ICAO Airport Codes Trivia Quiz

Answer: CYYZ

Airports in Canada all have C as the first letter of their ICAO code. The next three letters will often be used in the airports' respective IATA code. Toronto is CYYZ, Vancouver is CYVR and Calgary is CYYC.

Answer: KMCO

In the contiguous United States, the ICAO code is represented by a K in the first letter. The last three letters will often be used as the existing IATA code (Atlanta is KATL and Los Angeles is KLAX), though there are a few exceptions. Airports in Alaska and Hawaii are represented with a P (Northern Pacific) as its first letter.

Answer: MMUN

The letter M is the first letter for all nations in Central America, including Mexico and Caribbean airports west of Puerto Rico. The second letter indicates the country (M for Mexico, N for Nicaragua, Y for the Bahamas). The last two letters indicate the specific airport (MMUN for Cancun, MMMX for Mexico City).

Answer: TNCM

The first letter of T in an ICAO code indicates an airport located in the Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic. They include St. Maarten (TNCM), San Juan, Puerto Rico (TJSJ) and St. Thomas, USVI (TIST). It also includes the island of Bermuda (TXKF).

Answer: SBGL

S as the first letter of an ICAO code indicates any airport in South America. The second letter indicates the nation (A for Argentina, C for Chile and B for Brazil). Due to its size, Brazil is represented by more than one letter. The last two letters are the airport identifier. Rio's main airport (Galeao International) is SBGL, while its secondary airport (Santos Dumont) is SBRJ.

Answer: EGLL

E indicates an airport located in Northern Europe (except Iceland). The second letter indicates the nation (G for Great Britain, D for Germany, H for Holland). The last two are the airport identifiers. London's Heathrow Airport is EGLL, while Gatwick Airport is coded as EGKK.

Answer: LFPG

L indicates an airport in Southern Europe (except Kosovo). The second letter indicates the nation (F for France, I for Italy, E for Spain). The last two letters indicate the specific airport. LFPG is for Paris-de Gaulle and LFPO is Paris-Orly. L also includes all of Turkey and Israel.

Answer: UUEE

The letter U is used for all airports in nations both in Europe and Asia that were once part of the former Soviet Union, including all of Russia. For example, Kiev-Boryspil Airport in Ukraine is UKBB and Almaty International Airport in Kazakhstan is UAAA.

Answer: OMDB

O as the first letter is used to identify airports belonging to nations located in the Middle East, except for Israel who uses L (Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv is LLBG). The second letter indicates the nation (I for Iran, P for Pakistan, E for Saudi Arabia).

Answer: DNMM

Airports in West African nations such as Nigeria and Ghana use D as their first letter. Airports that lie even further west like those in Morocco and Senegal use G. Airports in the Northeastern portions of Africa, including Kenya, Tanzania and Egypt use H.

Answer: FAOR

The first letter F represents airports located in Central and Southern Africa. This ICAO region includes Chad, Madagascar and several islands in the western portion of the Indian Ocean.

Answer: WSSS

W as the first letter indicates airports located in the nations of Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and Singapore. Airports in the rest of Southeast Asia, including India, use V as its first letter.

Answer: VHHH

Hong Kong's airports use V as the first letter of their ICAO codes, which is used for other Southeast Asian airports. The old Kai Tak Airport used VHHX. They kept their identifiers even after Hong Kong had been returned to China in 1997. The rest of China uses Z for their ICAO codes (Beijing is ZBAA).

Answer: RJAA

R identifies airports of nations in Far East Asia, such as Japan, Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines. Narita Airport in Tokyo, Japan is RJAA, Incheon Airport in Seoul, South Korea is RKSI and Taoyuan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan is RCTP.

Answer: YSSY

Australian airports are all indicated by having Y as its first letter. Kingsford Smith Airport in Sydney is YSSY, Melbourne International Airport is YMML and Perth's airport is YPPH. Airports in New Zealand, the southern Pacific Ocean and also a few in Antarctica use N.