When travelling we pay attention to the international airport abbreviations on the flight tickets and boarding passes. Same abbreviations or codes are used on the luggage invoices and in the airports on flight schedule screens.
In most cases there is nothing complicated to understand the international airport abbreviations and codes but sometimes it is not clear from the first sight.
The most clear approach is when the name of the airport was used to create IATA (International Air Transport Association) code, for example:
This is the case, when the first three letters were used for the international airport codes. What happens if this airport identifier is already given to another location?
Then passengers see the code, which is clear or easy to guess. For example, the city of Hong Kong has the airport code of HKG – several letters are simply taken away.
The number of airports around the globe is growing and sometimes it is not easy to find exact match for the three letters code to create clear airport abbreviations. That’s why Los Angeles is marked LAX, Portland is PDX. Where did the letter X come from?
Earlier, when the number of airports was not so numerous, the airports were called according to the closest meteo station. Los Angeles had a simple abbreviation of LA. With the rapid growth of travel and transportation industry two letters for the airport abbreviations turned out to be not enough. That’s why in some cases letter X was added to the airport code, like in case with Los Angeles, which is LAX now.
If there are two or more airports in the same city to create airport abbreviations, IATA code would consist of the first letter of the city and the other two of the airport name. In London the International Heathrow airport is LHR, Gatwick – LGW, London city airport – LCY.
But still there may be some exceptions for the international airport abbreviations and codes. For example, in Kiev (Kyiv) city there are two airports: in Borispol and Zhulyany, which are marked with KBP and IEV codes. The last one doesn’t fall under the rule we have described above. The reason for this exception is that Zhulyany airport used to serve only local flights, and is geographically local in the city. In a while when budget air companies came to Ukraine the airport began to serve international flights as well and got IEV IATA abbreviation.
Some of the international airport abbreviations are assigned to the airports, which have the historical background explaining why IATA abbreviation differs from the name of the city and the airport. One of the examples is O’Hare International Airport of Chicago – ORD. The airport was located close to Orchard Place farm, later called Orchard Field Airport. This is where the abbreviation of ORD is derived from. Later the airport changed its name but the airport abbreviation remained the same.
For the flights in Canada most of the airports start with Y. In early days when transport industry started to develop the letter Y was used in all the codes of radio communications. The letter Y is still used in the codes of Canadian airports: YYZ – Ontario, YQB- Quebec City Jean Lesage International airport.
In the world the universal three letter code is accepted as airport identifier. Such code is unique and it is defined by IATA – the International Air Transport Association. The three-letter airport code is easy to use during the flights, for the pilots, travel companies, frequent travelers. IATA three-letter airport code is also used the electronic flight systems. Three-letter airport codes also used on the baggage tags in the airports.
There are four-character airport codes established by ICAO – the International Civil Aviation Organization. The four-character airport codes are used by air traffic for planning flights and airlines activity. ICAO codes are used for the reservations and baggage.
The main types of airport codes are: IATA (International Air Transport Association) and ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization). IATA codes are 3 letter codes (abbreviations) used to refer to main commercial airports worldwide.
Not all airports have been assigned 3 letter IATA codes. The ICAO codes generally have a regional structure and provide geographical context.
The airports have 3 letter codes to ensure unique entity, which is not used elsewhere. If the 3 letters are already taken the airport codes are assigned based on the name of the airport, city, or other meaningful and relevant identifier.
