1. What is the IATA Airport Three-Letter Code?
The IATA airport code is a 3-letter code assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to uniquely identify airports worldwide. For example:
- CAN = Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- SZX = Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
- HKG = Hong Kong International Airport
- LAX = Los Angeles International Airport
The three-letter code is essential basic information for air freight booking, cargo tracking, and document preparation. Every professional in the industry should be proficient in commonly used airport codes.
2. Quick Reference by Region
Major Airports in Mainland China
| City |
Airport |
Code |
| Beijing |
Capital International Airport |
PEK |
| Beijing |
Daxing International Airport |
PKX |
| Shanghai |
Pudong International Airport |
PVG |
| Shanghai |
Hongqiao International Airport |
SHA |
| Guangzhou |
Baiyun International Airport |
CAN |
| Shenzhen |
Bao'an International Airport |
SZX |
| Chengdu |
Tianfu International Airport |
TFU |
| Chengdu |
Shuangliu International Airport |
CTU |
| Hangzhou |
Xiaoshan International Airport |
HGH |
| Zhengzhou |
Xinzheng International Airport |
CGO |
| Wuhan |
Tianhe International Airport |
WUH |
| Chongqing |
Jiangbei International Airport |
CKG |
| Xi'an |
Xianyang International Airport |
XIY |
| Kunming |
Changshui International Airport |
KMG |
| Xiamen |
Gaoqi International Airport |
XMN |
| Nanjing |
Lukou International Airport |
NKG |
| Qingdao |
Jiaodong International Airport |
TAO |
| Tianjin |
Binhai International Airport |
TSN |
| Shenyang |
Taoxian International Airport |
SHE |
| Dalian |
Zhoushuizi International Airport |
DLC |
Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan
| City |
Airport |
Code |
| Hong Kong |
Chek Lap Kok International Airport |
HKG |
| Macao |
Macau International Airport |
MFM |
| Taipei |
Taoyuan International Airport |
TPE |
| Taipei |
Songshan Airport |
TSA |
| Kaohsiung |
Kaohsiung International Airport |
KHH |
Asia (Other)
| City |
Country/Region |
Airport |
Code |
| Tokyo |
Japan |
Narita International Airport |
NRT |
| Tokyo |
Japan |
Haneda Airport |
HND |
| Osaka |
Japan |
Kansai International Airport |
KIX |
| Nagoya |
Japan |
Chubu Centrair International Airport |
NGO |
| Seoul |
South Korea |
Incheon International Airport |
ICN |
| Seoul |
South Korea |
Gimpo Airport |
GMP |
| Busan |
South Korea |
Gimhae International Airport |
PUS |
| Singapore |
Singapore |
Changi Airport |
SIN |
| Bangkok |
Thailand |
Suvarnabhumi Airport |
BKK |
| Kuala Lumpur |
Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur International Airport |
KUL |
| Jakarta |
Indonesia |
Soekarno-Hatta Airport |
CGK |
| Manila |
Philippines |
Ninoy Aquino International Airport |
MNL |
| Ho Chi Minh City |
Vietnam |
Tan Son Nhat International Airport |
SGN |
| Hanoi |
Vietnam |
Noi Bai International Airport |
HAN |
| New Delhi |
India |
Indira Gandhi International Airport |
DEL |
| Mumbai |
India |
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport |
BOM |
| Bengaluru |
India |
Kempegowda International Airport |
BLR |
| Dubai |
UAE |
Dubai International Airport |
DXB |
| Doha |
Qatar |
Hamad International Airport |
DOH |
| Riyadh |
Saudi Arabia |
King Khalid International Airport |
RUH |
| Colombo |
Sri Lanka |
Bandaranaike International Airport |
CMB |
| Dhaka |
Bangladesh |
Shahjalal International Airport |
DAC |
Europe
| City |
Country |
Airport |
Code |
| London |
UK |
Heathrow Airport |
LHR |
| London |
UK |
Stansted Airport |
STN |
| London |
UK |
Gatwick Airport |
LGW |
| Manchester |
UK |
Manchester Airport |
MAN |
| Frankfurt |
Germany |
Frankfurt Airport |
FRA |
| Munich |
Germany |
Munich Airport |
MUC |
| Leipzig |
Germany |
Leipzig/Halle Airport |
LEJ |
| Cologne |
Germany |
Cologne/Bonn Airport |
CGN |
| Hamburg |
Germany |
Hamburg Airport |
HAM |
| Paris |
France |
Charles de Gaulle Airport |
CDG |
| Amsterdam |
Netherlands |
Schiphol Airport |
AMS |
| Brussels |
Belgium |
Brussels Airport |
BRU |
| Liège |
Belgium |
Liège Airport |
LGG |
| Milan |
Italy |
Malpensa Airport |
MXP |
| Rome |
Italy |
Fiumicino Airport |
FCO |
| Madrid |
Spain |
Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport |
MAD |
| Barcelona |
Spain |
Barcelona-El Prat Airport |
BCN |
| Zurich |
Switzerland |
Zurich Airport |
ZRH |
| Copenhagen |
Denmark |
Copenhagen Airport |
CPH |
| Stockholm |
Sweden |
Stockholm Arlanda Airport |
ARN |
| Oslo |
Norway |
