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The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: [aɪ'keɪˌjo]) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. These codes are defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization, and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators.
The ICAO codes are used by air traffic control and airline operations such as flight planning. They are not the same as the IATA codes encountered by the general public, which are used for airline timetables, reservations, and baggage handling. ICAO codes are also used to identify other locations such as weather stations, International Flight Service Stations or Area Control Centers, whether or not they are located at airports.
Unlike the IATA codes, the ICAO codes have a regional structure, are not duplicated and are comprehensive. In general, the first letter is allocated by continent and represents a country or group of countries within that continent. The second letter generally represents a country within that region, and the remaining two are used to identify each airport. The exception to this rule are larger countries that have single-letter country codes, where the remaining three letters identify the airport.
In the contiguous United States and Canada, most, but not all, airports have been assigned three-letter IATA codes which are the same as their ICAO code without the leading K or C. e.g., YYC and CYYC (Calgary International Airport, Calgary, Alberta), IAD and KIAD (Dulles International Airport, Chantilly, Virginia). These codes are not to be confused with radio or television call signs, even though both countries use four-letter call signs starting with those letters.
However, because Alaska, Hawaiʻi and other United States territories have their own 2-letter ICAO prefix, the situation there is similar to other smaller countries and the ICAO code of their airports is typically different from its corresponding 3-letter FAA/IATA identifier. For example, Hilo International Airport (PHTO vs ITO) and Juneau International Airport (PAJN vs JNU).
ZZZZ is a special code which is used when no ICAO code exists for the airport and is normally used in Flight plans.
A list of airports, sorted by ICAO code, is available.
[edit] Prefixes
Prefix code |
Country |
|
A - West Pacific |
AG |
Solomon Islands |
AN |
Nauru |
AY |
Papua New Guinea |
|
B - Iceland/Greenland |
BG |
Greenland |
BI |
Iceland |
|
C - Canada |
C |
Canada |
|
D - West Africa |
DA |
Algeria |
DB |
Benin |
DF |
Burkina Faso |
DG |
Ghana |
DI |
Côte d'Ivoire |
DN |
Nigeria |
DR |
Niger |
DT |
Tunisia |
DX |
Togolese Republic |
|
E - Northern Europe |
EB |
Belgium |
ED |
Germany (civil) |
EE |
Estonia |
EF |
Finland |
EG |
United Kingdom |
EH |
Netherlands |
EI |
Republic of Ireland |
EK |
Denmark |
EL |
Luxembourg |
EN |
Norway |
EP |
Poland |
ES |
Sweden |
ET |
Germany (military) |
EV |
Latvia |
EY |
Lithuania |
|
F - Southern Africa |
FA |
South Africa |
FB |
Botswana |
FC |
Republic of the Congo |
FD |
Swaziland |
FE |
Central African Republic |
FG |
Equatorial Guinea |
FH |
Ascension Island |
FI |
Mauritius |
FJ |
British Indian Ocean Territory |
FK |
Cameroon |
FL |
Zambia |
FM |
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte, Réunion |
FN |
Angola |
FO |
Gabon |
FP |
São Tomé and Príncipe |
FQ |
Mozambique |
FS |
Seychelles |
FT |
Chad |
FV |
Zimbabwe |
FW |
Malawi |
FX |
Lesotho |
FY |
Namibia |
FZ |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
G - Northwestern Africa |
GA |
Mali |
GB |
The Gambia |
GC |
Canary Islands (Spain) |
GE |
Ceuta and Melilla (Spain) |
GF |
Sierra Leone |
GG |
Guinea-Bissau |
GL |
Liberia |
GM |
Morocco |
GO |
Senegal |
GQ |
Mauritania |
GS |
Western Sahara |
GU |
Guinea |
GV |
Cape Verde |
|
H - Northeastern Africa |
HA |
Ethiopia |
HB |
Burundi |
HC |
Somalia |
HD |
Djibouti (also HF) |
HE |
Egypt |
HF |
Djibouti (also HD) |
HH |
Eritrea |
HK |
Kenya |
HL |
Libya |
HR |
Rwanda |
HS |
Sudan |
HT |
