The desk does not staff Redondo Beach, it lists it. Nobody here is on a rota. When something has to leave California today the list is read in order of who can reach LAX, and a courier 16 minutes out sits near the top of it.
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On Board Courier, Redondo Beach
Hand carry assignments for couriers in Redondo Beach. The road to LAX runs 12 km, the flight is the desk’s expense, and nothing is charged to you at any point.
OnBoard Courier is a United Arab Emirates company, contracted by ICSL FZE and run from Dubai. A city named on this site is a place we cover and route through, not a separate company in that city. Assignments are contracted under UAE law, and the terms are published in full under legal and policies.
Based inRedondo Beach, California
Nearest gateLAX · Los Angeles
Drive to the aircraft12 km · 16 minutes
Nonstop from LAX212 airports
EngagementFreelance · per assignment
Fee per assignmentAED 900 to 2,600
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Applying is free. Freelance · self-employed ·
posted 7 September 2026 · open until 7 March 2027
What the work pays
The fee for an assignment is agreed with you in writing before you accept it. These are the figures the site publishes, and what the desk covers on top of them.
Top published feeAED 2,000The highest fee the site shows for a single assignment: sealed medical samples in a cooled case, Dubai to Singapore.
Published band, per assignmentAED 900 to 2,600A document pouch to London is AED 1,200, an aircraft part to Frankfurt AED 1,500, an escorted watch on the Berlin lane AED 1,800.
What the flight costs youAED 0The desk books and pays the ticket, the transfers and, where the routing needs it, the hotel. A courier never fronts the fare.
The one payment you makeAED 199, returnedThe Academy, paid once. It comes back in full on top of the fee for your first completed assignment. Applying itself is free.
Fees vary with the lane, the notice, the waiting time and whether the return is immediate, so the desk quotes each assignment individually rather than pretending one number fits every trip. You are self-employed and there is no minimum: accept or decline whatever you like, and declining costs you nothing. Earnings are paid per delivery by bank transfer, they appear in your courier portal, and you can request a payout once the balance reaches AED 200. Apply and see the flight board.
You fly as a passengerOne consignment in the cabin, one handover against signature. No warehouse, no van, no round.
The desk books and pays the ticketFlight, transfers and, where the routing needs it, a hotel are booked before you leave for the airport.
Paid per assignmentA fee agreed in writing before you accept, paid to your bank account after the signature. Applying is free.
How to start, in four steps
1
Apply once
One application covers every country desk. Tell us which passports you hold and where you can travel.
2
Verification and the Academy
Identity and background check, then a short course on customs, handovers and chain of custody.
3
Your first offer
The desk sends the routing, the dates and the fee in writing. You accept or decline, nothing is automatic.
4
Fly, hand over, get paid
Collect, board, clear customs in person, hand over against signature, and the fee is paid to your account.
The assignment
The order of events out of Redondo Beach does not change. An offer in writing, an acceptance in writing, collection of the sealed consignment, 16 minutes of road to LAX, check in as a passenger, and a handover against signature at the far end. The Gulf sector out of LAX is nonstop, so there is no connection to miss.
Getting to the aircraft from Redondo Beach
The table below is ordered by drive time from Redondo Beach rather than by the size of the airport. LAX leads at 16 minutes and 12 km, and anything else a courier here can reach by car follows it.
A drive of 16 minutes puts Redondo Beach among the cities the desk can call when the departure is already close. When the routing works better from SAN than from LAX, the desk uses SAN. San Diego is 2 hours 23 minutes from Redondo Beach and serves 123 nonstop destinations.
| IATA | Airport | By road | Driving time | Nonstop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAX | Los Angeles | 12 km | 16 minutes | 212 |
| SAN | San Diego | 190 km | 2 hours 23 minutes | 123 |
Redondo Beach is a city of 68,000 people in California, and the clock there runs 11 hours behind the Emirates in summer and 12 in winter. Road distances are measured driving routes rather than straight lines, and nonstop counts come from the scheduled route data this site publishes.
What LAX reaches without a change
What follows is the LAX board as the data has it rather than as a brochure would have it: 212 nonstop destinations, 43 countries, and average daily flights on the heaviest routes.
| IATA | City | Airport | Frequency | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | San Francisco | San Francisco | about 44 departures a day | 6 operators: Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Frontier Airlines |
| JFK | New York | New York John F Kennedy | about 34 departures a day | 6 operators: Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, United Airlines |
| LAS | Las Vegas | Las Vegas McCarran | about 28 departures a day | 6 operators: Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Frontier Airlines |
| ORD | Chicago | Chicago O'Hare | about 27 departures a day | 4 operators: Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, United Airlines |
| SEA | Seattle | Seattle Tacoma | about 26 departures a day | 5 operators: Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, United Airlines |
| DEN | Denver | Denver | about 24 departures a day | 5 operators: Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, United Airlines |
| PHX | Phoenix | Phoenix Sky Harbor | about 23 departures a day | 6 operators: Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Frontier Airlines |
| DFW | Dallas-Fort Worth | Dallas-Fort Worth | about 19 departures a day | 6 operators: Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, United Airlines |
| HNL | Honolulu | Honolulu | about 18 departures a day | 6 operators: Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Alaska Airlines |
| SMF | Sacramento | Sacramento | about 18 departures a day | 5 operators: Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, United Airlines |
Counting every airport a courier in Redondo Beach can drive to, the combined nonstop board is 238 airports. Frequencies are average daily flights and change with the season, so the desk checks the live schedule before it offers you anything.
