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IATA vs ICAO codes — what's the difference?
An IATA code is the three-letter code you'll see on boarding passes,
baggage tags, and every flight booking site — LAX for Los Angeles,
JFK for New York, DXB for Dubai. An ICAO code is
a separate four-letter identifier used by pilots, air traffic control, and flight-planning
software — LAX becomes KLAX, JFK becomes KJFK. Nearly every
airport big enough to fly into has both; small airstrips sometimes carry only one. Mix them
up on a flight plan or a cargo waybill and you're looking at the wrong airport entirely —
which is exactly why a fast, reliable airport code lookup matters.
A faster way to find airport codes
Most airport code searches end in five open tabs — one for the IATA code, one for the ICAO code, one for a runway chart, one for a time zone converter, one for today's weather. findairportcode.com puts all of it on a single page: search by city, airport name, IATA code, or ICAO code across 4,585+ airports, on the way to 4,560 worldwide, and get coordinates, elevation, runway lengths, radio frequencies, live weather, local time, and the nearest alternate airport — plus a built-in flight distance and duration calculator between any two airports.
Frequently asked questions
Does every airport have both an IATA code and an ICAO code?
Most airports with scheduled commercial service have both. Smaller airstrips, private airfields, and some military airports often have only an ICAO code — or, in the United States, only an FAA identifier with no IATA code assigned at all. If an airport on this site is missing one of the two, that usually means the code was never issued, not a gap in our data.
Why doesn't an airport's code always match its city name?
It comes down to historical assignment, not a rule. Chicago O'Hare's ORD comes from Orchard Field, the airport's name before it became O'Hare — the code stuck even after the rename. Orlando's MCO comes from McCoy Air Force Base, the site's former military name. Once an IATA code is assigned, it almost never changes, even long after the airport itself is renamed.
Can two airports share the same code?
No — every airport's IATA code and every airport's ICAO code are globally unique; no two airports are ever assigned the same one. If a code doesn't match the airport you expect, double-check you're not looking at a retired code or a close lookalike — many codes differ by just one letter.
How often is findairportcode.com updated?
We're actively publishing new airport pages — at least weekly, often faster. The site currently covers 4,585 of 4,560 planned airports, and we're working toward full coverage of every major and medium-sized airport worldwide.
What if I can't find an airport here?
This site currently covers large and medium-sized airports with real scheduled traffic. Small airstrips, seaplane bases, and heliports are planned for a future update. If a major or mid-sized airport isn't listed yet, it's most likely still in the publishing queue — try searching by city name in case it uses a code you weren't expecting.