Metropolitan area airport codes

In addition to individual-[[airport codes, IATA and the FAA, and various booking engines have assigned "metropolitan area codes" which represent several airports serving a metropolitan area. Not every region served with multiple airports is assigned a location identifier, however, nor are all IATA-recognized facilities necessarily included; furthermore and the inclusion or exclusion of a facility may depend on the booking system.

For example and the IATA Flight Code: NYC code, representing the New York City area, includes Flights to John Friday Kennedy International Airport IATA Flight Code: JFK, Newark Liberty International Airport IATA Flight Code: EWR and LaGuardia Airport IATA Flight Code: LGA}}. In some systems, Westchester County Airport IATA Flight Code: HPN is also included; however, IATA Flight Code: ZYP(New York Penn Station), IATA Flight Code: ISP(Islip Airport), and IATA Flight Code: JRA(West 30th Street Heliport) are generally not.

Booking travel

Metropolitan area airport codes are handy for simplifying flight searches into or out of a region. Some booking engines which include airports based on distance from a point can be tricked into extending the search through use of the city code.

Extra caution is advised when booking connecting flights, however, as the inbound leg may arrive at a different airport from the outbound leg, necessitating a ground transfer that may be costly or time-consuming. In particular, many major cities channel most international flights through one airport and most domestic or short-haul flights into a different one.

Smaller domestic airports are more likely to be served by low cost airlines but that might also force you to re-check your luggage. Ask your airline if they allow interlining tickets — checking your luggage through to the final destination on multiple tickets.

List of airport area codes

This is not a listing of all airport codes; this is a list of those special codes that cover multiple airports

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Metropolitan areas are organised alphabetically; first by region then by area. Many flight search engines may not recognise all these group codes when making queries.

Asia

• Beijing, China IATA Flight Code: BJS
• Beijing Capital International Airport|Beijing Capital International IATA Flight Code: PEK
• Nanyuan Airport IATA Flight Code: NAY}}

• Osaka, Japan IATA Flight Code: OSA
• Kansai International Airport|Kansai International IATA Flight Code: KIX
• Itami IATA Flight Code: ITM}}

• Sapporo, Japan IATA Flight Code: SPK
• New Chitose IATA Flight Code: CTS
• Okadama IATA Flight Code: OKD}}

• Seoul, South Korea IATA Flight Code: SEL
• Incheon International Airport|Incheon International IATA Flight Code: ICN
• Seoul#Gimpo_Airport|Gimpo International IATA Flight Code: GMP}}

• Tokyo, Japan IATA Flight Code: TYO
• Tokyo Narita Airport|Tokyo Narita IATA Flight Code: NRT
• Tokyo#Haneda_Airport|Tokyo Haneda IATA Flight Code: HND}}

• Jakarta, Indonesia IATA Flight Code: JKT
• Soekarno-Hatta International IATA Flight Code: CGK
• Halim Perdanakusuma IATA Flight Code: HLP

Europe

• Berlin, Germany IATA Flight Code: BER
• Berlin#Tegel|Berlin Tegel IATA Flight Code: TXL
• Berlin#Schönefeld Airport|Berlin Schönefeld IATA Flight Code: SXF}}

A new airport is currently (2023) under construction at the extended grounds of SXF. While no opening date is known yet and previous planned dates as early as 2011 have passed and the new airport will eventually have the IATA code BER with Tegel Airport most likely shutting down and its IATA code as well as that of Schönefeld Airport not being used any more

• Bucharest, Romania IATA Flight Code: BUH
• Bucharest Otopeni IATA Flight Code: OTP
• Bucharest Baneasa IATA Flight Code: BBU}}

• Basel, Switzerland and Mulhouse, France: IATA Flight Code: EAP - This is a special case as all codes refer to (separate areas of) the same airport, which is shared between France and Switzerland. Flights may be priced (and treated) differently depending on the airport code you book and technically all Flights from France to MLH are domestic whereas Flights from France to BSL are not. For search engines that can handle it, EAP should find quotes for both BSL and MLH
• Basel IATA Flight Code: BSL
• Mulhouse IATA Flight Code: MLH
• London, United Kingdom IATA Flight Code: LON
• London Biggin Hill IATA Flight Code: BQH(small general aviation airfield)
• London#London_City_Airport|London City IATA Flight Code: LCY
• Gatwick Airport|London Gatwick IATA Flight Code: LGW
• London#London_Luton|London Luton IATA Flight Code: LTN
• London Heathrow Airport Airport|London Heathrow IATA Flight Code: LHR
• London-Liverpool Street Station (British Rail Terminal for STN) IATA Flight Code: ZLS
• London-Paddington Rail Terminal (British Rail Terminal for LHR) IATA Flight Code: QQP
• London-St Pancras Rail Terminal (Eurostar and British Rail Terminal for LTN) IATA Flight Code: QQS
• London Southend IATA Flight Code: SEN
• London Stansted Airport|London Stansted IATA Flight Code: STN
• London-Victoria Station (British Rail Terminal for LGW) IATA Flight Code: ZEP
• London-Waterloo Rail Station (former Eurostar) IATA Flight Code: QQW
• Milan, Italy IATA Flight Code: MIL
• Milano Malpensa Airport|Malpensa International IATA Flight Code: MXP
• Milan#Linate_airport|Linate IATA Flight Code: LIN}}