What moves out of Redondo Beach
The industrial file for the LAX catchment does not exist on this site. That does not make Redondo Beach quiet, it makes the description honest: documents, components, samples and small high value goods.
Why a courier in Redondo Beach is useful to the desk
A desk in Dubai cannot cover California from Dubai. It covers California by knowing who lives 16 minutes from LAX and can be at the counter tonight, which is the only reason Redondo Beach is written up here.
How a consignment travels between Redondo Beach and the Gulf, in one sentence. From Redondo Beach the Gulf is a single sector: LAX and DXB are joined nonstop, about one departure a day, flown by Emirates. That is roughly 16h 24m in the air over 13,400 km, and it means a consignment can leave Redondo Beach in the evening and be in the Gulf before the next working day starts.
The nearest other cities on the United States list
Show the 12 closest, and how far each is from Redondo Beach
Long Beach21 km away, LAX in 32 minutesHuntington Beach42 km away, LAX in 52 minutesAnaheim44 km away, LAX in 44 minutesWest Covina48 km away, LAX in 46 minutesThousand Oaks55 km away, LAX in 52 minutesSanta Clarita62 km away, LAX in 50 minutesMission Viejo72 km away, LAX in 1 hour 6 minutesRancho Cucamonga79 km away, LAX in 1 hour 13 minutesOxnard82 km away, LAX in 1 hour 19 minutesSan Clemente86 km away, SAN in 1 hour 9 minutesRiverside92 km away, LAX in 1 hour 23 minutesLancaster97 km away, LAX in 1 hour 31 minutes
All 370 United States cities are listed on the United States courier desk, which stays the general application for the country.
The engagement, and who we are looking for
The engagement
- Type: freelance, self-employed. You are an independent courier accepting individual assignments, not an employee, and you decide which ones you take.
- Where it runs: assignments are flown out of LAX and the other airports listed above, between the United States and wherever the consignment is going, with the return leg agreed per mission.
- Hours: variable. An assignment is a single trip, not a shift or a roster.
- How you are paid: a fee per completed assignment, agreed in writing before you accept it. The fees published on this site run from AED 1,200 for a document pouch to AED 2,000 for a cooled medical consignment, and the figure for your assignment reflects the lane, the notice, the waiting time and whether the return is immediate.
- What the desk pays: the flight, the transfers and, where the routing needs it, the hotel. A courier never pays for the ticket and never fronts the fare.
- Applying is free. No payment is required to apply, to be screened or to be placed on the courier list. The Academy costs AED 199, paid once, and is returned in full on top of the fee for your first completed assignment. It is the only payment a courier ever makes to us.
What we look for
- A passport with comfortable remaining validity and free pages, and the right to enter the country on the routing. The desk checks the visa position for your specific passport before any assignment is offered.
- A clean background check and a willingness to be verified. Couriers carry other people’s property.
- Availability at short notice, and a realistic view of the 16 minutes drive to LAX. Most assignments are confirmed hours, not days, before departure.
- Presentable, calm and articulate at a customs counter. The consignment is only as smooth as the person carrying it.
- A working phone, reachable on the number you gave us, for the whole assignment.
What we provide
- The ticket. Always. A courier never pays for the flight and never fronts the fare.
- The paperwork, prepared before you reach LAX, and a named contact at the desk on both ends.
- A briefing on the consignment, the consignee and what the customs position at the far end looks like.
- A fee per completed assignment, agreed with you in advance and paid by bank transfer after the handover.
Questions about the Redondo Beach list
01How far is Redondo Beach from LAX?
16 minutes by car and 12 km on the road. The desk treats the drive to LAX as the first leg of the assignment and builds the timings around it.
02What can I reach from Redondo Beach without a change of aircraft?
LAX serves 212 airports nonstop across 43 countries with 86 operating carriers, and counting every gate a courier in Redondo Beach can drive to, the combined nonstop board is 238 airports. That is the practical range of a single assignment from here before anybody has to connect.
03Getting from Redondo Beach to the Emirates: nonstop or not?
From Redondo Beach the Gulf is a single sector: LAX and DXB are joined nonstop, about one departure a day, flown by Emirates. That is roughly 16h 24m in the air over 13,400 km, and it means a consignment can leave Redondo Beach in the evening and be in the Gulf before the next working day starts.
04Do I have to live in the UAE to be on this list?
No. The desk is in Dubai and most lanes touch the Emirates, but the list is worldwide and Redondo Beach is a working part of it.
05Does it cost anything to apply?
No. A courier in Redondo Beach makes exactly one payment to us, AED 199 for the Academy, and receives it back in full with the fee for their first completed assignment.
06How is my fee agreed?
There is no hourly rate on the Redondo Beach list and no expenses claim to file. One agreed fee per completed assignment, and the flight out of LAX, the transfers and any hotel are our cost.
Apply to fly out of LAX
Put your name on the Redondo Beach list. A form, a screening call and the Academy, and the desk knows who to ring when a consignment has to leave California.
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