IATA airport code

Three-letter air-travel designation for airports and cities A baggage tag for a flight heading to Oral Ak Zhol Airport, whose IATA airport code is "URA" An IATA airport code, also known as an IATA location identifier, IATA station code, or simply a location identifier, is a unique three-letter geocode designating many airports, cities (with one or more airports) and metropolitan areas (cities with more than one airport) around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The characters prominently displayed on baggage tags attached at airport check-in desks are an example of a way these codes are used. The assignment of these codes is governed by IATA Resolution 763, and it is administered by the IATA's headquarters in Montreal, Canada. The codes are published semi-annually in the IATA Airline Coding Directory. Alphabetical lists of airports sorted by IATA code are available. IATA also provides codes for airport handling entities and for certain railway stations, bus stations and ferry ports. A list of railway station codes, shared in agreements between airlines and rail lines such as Amtrak, SNCF, and Deutsche Bahn, is available. However, many railway