Hughes Airport, Playa Vista — Independence Day filming location

Where to go

33.975, -118.417

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Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title

Independence Day (1996)

On screen

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In real life

Hughes Airport, Playa Vista

Can you visit?

Closed to visitors

Time to allow

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Confidence

Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did Independence Day film at Hughes Airport?

At 33.975, -118.417 in Playa Vista. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Can you visit Hughes Airport?

Closed to visitors.

What else was filmed near Hughes Airport?

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