Airport Code Abbreviations

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Three-letter IATA airport codes for the busiest and most-searched airports in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania. IATA codes appear on tickets, boarding passes, baggage tags and departure boards, while pilots and air traffic controllers use separate four-letter ICAO codes, which are noted on each page. Many codes are obvious abbreviations of the city name, but others preserve the names of old airfields, military bases or radio stations.

AbbreviationStands forDescription
ABQAlbuquerque International SunportNew Mexico's largest airport, about 4 miles southeast of downtown Albuquerque, known for its Pueblo Revival architecture and Native American art.
ADDAddis Ababa Bole International AirportHub of Ethiopian Airlines, Africa's largest airline, located in Addis Ababa.
AGPMálaga-Costa del Sol AirportGateway to Spain's Costa del Sol, located about 8 kilometers southwest of Málaga, and one of Spain's busiest airports.
AKLAuckland AirportNew Zealand's largest and busiest airport and the main hub of Air New Zealand, located in Mangere about 21 kilometers south of central Auckland.
AMSAmsterdam Airport SchipholMain hub of KLM and one of Europe's busiest airports, located about 15 kilometers southwest of Amsterdam.
ANCTed Stevens Anchorage International AirportAlaska's largest airport and one of the busiest cargo airports in the world, because it lies within about 9.5 hours' flying time of most of the industrialized world.
ARNStockholm Arlanda AirportSweden's largest airport, located about 40 kilometers north of Stockholm.
ATHAthens International AirportGreece's busiest airport and the hub of Aegean Airlines, located near Spata about 30 kilometers east of central Athens.
ATLHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International AirportWorld's busiest airport by passenger numbers in almost every year since 1998, handling more than 100 million travelers annually.
AUAQueen Beatrix International AirportAruba's international airport, located near the capital, Oranjestad.
AUHZayed International AirportMain airport of Abu Dhabi and the hub of Etihad Airways, located about 30 kilometers east of the city.
AUSAustin-Bergstrom International AirportBuilt on the site of the former Bergstrom Air Force Base southeast of Austin, Texas, this airport opened in 1999 and features live music at the gates, matching the…
BCNJosep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat AirportSpain's second-busiest airport, located about 12 kilometers southwest of Barcelona on the Llobregat delta.
BDLBradley International AirportConnecticut's main airport, located in Windsor Locks between Hartford and Springfield, Massachusetts.
BERBerlin Brandenburg AirportBerlin's only commercial airport, opened in October 2020 after nine years of delays and huge cost overruns.
BKKSuvarnabhumi AirportBangkok's main international airport and the hub of Thai Airways, located about 25 kilometers east of central Bangkok.
BLRKempegowda International AirportMain airport of Bengaluru (Bangalore), India's technology capital, located about 35 kilometers north of the city center.
BNANashville International AirportNashville's airport, about 8 miles southeast of downtown, where live music stages entertain travelers in the terminals.
BNEBrisbane AirportQueensland's main airport and Australia's third-busiest, located about 13 kilometers northeast of Brisbane's CBD.
BOGEl Dorado International AirportColombia's busiest airport and the hub of Avianca, located about 15 kilometers west of central Bogotá.
BOMChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International AirportMumbai's main airport and one of India's busiest, located in the suburbs of Santacruz and Sahar.
BOSBoston Logan International AirportNew England's largest airport, built largely on landfill in East Boston across the harbor from downtown.
BRUBrussels AirportBelgium's busiest airport and the hub of Brussels Airlines, located in Zaventem about 12 kilometers northeast of central Brussels.
BUDBudapest Ferenc Liszt International AirportHungary's main airport, located about 16 kilometers southeast of central Budapest.
BUFBuffalo Niagara International AirportWestern New York's airport, located in Cheektowaga about 10 miles east of downtown Buffalo.
BURHollywood Burbank AirportSmall, convenient airport in Burbank, California, close to Hollywood studios and the San Fernando Valley, popular as an alternative to LAX.
BWIBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall AirportAirport serving Baltimore and the Washington, DC, region, located south of Baltimore in Anne Arundel County.
