TermAirlineIATA
Business termAirline IATA Code
Description

"2 or 3 character code as designated by International Air Transport Association (IATA) to uniquely designate an airline operator. Local (non-IATA) codes can be added as required as long as they are unique for airline operators within the defined context.

Ex: SK, DY. Two or three characters. IATA and ICAO codes can be identical.
Reference Document: IATA Airline Coding Directory. The IATA standard uses 2 character codes, but in cases where no IATA standard code exists, an alternative code can be used. This can often be the 3 character ICAO code if one exists."

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A more precise description of the IATA code, without mixing in uses, would be:

  • 2 character code as designated by International Air Transport Association (IATA) to uniquely designate an airline operator. Local (non-IATA) codes can be added as required as long as they are unique for airline operators within the defined context.
  • Any combination of uppercase letters ('A' - 'Z') and numbers, i.e. "AA", "1A", "A1" and "11". 
StatusApproved 2013-04-04
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