The only common abbreviation for airport is Airpt. The plural abbreviations for the airports is Airpts. Example: Arrival: airpt. 6:20am
Airport
City
State
IATA
Aberdeen Regional Airport
Aberdeen
South Dakota
ABR
Abilene Regional Airport
Abilene
Texas
ABI
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
Springfield
Illinois
SPI
Akron-Canton Regional Airport
Akron / Canton
Ohio
CAK
Albany International Airport
Albany
New York
ALB
Albert J. Ellis Airport
Jacksonville
North Carolina
OAJ
Albuquerque International Sunport
Albuquerque
New Mexico
ABQ
Alexandria International Airport
Alexandria
Louisiana
AEX
Alpena County Regional Airport
Alpena
Michigan
APN
Aniak Airport
Aniak
Alaska
ANI
Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport
Agana / Tamuning
Guam
GUM
Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport
Vieques
Puerto Rico
VQS
Appleton International Airport
Appleton
Wisconsin
ATW
Arcata Airport
Arcata / Eureka
California
ACV
Arnold Palmer Regional Airport
Latrobe
Pennsylvania
LBE
Asheville Regional Airport
Asheville
North Carolina
AVL
Aspen-Pitkin County Airport
Aspen
Colorado
ASE
Atlantic City International Airport
Atlantic City
New Jersey
ACY
Augusta Regional Airport
Augusta
Georgia
AGS
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
Austin
Texas
AUS
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
Baltimore / Glen Burnie
Maryland
BWI
Bangor International Airport
Bangor
Maine
BGR
Barkley Regional Airport
Paducah
Kentucky
PAH
Barnstable Municipal Airport
Hyannis
Massachuttces
HYA
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
BTR
Bellingham International Airport
Bellingham
Washington
BLI
Bemidji Regional Airport
Bemidji
Minniesota
BJI
Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport
Culebra
Puerto Rico
CPX
Bert Mooney Airport
Butte
Montana
BTM
Bethel Airport
Bethel
Alaska
BET
Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport
Little Rock
Arkansas
LIT
Billings Logan International Airport
Billings
Montana
BIL
Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport
Birmingham
Alabama
BHM
Bishop International Airport
Flint
Michigan
FNT
Bismarck Municipal Airport
Bismarck
North Dakota
BIS
Block Island State Airport
Block Island / New Shoreham
Rhode Island
BID
Blue Grass Airport
Lexington
Kentucky
LEX
Bob Hope Airport
Burbank
California
BUR
Boise Airport
Boise
Idaho
BOI
Boulder City Municipal Airport
Boulder City
Nevada
BLD
Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport
Bozeman
Montana
BZN
Bradley International Airport
Hartford
Connecticut
BDL
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport
Brainerd
Minniesota
BRD
Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport
Brownsville
Texas
BRO
Brunswick Golden Isles Airport
Brunswick
Georgia
BQK
Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Buffalo
New York
BUF
Burlington International Airport
Burlington
Vermont
BTV
Capital Region International Airport
Lansing
Michigan
LAN
Casper/Natrona County International Airport
Casper
Wyoming
CPR
Cedar City Regional Airport
Cedar City
Utah
CDC
Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal
Bloomington / Normal
Illinois
BMI
Central Nebraska Regional Airport
Grand Island
Nebraska
GRI
Central Wisconsin Airport
Mosinee
Wisconsin
CWA
Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport
Santa Rosa
California
STS
Charleston International Airport / Charleston AFB
Charleston
South Carolina
CHS
Charlotte/Douglas International Airport
Charlotte
North Carolina
CLT
Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport
Charlottesville
Virginia
CHO
Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
Chattanooga
Tennessee
CHA
Cherry Capital Airport
Traverse City
Michigan
TVC
Cheyenne Regional Airport
Cheyenne
Wyoming
CYS
Chicago Midway International Airport
Chicago
Illinois
MDW
Chicago O’Hare International Airport
Chicago
Illinois
ORD
Chicago Rockford International Airport
Rockford
Illinois
RFD
Chico Municipal Airport
Chico
California
CIC
Chippewa County International Airport
Sault Ste. Marie
Michigan
CIU
Chippewa Valley Regional Airport
Eau Claire
Wisconsin
