Ontario Airport | Look At This!

[@MarkSpicer-Playlists]

Fun Fact: Ontario Airport was acquired by the City of Los Angeles in 1985 until control was relinquished back to the City of Ontario just a few years ago in 2016.

[@Mikefngarage]

and LA raised the airport fees....Ruined the airport and gave it back to Ontario in shambles. tried to get more business to LAX a non competitive way. Now they have lowered the airport fees again. and are on a slow road to recovery.

[@simonlam33]

LAWA kind of sabotage ONT rather than make it more efficient and relief the congestion of LAX.

[@noob.168]

they said in the video

[@vistalite-ph4zw]

I was there back in 2008 closing operations for ABX Air. My escort told me that the west end on the airport was going to be a cargo terminal. Lockeed had vacant quonset huts out there that were going to be demolished. This plan was to relieve some of the air cargo flooding LAX. Eva Air and few other airlines sign on at the time to move their cargo operations there if it happened...

[@logicalblackman8228]

It also served as the location for the TV show LAX.

[@mc333777]

Burbank, Long Beach, & Ontario airports are much better airports than LAX, IF it's an option. But sometimes, airlines charges more because they know that travellers would be willing to pay more for the convenience.

[@manuelvalencia9407]

Actually, when I flew from Japan to LA, China Airlines was an affordable option with a great stopover in Taipei. It was a liitle cheaper to fly to ONT than LAX.

[@julievanderleest]

Being that I’ve lived in Ontario my whole life, I’m definitely willing to pay a little more to fly out of here. The airport is less than 10 minutes away with very little traffic for me. Plus people are more willing to drive me there or pick me up. In the long run, it’s not much more expensive, if I count for gas and parking.

[@mc333777]

​@@manuelvalencia9407 Yes, very true, that's why i said "sometimes". My friends & relatives uses Ontario even if it takes connecting flights, and I usually use Burbank if it's an option, because I am from Ventura county. Also, these smaller airports' flight departures are usually on time compared to LAX. Getting in and out these smaller airports is just like getting in & out Costco.

[@Mikefngarage]

When LA took over Ontario they RUINED IT.....Raised the airport fees (fees you dont see that the airlines pay) Since 2016 Ontario got the airport back from LA....Now they have lowered the fees. and it is much better managed. Slowly going back to the way it was before. Cheaper and better.

[@AxtionMag]

I am a very big fan of Long Beach Airport! 👍🏼

[@Tom-mu7zy]

I was an airline pilot with Continental Airlines on an overnight getting ready for my second day of the trip on the morning of 9-11. I spent the next five days in Ontario before they opened up the airspace so we could go home. I always liked the Ontario airport.

[@Sr_iRL]

I have not had a flight from either of those two airports but I’ve dropped off and picked up people from both. From my experiences I prefer the Ontario Airport

[@cruisinguy6024]

Oh how I miss Continental. United really ruined a good thing.

[@Lab2029-l1k]

@@Sr_iRL My kids fly a lot I mean a lot. Often they use Uber. I however offer to drop them off and pick them up as long as it is Ontario airport. If it is LAX please count me out.

[@Kuzo32]

Always wanted to fly Continental. Probably was one of the most underrated and most unrecognized airline. Thanks you what you did

[@ImpendingJoker]

@@Kuzo32 It was one of the biggest airlines back in the day before it went bankrupt in the 80's what are you talking about?

[@manuelvalencia9407]

From my experiences flying through Ontario, it's everything that LAX is not. I flew from Taipei (China Airlines) to Ontario. The arrival process was WAY SOOOO much easier than LAX. My longest wait was waiting for my bags. Immigration was a breeze and speedy. From Immigration to the final exit was straight through. No mazes. There was free parking for international arrivals and the parking lot was so close to the terminal. I would definitely fly through ONT again, even though I still like LAX. However, LAX is getting more of a headache and stressful. China Airlines is a great airline with great connections through Taipei. I had a 4-5 hr. stopover, just enough time to go to a local night market for some great and cheap food before going back to the airport to ONT.

