Hong Kong: Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) is the product of a fairly unique feat of engineering, built almost entirely on land reclaimed from the sea around the tiny island of Chek Lap Kok. Terminal 3 – which opened in 2008 – is the single largest building in the world by floor space. The airport won the Skytrax award for the best airport in Africa in 2009.ĭubai: Dubai International Airport (DXB) is the largest aviation hub in the Middle East, and the 15th busiest passenger airport in the world. In the 2009 Skytrax World Airport Awards it was voted the best airport in Australia and won the friendliest staff award for the Asia Pacific region.Ĭape Town: Cape Town International Airport (CPT) was expanded considerably in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. A new terminal building was opened to coincide with the 2008 Beijing Olympics.īrisbane: Brisbane International Airport (BNE) is Australia’s third busiest airport. At 132m, the busy airport has the world’s tallest control tower, and the world’s third largest single-building airport terminal.īeijing: Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) is the second busiest airport in the world, with over 70 million passengers passing through in 2010. Below are a list of the main airports throughout the world that Netflights flies from and to: International Airport CodesĪbu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) is currently one the fastest growing airports in the world – by the time current expansion work is complete in 2012 it will more than double the number of passengers it can currently handle.Īuckland: Auckland International Airport (AKL) is the largest and busiest airport in New Zealand, and is the second busiest airport in Australasia for international passengers.īangkok: Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK) opened in September 2006, with the name – meaning ‘land of gold’ – chosen as a reference to the fabled golden kingdom in Southeast Asian folklore. In all cases they specify a particular airport, instantly recognizable by merely a glance at the specific code.Airport codes are used to uniquely identify the world’s airports. The codes show up on airline tickets, baggage claim forms and luggage tags. In addition a map view is available for most major airports, just click on "View Map."Īirport codes are also used by commercial airlines, general-aviation, by civilians, and even the military. Airports can be easily found using our search form by typing the first few letters of the City, State, or airport code. Pilots, tourists and travel agents are just a few of the many people who have a use for airport codes.
#UNITED STATES AIRPORT CITY CODES CODE#
All airports are first listed with the three-letter FAA/IATA code and where available the ICAO airport code follows.
When using our search form it is easy to locate ICAO airport codes. These ICAO codes are used by most countries in their formal, official publications.
Building on this, the International Civil Aviation Organization's four-letter code locates airports by a system of letters designating the country, region, city and finally the airport.
The FAA airport codes and IATA airport codes we use today are a system of three-letter airport abbreviations that are associated with and identify specific airports around the world. But, as flying became more popular and other cities elected to build airports this system of airport identifiers became impractical. In the early days of flight, airports were identified by the two-letter city codes that the National Weather Service used when recording weather data.
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