An airport code is the three-letter identifier used to designate airports in bookings, bag tags and schedules.
An airport code is the three-letter identifier used to designate airports in bookings, bag tags and schedules.
Also called: IATA code.
How it works#
Cities with several airports also have metropolitan codes covering all of them. Searching with one shows more connections but can end up booking a far-out airport. The bag tag carries the destination airport’s code, the quickest check that luggage was tagged correctly.
Not to be confused with#
An airport code is not the same as the four-letter aviation authority code: the three-letter code serves distribution, the four-letter one air traffic control.
In German#
The German term is Flughafencode. German version of this term
Related terms#
- Aircraft type: Aircraft type is the model operating a flight, and it determines seat layout, cabin fit and therefore what the journey is actually like.
- Codeshare: A codeshare is a flight sold by one airline under its own flight number while a different airline actually operates it.
- Booking reference: A booking reference is the six-character code identifying a reservation record for the airline, the agency and the airport.
Articles that use this term#
TopicEvery article and term onBooking and flight search.