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Airport code

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An airport code is a short code used to identify a specific airport. There are two international systems used:

In the United States, Federal Aviation Administration airport codes generally mesh with those from IATA. Those airports that do not have either an IATA or ICAO airport code are given a Location Identifier, which often have mixed letters and numbers for small municipal or private airports.