LAX was the name of a television drama starring Heather Locklear and Blair Underwood. It was set at the Los Angeles International Airport and drew its name from the airport's IATA airport code, "LAX". Most interior scenes were filmed at Ontario International Airport, with the LAX airport used only for establishing shots. Hilary Duff and Heather Locklear in The Perfect Man. ... Blair Underwood (born August 25, 1964, in Tacoma, Washington) is an American television and film actor. ... Runway layout at LAX LAX redirects here. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... Runway layout at ONT Ontario International Airport (IATA: ONT, ICAO: KONT) is located in Ontario, California. ...

It was a drama focusing on the day to day operations of the airport, its runway manager (Harley Random, played by Locklear), and its terminal manager (Roger de Souza, played by Underwood).

LAX premiered on NBC on September 13, 2004. Ten episodes aired before NBC announced in November 2004 that no further episodes would be produced. The show was dumped to Saturdays at 8pm ET and the final episode aired on April 16, 2005. In the last episode, Harley leaves her job at LAX after she is told by Roger that he wants stability back in his life and no longer wants to be romantically involved with her. Thirteen episodes total were aired. NBC, (Formerly an acronym for the National Broadcasting Company until 2004), is an American television and radio network based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The theme song for the show was the beginning of "Mr. Blue Sky" by Electric Light Orchestra. For the opening sequence of the final episode, a different section of the song was used. Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), from Birmingham, England, was a successful rock music group of the 1970s and 1980s. ...

The show was frequently the butt of comedic jokes because of its poor ratings, including Jay Leno, who remarked the show was "so bad that the actual Los Angeles Airport is thinking of changing its name to avoid being associated with the show." Jay Leno (born James Douglas Muir-Leno April 28, 1950) is an American comedian who is best known as the current host of NBC televisions long-running variety and talk program The Tonight Show. ...

Cast

• Heather Locklear as Harley Random
• Blair Underwood as Roger De Souza
• Paul Leyden as Tony Magulia
• Frank John Hugues as Henry Engels

Hilary Duff and Heather Locklear in The Perfect Man. ... Blair Underwood (born August 25, 1964, in Tacoma, Washington) is an American television and film actor. ...

Recurring cast

• Wendy Hoopes as Betty
• David Paetkau as Nick

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Guest stars

• Sasha Barrese as Caitlin Mansfield
• Daniel Morton as Serbian co-pilot
• Sam Doumit as Rachel, Senator's daughter
• Charisma Carpenter as Julie, Hayley's sister

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External link

• LAX at the Internet Movie Database