CAICairo International AirportEgypt's busiest airport and the hub of EgyptAir, located about 15 kilometers northeast of central Cairo.
CANGuangzhou Baiyun International AirportHub of China Southern Airlines, located about 28 kilometers north of Guangzhou in southern China.
CDGParis Charles de Gaulle AirportFrance's busiest airport and the main hub of Air France, located in Roissy-en-France about 25 kilometers northeast of Paris.
CGKSoekarno-Hatta International AirportIndonesia's busiest airport and the hub of Garuda Indonesia, located in Tangerang, west of Jakarta.
CHSCharleston International AirportShared with Joint Base Charleston, home to US Air Force C-17 transports, this South Carolina airport also has Boeing's 787 Dreamliner final assembly plant beside the…
CLECleveland Hopkins International AirportFirst US airport linked to its downtown by rapid transit, with the Red Line opening in 1968.
CLTCharlotte Douglas International AirportAmerican Airlines' second-largest hub and one of the world's busiest airports by aircraft movements, located about 6 miles west of downtown Charlotte, North Carolina.
CMHJohn Glenn Columbus International AirportServing Columbus, Ohio, from about 6 miles east of downtown, this airport was renamed in 2016 for astronaut and US senator John Glenn.
CMNMohammed V International AirportMorocco's busiest airport and the hub of Royal Air Maroc, located about 30 kilometers south of Casablanca.
CPHCopenhagen AirportScandinavia's busiest airport and a hub of SAS, located in Kastrup on the island of Amager about 8 kilometers south of central Copenhagen.
CPTCape Town International AirportSouth Africa's second-busiest airport, located about 20 kilometers east of central Cape Town.
CUNCancún International AirportMexico's busiest airport for international travelers, serving the resorts of Cancún, the Riviera Maya and Tulum on the Yucatan Peninsula.
CVGCincinnati/Northern Kentucky International AirportMain airport for Cincinnati, Ohio, located across the Ohio River in Hebron, Kentucky.
DALDallas Love FieldDallas's close-in airport, about 6 miles northwest of downtown, and the headquarters and birthplace of Southwest Airlines.
DCARonald Reagan Washington National AirportClose-in airport for Washington, DC, located in Arlington, Virginia, across the Potomac River from the city, with a Metro station steps from the terminals.
DELIndira Gandhi International AirportIndia's busiest airport and a hub of Air India and IndiGo, located about 16 kilometers southwest of central New Delhi.
DENDenver International AirportLargest airport in North America by land area, at about 53 square miles, located 25 miles northeast of downtown Denver.
DFWDallas Fort Worth International AirportLargest hub of American Airlines, whose headquarters is next door in Fort Worth, located midway between Dallas and Fort Worth.
DOHHamad International AirportHub of Qatar Airways, located on reclaimed land in Doha.
DPSI Gusti Ngurah Rai International AirportMain airport of Bali, Indonesia, located south of Denpasar on a narrow isthmus, with its runway extending into the sea.
DTWDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportDelta Air Lines' principal Midwest hub and gateway to Asia, located in Romulus, Michigan, about 20 miles southwest of downtown Detroit.
DUBDublin AirportIreland's busiest airport and the hub of Aer Lingus, located in Collinstown about 10 kilometers north of Dublin city center.
DXBDubai International AirportWorld's busiest airport for international passengers every year since 2014 and the hub of Emirates, located about 4 kilometers east of central Dubai.
EDIEdinburgh AirportScotland's busiest airport, located in Ingliston about 8 miles west of Edinburgh city center.
EWRNewark Liberty International AirportOne of the three major New York City area airports, located in Newark, New Jersey, about 15 miles southwest of Manhattan.
EZEMinistro Pistarini International AirportMain international airport of Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in Ezeiza about 22 kilometers south of the city.
FCORome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci AirportItaly's busiest airport and the hub of ITA Airways, located in Fiumicino on the coast about 30 kilometers southwest of central Rome.
