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==Transportation== {{more citations needed section|date = March 2016}} {{See also|:Category:Transportation in Southern California}} Southern California is home to [[Los Angeles International Airport]], the second-busiest airport in the United States by passenger volume (see [[World's busiest airports by passenger traffic]]) and the third-busiest by international passenger volume (see [[Busiest airports in the United States by international passenger traffic]]); [[San Diego International Airport]], the busiest single-runway airport in the United States; [[Van Nuys Airport]], the world's busiest [[general aviation]] airport; major commercial airports at [[San Bernardino International Airport|San Bernardino]], [[John Wayne Airport|Orange County]], [[Meadows Field|Bakersfield]], [[LA/Ontario International Airport|Ontario]], [[Hollywood Burbank Airport|Burbank]], and [[Long Beach Airport|Long Beach]]; and numerous smaller commercial and general aviation airports. Six of the seven lines of the [[commuter rail]] system, [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]], run out of downtown Los Angeles, connecting Los Angeles, [[Ventura County, California|Ventura]], San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, and San Diego counties with the other line connecting San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange counties directly. Southern California is also home to the [[Port of Los Angeles]], the country's busiest commercial port; the adjacent [[Port of Long Beach]], the country's second busiest container port; and the [[Port of San Diego]]. ===Airports=== The following table shows all airports listed by the Federal Aviation Association (FAA) as a hub airport:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy11_primary_enplanements.pdf|title=Calendar Year 2011 Primary Airports|date=September 27, 2012|access-date=October 17, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208001604/https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy11_primary_enplanements.pdf|archive-date=February 8, 2017}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! Airport !! style="width:40px;"| ID !! width=100 | City <br /> (Metro area) !! width=80 | Category !! Enplanements <br /> (2011) (mil) |- | [[Los Angeles International Airport]] || LAX || Los Angeles || Large Hub || 30.5m |- | [[San Diego International Airport]] || SAN || San Diego || Large Hub || 8.5m |- | [[John Wayne Airport]] || SNA || Orange County || Medium Hub || 4.2m |- | [[Ontario International Airport]] || ONT || San Bernardino, Riverside || Medium hub || 2.3m |- | [[Hollywood Burbank Airport]] || BUR || Burbank (LA) || Medium Hub || 2.1m |- | [[Long Beach Airport]] || LGB || Long Beach (LA) || Small Hub || 1.5m |- | [[Palm Springs International Airport]] || PSP || Palm Springs || Small Hub || 0.8m |- | [[Santa Barbara Municipal Airport]] || SBA || Santa Barbara || Small Hub || 0.7m |- | [[San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport|San Luis Obispo Regional Airport]] || SBP || San Luis Obispo || Small Hub || 0.5m |- | [[San Bernardino International Airport]] || SBD || San Bernardino, Riverside || Small Hub || NA |} ===Freeways and highways=== [[File:SocalfreewaysystemWIKI.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Interstate and state highway system of Southern California]] {{Main|Southern California freeways}} Sections of the Southern California freeway system are often referred to by names rather than by the official numbers. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |+ [[Interstate Highways]] |- ! Sign ! Interstate ! Freeway name |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:I-5 (CA).svg|20px]] | [[Interstate 5 in California|Interstate 5]] | [[Golden State Freeway]]<br />[[Santa Ana Freeway]]<br />[[San Diego Freeway]]<br />Montgomery Freeway |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:I-8 (CA).svg|20px]] | [[Interstate 8]] | [[Ocean Beach Freeway]]<br />[[Mission Valley Freeway]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:I-10 (CA).svg|20px]] | [[Interstate 10 in California|Interstate 10]] | [[Santa Monica Freeway|Santa Monica (Rosa Parks) Freeway]]<br />[[Golden State Freeway]]<br />[[San Bernardino Freeway]]<br />Indio (Dr. [[June McCarroll]]) Freeway<br />Blythe Freeway |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:I-15 (CA).svg|20px]] | [[Interstate 15 in California|Interstate 15]] | [[Mojave Freeway]]<br />[[Barstow Freeway]]<br />[[Ontario Freeway]]<br />[[Corona Freeway]]<br />[[Temecula Valley Freeway]]<br />[[Escondido Freeway]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:I-40 (CA).svg|20px]] | [[Interstate 40 in California|Interstate 40]] | [[Needles Freeway]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:I-105 (CA).svg|24px]] | [[Interstate 105 (California)|Interstate 105]] | Century ([[Glenn M. Anderson|Glenn Anderson]]) Freeway |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:I-110 (CA).svg|24px]] | [[Interstate 110 (California)|Interstate 110]] | [[Harbor Freeway]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:I-210 (CA).svg|24px]] | [[Interstate 210 (California)|Interstate 210]] | [[Foothill Freeway]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:I-215 (CA).svg|24px]] | [[Interstate 215 (California)|Interstate 215]] | [[Barstow Freeway]]<br />[[San Bernardino Freeway]]<br />[[Moreno Valley Freeway]]<br />[[Escondido Freeway]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:I-405 (CA).svg|24px]] | [[Interstate 405 (California)|Interstate 405]] | San Diego Freeway |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:I-605 (CA).svg|24px]] | [[Interstate 605]] | San Gabriel River Freeway |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:I-710 (CA).svg|24px]] | [[Interstate 710]] | Long Beach Freeway |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:I-805 (CA).svg|24px]] | [[Interstate 805]] | Jacob Dekema Freeway |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:I-905 (CA).svg|24px]] | Future [[Interstate 905]] | |} <div style="width:40%; float: left;"> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |+ [[U.S. Highway system]] |- ! Sign ! U.S. Route ! Freeway name |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:US 66 (1961 cutout).svg|23px]] | [[U.S. Route 66 in California|U.S. Route 66]] | National Trails Highway <br /> Cajon Boulevard <br /> [[Foothill Boulevard (Southern California)|Foothill Boulevard]] <br /> [[Arroyo Seco Parkway]] <br /> [[Santa Monica Boulevard]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:US 95 (1961 cutout).svg|23px]] | [[U.S. Route 95 in California|U.S. Route 95]] | |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:US 99 (1961 cutout).svg|23px]] | [[U.S. Route 99 in California|U.S. Route 99]] | Golden State Highway <br /> [[Ridge Route]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:US 101 (1961 cutout).svg|23px]] | [[U.S. Route 101 in California|U.S. Route 101]] | [[Ventura Freeway]]<br />[[Hollywood Freeway]]<br />[[Santa Ana Freeway]]<br />[[El Camino Real (California)|El Camino Real]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:US 395 (1961 cutout).svg|23px]] | [[U.S. Route 395 in California|U.S. Route 395]] |} </div> {{Clear}} ===Public transportation=== [[File:AT&SF44CatLosAngelesCA9-24-66.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.15|The [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]]'s combined Super Chief-El Capitan pulls into Los Angeles's Union Passenger Terminal on September 24, 1966.]] {{See also|:Category:Public transportation in Southern California}} {{Colbegin}} *[[Antelope Valley Transit Authority]] *[[Big Blue Bus]] (Santa Monica) *[[Gold Coast Transit]] (Ventura County) *[[Golden Empire Transit]] (Bakersfield) *[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] *[[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]] *[[North County Transit District]] (northern San Diego County) *[[Omnitrans]] (southwestern San Bernardino County) *[[Orange County Transportation Authority]] *[[Riverside Transit Agency]] (western Riverside County) *[[Coaster (rail service)|Coaster]] (Oceanside to San Diego) *[[San Diego Metropolitan Transit System]] *[[San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority]] *[[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]] MTD {{Colend}}
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