EAU
Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport
Cincinnati
Ohio
LUK
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
Cincinnati / Covington
Kentucky
CVG
City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport
Colorado Springs
Colorado
COS
Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
Cleveland
Ohio
CLE
Coastal Carolina Regional Airport
New Bern
North Carolina
EWN
Columbia Metropolitan Airport
Columbia
South Carolina
CAE
Columbia Regional Airport
Columbia
Missouri
COU
Columbus Metropolitan Airport
Columbus
Georgia
CSG
Concord Regional Airport
Concord
North Carolina
USA
Corpus Christi International Airport
Corpus Christi / Kingsville
Texas
CRP
Dallas Love Field
Dallas
Texas
DAL
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Dallas-Fort Worth
Texas
DFW
Dane County Regional Airport
Madison
Wisconsin
MSN
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
Honolulu , Oahu
Hawaii
HNL
Daytona Beach International Airport
Daytona Beach
Florida
DAB
Deadhorse Airport
Deadhorse / Prudhoe Bay
Alaska
SCC
Del Norte County Airport
Crescent City
California
CEC
Delta County Airport
Escanaba
Michigan
ESC
Denver International Airport
Denver
Colorado
DEN
Des Moines International Airport
Des Moines
Iowa
DSM
Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport / Eglin Air Force Base
Valparaiso
Florida
VPS
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
Detroit / Romulus
Michigan
DTW
Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport
Dickinson
North Dakota
DIK
Dillingham Airport
Dillingham
Alaska
DLG
Dothan Regional Airport
Dothan
Alabama
DHN
Dubuque Regional Airport
Dubuque
Iowa
DBQ
Duluth International Airport
Duluth
Minniesota
DLH
Durango-La Plata County Airport
Durango
Colorado
DRO
Eagle County Regional Airport
Eagle
Colorado
EGE
East Texas Regional Airport
Longview
Texas
GGG
Easterwood Airport
College Station
Texas
CLL
Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport
Galena
Alaska
GAL
El Paso International Airport
El Paso
Texas
ELP
Elko Regional Airport
Elko
Nevada
EKO
Elmira/Corning Regional Airport
Elmira / Corning
New York
ELM
Eppley Airfield
Omaha
Nebraska
OMA
Erie International Airport
Erie
Pennsylvania
ERI
Eugene Airport
Eugene
Oregon
EUG
Evansville Regional Airport
Evansville
Indiana
EVV
Fairbanks International Airport
Fairbanks
Alaska
FAI
Falls International Airport
International Falls
Minniesota
INL
Fayetteville Regional Airport
Fayetteville
North Carolina
FAY
Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport
San Juan / Miramar
Puerto Rico
SIG
Flagstaff Pulliam Airport
Flagstaff
Arizona
FLG
Florence Regional Airport
Florence
South Carolina
FLO
Ford Airport
Iron Mountain / Kingsford
Michigan
IMT
Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
Fort Lauderdale
Florida
FLL
Fort Smith Regional Airport
Fort Smith
Arkansas
FSM
Fort Wayne International Airport
Fort Wayne
Indiana
FWA
Fresno Yosemite International Airport
Fresno
California
FAT
Friday Harbor Airport
Friday Harbor
Washington
FRD
Friedman Memorial Airport
Hailey
Idaho
SUN
Gainesville Regional Airport
Gainesville
Florida
GNV
Garden City Regional Airport
Garden City
Kansas
GCK
Gen. Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport
Boston
Massachuttces
BOS
General Mitchell International Airport
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
MKE
General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport
Peoria
Illinois
PIA
George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Houston
Texas
IAH
Gerald R. Ford International Airport
Grand Rapids
Michigan
GRR
Gillette-Campbell County Airport
Gillette
Wyoming
GCC
Glacier Park International Airport
Kalispell
Montana
FCA
Golden Triangle Regional Airport
Columbus / West Point / Starkville
Mississippi
GTR
Grand Canyon National Park Airport
Grand Canyon / Tusayan
Arizona
GCN
Grand Canyon West Airport
Peach Springs
Arizona
GCW
Grand Forks International Airport
Grand Forks
North Dakota
GFK
Grand Junction Regional Airport
Grand Junction
Colorado
GJT
Great Falls International Airport
Great Falls
Montana
GTF
Greater Binghamton Airport
Binghamton
New York