FLLFort Lauderdale-Hollywood International AirportMajor South Florida airport, located between Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood about 25 miles north of Miami.
FRAFrankfurt AirportGermany's busiest airport and the main hub of Lufthansa, located about 12 kilometers southwest of Frankfurt am Main.
GDLGuadalajara International AirportMexico's third-busiest airport, serving Guadalajara and the state of Jalisco, and a hub for Volaris.
GIGRio de Janeiro-Galeão International AirportRio de Janeiro's main international airport, located on Governador Island about 20 kilometers north of the city center.
GRUSão Paulo-Guarulhos International AirportSouth America's busiest airport and the main hub of LATAM Brasil, located in Guarulhos about 25 kilometers northeast of central São Paulo.
GVAGeneva AirportAirport of Geneva, Switzerland, located about 4 kilometers from the city center and right on the French border.
HANNoi Bai International AirportMain airport of Hanoi and northern Vietnam, located about 30 kilometers north of the city center.
HELHelsinki AirportFinland's main airport and Finnair's hub, located in Vantaa about 17 kilometers north of Helsinki.
HKGHong Kong International AirportHub of Cathay Pacific and the world's busiest cargo airport, built on the artificial island of Chek Lap Kok off Lantau Island.
HNDTokyo Haneda AirportTokyo's closer and busier airport, located on Tokyo Bay about 15 kilometers south of central Tokyo, and one of the busiest airports in the world.
HNLDaniel K. Inouye International AirportMain gateway to Hawaii, located in Honolulu on Oahu, and the hub of Hawaiian Airlines for interisland and transpacific flights.
HOUWilliam P. Hobby AirportHouston's original commercial airport, about 7 miles southeast of downtown, now dominated by Southwest Airlines, which also flies international routes to Mexico and…
IADWashington Dulles International AirportMain long-haul airport for the Washington, DC, area, located about 26 miles west of the capital in Northern Virginia.
IAHGeorge Bush Intercontinental AirportHouston's largest airport, about 23 miles north of downtown, and one of United Airlines' biggest hubs with nonstop service to Latin America, Europe and Asia.
ICNIncheon International AirportSouth Korea's main international airport and the hub of Korean Air, built on reclaimed land between two islands about 50 kilometers west of Seoul.
INDIndianapolis International AirportFedEx's second-largest US hub is at this Indiana airport, about 7 miles southwest of downtown Indianapolis.
ISTIstanbul AirportTurkish Airlines' hub and one of the world's busiest airports, located on the Black Sea side of Istanbul's European half.
JAXJacksonville International AirportNortheast Florida's airport, about 13 miles north of downtown Jacksonville, serving a region of naval bases, a busy seaport and Atlantic beaches.
JEDKing Abdulaziz International AirportGateway for pilgrims to Mecca, located north of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with a vast tented Hajj Terminal used during the annual pilgrimage.
JFKJohn F. Kennedy International AirportNew York City's largest airport and the busiest international air passenger gateway in North America, located in southeastern Queens on Jamaica Bay.
JNBO. R. Tambo International AirportAfrica's busiest airport by many measures and the main hub of South African Airways, located in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg.
KEFKeflavík International AirportIceland's main international airport, located about 50 kilometers southwest of Reykjavik on the Reykjanes Peninsula.
KIXKansai International AirportMain international airport for Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe, built on an artificial island in Osaka Bay and opened in 1994.
KOAEllison Onizuka Kona International Airport at KeaholeWest Hawaii's gateway on the Big Island, built on a lava field north of Kailua-Kona.
KULKuala Lumpur International AirportMalaysia's main airport and the hub of Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia, located in Sepang about 45 kilometers south of Kuala Lumpur.
LASHarry Reid International AirportGateway to Las Vegas, located just east of the Strip, so casino towers are visible on approach.
LAXLos Angeles International AirportLos Angeles's primary airport and one of the busiest in the world, located in Westchester about 16 miles southwest of downtown.
LGALaGuardia AirportNew York City's closest major airport to Manhattan, located in northern Queens on Flushing Bay and served mainly by short and medium-haul domestic flights.
