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Unlike the IATA codes, the ICAO codes have a regional structure, are not duplicated and are comprehensive. In general, the first letter is allocated by continent and represents a country or group of countries within that continent. The second letter generally represents a country within that region, and the remaining two are used to identify each airport. The exception to this rule are larger countries that have single-letter country codes, where the remaining three letters identify the airport. In the contiguous United States and Canada , most airports have been assigned three-letter IATA codes which are the same as their ICAO code without the leading K or C. e.g., YYC ( Calgary International Airport , Calgary, Alberta ) and CYYC, IAD ( Dulles International Airport , Chantilly, Virginia ) and KIAD. These codes are not to be confused with radio Call Sign s, even though both countries use four-letter call signs starting with those letters. However, because Alaska, Hawaii and other United States territories have their own 2-letter ICAO prefix, the situation there is similar to other smaller countries and the ICAO code of their airports is typically different from its corresponding 3-letter FAA/IATA identifier. For example, Hilo International Airport (PHTO vs ITO) and Juneau International Airport (PAJN vs JNU). A List Of Airports , sorted by ICAO code, is available. PREFIXES SOME EXAMPLES EBBR: Belgium - Brussels International Airport , Brussels ( IATA Airport Code BRU) VTBD: Thailand - Don Muang International Airport , Bangkok (BKK) FAJS: South Africa - Johannesburg International Airport , Johannesburg (JNB) KBOS: United States - Logan International Airport , Boston (BOS) KORD: United States - O'Hare International Airport , Chicago (ORD) LIRF: Italy - Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport , Fiumicino , near Rome (FCO) OMDB: United Arab Emirates - Dubai International Airport , Dubai (DXB) TBPB: Barbados - Grantley Adams International Airport , near Bridgetown (BGI) YSCB: Australia - Canberra (CBR) VHHH: Hong Kong SAR , China - Hong Kong International Airport , Hong Kong (HKG) CYVR: Canada - Vancouver International Airport , Richmond, BC (YVR) Others are less logical; very few UK airports are obvious, for example: EGLL - London Heathrow (LHR), EGKK - London Gatwick (LGW) (see also List Of UK Airfields ) SEE ALSO
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