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Airport Information
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Airlines and airports are identified by either IATA or ICAO codes.

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Airline/Airport codes

Airlines and airports are issued with codes so they can be easily identified by global travel booking and ticketing systems.

Good idea? It was that good it was duplicated... a logic lost on all of us outside local or central government.

IATA administer a 2-letter airline code and a 3-letter airport code.

The ICOA administer a 3-letter airline code and a 4-letter airport code.

The codes change with the development of new airports but, more frequently, with the launch, closure or merger of airlines.

Viewing official data on these codes is difficult. The ICOA web site has no mention of any codes and IATA publish the data on a commercial basis and at a restrictive price. They do provide a search page for location identifiers (3-letter airport codes) but on a demo basis. Due to this the internet is awash with outdated and wrong data, so check your findings with as many sources as possible.

IATA do publish a free explanation of IATA CODING, which is useful.

 
Associations etc... Go there...
Official organisations, associations and publications regarding air travel.
 
world-airport-codes.com gives us this useful tool. Enter the IATA codes of two airports and click the 'Distance' button.

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THE AIR TRAVEL SECTIONS EXPLAINED
 
OUT OF THE UK
This section is intended to make searching for air travel information easier for residents of the UK and Ireland. Whilst the other sections provide information on a world wide basis, this section strips out all data that doesn't have a UK connection.

Route Guide

Designed for the novice yet useful to the pro. Step by step way to find data on every route out of the UK and Ireland. More »

Airport Guide
Information and direct links to over 60 airports in the UK and Ireland. The majority with direct links to real-time flight information. More »

Budget Airline Guide
Budget, Low-Cost or No-Frills, call them what you like, if they fly in or out of the UK, you'll find them here. Airport and route data. More »

All Airlines
Longhaul, shorthaul and budget that fly out of the UK, they're all here on one page. Find your airline by NAME, IATA code or ICAO code.
 
AIRPORT INFORMATION
Get information on airports from around the world.

World Airports
Two web sites that provide good information and links to airports around the world are airlinecodes.co.uk and AZworldairports.com. Difficult to say which site provides the most direct links to airport web site but there're both worth a visit.

Airports on the Net
world-airport-codes.com provides data on almost 9500 worldwide airports, but does not link to their official web sites. Not all airports will have a web site and a good percentage of these 9500 are non-passenger airstrips or military but it's NawtNets aim to find you as many as possible. AZworldairports.com has just over 700 on one page, whilst airlinecodes.co.uk provides links on each airports record.

Airport codes
Visit www.iata.org/ps/publications/codes/demo to find a 3-letter IATA airport code or location identifier. This code is used extensively in global reservation systems. The ICAO 4-letter code is not used in any global system that is in general use by the public. Another good provider of codes data is world-airport-codes.com
 
AIRLINE INFORMATION
Get information on airlines from around the world.

Budget Airlines
They're not everywhere but any low-cost carrier, where ever they are in the world, should be here. More »

Longhaul Airlines
All the major airlines. More »

Airline Codes
For codes try airlinecodes.co.uk or JETLINERS.

World airlines on the Net
airlinecodes.co.uk provides a list of 1402 links to official airline web sites. More »

Airline Seat Pitch
Which airlines give you the most room. More »

Best Seats
Aircraft by aircraft. More »
 
MISCELLANEOUS
Any air travel issues not covered by the first three sections above.

Official Bodies
Worldwide official air travel organisations and publications. More »

Aircraft Information
A couple of sites are useful for aircraft information.
www.air-info.net and www.airliners.net

Aviation Events
All about accident statistics and safety records.
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Permitted/Prohibited items
What you can and what you can't take onboard an aircraft. More »
 
 
 
UK related  
3 ways to find information on all airlines that operate from or fly into the UK, whether scheduled or chartered...

Know its name?
More »

Got a 2-letter code?
More »

Got a 3-letter code?
More »
 
Airline alliances Go there...
All major airlines grouped in their alliances.
 
Airline codes Go there...
airlinecodes.co.uk provides a great searchable database and appears to be current.
 
GoTo... Airports on the Net!
Airports on the Net Go there...
Links to over 1400 airports from around the world, from AZworldairports.com
 
UK Airport Guide Go there...
Information and route data on over 60 major airports in and around the UK
Airport operators Go there...
Who operates the major airports in the UK?
 
Good data source [1] Go there...
AZworldairports.com provides good information and links to airports around the world.
Worth a visit [2] Go there...
Airlinecodes.co.uk appears to have current data on both IATA and ICAO airport codes. Some links to official sites.
Last resort [3] Go there...
world-airport-codes.com gives you lots of different ways to find data on almost 9500 worldwide airports. Pity it's not linked to any official airport web sites.
 
 
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