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BUR is one of LA's best-kept secrets and it happens to be the closest airport to my house. It's a billion times easier to deal with than LAX - parking lot to gate in 10-15 minutes on average, including TSA screening - much easier to get to if you live anywhere other than the westside, and it has a cool old terminal and tons of aerospace industry history, including having been the home of the legendary Lockheed Skunk Works for many years. (The U-2 and SR-71, among many others, were developed and built there!) It also has a direct connection to commuter rail and is supposed to get a major terminal for CAHSR if that ever actually happens.
The only problem is the NIMBYs around it. The airport was there long before they were, but they've managed to limit flights and block planned expansions on many occasions. Hopefully the airport eventually figures out a way to build the second terminal it's been talking about for years.