[@KuostA]

spot on and very well said! FYI China Airlines (CI) is a Taiwanese Airline, just in case you didn't know. Great airline indeed!

[@comicus01]

I've taken international flights twice in/out of LAX in the past 6 months. The traffic was a real pain, but going through customs/passport control was easy. Both times it was basically: "purpose of your trip?" Vacation. "Anything to declare?" Nope. "Ok, thanks." And that was it. Both times I was through passport control before my luggage made it to the baggage claim. Not sure how much of a hassle it was for non US passport holders though. They might face a bigger headache. The first time was on Condor, and their check in counter is in Terminal 2 (then you take a bus out to the satellite terminal), so that wasn't too bad and the bus offered a great view of all the planes. Lufthansa was a huge pain to check my bag (the automatic kiosk didn't work for almost everyone, had to wait in a long line).

[@mattbartley2843]

@@comicus01 I recently came back to LAX and the passport hall was so (relatively) uncrowded, I hardly recognized the place. (Sunday night, FWIW). Usually there's thousands of people there, people yelling at you about where to go (often contradicting signs), etc. Speaking of Lufthansa, the self checkin kiosks in Germany, unlike every other kiosk I dealt with there (train stations, stores, hotels, etc.), didn't have a way to select English, and there was no one around to help. Even with the "translate signs" app on my phone, I found it confusing. Finally someone showed up and did a sequence which seemed like exactly the opposite of what I would have tried.

[@judsonmabee8279]

This was a really convenient airport for me for business travel when I lived in Rancho. It was nice living just a few minutes from here.

[@rp1740]

When I moved to this area in 1984, Ontario Airport was very small. You were able to walk on the tarmac up the stairs to the plane. It's grown so much but yes, much easier than flying out of LAX.

[@jimmyk6336]

I miss those days. Entering and exiting the plane from both ends made it so much easier than just using one door.

[@allanegleston4931]

i did that too when i was a kid.

[@comicus01]

If you miss boarding via stairs, you can always choose Long Beach. Using two doors is faster. But otherwise I prefer a regular jetway.

[@allanegleston4931]

@@comicus01 stockton ca field you board by stairs.

[@sanseijedi]

Lived in Long Beach since 1980. LGB is a great airport besides being handy. There used to be parking meters along the field adjacent to the terminal. I could check arriving flight info, drive to the airport in minutes, drop a quarter in a meter to park, watch the plane taxi in and see the passengers arriving passengers deplane down the airstairs (so cool!) and be away. What a charming, historic airfield!

[@sandyhanson6082]

Great airport! Easy in easy out. Good parking too! Love it!

[@msbowie58]

Love flying in and out of Ontario! ❤😊

[@QuickStix26]

Will always choose Ontario if I can. LAX is just madness!

[@STOPHEREProductions]

100% agree.

[@applesbighatranch6906]

Holy hydrocoptic marzalvanes! Batman. That Des Shaw! That was an impressive chunk of solid history and contemporary information delivered in about two minutes flat. Bravo!

[@airplaneguy17]

Finally! Some real news journalism! Very refreshing

[@crosslink1493]

Its an advertisement for the airport disguised as a news story. Pretty common way the (so-called) TV news does things these days.

[@wcolby]

I will notify your political leader that you’re not following his directions.

[@vickygrooman7966]

Shhh! Don't give away our secret!

[@psa722]

Flown into/out of ONT many times over the years. It has always been easier than LAX, even when you had to board the plane with stairs when the old terminal was still around. My first flight out of ONT was on an AirCal 737-200 in 1981.

[@Lab2029-l1k]

Keep up the good work Ontario. the moment I can fly from there internationally, to Europe and Africa, I would never consider what I call LAX zoo.

[@Gabez82]

No way, I describe it as a Zoo too!🤣

[@Lab2029-l1k]

@@Gabez82 I flew out of it and came into it July 2024 after a trip to Europe and Africa. My feeling was: why the hell didn't I use Ontario?