BGM
Greater Rochester International Airport
Rochester
New York
ROC
Green Bay–Austin Straubel International Airport
Green Bay
Wisconsin
GRB
Greenbrier Valley Airport
Lewisburg
West Virginia
LWB
Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport
Greenville
South Carolina
GSP
Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport
Gulfport / Biloxi
Mississippi
GPT
Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport
Gunnison
Colorado
GUC
Hagerstown Regional Airport
Hagerstown
Maryland
HGR
Harrisburg International Airport
Harrisburg / Middletown
Pennsylvania
MDT
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Atlanta
Georgia
ATL
Hector International Airport
Fargo
North Dakota
FAR
Helena Regional Airport
Helena
Montana
HLN
Hilo International Airport
Hilo , Hawaii
Hawaii
ITO
Hilton Head Airport
Hilton Head Island
South Carolina
HHH
Homer Airport
Homer
Alaska
HOM
Houghton County Memorial Airport
Hancock / Calumet
Michigan
CMX
Huntsville International Airport
Huntsville
Alabama
HSV
Idaho Falls Regional Airport
Idaho Falls
Idaho
IDA
Indianapolis International Airport
Indianapolis
Indiana
IND
Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport
Ithaca
New York
ITH
Jack Brooks Regional Airport
Beaumont / Port Arthur
Texas
BPT
Jackson Hole Airport
Jackson
Wyoming
JAC
Jackson–Evers International Airport
Jackson
Mississippi
JAN
Jacksonville International Airport
Jacksonville
Florida
JAX
James M. Cox Dayton International Airport
Dayton
Ohio
DAY
John F. Kennedy International Airport
New York
New York
JFK
John Glenn Columbus International Airport
Columbus
Ohio
CMH
John Wayne Airport
Santa Ana
California
SNA
Joplin Regional Airport
Joplin
Missouri
JLN
José Aponte de la Torre Airport
Ceiba
Puerto Rico
NRR
Juneau International Airport
Juneau
Alaska
JNU
Kahului Airport
Kahului , Maui
Hawaii
OGG
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport
Kalamazoo / Battle Creek
Michigan
AZO
Kansas City International Airport
Kansas City
Missouri
MCI
Kenai Municipal Airport
Kenai
Alaska
ENA
Ketchikan International Airport
Ketchikan
Alaska
KTN
Key West International Airport
Key West
Florida
EYW
Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield
Fort Hood / Killeen / Temple
Texas
GRK
King County International Airport
Seattle
Washington
BFI
King Salmon Airport
King Salmon
Alaska
AKN
Knox County Regional Airport
Rockland
Maine
RKD
Kodiak Airport
Kodiak
Alaska
ADQ
Kona International Airport at Keahole
Kailua-Kona , Hawaii
Hawaii
KOA
La Crosse Regional Airport
La Crosse
Wisconsin
LSE
Lafayette Regional Airport
Lafayette
Louisiana
LFT
LaGuardia Airport
New York
New York
LGA
Lake Charles Regional Airport
Lake Charles
Louisiana
LCH
Lake Hood Seaplane Base
Anchorage
Alaska
Lanai Airport
Lanai City , Lanai
Hawaii
LNY
Laredo International Airport
Laredo
Texas
LRD
Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport
Bullhead City
Arizona
IFP
Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport
Lawton
Oklahoma
LAW
Lea County Regional Airport
Hobbs
New Mexico
HOB
Lebanon Municipal Airport
Lebanon
New Hampshire
LEB
Lehigh Valley International Airport
Allentown
Pennsylvania
ABE
Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport
Lewiston
Idaho
LWS
Lihue Airport
Lihue , Kauai
Hawaii
LIH
Lincoln Airport
Lincoln
Nebraska
LNK
Boston Logan International Airport
Long Beach Airport
Long Beach
California
LGB
Long Island MacArthur Airport
Islip
New York
ISP
Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles
California
LAX
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
New Orleans
Louisiana
MSY
Louisville International Airport
Louisville
Kentucky
SDF
Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport
Lubbock
Texas
LBB
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
San Juan / Carolina
Puerto Rico
SJU
Lynchburg Regional Airport
Lynchburg
Virginia
LYH
Magic Valley Regional Airport
Twin Falls
Idaho
TWF
Mammoth Yosemite Airport
Mammoth Lakes
California
MMH
Manchester–Boston Regional Airport
Manchester
New Hampshire
MHT
Manhattan Regional Airport
Manhattan
Kansas
MHK
Martha’s Vineyard Airport
Vineyard Haven