LGBLong Beach AirportMunicipal airport in Long Beach, California, with a 1941 Streamline Moderne terminal and limited airline slots because of a strict noise ordinance.
LGWLondon Gatwick AirportLondon's second-busiest airport, located about 30 miles south of the city near Crawley, West Sussex, long described as the world's busiest airport with a single main…
LHRLondon Heathrow AirportBritain's busiest airport and one of the world's busiest for international passengers, located about 14 miles west of central London.
LIHLihue AirportKauai's airport, located just east of the town of Lihue, Hawaii.
LIMJorge Chávez International AirportPeru's main international airport and the hub of LATAM Peru, located in Callao, west of central Lima.
LISLisbon Humberto Delgado AirportPortugal's busiest airport and the hub of TAP Air Portugal, located only about 7 kilometers from central Lisbon.
LOSMurtala Muhammed International AirportNigeria's busiest airport, located in Ikeja on the Lagos mainland.
LTNLondon Luton AirportAirport in Bedfordshire about 35 miles north of central London, home of easyJet's headquarters and a major base for Wizz Air.
MADAdolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas AirportSpain's busiest airport and the main hub of Iberia, located about 12 kilometers northeast of central Madrid.
MANManchester AirportBusiest airport in the UK outside London, located about 9 miles south of Manchester city center in Ringway.
MBJSangster International AirportJamaica's busiest airport, located in Montego Bay on the island's northwest coast and serving most of the island's resort areas, including Negril and Ocho Rios.
MCIKansas City International AirportKansas City's airport, about 15 miles northwest of downtown Kansas City, Missouri.
MCOOrlando International AirportBusiest airport in Florida by passengers, serving Walt Disney World and the Orlando theme parks.
MDWChicago Midway International AirportChicago's second airport, located on a one-square-mile site on the city's Southwest Side, about 10 miles from the Loop.
MELMelbourne AirportAustralia's second-busiest airport, located in Tullamarine about 23 kilometers northwest of Melbourne's CBD.
MEMMemphis International AirportAirport of Memphis, Tennessee, and home of the FedEx World Hub, which makes it one of the busiest cargo airports in the world.
MEXMexico City International AirportBusiest airport in Mexico and one of the busiest in Latin America, located about 5 kilometers east of the historic center of Mexico City.
MIAMiami International AirportLeading US gateway to Latin America and the Caribbean and the country's busiest airport for international freight, located about 8 miles northwest of downtown Miami.
MKEMilwaukee Mitchell International AirportMilwaukee's airport, about 5 miles south of downtown, named for Gen.
MNLNinoy Aquino International AirportMain airport of the Philippines and the hub of Philippine Airlines, located in Pasay and Paranaque in Metro Manila.
MSPMinneapolis-Saint Paul International AirportDelta Air Lines hub serving Minnesota and the upper Midwest, located between Minneapolis and Saint Paul, with nonstop flights to Europe and Asia.
MSYLouis Armstrong New Orleans International AirportGateway to New Orleans, located in suburban Kenner, Louisiana, about 11 miles west of the French Quarter.
MUCMunich AirportGermany's second-busiest airport and Lufthansa's second hub, located about 28 kilometers northeast of Munich in Erding district.
MXPMilan Malpensa AirportMilan's main international airport, located about 50 kilometers northwest of the city in Lombardy's Varese province.
NASLynden Pindling International AirportBusiest airport in the Bahamas, located on New Providence island about 16 kilometers west of downtown Nassau.
NBOJomo Kenyatta International AirportEast Africa's busiest airport and the hub of Kenya Airways, located about 15 kilometers southeast of Nairobi.
NCENice Côte d'Azur AirportFrance's third-busiest airport, built partly on land reclaimed from the Mediterranean about 7 kilometers west of central Nice.
NRTNarita International AirportTokyo's main international gateway for decades, located in Chiba Prefecture about 60 kilometers east of central Tokyo.
OAKOakland International AirportEast Bay airport serving the San Francisco Bay Area from the Oakland shoreline, with Southwest Airlines as its dominant carrier.
