They are saying that strong Santa Ana winds were responsible. https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2011/11/30/lax-suffers-power-outage/
https://tweetsave.com/lawrencebjones3/status/1136474799021027333 :
Lawrence Jones III on Twitter: "Great. Complete power outage at LAX airport."
[–] 19032995? [S] ago
Strange! Someone trying to leave? Special cargo?
[–] 19033082? ago
Care to elaborate? Spare any change?