Massachuttces
MVY
MBS International Airport
Saginaw
Michigan
MBS
McAllen Miller International Airport
McAllen
Texas
MFE
McCarran International Airport
Las Vegas
Nevada
LAS
McClellan–Palomar Airport
Carlsbad
California
CRQ
McGhee Tyson Airport
Knoxville
Tennessee
TYS
Meadows Field
Bakersfield
California
BFL
Melbourne International Airport
Melbourne
Florida
MLB
Memphis International Airport
Memphis
Tennessee
MEM
Mercedita International Airport
Ponce
Puerto Rico
PSE
Merle K. Smith Airport
Cordova
Alaska
CDV
Merrill Field
Anchorage
Alaska
MRI
Miami International Airport
Miami
Florida
MIA
MidAmerica St. Louis Airport / Scott Air Force Base
Belleville
Illinois
BLV
Midland International Airport
Midland
Texas
MAF
Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport
Minneapolis
Minniesota
MSP
Minot International Airport
Minot
North Dakota
MOT
Missoula International Airport
Missoula
Montana
MSO
Mobile Regional Airport
Mobile
Alabama
MOB
Molokai Airport
Kaunakakai , Molokai
Hawaii
MKK
Monroe Regional Airport
Monroe
Louisiana
MLU
Monterey Regional Airport
Monterey
California
MRY
Montgomery Regional Airport
Montgomery
Alabama
MGM
Montrose Regional Airport
Montrose
Colorado
MTJ
Morgantown Municipal Airport
Morgantown
West Virginia
MGW
Muskegon County Airport
Muskegon
Michigan
MKG
Myrtle Beach International Airport
Myrtle Beach
South Carolina
MYR
Nantucket Memorial Airport
Nantucket
Massachuttces
ACK
Nashville International Airport
Nashville
Tennessee
BNA
Newark Liberty International Airport
Newark
New Jersey
EWR
Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport
Newport News
Virginia
PHF
Niagara Falls International Airport
Niagara Falls
New York
IAG
Nome Airport
Nome
Alaska
OME
Norfolk International Airport
Norfolk
Virginia
ORF
Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
San Jose
California
SJC
North Central West Virginia Airport
Clarksburg
West Virginia
CKB
North Las Vegas Airport
Las Vegas / North Las Vegas
Nevada
VGT
Northeast Florida Regional Airport
St. Augustine
Florida
UST
Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle
Presque Isle
Maine
PQI
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport
Fayetteville
Arkansas
XNA
Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
Panama City Beach
Florida
ECP
Oakland International Airport
Oakland
California
OAK
Ogden-Hinckley Airport
Ogden
Utah
OGD
Ontario International Airport
Ontario
California
ONT
Orlando International Airport
Orlando
Florida
MCO
Orlando Sanford International Airport
Orlando / Sanford
Florida
SFB
Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport
Owensboro
Kentucky
OWB
Page Municipal Airport
Page
Arizona
PGA
Palm Beach International Airport
West Palm Beach
Florida
PBI
Palm Springs International Airport
Palm Springs
California
PSP
Pangborn Memorial Airport
Wenatchee
Washington
EAT
Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County
Pellston
Michigan
PLN
Pensacola International Airport
Pensacola
Florida
PNS
Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport
Petersburg
Alaska
PSG
Philadelphia International Airport
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
PHL
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
Phoenix
Arizona
PHX
Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport
Mesa
Arizona
AZA
Piedmont Triad International Airport
Greensboro
North Carolina
GSO
Pitt-Greenville Airport
Greenville
North Carolina
PGV
Pittsburgh International Airport
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
PIT
Plattsburgh International Airport
Plattsburgh
New York
PBG
Pocatello Regional Airport
Pocatello / Arbon Valley
Idaho
PIH
Portland International Airport
Portland
Oregon
PDX
Portland International Jetport
Portland
Maine
PWM
Portsmouth International Airport at Pease
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
PSM
Provincetown Municipal Airport
Provincetown
Massachuttces
PVC
Provo Municipal Airport
Provo
Utah
PVU
Pullman/Moscow Regional Airport
Pullman / Moscow, Idaho
Washington
PUW
Punta Gorda Airport
Punta Gorda
Florida
PGD
Quad City International Airport
Moline
Illinois
MLI
Quincy Regional Airport