[@solandri69]

Blame the city of Los Angeles for the unpopularity of Onatrio. It used to own and operate LAX, Burbank, Palmdale, and Ontario under LAWA (Los Angeles World Airports). LAWA was tasked with improving the other airports to help relieve traffic from LAX. It renovated ONT (you used to board planes with push-up stairways, and baggage claim was outdoors). But instead of lending ONT the renovation money from LAX fees and allowing ONT to pay it back over time, it insisted that ONT had to pay it back immediately via higher airport fees. Those fees caused tickets to/from ONT to be $50-$100 higher than for LAX. Resulting in people continuing to fly out of LAX even if they lived right next to ONT. In 2013 the city of Ontario sued, blaming LAWA for a 40% decline in traffic at ONT. The city eventually bought out LAWA's stake in ONT, and has been (successfully) running the airport themselves.

[@nate666]

I live in Stockton California, pretty much the Ontario of San Francisco. We need more flights like Ontario. Hate driving to the Bay Area or Sacramento! 😡

[@julievanderleest]

Huh. I’ve lived in Ontario since I was 2 years old and had no idea that it was this old. Nor the other history really. Very cool.

[@Mike_Greentea]

You’re still alive after breathing in all that smog from L.A?

[@kazee502]

Excellent reporting and info on the airport…5 stars

[@LandonInan]

1:25 the plane name is called a Boeing 767 and it works with Amazon.🛩️🛩️🛩️🛩️🛩️🛩️🛩️🛩️🛩️🛩️🛩️

[@jokker73]

In the 1970's OIA had an Air National Guard base across from the main airport terminal.

[@cameron.t]

ONT is a great airport. I had to actually wait in the security line all my travels to/from it this year. Sucks, but nice to see it finally grow!

[@Beltfedshooters]

I remember when the Concorde landed there at night one time. The crowds were huge.

[@KuostA]

really? source? never knew that

[@Beltfedshooters]

@@KuostA It happened in 1986.

[@rp1740]

Yes, I remember that we parked off of Haven Ave to see it come in.

[@EJofLA]

Great report thank you! Just wish Desmond Shaw could speak a little more slowly. Hard to keep up lol.

[@darcicali7693]

Wow amazing 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@TimTVOfficial]

Let's do a history lesson of the current San Bernardino Intl Airport

[@cupcakemcgee3175]

Sure wish I could live in that lovely air quality

[@EASsirenVids01]

Very cool! In Columbus we have John Glenn Intl. (CMH) and Rickenbacker Intl. (LCK). All of our cargo goes to LCK, while almost 100% of our passenger flights go to CMH. LCK has a small 2 gate passenger terminal for Allegiant Air, which I really wanna try flying out of there sometime, it sounds interesting!

[@Timmyfromphilly1994]

Ontario airport is a great alternative to LAX. Especially since they have a pass that lets you go all the way through TSA and to the terminal and gate. I used it when my parents traveled from Ontario to Seattle and I helped with their luggage and waited with them til they boarded.

[@SpencerBrady-o9x]

I have flown out of Ontario late at night, after taking a Metrolink train from the OC, and a bus that passes by the main entrance to ONT.

[@wansolve289]

Ontario and John Wayne are my preferred airports, easy on, easy off.

[@citymindfunk]

Shout out, PrimeFlight. Miss this place. Lot's...

[@tomsamuelson8512]

In 1972 I flew in a Western airlines 720B on a scheduled flight from ONT to LAX. The flight had started out in PHX and stopped at ONT on the way to LAX.

[@crookeddonald4761]

ONT to LAX?? What is that, like a 5 minute flight? haha.

[@tomsamuelson8512]

@@crookeddonald4761 they probably left the landing gear down...

[@pantherv5]

last year i flew ONT-TPE-ONT on china airlines. that was the best experience flying internationally. LAX is just over crowded with travelers and traffic.

[@janmichaelaustria620]

Ontario is great! I think if they added some more direct routes to the east coast airports like IAD/DCA and BOS, it will definitely be more competitive. They've already got a few to JFK and CLT.

[@Redlined997_C2S]

Was my go to when I lived in Berdoo.

[@larrybaker5316]

Born & raised near LGB, 1949-1967, was not aware of ONT. LAX was not bad in 1960's. As Bob Dylan says "the times they are a changing"

[@gs7585]

Anything to avoid the gridlock at LAX.

