Whether you are a hardened enthusiast or new to the hobby, it’s highly likely you have encountered more than your fair share of the three-letter codes the International Air Transport Association (IATA) uses to differentiate between airports. But can you tell your ARH* from your LBO*? Here are eight questions to determine whether IATA’s assortment of aeronautical abbreviations and acronyms are your HVN* or HEL*…
*Talagi Airport, Arkhangelsk, Russia; Lusambo Airport, Democratic Republic of Congo; Tweed New Haven Airport, Connecticut; Helsinki Airport, Finland.
Question 1 of 8
EZE
Buenos Aires/Ministro Pistarini
Eliat/Ramon
East Midlands
Esbjerg
Question 2 of 8
MCI
Kansas City
Madrid/Barajas
Chicago/Midway
Milan/Malpensa
Question 3 of 8
ABZ
Aberdeen
Albuquerque
Adelaide
Asaba
Question 4 of 8
NRT
Nairobi/Jomo Kenyatta
Nice Côte d'Azur
Tokyo/Narita
Normanton
Question 5 of 8
AGP
Malaga
Agra
Athens/Eleftherios Venizelos
Lanzarote/César Manrique
Question 6 of 8
OPO
Oakland
Porto
Gold Coast/Coolangatta
Paris/Orly
Question 7 of 8
MCO
Orlando/International
Mexico City/Benito Juárez
Monaco Heliport
Macau International Airport
Question 8 of 8
LGA
Liege Airport
London/Gatwick
Langkawi International Airport
LaGuardia Airport
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