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen |
OSL |
| Helsinki |
Finland |
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport |
HEL |
| Vienna |
Austria |
Vienna International Airport |
VIE |
| Prague |
Czech Republic |
Václav Havel Airport Prague |
PRG |
| Warsaw |
Poland |
Warsaw Chopin Airport |
WAW |
| Budapest |
Hungary |
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport |
BUD |
| Athens |
Greece |
Athens International Airport |
ATH |
| Istanbul |
Turkey |
Istanbul Airport |
IST |
North America
| City |
Country |
Airport |
Code |
| Los Angeles |
USA |
Los Angeles International Airport |
LAX |
| San Francisco |
USA |
San Francisco International Airport |
SFO |
| New York |
USA |
John F. Kennedy International Airport |
JFK |
| New York |
USA |
Newark Liberty International Airport |
EWR |
| Chicago |
USA |
O'Hare International Airport |
ORD |
| Dallas |
USA |
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport |
DFW |
| Atlanta |
USA |
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport |
ATL |
| Miami |
USA |
Miami International Airport |
MIA |
| Seattle |
USA |
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport |
SEA |
| Anchorage |
USA |
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport |
ANC |
| Denver |
USA |
Denver International Airport |
DEN |
| Houston |
USA |
George Bush Intercontinental Airport |
IAH |
| Memphis |
USA |
Memphis International Airport |
MEM |
| Louisville |
USA |
Louisville International Airport |
SDF |
| Vancouver |
Canada |
Vancouver International Airport |
YVR |
| Toronto |
Canada |
Toronto Pearson International Airport |
YYZ |
| Montreal |
Canada |
Montréal-Trudeau International Airport |
YUL |
Oceania
| City |
Country |
Airport |
Code |
| Sydney |
Australia |
Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport |
SYD |
| Melbourne |
Australia |
Melbourne Airport |
MEL |
| Brisbane |
Australia |
Brisbane Airport |
BNE |
| Perth |
Australia |
Perth Airport |
PER |
| Auckland |
New Zealand |
Auckland Airport |
AKL |
Middle East / Africa
| City |
Country |
Airport |
Code |
| Dubai |
UAE |
Dubai International Airport |
DXB |
| Abu Dhabi |
UAE |
Abu Dhabi International Airport |
AUH |
| Doha |
Qatar |
Hamad International Airport |
DOH |
| Riyadh |
Saudi Arabia |
King Khalid International Airport |
RUH |
| Nairobi |
Kenya |
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport |
NBO |
| Johannesburg |
South Africa |
O. R. Tambo International Airport |
JNB |
| Cairo |
Egypt |
Cairo International Airport |
CAI |
| Cape Town |
South Africa |
Cape Town International Airport |
CPT |
| Lagos |
Nigeria |
Murtala Muhammed International Airport |
LOS |
| Addis Ababa |
Ethiopia |
Bole International Airport |
ADD |
South America
| City |
Country |
Airport |
Code |
| São Paulo |
Brazil |
Guarulhos International Airport |
GRU |
| Rio de Janeiro |
Brazil |
Galeão International Airport |
GIG |
| Buenos Aires |
Argentina |
Ministro Pistarini International Airport |
EZE |
| Santiago |
Chile |
Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport |
SCL |
| Lima |
Peru |
Jorge Chávez International Airport |
LIM |
| Bogotá |
Colombia |
El Dorado International Airport |
BOG |
3. Index by Code
| Code |
Airport |
Country/Region |
Code |
Airport |
Country/Region |
| ADD |
Addis Ababa |
Ethiopia |
AKL |
Auckland |
New Zealand |
| AMS |
Amsterdam |
Netherlands |
ANC |
Anchorage |
USA |
| ARN |
Stockholm |
Sweden |
ATH |
Athens |
Greece |
| ATL |
Atlanta |
USA |
BCN |
Barcelona |
Spain |
| BKK |
Bangkok |
Thailand |
BNE |
Brisbane |
Australia |
| BOM |
Mumbai |
India |
BRU |
Brussels |
Belgium |
| BUD |
Budapest |
Hungary |
CAN |
Guangzhou Baiyun |
China |
| CDG |
Paris Charles de Gaulle |
France |
CGO |
Zhengzhou |
China |
| CKG |
Chongqing |
China |
CMB |
Colombo |
Sri Lanka |
| CPH |
Copenhagen |
Denmark |
CTU |
Chengdu Shuangliu |
China |
| DEL |
New Delhi |
India |
DXB |
Dubai |
UAE |
| FCO |
Rome |
Italy |
FRA |
Frankfurt |
Germany |
| HKG |
Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok |
Hong Kong, China |
ICN |
Seoul Incheon |
South Korea |
| JFK |
New York Kennedy |
USA |
KIX |
Osaka Kansai |
Japan |
| LAX |
Los Angeles |
USA |
LHR |
London Heathrow |
UK |
| MAD |
Madrid |
Spain |
MFM |
Macau |
Macau, China |
| NRT |
Tokyo Narita |
Japan |
PEK |
Beijing Capital |
China |
| PVG |
Shanghai Pudong |
China |
SZX |
Shenzhen Bao'an |
China |
| SIN |
Singapore |
Singapore |
TPE |
Taipei Taoyuan |
Taiwan, China |
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