LAX Opens Mega Center
Los Angeles International Airport opened a new consolidated rental car center spanning 6.4 million square feet reported on March 13, 2026. The scale of the facility will affect local labor pools, traffic flows, and land values in adjacent industrial corridors—factors that ripple into logistics operations and workforce planning.
The ConRAC occupies the parcel at 5251 W. 98th Street and is bordered by Arbor Vitae, Aviation Boulevard, Century Boulevard and La Cienega, per LAWA. lawa.org LAWA states the facility houses over 18,000 rental vehicles and includes a Quick Turn Around area for fueling, washing and light maintenance. lawa.org LAWA records show construction broke ground in September 2019, had its first concrete pour in March 2020, topped out in July 2021, welcomed initial operators in October 2024 and completed relocation of the final nine rental brands in March 2026; the ConRAC will link to the Automated People Mover, which is scheduled to begin service in June 2026. lawa.org Industrial buyers have been acquiring and repositioning former rental-car sites near LAX — Rexford paid $143 million for an 18‑acre Hertz lot at 9000 Airport Boulevard in April 2023 — a pattern CoStar reports as part of larger redevelopment interest in LAX‑adjacent parcels. therealdeal.com