[@RC94332]

ONT is a great airport

[@jimwinchester339]

I've been there at least twice.

[@KVW110]

I work in Wilmington, and we get flights daily from Ontario. Now I know what it looks like!

[@chrischocallo9387]

Our daughter is on a layover there with ABX. From CVG

[@KVW110]

@@chrischocallo9387 That's one of our sister companies.

[@jmason61]

It's a terrific place & the overnight parking is cheap. But they have zero non-stop flights to the east coast. PLEASE just one airline START non stops to NYC area!

[@Beltfedshooters]

They do that on purpose so LAX gets the business.

[@jmason61]

Yeah I know there's big business making those rules... funny thing I live 10 minutes from San Bernardino airport & they are starting to get into the region airport thing too. Right now only 1 airline I think Breeze?

[@amardave84]

JetBlue has a direct flight to JFK airport in NY. it's a red-eye. Good flight. I've taken it.

[@DJust_Me]

Flying from these airports like: Burbank , Long Beach, Ontario o else. Will cost you a least $150 or $200 in you ticket price just for nothing. Almost 8 months ago. I flew to Reno , from Lax $99 , from Burbank $209 same airline.

[@mohammedalsmadi680]

I was just there lol

[@JungleJetAviation06]

I feel like Southwest’s monopoly over LGB has made it more expensive to fly out of tbh, it’s cheaper for me to fly out of LAX on SWA.

[@debgbls323]

Been using this airport for 50 years. Where have you been 🤷🏼‍♀️🙄🤦🏼‍♀️

[@marklnz]

This might be an unpopular opinion but I really don't get the hate for LAX. I travel through there regularly, both internationally and domestically (6 times so far this year, with 4 more to go before the end of the year) and almost every time I go through there *something* has improved. Sure, traffic is an issue but you just need to allow enough time for it.

[@Barbara-u5h]

Ive flown in there over 20 yrs ago. Its ok . I was crew on plane

[@allengreg5447]

Secret? I always use that airport for trips to So. Cal. because downtown L.A. is such a mess.

[@chopperskier]

As a pilot I do look forward to flying into SO Cal- I have yet to truly experience this place. Been to the eastern Sierras, Tahoe, etc... great places, great people- I learned to fly in NY and I want more fun, and challenging places. I have a love/hate relationship with Denver: well laid out, simple, and straightforward. However, it's like there are no planes there compared to say TEB... I imagine SOCal to be fairly busy, more like the NYC or DC areas. Also- Does he keep saying M&M empire? What is this empire he keeps talking about? I left the Empire State because it is run like The Empire from StarWars (Cue in Darth Vader music)... I know the states are eerily similar politically, but political jokes aside, what is this empire they're talking about in California? I'm confused.

[@msbowie58]

This area is considered “The Inland Empire”.😊

[@hemetelectricalservices]

WASSSSDUUUPPP?? !❤❤

[@ImpendingJoker]

I flew into this airport for an interview back in 2008. I'm surprised that these news people have no clue about it. I'm not even from California. haha

[@user-nk4td9bg6w]

u seriously think they have no clue about this airport?......

[@jimmyk6336]

Both of my kids took separate international flights from Lax this past summer, what a disaster. When my kids returned from their trips I told them never again will I take them to Lax...

[@shaddowpanther6947]

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO NOT PUT THIS HIDDEN GEM IN THE SPOTLIGHT!

[@anthonygittens1479]

I don’t think it’s referred to as Ontario International Airport, it’s Pearson International and it’s located in Mississauga, Ontario.

[@ejmon8224]

False, do some research

[@anthonygittens1479]

@@ejmon8224 You are right, I live in Ontario Canada so we were talking about 2 different airports.

[@trspotr]

I spent a couple hours there and cost me $20 for parking though 😔

[@PhilipSpence-u6x]

I bet most of the residents of Ontario California don't know that they share the name with a province in Eastern Canada lol

[@Thee-DanO]

Fun fact??? This "news segment" is nothing but a 2 1/2 minute commercial for Ontario airport.