Quincy
Illinois
UIN
Rafael Hernández International Airport
Aguadilla
Puerto Rico
BQN
Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Raleigh
North Carolina
RDU
Ralph Wien Memorial Airport
Kotzebue
Alaska
OTZ
Range Regional Airport
Hibbing
Minniesota
HIB
Rapid City Regional Airport
Rapid City
South Dakota
RAP
Redding Municipal Airport
Redding
California
RDD
Redmond Municipal Airport
Redmond
Oregon
RDM
Reno/Tahoe International Airport
Reno
Nevada
RNO
Republic Airport
Farmingdale
New York
FRG
Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport
Rhinelander
Wisconsin
RHI
Richmond International Airport
Richmond
Virginia
RIC
Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport
Amarillo
Texas
AMA
Rickenbacker International Airport
Columbus
Ohio
LCK
Riverton Regional Airport
Riverton
Wyoming
RIW
Roanoke Regional Airport
Roanoke
Virginia
ROA
Rochester International Airport
Rochester
Minniesota
RST
Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport
Medford
Oregon
MFR
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Washington, D.C. / Arlington County
Virginia
DCA
Roswell International Air Center
Roswell
New Mexico
ROW
Sacramento International Airport
Sacramento
California
SMF
Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport
Salisbury
Maryland
SBY
Salt Lake City International Airport
Salt Lake City
Utah
SLC
San Angelo Regional Airport
San Angelo
Texas
SJT
San Antonio International Airport
San Antonio
Texas
SAT
San Diego International Airport
San Diego
California
SAN
San Francisco International Airport
San Francisco
California
SFO
San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
San Luis Obispo
California
SBP
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
Santa Barbara
California
SBA
Santa Fe Regional Airport
Santa Fe
New Mexico
SAF
Santa Maria Public Airport
Santa Maria
California
SMX
Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport
Sarasota / Bradenton
Florida
SRQ
Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport
Savannah
Georgia
SAV
Sawyer International Airport
Marquette / Gwinn
Michigan
MQT
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
Seattle / Tacoma ( SeaTac )
Washington
SEA
Sheridan County Airport
Sheridan
Wyoming
SHR
Shreveport Regional Airport
Shreveport
Louisiana
SHV
Sidney–Richland Municipal Airport
Sidney
Montana
SDY
Sioux Falls Regional Airport
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
FSD
Sioux Gateway Airport
Sioux City
Iowa
SUX
Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport
Sitka
Alaska
SIT
Sloulin Field International Airport
Williston
North Dakota
ISN
South Bend International Airport
South Bend
Indiana
SBN
Southwest Florida International Airport
Fort Myers
Florida
RSW
Southwest Georgia Regional Airport
Albany
Georgia
ABY
Southwest Oregon Regional Airport
North Bend
Oregon
OTH
Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport
Rock Springs
Wyoming
RKS
Spokane International Airport
Spokane
Washington
GEG
Springfield-Branson National Airport
Springfield
Missouri
SGF
St. Cloud Regional Airport
St. Cloud
Minniesota
STC
St. George Regional Airport
St. George
Utah
SGU
St. Louis Lambert International Airport
St. Louis
Missouri
STL
St. Mary’s Airport
St. Mary’s
Alaska
KSM
St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport
St. Petersburg / Clearwater
Florida
PIE
Stewart International Airport
Newburgh
New York
SWF
Stockton Metropolitan Airport
Stockton
California
SCK
Syracuse Hancock International Airport
Syracuse
New York
SYR
Tallahassee International Airport
Tallahassee
Florida
TLH
Tampa International Airport
Tampa
Florida
TPA
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
Anchorage
Alaska
ANC
Texarkana Regional Airport
Texarkana
Arkansas
TXK
The Eastern Iowa Airport
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
CID
Theodore Francis Green State Airport
Providence / Warwick
Rhode Island
PVD
Toledo Express Airport
Toledo
Ohio
TOL
Topeka Regional Airport
Topeka
Kansas
FOE
Trenton Mercer Airport
Trenton
New Jersey
TTN
Tri-Cities Airport
Pasco
Washington
PSC
Tri-Cities Regional Airport
Bristol / Johnson City / Kingsport
