Los Angeles International Airport's IATA code?

• A. LAX
• B. LGA
• C. JFK
• D. SFO

Answer: (A)

IATA airport codes are the three-letter identifiers airlines and travelers rely on to recognize airports on tickets, baggage tags, and flight information. They are standardized by the International Air Transport Association. For Los Angeles International Airport, the shorthand used is LAX. That’s the code you’d see on a boarding pass or a suitcase tag when flying to or from LA. Each major airport has its own distinct code, which is why you’ll also encounter codes for other big airports like LaGuardia in New York, John F. Kennedy in New York, and San Francisco, each different from LAX. While pilots and air-traffic systems sometimes use four-letter ICAO codes, travelers most often interact with these three-letter IATA codes like LAX.