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I'm still trying to work out the whole logic behind ICAO codes,
I guess E = Europe G + Great Britain
NK= ?
Some just make no sense....
NX = East Midlands
CC = Manchester
Should I just give up, are they just random letters?
I guess E = Europe G + Great Britain
NK= ?
Some just make no sense....
NX = East Midlands
CC = Manchester
Should I just give up, are they just random letters?
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there is supposedly some logic, so I am told. You are right, E is Europe, but then so is L?
G is great britain.
The rest i think there is some logic, but ive not worked it out, London Heathrow LL, fir enough, Belfast - AA? Liverpool GP?
Who knows - I think this is why most people just use the IATA codes - far more civilised!
G is great britain.
The rest i think there is some logic, but ive not worked it out, London Heathrow LL, fir enough, Belfast - AA? Liverpool GP?
Who knows - I think this is why most people just use the IATA codes - far more civilised!
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ICAO codes have a regional structure, the first letter is allocated by geographical area thus:
A = Antarctica
B = Greenland
C = Canada
D = Northwest Africa
E = Northern Europe
F = Southern Africa
G = West Africa
H = East Africa
K = United States
L = Southern Europe
M = Central America
N = South Pacific
O = Middle East
P = North Pacific
R = East Asia
S = South America
T = Caribbean
U = Russian Federation
V = South Asia
W = Southeast Asia
Y = Australia
Z = People's Republic of China
The second letter identifies a country within a region, except for Canada and the US (and except again for Hawaii and Alaska which are in the US but have Pxxx codes not Kxxx).
The third letter may indicate a 'group' of airports within a country. Most countries who use this particular convention use a letter to denote the FIR in which the airport is located. So F is Frankfurt FIR in Germany, M is Munich; P is Paris FIR, M is Marseilles. Other ways to use the third letter include identifying a group of airports with a common factor. For example, A was used in Germany for all Canadian and American air force bases.
The last letter identifies a specific airport.
A google search will trun up lots of airport/code cross-reference sites.
A = Antarctica
B = Greenland
C = Canada
D = Northwest Africa
E = Northern Europe
F = Southern Africa
G = West Africa
H = East Africa
K = United States
L = Southern Europe
M = Central America
N = South Pacific
O = Middle East
P = North Pacific
R = East Asia
S = South America
T = Caribbean
U = Russian Federation
V = South Asia
W = Southeast Asia
Y = Australia
Z = People's Republic of China
The second letter identifies a country within a region, except for Canada and the US (and except again for Hawaii and Alaska which are in the US but have Pxxx codes not Kxxx).
The third letter may indicate a 'group' of airports within a country. Most countries who use this particular convention use a letter to denote the FIR in which the airport is located. So F is Frankfurt FIR in Germany, M is Munich; P is Paris FIR, M is Marseilles. Other ways to use the third letter include identifying a group of airports with a common factor. For example, A was used in Germany for all Canadian and American air force bases.
The last letter identifies a specific airport.
A google search will trun up lots of airport/code cross-reference sites.
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I always find a good one to be
http://www.airlinecodes.co.uk/
I never use those weird codes though - I always use the 3 letter codes which make much more sense (MME for Teesside etc..)
http://www.airlinecodes.co.uk/
I never use those weird codes though - I always use the 3 letter codes which make much more sense (MME for Teesside etc..)
