International Air Transport Association (IATA) is the trade association of the world’s airlines. IATA assigns three letter codes (used mainly by passenger booking services) for airports.
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Will IATA codes run out?
Three letter combinations gives $26^3=17576$ possible codes. Some airports have multiple codes (ARN = STO, for example).
I’m just going to guess that there are more than 17576 airports in the world. Are we reusing these codes?
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Is there an IATA airport code that is unassigned and that can be used for "any airport"?
The question is basically up there in the title; I need a default value for an app that won't do anything. A friend suggested XXX, but I'm sure there must be one reserved specifically for that purpose? ;-)
Is there a code that's used in the travel…
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Why there is no airport IATA code XXX?
It seems that there is no XXX IATA code: from Wikipedia, XVL (Vinh Long, Vietnam) is followed by XYA (Yandina, Solomon Islands). There is a source claiming that XXX used to refer to Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport, but from Wikipedia this place…
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Can IATA code for an airport be more or less than 3 letters?
I got an exercise where IATA codes are involved - exercise's specification says those codes can be 2-4 letters. After a few minutes of research I see that those codes should be 3 letters, so can IATA code for an airport be more or less than 3…
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How IATA Code is requested or assigned to an newly built airport ?
We have an upcoming airport in our state. An ICAO code is already in place but who and when will the IATA code will get created ?
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Is there a rule concerning the offloading of a missing passenger's baggage?
Is there an International Rule under which the baggage of a passenger is offloaded in the case that he/she fails to report at the departure gate 15 minutes before boarding time?
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How to get IATA code for the Airline PSS system?
If we are having airline PSS (passenger Service system) System, how can we registered with IATA and get IATA code. as an example Amadeus is using 1A, Sabre is using 1S, SITA is using XS etc..
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A320neo family IATA codes
I'm about to ask a question that's already been asked but that wasn't answered. I was torn between opening a thread thats many months old or posting a new thread. I apologize if I picked the wrong option.
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