Tanzania |
HU |
Uganda |
|
K - USA |
K |
Mainland United States of America |
|
L - Southern Europe |
LA |
Albania |
LB |
Bulgaria |
LC |
Cyprus |
LD |
Croatia |
LE |
Spain |
LF |
France, including Saint-Pierre and Miquelon |
LG |
Greece |
LH |
Hungary |
LI |
Italy |
LJ |
Slovenia |
LK |
Czech Republic |
LL |
Israel |
LM |
Malta |
LN |
Monaco |
LO |
Austria |
LP |
Portugal, including the Azores |
LQ |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
LR |
Romania |
LS |
Switzerland |
LT |
Turkey |
LU |
Moldova |
LV |
Gaza Strip |
LW |
Macedonia |
LX |
Gibraltar |
LY |
Serbia and Montenegro |
LZ |
Slovakia |
|
M - Central America |
MB |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
MD |
Dominican Republic |
MG |
Guatemala |
MH |
Honduras |
MK |
Jamaica |
MM |
Mexico |
MN |
Nicaragua |
MP |
Panama |
MR |
Costa Rica |
MS |
El Salvador |
MT |
Haiti |
MU |
Cuba |
MW |
Cayman Islands |
MY |
Bahamas |
MZ |
Belize |
|
N - South Pacific |
NC |
Cook Islands |
NF |
Fiji, Tonga |
NG |
Kiribati (Gilbert Islands), Tuvalu |
NI |
Niue |
NL |
Wallis and Futuna |
NS |
Samoa, American Samoa |
NT |
French Polynesia |
NV |
Vanuatu |
NW |
New Caledonia |
NZ |
New Zealand, Antarctica |
|
O - Arabian World |
OA |
Afghanistan |
OB |
Bahrain |
OE |
Saudi Arabia |
OI |
Iran |
OJ |
Jordan and the West Bank |
OK |
Kuwait |
OL |
Lebanon |
OM |
United Arab Emirates |
OO |
Oman |
OP |
Pakistan |
OR |
Iraq |
OS |
Syria |
OT |
Qatar |
OY |
Yemen |
|
P - East Pacific |
PA |
Alaska only |
PB |
Baker Island |
PC |
Kiribati (Canton Airfield, Phoenix Islands) |
PF |
Fort Yukon, Alaska |
PG |
Guam, Northern Marianas |
PH |
Hawaiʻi only |
PJ |
Johnston Atoll |
PK |
Marshall Islands |
PL |
Kiribati (Line Islands) |
PM |
Midway Island |
PO |
Oliktok Point, Alaska |
PP |
Point Lay, Alaska |
PT |
Federated States of Micronesia, Palau |
PW |
Wake Island |
|
R - North East Asia |
RC |
Republic of China (Taiwan) |
RJ |
Japan (most of country) |
RK |
South Korea |
RO |
Japan (Okinawa Prefecture and Yoron) |
RP |
Philippines |
|
S - South America |
SA |
Argentina |
SB |
Brazil (also SD, SN, SS and SW) |
SC |
Chile |
SD |
Brazil (also SB, SN, SS and SW) |
SE |
Ecuador |
SF |
Falkland Islands |
SG |
Paraguay |
SK |
Colombia |
SL |
Bolivia |
SM |
Suriname |
SN |
Brazil (also SB, SD, SS and SW) |
SO |
French Guiana |
SP |
Peru |
SS |
Brazil (also SB, SD, SN and SW) |
SU |
Uruguay |
SV |
Venezuela |
SW |
Brazil (also SB, SD, SN and SS) |
SY |
Guyana |
|
T - Caribbean |
TA |
Antigua and Barbuda |
TB |
Barbados |
TD |
Dominica |
TF |
Guadeloupe |
TG |
Grenada |
TI |
U.S. Virgin Islands |
TJ |
Puerto Rico |
TK |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
TL |
Saint Lucia |
TN |
Netherlands Antilles, Aruba |
TQ |
Anguilla |
TR |
Montserrat |
TT |
Trinidad and Tobago |
TU |
British Virgin Islands |
TV |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
TX |
Bermuda |
|
U - Russia and former Soviet States |
U |
Russia (except UA, UB, UD, UG, UK, UM and UT) |
UA |
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan |
UB |
Azerbaijan |
UD |
Armenia |
UG |
Georgia |
UK |
Ukraine |
UM |
Belarus |
UT |
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
|
V - South Asia |
VA |
India (also VE, VI and VO) |
VC |
Sri Lanka |
VD |
Cambodia |
VE |
India (also VA, VI and VO) |
VG |
Bangladesh |
VH |
Hong Kong, China |
VI |
India (also VA, VE and VO) |
VL |
Laos |
VM |
Macau, China |
VN |
Nepal |
VO |
India (also VA, VE and VI) |
VQ |
Bhutan |
VR |
Maldives |
VT |
Thailand |
VV |
Vietnam |
VY |
Myanmar |
|
W - South East Asia |
WA |
Indonesia (also WI, WQ and WR) |
WB |
Malaysia (also WM), Brunei |
WI |
Indonesia (also WA, WQ and WR) |
WM |
Malaysia (also WB) |
WP |
Timor-Leste |
WQ |
Indonesia (also WA, WI and WR) |
WR |
Indonesia (also WA, WI and WQ) |
WS |
Singapore |
|
Y - Australia |
Y |
Australia |
|
Z - China and Mongolia |
Z |
People's Republic of China (except ZK and ZM) |
ZK |
North Korea |
ZM |
Mongolia |
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