List prefixes of codes ICAO of the airports

The Code ICAO of the airports is a geographical code of classification to four letters allotted to each Aéroport throughout the world. These codes are defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, is ICAO in English).

Codes ICAO are used at the time of the Contrôle of the air traffic and in the operations such as the Flight plan. These codes are not the same ones as the codes mnemonic AITA more generally visible of the general public and used for the Horaire S of the air lines, the Réservation S, and the marking of the Bagage S.

Codes ICAO are also used to identify the weather stations, which they are or not localized on an airport.

Contrary to codes AITA, codes ICAO have a structure géographique :

  • the first letter determines the continent,
  • the second indicates the country in the continent,
  • the two last are used to identify each airport.

Thus, the prefixes (generally on 2 characters) are indicated below. The exceptions are described after the list.

Prefixes, 1st character, continental geographical location

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Prefixes, 2 characters, localization by country

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; Notes  :

With the the United States and the Canada, the airports, which have a national code with three letters, uses this same code prefixed by a “  K  ” or a “  C  ”, respectively, to obtain their OACI  code; ; for example  :
* YYC (International Calgary Airport, Calgary, Alberta) becomes CYYC   ;
* IAD (International Dulles Airport, Chantilly, Virginia) becomes KIAD .
These codes should not be confused with the radio call sign ( radio callsigns ), even if these two countries use codes with four letters starting with the same prefix.

Examples

Certain codes are less logiques  ; for example, the codes of the British airports are far from being explicites :

  • EGLL  : London Heathrow
  • EGKK  : London Gatwick
(see also list of the British airports)

See too

External bonds

  • geographical codes of the ICAO for the classification of the countries and airports

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