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KLX 135A Pilot’s Guide Data Base2-3 Effective Date 5/9-0000 Rev 0Data BaseChapter 22.3. ICAO IDENTIFIERSWaypoints are stored in the KLX 135A data base almost exclusively by their ICAO identifiers. ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) is an internationally accepted reference for the data. In almost all cases the proper ICAO identifiers may be taken directly from Jeppesen Sanderson or government aeronautical charts.Airport identifiers in the contiguous United States, Alaska, and Canada are special cases in the ICAO system.
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Many airport identi- fiers for these areas have four letters beginning with a prefix letter that corresponds to the geographic area in which it is located. The prefix letter for the contiguous U.S. Thus, the identifier for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is KDFW, not DFW (which would be identical to the VOR identifier). Likewise, the identifier for Orlando Executive Airport is KORL while the VOR identifier is ORL. The prefix letter for Canada is “C” and for Alaska is “P”.NOTE: There are several exceptions in Alaska. In many cases, air- ports with three letter identifiers receive the prefix “P”, but there are many that don’t. The most reliable method of determining an Alaska airport identifier is to look it up from the airport name or city.
See sec- tion 3.7.4, “Selecting Waypoints by Name or City”.Incidentally, you can program the KLX 135A to default to a certain letter (such as “K”) when you are entering a waypoint identifier. Seesection 3.4.2, “Data Entry” to learn about this handy feature.Not all airport identifiers receive the prefix letter. Airport identifiers which are combinations of letters and numbers do not apply to the prefix rule. Examples of airport identifiers not using the prefix are 3C2, 7TX6, and M33.So remember, if you are entering or looking for an airport identifier that is all letters (no numbers) then it will begin with a “K” prefix in the contiguous U.S., a “P” in Alaska (in some cases), or a “C” in Canada. If there are numbers in the identifier then a prefix is not used. For other areas of the world the airport identifier stored in the KLX 135A data base is identical to how it is charted.
In the aviation sector two different airport identification codes are being used, the IATA airport code and ICAO airport code. With these airports codes people can identify locations of. IATA airport codeThe IATA airport code consists of three letters and is defined by IATA (International Air Transport Association). IATA is an international trade organization that represents the interests of 240 member airlines that account for 84% of the total number of flights worldwide.
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The IATA airport code is the best known airport identification code. It is most famous by travellers because it is prominently displayed on baggage tags attached at airport check-in desks. Usually, the code can easily be traced to the name of the airport or the nearby city.
For example, has the IATA airport code AMS, while the code for is LHR. Not every airport has a unique IATA airport code, from the 17,576 (26x26x26) codes more than 300 are used by more than one airport. ICAO airport codeThe ICAO airport code consists of four letters and is defined by ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization). ICAO is a specialized agency of the United Nations consisting of 193 countries. The ICAO airport code is used in the preparation of flight plans and is therefore mostly used by pilots and air traffic control.
The codes are easy to trace, the Dutch ICAO airport code for instance always start with EH (Europe Holland). The code of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is EHAM, where AM stands for Amsterdam. In Europe, the ICAO airport code always starts with an E (northern Europe), L (southern Europe), U ( and the former Soviet Union) or B ( and Kosovo). Unlike the IATA airport codes all ICAO airport codes are unique. List of airport codes largest European airports.