OGGKahului AirportMaui's principal airport, on the island's north shore in Kahului, Hawaii.
OKCOKC Will Rogers International AirportOklahoma City's airport, about 7 miles southwest of downtown.
OMAEppley AirfieldOmaha, Nebraska's airport, located just across the Missouri River from downtown and also serving western Iowa.
ONTOntario International AirportAirport serving California's Inland Empire, located in Ontario, about 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles.
ORDO'Hare International AirportChicago's primary airport, about 17 miles northwest of the Loop, and a major hub for both United Airlines, headquartered in Chicago, and American Airlines.
ORYParis Orly AirportParis's second airport, located about 13 kilometers south of the city center, serving domestic, European, North African and French overseas routes.
OSLOslo Airport, GardermoenNorway's busiest airport, located about 35 kilometers northeast of Oslo.
PBIPalm Beach International AirportAirport serving West Palm Beach and the Palm Beaches in Florida, located about 3 miles from downtown.
PDXPortland International AirportOregon's largest airport, beside the Columbia River about 12 miles northeast of downtown Portland.
PEKBeijing Capital International AirportBeijing's original main airport, located about 25 kilometers northeast of central Beijing, and the hub of Air China.
PHLPhiladelphia International AirportLargest airport in Pennsylvania, located on the Delaware River in southwest Philadelphia, and American Airlines' main transatlantic hub from the Northeast.
PHXPhoenix Sky Harbor International AirportBusiest airport in the Southwest, located about 3 miles east of downtown Phoenix, and a hub for American Airlines and a major base for Southwest.
PITPittsburgh International AirportWestern Pennsylvania's airport, about 20 miles west of downtown Pittsburgh.
PKXBeijing Daxing International AirportBeijing's second major airport, opened in September 2019 about 46 kilometers south of central Beijing.
PMIPalma de Mallorca AirportAirport of the Spanish island of Mallorca, located about 8 kilometers east of Palma and among the busiest airports in Spain during the summer peak.
PRGVáclav Havel Airport PragueCzech Republic's busiest airport, located about 17 kilometers west of central Prague.
PTYTocumen International AirportHub of Copa Airlines, located about 24 kilometers east of Panama City.
PUJPunta Cana International AirportBusiest airport in the Dominican Republic, serving the resort coast of Punta Cana and Bavaro.
PVDRhode Island T. F. Green International AirportRhode Island's main airport, located in Warwick, about 6 miles south of Providence.
PVGShanghai Pudong International AirportShanghai's main international airport and the hub of China Eastern Airlines, located about 30 kilometers east of the city center on the coast.
PVRPuerto Vallarta International AirportAirport serving Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit on Mexico's Pacific coast, located about 7 kilometers north of the city center.
RDURaleigh-Durham International AirportAirport of North Carolina's Research Triangle, located between Raleigh and Durham beside Research Triangle Park.
RNOReno-Tahoe International AirportNorthern Nevada's airport, 3 miles southeast of downtown Reno and a gateway to Lake Tahoe's ski resorts, handling casino tourists and outdoor travelers alike.
RSWSouthwest Florida International AirportAirport serving Fort Myers, Naples and Florida's Gulf Coast beaches, located southeast of Fort Myers.
RUHKing Khalid International AirportMain airport of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located about 35 kilometers north of the city.
SANSan Diego International AirportClose-in airport just 3 miles from downtown San Diego on the bay, and one of the busiest single-runway commercial airports in the world.
SATSan Antonio International AirportSan Antonio's airport, about 8 miles north of downtown, serving visitors to the Alamo and River Walk and the city's large military community, including Joint Base San…
SAWIstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International AirportIstanbul's second airport, on the city's Asian side about 35 kilometers east of the center, and the main base of low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines.
SCLArturo Merino Benítez International AirportChile's main airport and the home hub of LATAM Airlines, located in Pudahuel about 17 kilometers northwest of central Santiago.
