LAX Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility

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LAX Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility (ConRAC)
LAX ConRAC rendering.jpg
Rendering of the LAX ConRAC
LAX Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility
General information
Town or city Los Angeles, California
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 33°57′00″N118°22′30″W / 33.9500°N 118.3750°W / 33.9500; -118.3750
GroundbreakingSeptember 12, 2019
Topped-outJuly 12, 2021
OpenedOctober 9, 2024
Cost US$1 billion
Owner Los Angeles World Airports
Technical details
Material Concrete
Floor count5
Floor area5,719,000 sq ft (531,300 m2)
Design and construction
Architecture firm
  • PGAL
  • AC Martin Partners
Main contractor PCL Construction
Designations LEED Gold
Known for2nd largest concrete building in the United States
Other information
Parking21,000 rental vehicles
Preceding station LAWA Following station
East ITF
towards West CTA
LAX Automated People Mover Terminus

The LAX Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility (or ConRAC) is an under-construction consolidated rental car facility for the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The first companies began operating out of the facility in October 2024. When it is fully operational in 2025, it will consolidate rental car operations currently spread across the surrounding area of LAX into one location adjacent to the 405 freeway. The new facility is expected to store up to 21,000 rental vehicles.

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History

The ConRAC under construction in 2024 Aerial view of LAX CONRAC construction, April 2024.JPG
The ConRAC under construction in 2024

The Los Angeles International Airport Consolidated Rent-A-Car (LAX ConRAC) facility is one of the major components of the airport's US$5.5 billion Landside Access Modernization Program, along with the LAX Automated People Mover (APM). [1] The $1 billion facility will consolidate rental car operations currently spread across the Westchester neighborhood of Los Angeles. Before the construction of the ConRAC, these rental car companies operated 3,200 daily shuttle trips around the Central Terminal Area and on streets around LAX. [2]

The facility was built by a public–private partnership known as LAX ConRAC Partners, a consortium of 11 companies led by PCL Construction. [3] Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), the operator of LAX, awarded the consortium a $2 billion contract, with the construction and operations phases of the facility each costing about $1 billion. [4]

A ceremonial groundbreaking was held on September 12, 2019. [5] The 5,719,000 sq ft (531,300 m2) facility will be the largest rental car facility in the world when it opens. [4] [6] The facility was topped out July 12, 2021. [7] [8] The project used a total of 233,000 cubic yards (178,000 m3) of concrete, which at the time made it the second-largest concrete building in the United States, behind the Pentagon. [9] [10] The ConRAC facility has been designed to achieve a LEED Gold rating with sustainable elements including native drought-tolerant landscaping, reclaimed water usage and a solar farm generating approximately 8,400 megawatt hours annually. [11]

The focal point of the ConRAC is the five-story ready/return building, at which customers pick up and return vehicles. This building also includes a station on the LAX Automated People Mover line. [3] There is also a quick turnaround (QTA) building used for the light maintenance of vehicles such as fuelling, car washing, oil changes and tire rotation. By keeping operations within the footprint of the facility, the QTA building will help in minimizing traffic congestion on the roads. [7]

In 2018, LAWA signed 20-year base leases with rental car companies to use the ConRAC. [3] The ready/return building was handed over to tenants on June 6, 2022. [10] Contractors for the car rental companies will construct their rental counters, waiting areas, office spaces and entry/exit booths. [3]

As of June 2022, work was underway to build access roads into and out of the facility and complete the Quick Turn Around building. [3] As of January 2024, the ConRAC was expected to fully open in April 2025. [12]

The Avis Budget Group was the first to begin operations at the facility on October 9, 2024. [13]

Operations

The facility will host five rental car companies representing 13 brands, including Avis Budget Group (which operates Avis Car Rental, Budget Rent a Car, Payless Car Rental and Zipcar), Enterprise Holdings (which operates Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Alamo Rent a Car and National Car Rental), Europcar (which operates Europcar and Fox Rent A Car), The Hertz Corporation (which operates Hertz Rent A Car, Dollar Rent A Car and Thrifty Car Rental), and Sixt. [10] Smaller rental car companies who choose not to relocate will pick up their customers curbside on the west side of the ConRAC facility. [11]

People Mover hours and frequency

The APM is expected to operate 24 hours a day. During peak hours (9 a.m. to 11 p.m.) trains will arrive every two minutes. From the LAX ConRAC, it will take 10 minutes to reach the West Central Terminal Area (CTA) station. [14]

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