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Having visited LAX Tower, I can answer this with certainty.

Normal Operations at LAX are as follows: Calm wind runways are
the 24s/25s. For most large aircraft, they will depart out to the
ocean, turn back northeast towards LAX, then on course. For those
heading east/southeast, they will fly out towards the ocean, turn
southwest to avoid noise over the Palos Verdes Peninsula, then back
east towards Seal Beach, then on course. For north departures, aircraft
will make a right turnout on the LAX R-323 towards Gorman, then on
course. Northwest departures fly out runway heading, get a vector to
San Marcos, then on course.

Starting at 9pm, the Loop departure back towards LAX isn't
used, as per noise abatement procedures. So all aircraft flying
northeast/east/southeast will use the LAXX departure, which takes them
around Palos Verdes towards Seal Beach. For North depatures, the Gorman
departure isn't used, per noise abatement. They get vectored alongside
the Ventura departure towards San Marcos, then turned on course. No
change for the Ventura departure to San Marcos.

From Midnight to 6:30am local, assuming calm winds (winds
10kts from any direction), "suicide ops" are used. They will land 6L,
depart 25R (25L, when it reopens in the next couple months). Think of
how sorties went out from an air craft carrier in a war or conflict,
They would fly out one way, then return from that direction. The same
LAXX departure is used going out towards Palos Verdes.

Of course, if winds are greater than 10 kts, arrivals and
departures are aligned with the wind.

BL.
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