SDFLouisville Muhammad Ali International AirportHome of UPS Worldport, the company's global air sorting hub, this Louisville, Kentucky, airport ranks among the busiest cargo airports in the world.
SEASeattle-Tacoma International AirportPrimary airport of the Pacific Northwest, located between Seattle and Tacoma and widely called "Sea-Tac." It is the main hub of Alaska Airlines and a transpacific hub…
SFOSan Francisco International AirportMain airport for the San Francisco Bay Area, located about 13 miles south of downtown on the bay shore in unincorporated San Mateo County, though owned by the City and…
SGNTan Son Nhat International AirportVietnam's busiest airport, located within Ho Chi Minh City about 6 kilometers north of the center.
SINSingapore Changi AirportHub of Singapore Airlines and one of Asia's busiest international airports, located at the eastern end of Singapore.
SJCNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International AirportSilicon Valley's airport, located just 2 miles north of downtown San Jose, California, and close to the headquarters of many technology companies.
SJDLos Cabos International AirportAirport serving the Los Cabos resort region at the southern tip of Baja California, including San José del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas.
SJOJuan Santamaría International AirportCosta Rica's main airport, located in Alajuela about 20 kilometers northwest of the capital, San Jose.
SJULuis Muñoz Marín International AirportBusiest airport in the Caribbean, located in Carolina next to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
SLCSalt Lake City International AirportDelta Air Lines' Mountain West hub and the main airport of Utah, located about 4 miles west of downtown Salt Lake City.
SMFSacramento International AirportAirport serving California's capital region, located about 10 miles northwest of downtown Sacramento among farmland in the Sacramento River delta.
SNAJohn Wayne AirportOrange County's airport in Santa Ana, California, named for the actor who lived nearby.
STLSt. Louis Lambert International AirportServing St.
STNLondon Stansted AirportRyanair's largest base, located in Essex about 35 miles northeast of central London.
SYDSydney Kingsford Smith AirportAustralia's busiest airport and the main hub of Qantas, located in Mascot about 8 kilometers south of the Sydney CBD on Botany Bay.
TLVBen Gurion AirportIsrael's main international airport, located near Lod about 20 kilometers southeast of Tel Aviv, and the hub of El Al.
TPATampa International AirportTampa Bay's airport, frequently ranked among the best in the US for passenger satisfaction.
TPETaiwan Taoyuan International AirportTaiwan's main international airport and the hub of China Airlines and EVA Air, located about 40 kilometers west of Taipei in Taoyuan.
TUSTucson International AirportSouthern Arizona's airport, about 8 miles south of downtown Tucson.
VIEVienna International AirportAustria's largest airport and the hub of Austrian Airlines, located in Schwechat about 18 kilometers southeast of Vienna.
WAWWarsaw Chopin AirportPoland's busiest airport and the hub of LOT Polish Airlines, located within Warsaw about 10 kilometers south of the city center.
YEGEdmonton International AirportNorthern Alberta's airport, located in Leduc County about 26 kilometers south of downtown Edmonton.
YHZHalifax Stanfield International AirportAtlantic Canada's busiest airport, located about 35 kilometers north of downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia.
YOWOttawa Macdonald-Cartier International AirportAirport serving Canada's capital, located about 10 kilometers south of downtown Ottawa.
YQXGander International AirportAirport in Gander, Newfoundland, famous as a transatlantic refueling stop and for sheltering stranded travelers after the September 11 attacks.
YULMontréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International AirportMontreal's airport, located in Dorval about 20 kilometers west of downtown.
YVRVancouver International AirportCanada's second-busiest airport and its main gateway to Asia, located on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia.
YYCCalgary International AirportHub and home base of WestJet, located in Calgary, Alberta, and the usual gateway for visitors to Banff and the Canadian Rockies.
YYZToronto Pearson International AirportCanada's busiest airport and Air Canada's largest hub, located in Mississauga, Ontario, about 22 kilometers northwest of downtown Toronto.
ZRHZurich AirportSwitzerland's busiest airport and the hub of Swiss International Air Lines, located in Kloten about 13 kilometers north of Zurich.

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