Difference between revisions of "Metropolitan Area Airport Codes"

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Metropolitan areas might be served by multiple airports. The IATA assigned easily readable airport codes to those regions which include multiple airports. The New York City area for example is served by John F Kennedy IATA: JFK, Newark Liberty International IATA: EWR and La Guardia IATA: LGA. These airports are aggregated into the NYC airport code.

Booking travel

Some booking websites allow users to search airports in the vicinity of the given airports. Those that do not may be tricked into extending the search by using the larger area airport codes as listed below. If you book international flights that connect through a major hub you should decide if an airport change is feasible, i.e. flying into the Buenos Aires Ezeiza International airport IATA: EZE and connect to a domestic flight from the local Aeroparque Jorge Newbery IATA: AEP. Smaller domestic airports are more likely to be served by low cost airlines but that might also force you to re-check your luggage. Ask your airline if they allow interlining tickets - checking your luggage through to the final destination on multiple tickets.

List of airport area codes

Airports are listed by decreasing importance for international travel. Some flight search engines might include not all airports into their queries.

Asia

• Osaka, Japan IATA: OSA
  • Kansai International IATA: KIX
  • Itami IATA: ITM

• Tokyo, Japan IATA: TYO
  • Tokyo Narita IATA: NRT
  • Tokyo Haneda IATA: HND

• Sapporo, Japan IATA: SPK
  • New Chitose IATA: CTS
  • Okadama IATA: OKD

• Seoul, South Korea IATA: SEL
  • Incheon International IATA: ICN
  • Gimpo International IATA: GMP

• Beijing, China IATA: BJS
  • Beijing Capital International IATA: PEK
  • Nanyuan Airport IATA: NAY

Europe

• Berlin, Germany IATA: BER
  • Berlin Tegel IATA: TXL
  • Berlin Schönefeld IATA: SXF

• Bucharest, Romania IATA: BUH
  • Bucharest Otopeni IATA: OTP
  • Bucharest Baneasa IATA: BBU

• London, United Kingdom IATA: LON
  • London Heathrow IATA: LHR
  • London Gatwick IATA: LGW
  • London City IATA: LCY
  • London Stansted IATA: STN
  • London Luton IATA: LTN

• Milan, Italy IATA: MIL
  • Malpensa International IATA: MXP
  • Linate IATA: LIN

• Moscow, Russia IATA: MOW
  • Moscow Sheremetyevo IATA: SVO
  • Moscow Domodedovo IATA: DME
  • Vnukovo IATA: VKO

• Paris, France IATA: PAR
  • Charles de Gaulle (Roissy) IATA: CDG
  • Paris Orly IATA: ORY
  • Le Bourget IATA: LBG

• Rome, Italy IATA: ROM
  • Leonardo da Vinci International (Fiumicino) IATA: FCO
  • Giovan-Battista Pastine International (Ciampino) IATA: CIA

• Stockholm, Sweden IATA: STO
  • Arlanda IATA: ARN
  • Skavsta AB (Nykoping) IATA: NYO
  • Bromma IATA: BMA

North America

• Chicago, United States of America- IATA: CHI
  • Chicago O'Hare International IATA: ORD
  • Chicago Midway International IATA: MDW

• Detroit, United States of America- IATA: DTT
  • Detroit Metro Wayne CountyIATA: DTW
  • Detroit Coleman Young IATA: DET
  • Willow Run/Ypsilanti IATA: YIP

• Dallas, United States of America - IATA: QDF
  • Dallas Love Field IATA: DAL
  • Dallas Fort-Worth International IATA: DFW

• Edmonton, Canada IATA: YEA
  • Edmonton International IATA: YEG
  • Edmonton City Center IATA: YXD

• Montreal, Canada IATA: YMQ
  • Pierre-Elliott Trudeau International IATA: YUL
  • Montreal City Center IATA: YMY

• New York City, United States of America IATA: NYC
  • John F. Kennedy International IATA: JFK
  • Newark Liberty International IATA: EWR
  • La Guardia Airport IATA: LGA
  • Westchester County/White Plains Airport IATA: HPN

• San Francisco Bay Area, United States of America IATA: QSF
  • San Francisco International IATA: SFO
  • Oakland International IATA: OAK
  • Norman Y. Mineta San José International IATA: SJC

• Toronto, Canada IATA: YTO
  • Lester B. Pearson International IATA: YYZ
  • Toronto City Center IATA: YTZ

• Washington DC, United States of America IATA: WAS
  • Washington Dulles International Airport IATA: IAD
  • Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport IATA: DCA
  • Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport IATA: BWI

South America

• Buenos Aires, Argentina IATA: BUE
  • Ezeiza International Airport IATA: EZE
  • Aeroparque Jorge Newbery IATA: AEP

• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil IATA: RIO
  • Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport IATA: GIG (better known as Galeão International Airport)
  • Aeroporto Santos Dumont IATA: SDU

• Sao Paulo, Brazil IATA: SAO
  • Aeroporto Internacional Guarulhos IATA: GRU
  • Congonhas International Airport IATA: CGH