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IATA 3-Letter Airport Code & Metropolitan Area Standard

Validate and resolve 3-letter IATA airport and metropolitan destination codes.

Official Regulatory Standard & Verification Protocol Authority: International Air Transport Association (IATA) ↗

Quick Technical Summary: Validate and resolve 3-letter IATA airport and metropolitan destination codes. Implementation conforms to IATA Resolution 600a & Resolution 722e.

Execution SLA
<1ms Edge (Cloudflare V8)
Governing Norm
IATA Standard Schedules Information Manual
Throughput Limit
512 KB / Payload
Data Privacy
100% In-Memory (Zero Store)

Specification & Structural Breakdown

IATA 3-letter airport location identifiers designate airports and metropolitan areas worldwide for flight ticketing, baggage handling, and cargo manifests.

CodeAirport NameCityCountry
JFKJohn F. Kennedy InternationalNew YorkUnited States
LHRHeathrow AirportLondonUnited Kingdom
DXBDubai International AirportDubaiUnited Arab Emirates
HNDHaneda AirportTokyoJapan
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Parsed JSON Response Model

The edge microservice transforms input payloads into strongly-typed hierarchical JSON with zero cold starts:

HTTP 200 JSON Payload
{
  "iataCode": "JFK",
  "name": "John F. Kennedy International",
  "city": "New York",
  "country": "US"
}

Copy-Paste Integration Code

Integrate this validator directly into your application using your production API key:

cURL
curl --request POST \
  --url "https://iata-air-cargo-awb-aviation-validator-mod-7-600a-722e.stanzaapi.com/api/v1/iata/awb/validate" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  --data '{
  "awb": "016-12345675"
}'
Node.js (Fetch)
const response = await fetch("https://iata-air-cargo-awb-aviation-validator-mod-7-600a-722e.stanzaapi.com/api/v1/iata/awb/validate", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "x-api-key": process.env.API_KEY || "YOUR_API_KEY"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "awb": "016-12345675"
})
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
Python (Requests)
import requests
import json

url = "https://iata-air-cargo-awb-aviation-validator-mod-7-600a-722e.stanzaapi.com/api/v1/iata/awb/validate"
headers = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
payload = {
    "awb": "016-12345675"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.json())
Go
package main

import (
	"bytes"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"os"
)

func main() {
	url := "https://iata-air-cargo-awb-aviation-validator-mod-7-600a-722e.stanzaapi.com/api/v1/iata/awb/validate"
	payload := []byte(`{"awb":"016-12345675"}`)

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
	req.Header.Add("x-api-key", os.Getenv("API_KEY"))

	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

Frequently Asked Questions & Technical Notes

What is the difference between IATA and ICAO airport codes?

IATA codes are 3 letters used for commercial passenger and cargo ticketing; ICAO codes are 4 letters used for air traffic control and flight operations.

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