[@talkingthetalk3640]

So what

[@xbxhunter]

And?

[@cruisinguy6024]

yeah this absolutely feels like a sponsored advertisement piece

[@techman8817]

True but this is usually an interesting and positive series.

[@Thee-DanO]

@@talkingthetalk3640 It is a news broadcast not an informercial program.

[@mrsavedbygrace2569]

SoCal's best kept secret

[@allanegleston4931]

flew out of ontario when i was a kid to then okland muni, not the mouthful name they have now .

[@TysonIke]

@Lufthansa @KLM add this airport NOW

[@krazyzito6274]

Ontario is a nice airport until everyone finds out about it, KONT

[@Patshes]

Look at what,?!

[@jdcaldwell5088]

It’s called KONT Ontario International Airport!!! a secret for the inland Empire region🤷‍♂️ soon to have DHL from LAX in 2025 to be it’s home with the UPS, FedEx, Amonzon.

[@JimAndrews-i7f]

I’m available

[@Mike_Greentea]

Look at all that Smog people are breathing in when he zoomed out! Nasty

[@donnymeyer1984]

When driving to the airport in the 1990's, I missed my exit twice because I couldn't read the highway signs due to the density of the smog.

[@jdcaldwell5088]

That’s nothing compared to it was in 70s😊

[@khaalisnuffgamewashington4374]

An traffic is bad either way

[@robdog7516]

Another great airport so Californians can leave that messed up state. 😂

[@rolf9280]

This is an ad. Nothing more. 😤

[@BaikalTii]

ugh. don't look, nothing to see. nevermind this video.

[@moiramccleary-p4g]

Your comment doesn’t make sense

[@BaikalTii]

@@moiramccleary-p4g duh. the last thing current users of ONT want is more people to find out.

[@vickiego1]

@@moiramccleary-p4g Don’t feel bad. I didn’t get it either, though I wholeheartedly agree with the statement!! I’m just glad that PS airport has started expanding their destinations so I only have to drive 10 minutes to get there. 👍

[@matthoward598]

It's literally the fastest growing airport in America for the past 2 years. I think plenty of people already know lol.

[@moiramccleary-p4g]

@@BaikalTii 🤦‍♀️ Oh silly me.

[@62_stratocaster]

“Look At This!” LOL! CLICKBAIT!

[@logicalblackman8228]

Clickbait!

[@edsheeran9882]

THE INLAND EMPIRE LMAO

[@thejuicerr]

Fun fact: the inland empire is wack

[@malrich5276]

And what does your opinion on the inland empire have to do with enjoying Ontario airport? Lol

[@thejuicerr]

@@malrich5276 There is nothing to enjoy in the inland empire

[@KSWKREW]

Depends on what you enjoy doing.

[@TheParkLarkPrivate]

I smell a corrupt rat! Interesting there was no mention of the law suits by local residents over air traffic take off noise. And how many Ontario residents were evicted from their homes to eliminate complaints from people living under Ontario International Airport flight paths. All your helicopter reporter crew had to do was turn the camera to the west to video the razed residential lots. Very much like what happened to homes located on west of LAX and Playa del Rey (now named Dockweiler Beach). If you’re going to report, then tell the full story; not just the part that makes Ontario International Airport Authority look good. They can spend their own money for promotion.

[@long-jeep]

Too bad, so sad, NIMBYs. Don't want to hear aircraft departure noise? Don't buy a house off the end of a commercial airport runway.

[@crosslink1493]

Same issue as Orange County/John Wayne Airport, but those folks living under the takeoff path at OC/JW are in Newport Beach so have more influence.

[@marklnz]

Name an airport that doesn't suffer from "the law suits by local residents over air traffic take off noise". I'll wait.

[@RC94332]

Yet I guarantee you the airport was there before 75% of those homes were built. The people who decided to live under a flight path and then suing later is kind of like not buying flood insurance until after your house floods...

[@NotSure2030-kw9yh]

with the new terror manpad alert, Ontario is a prime target imo...I'm always watching these lowflying airliners on approach over traffic I sit in daily. Thankful we don't have those problems, yet!