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Aviation Safety Network - IATA and ICAO airport codes This page was last edited on 18 October 2024, at 06:11 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Fewer than 20% of airports in the U.S. qualify for the program, though most that do not qualify are private-use-only airports. [1] At the bottom end are general aviation airports. To qualify for the AIP, they must have at least 10 aircraft based there but handle fewer than 2,500 scheduled passengers each year.
The first one or two letters of the ICAO code indicate the country; the remaining letters identify the airport. For example, the ICAO code for Heathrow International Airport in London, is EGLL, with EG reflecting that it is based in the United Kingdom. By contrast, IATA codes do not provide geographic reference.
At Level 2 airports, the principles governing slot allocation are less stringent; airlines periodically submit proposed schedules to the administrating authority, rather than historic performance. Participation is not mandatory, but reduces congestion and non-participants are penalized if the airport must later be designated level 3.
This list only includes airports designated as Commercial service – primary (P). Each primary airport is further classified by the FAA as one of the following four "hub" types: L: Large hub that accounts for at least 1% of total U.S. passenger enplanements (Generally 18,500,000 total passengers and above).
The ICAO code is based on the region and country of the airport—for example, Charles de Gaulle Airport has an ICAO code of LFPG, where L indicates Southern Europe, F, France, PG, Paris de Gaulle, while Orly Airport has the code LFPO (the 3rd letter sometimes refers to the particular flight information region (FIR) or the last two may be ...
^1 TCI is common IATA code for Tenerife–South Airport (IATA: TFS) and Tenerife–North Airport (IATA: TFN). ^2 TYO is common IATA code for Narita International Airport ( IATA : NRT ), Haneda Airport ( IATA : HND ) and Yokota Air Base ( IATA : OKO ).
According to ICAO, airport diagrams shall show coordinates, field elevations, runways, aprons, taxiways, hot spots, taxiway routes, air transit routes, lighting, air traffic control (ATC) service boundary, communication channels, obstacles, slope angles, buildings and service areas, VOR checkpoints, and movement area permanently unsuitable for aircraft.