Travel Advice – Airport Codes
July 16th, 2010 | 
Author: Travel Advice – Airport Codes
It’s nice to see things well organized and tracked. Ever wonder what those 3 character codes you see at the airport monitor screen, e-ticket information, airline or travel agency website? Here’s a travel tip.
That 3 character code is called the IATA – Location identifier or airport code. These codes are the best identifiers to help you determine where the airport you’ll be leaving is located. This comes handy if there is more than 1 airport in your area. If you just go by the name of the city airport there might be a tendency you’ll get lost or confused with one or the other. It’s best to tell a travel agent what airport code you’ll be leaving from, it saves half the time when booking/exchanging a flight.
A classic scenario would be when a customer checks the itinerary confirmation and leaves for the airport following the area name like Washington DC as printed in the itinerary yet not knowing he went to Washington Reagan (DCA) instead of Washington Dulles (IAD).
To avoid situations like these, my all time travel tip would be to call the airline and confirm the reservation at least 24 hours prior to travel date. All travel itineraries has the airport code printed.
Here’s a list of the major airport codes in the US:
Atlanta (ATL) – Hartsfield International Airport
Boston (BOS) – Boston Logan International Airport
Chicago (ORD) – O’Hare International Airport
Chicago (MDW) – Midway
Dallas (DFW) – Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Dallas (DAL) – Dallas Love Field
Detroit (DTW) – Detroit Metro Airport
Houston (IAH) – George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Houston (HOU) – Houston Hobby
Los Angeles (LAX) – Los Angeles International Airport
New York (JFK) – John F. Kennedy International Airport
New York (LGA) – La Guardia Airport
New York (EWR) – Newark Liberty Airport
San Francisco (SFO) – San Francisco International Airport
Washington DC (DCA) – Ronald Reagan Airport
Washington DC (IAD) – Dulles International Airport
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