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An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airport
Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as Fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and Non-rigid airship take off and land. Aircraft may also be stored or maintained at an airport....
s around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association
International Air Transport Association

The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered....
 (IATA). The characters prominently displayed on baggage tags
Bag tag

Bag tags, also known as baggage tags, baggage checks or luggage tickets, have traditionally been used by bus, train and airline companies to route passenger luggage that is checked on to the final destination....
 attached at airport check-in desks are an example of a way these codes are used.

The assignment of these codes is governed by IATA Resolution 763, and it is administered by IATA headquarters in Montreal
Montreal

Montreal, or Montr?al, is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population....
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An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airport
Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as Fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and Non-rigid airship take off and land. Aircraft may also be stored or maintained at an airport....
s around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association
International Air Transport Association

The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered....
 (IATA). The characters prominently displayed on baggage tags
Bag tag

Bag tags, also known as baggage tags, baggage checks or luggage tickets, have traditionally been used by bus, train and airline companies to route passenger luggage that is checked on to the final destination....
 attached at airport check-in desks are an example of a way these codes are used.

The assignment of these codes is governed by IATA Resolution 763, and it is administered by IATA headquarters in Montreal
Montreal

Montreal, or Montr?al, is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population....
. The codes are published biannually in the IATA Airline Coding Directory. The codes are unique at any given point in time, although defunct codes may be re-used after a suitable period of time has elapsed. Many countries, such as Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
, no longer use IATA codes in their official aeronautical publications.

IATA also provides codes for railway stations and for airport handling entities. A list of airports
List of airports

* By International Air Transport Association code: List of airports by IATA code: A - List of airports by IATA code: B - List of airports by IATA code: C - List of airports by IATA code: D - List of airports by IATA code: E - List of airports by IATA code: F - List of airports by IATA code: G - List of airports by IATA code: H - List of airports by...
 sorted by IATA code is available. A list of railway stations
List of IATA-indexed train stations

This is a List of IATA-indexed train stations organized by the IATA airport code. Listed railway stations are typically to be used in code sharing agreements between airlines and rail lines....
 codeshared in agreements between airlines and rail lines such as Amtrak
Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 to provide Inter-city rail train#Passenger trains service in the United States....
, SNCF French Rail
SNCF

SNCF is a France public enterprise. Its functions include operation of rail services for passengers and freight, and maintenance as well as signalling of rail infrastructure owned by R?seau Ferr? de France ....
, Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn

Deutsche Bahn AG is the Germany national railway company, a private joint stock company . It came into existence in 1994 as the successor of the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of the GDR of East Germany....
, Thalys International, and Swiss Rail
SBB-CFF-FFS

Swiss Federal Railways is the national railway company of Switzerland headquartered in Berne. Formerly a government institution, it is since 1999 a special stock corporation with all shares held by the Swiss Confederation or the Swiss cantons....
 is available. There is also a separate List of Amtrak station codes
List of Amtrak station codes

These are the three-letter codes used by Amtrak to indicate station locations. These are not the same as the List of IATA-indexed train stations or the three character IATA airport codes....
, three-character codes used by Amtrak
Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 to provide Inter-city rail train#Passenger trains service in the United States....
 for its railway stations
List of Amtrak stations

This is a list of station locations used by Amtrak in order by station name. Each station is also identified by a three-letter code. These codes are not the same as the list of IATA-indexed train stations or the three character IATA airport codes....
 in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 and Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
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See also

  • Airspace class
    Airspace class

    The world?s navigable airspace is divided into three-dimensional segments, each of which is assigned to a specific class. Most nations adhere to the classification specified by the International Civil Aviation Organization and described below....
  • Airline codes
    Airline codes

    This is a list of Airline codes. The table lists the IATA airline designators, the ICAO airline designators and the airline call signs . Historical assignments are also included for completeness....
  • Geocode
    Geocode

    GEOCODE is a standardized all-natural number representation format specification for geospatial coordinate measurements that provide details of the exact location of geospatial point at, below, or above the surface of the earth at a specified moment of time....
  • IATA Metropolitan Area (Multiple Airport) Codes
  • ICAO airport code
  • UN/LOCODE
    UN/LOCODE

    UN/LOCODE, the United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations, is a geocode developed and maintained by United Nations Economic Commission for Europe , a unit of the United Nations....


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