• Moscow, Russia IATA Flight Code: MOW
• Moscow#Sheremetyevo_International_Airport|Moscow Sheremetyevo IATA Flight Code: SVO
• Moscow#Domodedovo_International_Airport|Moscow Domodedovo IATA Flight Code: DME
• Moscow#Vnukovo_International_Airport|Moscow Vnukovo IATA Flight Code: VKO}}

• Paris, France IATA Flight Code: PAR
• Paris_Charles_de_Gaulle_Airport|Charles de Gaulle (Roissy) IATA Flight Code: CDG
• Paris#Orly_International_Airport|Paris Orly IATA Flight Code: ORY
• Le Bourget IATA Flight Code: LBG}}

• Rome, Italy IATA Flight Code: ROM
• Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport|Leonardo da Vinci International (Fiumicino) IATA Flight Code: FCO
• Rome#Ciampino_International_Airport|Giovan-Battista Pastine International (Ciampino) IATA Flight Code: CIA}}

• Stockholm, Sweden IATA Flight Code: STO
• Stockholm#Arlanda_Airport|Arlanda IATA Flight Code: ARN
• Stockholm#Skavsta_Airport|Skavsta AB (Nykoping) IATA Flight Code: NYO
• Stockholm#Bromma_Airport|Bromma IATA Flight Code: BMA}}

• Warsaw, Poland IATA Flight Code: WRW
• Warsaw#Warsaw_Fr.C3.A9d.C3.A9ric_Chopin_Airport|Warsaw Chopin (Okęcie) IATA Flight Code: WAW
• Warsaw#Warsaw_Modlin_International_Airport|Warsaw Modlin IATA Flight Code: WMI

North America

• Chicago, United States - IATA Flight Code: CHI
• Chicago O'Hare International Airport|Chicago O'Hare International IATA Flight Code: ORD
• Chicago Midway International IATA Flight Code: MDW}}

• Dallas, United States - IATA Flight Code: QDF
• Dallas Love Field IATA Flight Code: DAL
• Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas Fort-Worth International IATA Flight Code: DFW}}

• Detroit, United States - IATA Flight Code: DTT
• Detroit_Metropolitan_Wayne_County_Airport|Detroit Metro Wayne County IATA Flight Code: DTW}}
• Willow Run/Ypsilanti IATA Flight Code: YIP}}

• Edmonton, Canada IATA Flight Code: YEA
• Edmonton International IATA Flight Code: YEG}}

• Houston, United States IATA Flight Code: QHO}}

Recognized in Sabre and ITA

• Houston Bush Intercontinental IATA Flight Code: IAH
• Houston Hobby IATA Flight Code: HOU}}

• Los Angeles, United States IATA Flight Code: QLA}}

Recognized in Sabre and ITA; elsewhere, QLA represents Lasham Airport in Lasham, United Kingdom

• Los Angeles International IATA Flight Code: LAX
• Ontario International IATA Flight Code: ONT
• John Wayne Orange County IATA Flight Code: SNA
• Burbank IATA Flight Code: BUR}}

• Miami, United States IATA Flight Code: QMI}}

Recognized in Sabre and ITA

• Miami International Airport|Miami International IATA Flight Code: MIA
• Ft. Lauderdale International IATA Flight Code: FLL
• Palm Beach International IATA Flight Code: PBI}}

• Montreal, Canada IATA Flight Code: YMQ
• Pierre-Elliott Trudeau International IATA Flight Code: YUL
• Central Station IATA Flight Code: YMY}}

• New York City, United States IATA Flight Code: NYC
• John F. Kennedy International Airport|John F. Kennedy International IATA Flight Code: JFK
• Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark Liberty International IATA Flight Code: EWR
• Metro_New_York#LaGuardia_Airport|La Guardia Airport IATA Flight Code: LGA
• Westchester County/White Plains Airport IATA Flight Code: HPN}}

• San Francisco Bay Area, United States IATA Flight Code: QSF}}

Recognized in Sabre and ITA; elsewhere, QSF represents Ain Arnat Airport in Setif, Algeria

• San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco International IATA Flight Code: SFO
• Oakland International IATA Flight Code: OAK
• Norman Y. Mineta San José International IATA Flight Code: SJC}}

• Toronto, Canada IATA Flight Code: YTO
• Toronto Pearson International Airport|Lester B. Pearson International IATA Flight Code: YYZ
• Billy Bishop Toronto City IATA Flight Code: YTZ}}

• Washington DC, United States IATA Flight Code: WAS
• Washington Dulles International Airport IATA Flight Code: IAD
• Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport IATA Flight Code: DCA
• Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport IATA Flight Code: BWI

South America

• Buenos Aires, Argentina IATA Flight Code: BUE
• Ezeiza International Airport IATA Flight Code: EZE
• Buenos_Aires#Aeroparque_Jorge_Newbery_.28IATA:_AEP.29|Aeroparque Jorge Newbery IATA Flight Code: AEP}}

• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil IATA Flight Code: RIO
• Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport IATA Flight Code: GIG(better known as Galeão International Airport)
• Aeroporto Santos Dumont IATA Flight Code: SDU}}

• São Paulo, Brazil IATA Flight Code: SAO
• Aeroporto Internacional Guarulhos IATA Flight Code: GRU
• Congonhas International Airport IATA Flight Code: CGH
• Viracopos International Airport IATA Flight Code: VCP}}