Tennessee
TRI
Tri-State Airport
Huntington
West Virginia
HTS
Tucson International Airport
Tucson
Arizona
TUS
Tulsa International Airport
Tulsa
Oklahoma
TUL
Tweed New Haven Regional Airport
New Haven
Connecticut
HVN
Tyler Pounds Regional Airport
Tyler
Texas
TYR
Unalakleet Airport
Unalakleet
Alaska
UNK
Unalaska Airport
Unalaska
Alaska
DUT
University of Illinois – Willard Airport
Champaign / Urbana
Illinois
CMI
University Park Airport
State College
Pennsylvania
SCE
Valdez Airport
Valdez
Alaska
VDZ
Valdosta Regional Airport
Valdosta
Georgia
VLD
Valley International Airport
Harlingen
Texas
HRL
Waco Regional Airport
Waco
Texas
ACT
Walla Walla Regional Airport
Walla Walla
Washington
ALW
Washington Dulles International Airport
Washington, D.C. / Dulles / Chantilly
Virginia
IAD
Waterloo Regional Airport
Waterloo
Iowa
ALO
Watertown International Airport
Watertown
New York
ART
Westchester County Airport
White Plains
New York
HPN
Westerly State Airport
Westerly
Rhode Island
WST
Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport
Wichita
Kansas
ICT
Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Texas
SPS
Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport
Barrow
Alaska
BRW
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
Wilkes-Barre / Scranton
Pennsylvania
AVP
Will Rogers World Airport
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
OKC
William P. Hobby Airport
Houston
Texas
HOU
William R. Fairchild International Airport
Port Angeles
Washington
CLM
Williamson County Regional Airport
Marion
Illinois
MWA
Williamsport Regional Airport
Williamsport
Pennsylvania
IPT
Wilmington Airport
Wilmington
Delaware
ILG
Wilmington International Airport
Wilmington
North Carolina
ILM
Worcester Regional Airport
Worcester
Massachuttces
ORH
Wrangell Airport
Wrangell
Alaska
WRG
Yakima Air Terminal
Yakima
Washington
YKM
Yakutat Airport
Yakutat
Alaska
YAK
Yampa Valley Airport Abbreviation
Hayden
Colorado
HDN
Yeager Airport
Charleston
West Virginia
CRW
Yellowstone Regional Airport
Cody
Wyoming
COD
Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport
Youngstown / Warren
Ohio
YNG
Yuma International Airport
Yuma
Arizona
YUM
These are brief notes about international airport abbreviations you find when booking flights or in your airline flight registrations. We hope you find the information on the International Airport Abbreviations helpful, and planning your next trip will be much easier now.
FAQs
What is a ICAO identifier? ›
ICAO code consists of 4 letters. Certain classifications among countries and regions are used in creating these codes. The first letter stands for the region in which the airport is located, the second is for the country. The other two letters are generally given in order.
How are ICAO identifiers different from IATA? ›In general IATA codes are usually derived from the name of the airport or the city it serves, while ICAO codes are distributed by region and country. Far more aerodromes (in the broad sense) have ICAO codes than IATA codes, which are sometimes assigned to railway stations as well.
What do the letters in airport codes mean? ›Those codes are actually four letters long: The first letter describes the country, and the remaining three letters mark the specific airport. For instance, Florida's Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport would be KFLL; the “K” is for U.S. and “FLL” is the specific airport code.
What is the abbreviation for International airport? ›IATA stands for International AirporT Abbreviation. How to memorize things, Iata, Pilot quotes.
Why do airport identifiers start with K? ›K – United States
The prefix K is generally reserved for the contiguous United States. The ICAO codes for these airports are usually the FAA location identifier prefixed with a K. IATA codes are listed where applicable.
The International Air Transport Association's (IATA) Location Identifier is a unique 3-letter code (also commonly known as IATA code) used in aviation and also in logistics to identify an airport. For example, JFK is the IATA code for, you might know it, New York's John F.