheatre/Los Angeles County Arts Commission, LA Opera, Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Walt Disney Concert Hall, ESPN Broadcast Studios at L.A. LIVE, Music Center, Club Nokia at L.A. LIVE, El Rey Theatre, Sony Pictures Studios, Gibson Amphitheatre, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Hollywood Bowl, Kodak Theatre, Warner Bros. Studios - VIP Tours, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Universal CityWalk Hollywood, The Wiltern, Pantages Theatre, and Stella Adler - Los Angeles.
Of course Los Angeles has many options for outdoor recreation as well. Escape the cement jungle and enjoy the sand and surf at Cabrillo Beach, Dan Blocker Beach (or Corral Beach to the locals), Dockweiler Beach, Hermosa Beach, Las Tunas State Beach, Surfrider Beach (formally Malibu Lagoon State Beach), Manhattan Beach, Marina del Rey Beach, Nicholas Canyon Beach, Point Dume Beach, Point Vicente Beach, Redondo Beach, Santa Monica Beach, Topanga Beach, Torrance Beach, Venice Beach, White Point/Royal Palms Beach, Will Rogers Beach, and Zuma Beach.Other outdoor enjoyment can be found at many parks, golf courses, and other refreshing locations. Be sure to check out Arroyo Seco Park, Ardmore Recreation Center, Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve, FantaSea Yachts & Yacht Club, Del Rey Lagoon, Augustus F. Hawkins Natural Park, Hornblower Cruises & Events, Barnsdall Art Park, Mountain Meadows Golf Course, Ernest E. Debs Regional Park, Pacific Avalon Yacht Charters, Echo Park, Spirit Cruises & Yacht Parties, Roosevelt Golf Course, Chavez Ravine Arboretum, Benny H. Potter West Adams Avenues Memorial Park, Bird Sanctuary, Bishop Canyon, Budd Wiener/Monterey Hills Park, Buena Vista Meadow Picnic Area, Castle Peak Park, Trump National Golf Club, Cedar Grove, Chevy Chase Park, City Hall Park Center, Diamond Bar Golf Course, Cleland Ave. Bicentennial Park, Crystal Springs, De Longpre Park, East L.A. Park, El Cariso Golf Course, El Paseo Cahuenga Park, Victoria Golf Course, Everett Park, Father Serra Park, Industry Hills Golf Club, Hubert H. Humphrey Memorial Park, Kagel Canyon Park, Los Verdes Golf Course, L.A. High Memorial Park, Whittier Narrows Golf Course, Lake Hollywood Park, Little Green Acres Park, Manhattan Beach Marriott Golf Club, and Malibu Sports Fishing.
Spectator sports are bountiful in Los Angeles too. Catch all the action with the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodgers Stadium, Auto Club Speedway, the Home Depot Center, LA Galaxy, Los Angeles Clippers, STAPLES Center, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum & Sports Arena, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Avengers, and Los Angeles Sparks.Los Angeles offers some incredible luxury hotels to accommodate all the stars, celebrities, and big names in and around the city. You will want to take advantage of these classy lodgings as well, at such locations as Hotel Bel-Air, Beverly Wilshire, The Beverly Hilton, Casa del Mar, Shutters on the Beach, Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills, The Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey, The Langham, Huntington Hotel & Spa, Sunset Tower Hotel, The Peninsula Beverly Hills, Sunset Marquis Hotel and Villas, Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, The London West Hollywood, The Beverly Hills Hotel, Viceroy Santa Monica, Fairmont Miramar Hotel and Bungalows, Hotel Andaz West Hollywood, Raffles L'Ermitage, W Los Angeles – Westwood, The Mosaic Hotel Beverly Hills, Chateau Marmont, InterContinental Los Angeles Century City, and Sofitel LA.Several airports offer service to the Los Angeles area. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, KLAX) is located about 16 miles southwest of downtown Los Angeles and is one of the top ten busiest airports in the world. Two fixed base operators (FBOs) serve general aviation at LAX: Landmark Aviation and Atlantic Aviation.LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT, KONT) is approximately 38 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, in the city of Ontario, CA. Guardian Jet Center, ASIG General Aviation Services, and Atlantic Aviation are the three FBOs located here.
Van Nuys Airport (VNY, KVNY) is the world’s busiest general aviation airport, located in Van Nuys in the San Fernando Valley section of the city limits of Los Angeles. Five major FBOs serve the public here: Castle & Cooke Aviation, Clay Lacy Aviation, Maguire Aviation Group, Signature Aviation, and Pentastar.Bob Hope Airport (BUR, KBUR) is the closet Los Angeles airport to Griffith Park and Hollywood. It is three miles northwest of the central business district of Burbank, CA. Atlantic Aviation and Million Air Burbank serve as the two local FBOs.Long Beach Airport (LGB, KLGB), also known as Daugherty Field, is about 23 miles southeast of the central business district of Los Angeles. It offers better access to the region’s more southerly coastal attractions such as Palos Verdes and Huntington Beach. Corporate and private aviation are served by four FBOs: AirFlite, Mercury Air Center, Signature Flight Support, and AEROPLEX.John Wayne Airport (SNA, KSNA) is located in Santa Ana, CA, and provides the best airport access to Disneyland, the Honda Center, and Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Atlantic Aviation and Signature Flight Support are the airport’s two full-service FBOs.Whiteman Airport (WHP, KWHP) is a small general aviation airport located in the Pacoima district of Los Angeles, about one mile east of downtown. The airport provides basic FBO services itself, and there is one airport restaurant—Rocky’s Café.Perhaps your business in the area takes you a bit further to the east? Chino Airport (CNO, KCNO) is located three miles southeast of the central business district of Chino, CA, and about 43 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is home to two aircraft museums, the Planes of Fame and the Yanks Air Museum. There are three FBOs located here: Championship Aviation, Encore Jet Center, and Threshold Technologies.Los Angeles has warm summers, with temperatures usually in the 70s. The warmest month of the year is August, at an average maximum temperature of 84.8 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are cool, typically in the 50s, and the coldest month—December—has an average minimum temperature of 48.3 degrees. The area has an annual average precipitation of 15.14 inches, and the wettest month is February, with an average rainfall of 3.68 inches. |