Almost every airport in the world has its own code so that it can be referred to quickly and easily.  Find worldwide airport codes at www.world-airport-codes.com

For contact details of UK Airports, please see our Travel Directory or for more in-depth information go to www.worldtravelguide.net  and click on airport guides.

For quick reference, the main UK airports including their codes are listed below. Click on the links for comprehensive information about each.

Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)	Belfast City Airport  (BHD)	Belfast International Airport (BFS)	Birmingham International Airport (BHX)	Cardiff International Airport (CWL)	Coventry Airport  (CVT)
Cork Airport (ORK)	Dublin Airport (DUB)	Edinburgh Airport  (EDI)	Glasgow Airport   (GLA)	Inverness Airport (INV)	Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL)	London City Airport (LCY)	London Gatwick Airport (LGW)	London Heathrow Airport (LHR)	London Luton Airport  (LTN)	London Stansted Airport (STN)
Manchester Airport  (MAN)	Newcastle Airport (NCL)	Norwich International Airport  (NWI)	Nottingham East Midlands Airport (EMA)	Shannon Airport  (SNN)	Southampton International Airport  (SOU)

You may hear your travel agent using the phonetic alphabet. It’s useful for spelling words and names over the phone, as it avoids confusion between similar sounding letters.

A	Alpha	N	November
B	Bravo	O	Oscar
C	Charlie	P	Papa
D	Delta	Q	Quebec
E	Echo	R	Romeo
F	Foxtrot	S	Sierra
G	Golf	T	Tango
H	Hotel	U	Uniform
I	India	V	Victor
J	Juliet	W	Whiskey
K	Kilo	X	X-ray
L	Lima	Y	Yankee
M	Mike	Z	Zulu

A/AD	Adult
ABTA	Association of British Travel Agents
AI	All Inclusive
AMEX	American Express charge
AOA	Allocated On Arrival
ASL	Airline Security Levy
ATOL	Air Travel Organisation Licensing
AVAIL	Available
BB	Bed and Breakfast
BKG FEE or B/FEE	Booking Fee
C/CH	Child
C/S	Cruise and Stay
CAA	Civil Aviation Authority
CC/CCC	Credit Card Charge
CCH	Catered Chalet
DC/DCC	Debit Card Charge
DEP/DEPT/EX	Departs/Departure/Exits
EX TRANS	Excludes Transfers
FAM	Family
FB	Full Board
FCO	Foreign Commonwealth Office
FI	Fully Inclusive
FO	Flight Only
FV/FD	Fly Drive
HB	Half Board
IATA	International Air Travel Agreement
INC/INCL	Includes/Including
NMD ACCOM	Named Accommodation
OCC	Occupancy
OW	One Way
PP	Per Person
PPPN	Per Person Per Night
PSA	Passenger Shipping Association
PW	Per Week
RO	Room Only
RTN	Return
SC	Self Catering
SHR/SH	Share
SO	Seat Only
SUPP	Supplement
TRANS INC	Transfers Included
WK	Week