Airport codes
Airport names are often abbreviated by codes, including IATA codes and ICAO codes, that are only a few characters in length. Knowing them can be useful for orientation, booking or conversation.
IATAThe International Air Transport Association defines a three-letter code for airports and a two-letter code for individual major airlines.
ICAOICAO codes are assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations.
Regional codesThere are other identifiers in use; national rail carriers (such as Amtrak) have been known to assign their own non-standard codes to train stations on their own lines and agencies of national governments will assign a…
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